No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

Some filing challenges for people who file alphabetically:

The Alan Parsons Project: P or A?
Jethro Tull: J or T?
Franz Ferdinand: Fr or Fe?
13th Floor Elevators: before A, after Z, or T (Thirteenth)?
Alice Cooper: A or C?
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: C?
Dr. John: D or J?

Alphabetically.

Bands: First name
Solo artists: Last name

Alice Cooper is a tough one, though, as it was the band name originally before he went solo



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Some filing challenges for people who file alphabetically:

The Alan Parsons Project: P or A?

'T' - [Bravado.de] , [iorr.org] , [iorr.org] .

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

haha, for many years I was moving from studio to studio with 80 boxes packed with vinyls and books besides thousands of drawings and paintings, I just moved to a new place and installed shelves for books and vinyls, my Stones albums are easy to find and don’t have time for files cause I have to create and runaway

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

haha, for many years I was moving from studio to studio with 80 boxes packed with vinyls and books besides thousands of drawings and paintings, I just moved to a new place and installed shelves for books and vinyls, my Stones albums are easy to find and don’t have time for files cause I have to create and runaway

I was like that forever and then I painstakingly filed everything on bookshelves, except for the 45s. That's a whole other can of worms.

I then used discogs to organize what I had, and ripped all my CDs into Itunes. It's a lot of work but I didn't rush it, inputting into DISCOGS took a couple of months and ripping maybe the same. But it's a labour of love and it's nice when it's all organized.

What you said reminded me of my garage. When I don't put things back where they normally go, and you "need" something "right now" and can't find it, it's easier to go to Home Depot and buy a new drill bit, or planer, or wood glue, or whatever...it's a waste of time and money.

Being organized rules! I wish I could be that disciplined.

How about just having less stuff?

I have slimmed down to 100 LPs, 150Cds and 950 7" singles

Sell it! You'll have money in your pocket and you will be able find the good stuff more easily

Plus you are never going to listen to The Who Live In Detroit 1967 again cos it is such hard work

I recommend the interview with John Lydon in this month's Record Collector mag - he has a wildly eclectic music collection, no idea where anything is and does not remember buying half of it!

How about just having less stuff?

I have slimmed down to 100 LPs, 150Cds and 950 7" singles

Sell it! You'll have money in your pocket and you will be able find the good stuff more easily

Plus you are never going to listen to the likes of The Who Live In Detroit 1967 again cos it is such hard work

I recommend the interview with John Lydon in this month's Record Collector mag - he has a wildly eclectic music collection, no idea where anything is and does not remember buying half of it!

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How about just having less stuff?

I have slimmed down to 100 LPs, 150Cds and 950 7" singles

Sell it! You'll have money in your pocket and you will be able find the good stuff more easily

Plus you are never going to listen to the likes of The Who Live In Detroit 1967 again cos it is such hard work

I recommend the interview with John Lydon in this month's Record Collector mag - he has a wildly eclectic music collection, no idea where anything is and does not remember buying half of it!

Fine, but what do you sell?

My record collection is reflects my journey in music during my whole life. At a certain point those records meant something to me.

The fact that a record remained shelved for years doesn't mean that it is less important. Years ago I ripped my whole cd collection to fit it in my ipod. Ipod still working and permanently on shuffle. Sort of a personalized radio! You can't imagine how many great songs are played that I could hardly remember I even had. And when I dig out the old record its like falling in love with it again.

Then again, how much money would I get if I sold the records? Who buys records nowadays? Probably a couple or vintage LP's have some collectible value, but most of the collection, CDs in particular, are worth nothing.

Keeping all of it!!

C

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

haha, for many years I was moving from studio to studio with 80 boxes packed with vinyls and books besides thousands of drawings and paintings, I just moved to a new place and installed shelves for books and vinyls, my Stones albums are easy to find and don’t have time for files cause I have to create and runaway

I was like that forever and then I painstakingly filed everything on bookshelves, except for the 45s. That's a whole other can of worms.

