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| From | JIMSOULS@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: ABC ... it's easy as 1,2,3 |
| Date | Fri, 4 Jul 2003 08:10:58 EDT |
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My filing dilemma has always centered around Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, and
Slim Harpo. Since their real last names aren't Wolf, Waters, and Harpo, they
probably should all follow the same rule. Yet I've always put Howlin' Wolf
under "H" and Muddy Waters under "W," while Slim Harpo tends to slide back and
forth between "S" and "H.s" I've partially solved the latter by keeping my Slim
Harpo stuff in my car-ready "road trip" box. But that seems like a temporary
solution to a long-range problem.
Also, what do you do when two solo artists hook up for a duo album (Waylon &
Willie, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Tom Russell & Barrence Whitfield, Steve
Earle & Del McCoury, etc.)? I also have a trio disc featuring Del McCoury, Mac
Wiseman, and Doc Watson. What to do about that one?
Then there's Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza, an Acoustic Disc release from
1999. It features eight mandolinists - Sam Bush, David Grisman, Jesse
McReynolds, Ronnie McCoury, Bobby Osbourne, Ricky Skaggs, Frank Wakefield, and Buck
White - playing in various configurations. I tend to put it under "M" for
"Mandolin" and not "B" for "Bluegrass," although it probably should go under
"Grisman" because Acoustic Disc is his label. But it's certainly not a Grisman solo
disc, and it's not a various artists disc either.
Which reminds me: I'd be real interested to know how other people file their
various artists comps. I tend to group them first by record label, then by
album title within each label group. But I'm not real confident in this method.
Any suggestions?
Jim McGuinness
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