I keep my collection in sections; A thru Z (artists
and bands in chronological order), various artists,
comedy and soundtracks.  

The various artists begin with collections like the
Billboard year to year CDs and sets like the Have A
Nice Day series or Just Can't Get Enough New Wave
series from Rhino.  Pretty much after all of the
decade sets (Time-Life, etc.) and various bubblegum
and power pop sets like Yellow Pills there really is
no rhyme or reason to my order.  There's an area for
tributes (but I often put a few next to the artist
that the tribute is for like The Hollies).  I've got
some surf CDs in one area and lounge stuff next to all
of the Hawaiian comp CDs.  I've tried in the past to
get some sort of theme going but found that it takes
too much of my time.  The various artists section is
just a place to put everything else  without much of
thought which goes against the rest of my anal
decisions for the library.  

There's always a few artists in the A-Z that drives my
friends nuts when they go thru the CDs or vinyl.  I
left it this way since I was I kid...I put all the
solo Beatle albums right after the Beatles.  In
addition, I'll have some artists that have a
connection like Denny Laine which meant I then had to
put The Moody Blues after that.  I decided not to do
that with my CDs which is still tough to get used to
since childhood.   The only other thing that I haven't
changed is Olivia Newton-John.  I know she belongs in
"N" but I continue to put her right after Elton John.

I'm also a little odd in that I start every shelf from
right to left which probably began as a kid with those
racks that displayed the whole album cover in the
first right slot.

Signing Out Left To Right,
Michael McCartney
KEAO / KONI / KPMW

now playing: "Haircut Girl" - Sparkle Jets U.K.

 

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