I then used discogs to organize what I had, and ripped all my CDs into Itunes. It's a lot of work but I didn't rush it, inputting into DISCOGS took a couple of months and ripping maybe the same. But it's a labour of love and it's nice when it's all organized.

What you said reminded me of my garage. When I don't put things back where they normally go, and you "need" something "right now" and can't find it, it's easier to go to Home Depot and buy a new drill bit, or planer, or wood glue, or whatever...it's a waste of time and money.

Being organized rules! I wish I could be that disciplined.

treaclefingers, I hope you're ok with the snow in Vancouver

I'm not into data, maybe someday and it's fine to search in the garage for the diamonds

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How about just having less stuff?

I have slimmed down to 100 LPs, 150Cds and 950 7" singles

Sell it! You'll have money in your pocket and you will be able find the good stuff more easily

Plus you are never going to listen to the likes of The Who Live In Detroit 1967 again cos it is such hard work

I recommend the interview with John Lydon in this month's Record Collector mag - he has a wildly eclectic music collection, no idea where anything is and does not remember buying half of it!

Fine, but what do you sell?

My record collection is reflects my journey in music during my whole life. At a certain point those records meant something to me.

The fact that a record remained shelved for years doesn't mean that it is less important. Years ago I ripped my whole cd collection to fit it in my ipod. Ipod still working and permanently on shuffle. Sort of a personalized radio! You can't imagine how many great songs are played that I could hardly remember I even had. And when I dig out the old record its like falling in love with it again.

Then again, how much money would I get if I sold the records? Who buys records nowadays? Probably a couple or vintage LP's have some collectible value, but most of the collection, CDs in particular, are worth nothing.

Keeping all of it!!

C

I understand - every scratch on my copy of Exiles represents a party

Agree with you re CDs altho I was pleasantly surprised on. what I got for the rarer items. But if you put the time in on eBay with good photos and detailed descriptions people will pay really good prices for vinyl that is in good condition.

You could always spend the money you make on buying more records...

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

haha, for many years I was moving from studio to studio with 80 boxes packed with vinyls and books besides thousands of drawings and paintings, I just moved to a new place and installed shelves for books and vinyls, my Stones albums are easy to find and don’t have time for files cause I have to create and runaway

I was like that forever and then I painstakingly filed everything on bookshelves, except for the 45s. That's a whole other can of worms.

I then used discogs to organize what I had, and ripped all my CDs into Itunes. It's a lot of work but I didn't rush it, inputting into DISCOGS took a couple of months and ripping maybe the same. But it's a labour of love and it's nice when it's all organized.

What you said reminded me of my garage. When I don't put things back where they normally go, and you "need" something "right now" and can't find it, it's easier to go to Home Depot and buy a new drill bit, or planer, or wood glue, or whatever...it's a waste of time and money.

Being organized rules! I wish I could be that disciplined.

treaclefingers, I hope you're ok with the snow in Vancouver

I'm not into data, maybe someday and it's fine to search in the garage for the diamonds

Yeah snow is fine...I'm a bit further up the valley now and we missed most of it. Get to Vancouver regularly though, Seinfeld show Sunday night!

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No files: It can take me from 1 minute up to hours to find my vinyl, cd or cassette

wow, it's like they runaway from you.

haha, for many years I was moving from studio to studio with 80 boxes packed with vinyls and books besides thousands of drawings and paintings, I just moved to a new place and installed shelves for books and vinyls, my Stones albums are easy to find and don’t have time for files cause I have to create and runaway

I was like that forever and then I painstakingly filed everything on bookshelves, except for the 45s. That's a whole other can of worms.

I then used discogs to organize what I had, and ripped all my CDs into Itunes. It's a lot of work but I didn't rush it, inputting into DISCOGS took a couple of months and ripping maybe the same. But it's a labour of love and it's nice when it's all organized.

What you said reminded me of my garage. When I don't put things back where they normally go, and you "need" something "right now" and can't find it, it's easier to go to Home Depot and buy a new drill bit, or planer, or wood glue, or whatever...it's a waste of time and money.

Being organized rules! I wish I could be that disciplined.

treaclefingers, I hope you're ok with the snow in Vancouver

I'm not into data, maybe someday and it's fine to search in the garage for the diamonds

Yeah snow is fine...I'm a bit further up the valley now and we missed most of it. Get to Vancouver regularly though, Seinfeld show Sunday night!

Great to hear, I have great memories of B.C and Vancouver

It’s probably been mentioned but do you guys file an archived release the year it was released or the year it was recorded, if you list your library in chronological order.

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It’s probably been mentioned but do you guys file an archived release the year it was released or the year it was recorded, if you list your library in chronological order.

I used to do those in year released but honestly as time goes by it's easier to remember by when recorded so I've been filing that way.

Also, I have a lot of sealed copies of records so I have a section chronological, that is for only sealed records.

I still have my vinyls and I had put them in an order of styles and inside of those strictly in alphabetical order.
The CDs are strictly in alphabetical order leaving the pronomes off.
My digital collection is different.
I have put them in a geographical order in combination with music styles and in some cases chronological order and life/studio. Like:

Europe/England/Rock/Stones/life/2022
or:
North America/USA/Rap/Doechii
or:
Europe/England/Dance_Electronic/Fred Again
or:
North America/USA/Country/Sierra Ferrell/life/2023

It's not always perfect but especially my digital collection, which I use the most works fine like that. And I think there is a reason. In the old days I spent hours in record shops, surching for new and unknown stuff. Nowadays I'm still curious and love discovering new music. And I still spend hours surching for new stuff. My favorite plattform is YouTube because I can find life stuff, audience recordings and official stuff as well. Surching on a platform like that makes it very easy to find great new or unknown music. And the collection grows... The geographical order in combination with music styles, life/studio and chronological order is very helpfull not to get lost.

I'm not sure if it's realy truth but I think collecting and putting collections in order is a male theme. At least I don't know many women doing it.
This reminds me to James Brown's

"This is a man's world
but it's nothing
without a woman or a girl."

This line is quite old fashioned but my world would be nothing without my beloved wife and the girls I loved in all those years before I met her.
And believe it or not. After 20 years being with my wife I fell in love with another woman. 20 or 30 years ago I'd left my girl but now I didn't even make a serious move on my new love.
I stayed with my wife and didn't even cheat on her. And though I love this other woman too. This is a new experience. Love and life have so many different ways to be experienced. And I'm greatfull for I'm still able to discover new experiences. But this is a completely different theme.



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I'm not sure if it's realy truth but I think collecting and putting collections in order is a male theme. At least I don't know many women doing it.

Shoes, dresses or jewellery ?

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do you guys file an archived release the year it was released or the year it was recorded, if you list your library in chronological order

Archiving the year it was recorded .... for live recordings.

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Some filing challenges for people who file alphabetically:

The Alan Parsons Project: P or A?
Jethro Tull: J or T?
Franz Ferdinand: Fr or Fe?
13th Floor Elevators: before A, after Z, or T (Thirteenth)?
Alice Cooper: A or C?
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: C?
Dr. John: D or J?

I have Dr. John at D, Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project at C, CSNY at C, 10cc at T for ten, Elton John at J. I omit the article but my computer does not. And it also sorts by first name whereas I would sort by last name.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers goes under P, just like Petty solo. Brinsley Schwarz (the band) is at B but I find it hard to not put Brinsley Schwarz (the man) also there when he technically should be at S.

See..that's where my "filing system" doesn't stress you out .

All Brinsley Schwarz has to do is settle down somewhere in that end of the third shelf where the Pub Rock lives, along with Graham Parker et al.