How do you organize your physical music collection? (cds, albums, quote, artists)

Akira · 09-16-2008, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Monkey

I don't own any CDs or LPs, but on iTunes I sort after artist (who doesn't?).

All the music on my comp and iPod is usually viewed alphabetically...by album. I seem to be the only one I know who does this. Everytime someone else looks though my comp or iPod they browse by artist.

Alfred · 09-16-2008, 06:14 PM

I don't, because I don't have a large CD collection.

dac · 09-20-2008, 02:38 PM

Alphabetize, couldn't imagine doing it any other way

sarahhboo · 09-28-2008, 12:14 PM

i organize my music by how much i like it
soo.. mi faves to mi least favorite music..

Bulldog · 01-01-2009, 10:32 AM

Nothing like a late reply

I'm just in the midst of digitizing my library too (about 200-250 discs to go) but they're all organised alphabetically, chronologically for each artist's back catalogue.

ya_ba · 01-01-2009, 12:13 PM

Just randomly, I suppose.
Well, I put all from a band together, but like - randomly.

scottsy · 01-01-2009, 08:27 PM

When I didn't have a huge number of CDs I used to organise them by preference - most preferred bands were usually at the top of the stack, so as to make them most easily accesible, as they'd be what I played most...

THEN, as my collection bloomed out to around 400 plus CDs thast system became completely unweildy and stupid, so I went for a alphabetical arrangement, with CDs stacked chronologically by release date within each artist category...

Then I moved to the US, so I dissassembled my CD stacks, put all the jewel cases into boxes (which are still sitting in my uncle's garage to this very day...) and loaded my entire CD collection into 3 massive wallets containing roughly 300 CDs each... they are kept alphabetically within these wallets... can be a somewhat cumbersome system, but preferable to spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars shipping massive boxes of jewel cases...

Raust · 01-01-2009, 09:18 PM

I organize my albums alphabetically. And then I organize the artists albums chronilogically if I have more then one of there albums.

anticipation · 01-01-2009, 09:31 PM

barometrically.

Double X · 01-01-2009, 09:34 PM

Alphabetically, but I rarely go from library. I have 12 playlists of stuff I usually listen to.

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09-16-2008, 06:14 PM	#42 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	I don't, because I don't have a large CD collection. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

09-20-2008, 02:38 PM	#43 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	Alphabetize, couldn't imagine doing it any other way __________________

01-01-2009, 12:13 PM	#46 (permalink)
ya_ba Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 28	Just randomly, I suppose. Well, I put all from a band together, but like - randomly. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

01-01-2009, 08:27 PM	#47 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	When I didn't have a huge number of CDs I used to organise them by preference - most preferred bands were usually at the top of the stack, so as to make them most easily accesible, as they'd be what I played most... THEN, as my collection bloomed out to around 400 plus CDs thast system became completely unweildy and stupid, so I went for a alphabetical arrangement, with CDs stacked chronologically by release date within each artist category... Then I moved to the US, so I dissassembled my CD stacks, put all the jewel cases into boxes (which are still sitting in my uncle's garage to this very day...) and loaded my entire CD collection into 3 massive wallets containing roughly 300 CDs each... they are kept alphabetically within these wallets... can be a somewhat cumbersome system, but preferable to spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars shipping massive boxes of jewel cases... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

09-28-2008, 12:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
sarahhboo Groupie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	i organize my music by how much i like it soo.. mi faves to mi least favorite music..

01-01-2009, 10:32 AM	#45 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Nothing like a late reply I'm just in the midst of digitizing my library too (about 200-250 discs to go) but they're all organised alphabetically, chronologically for each artist's back catalogue.

01-01-2009, 09:18 PM	#48 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	I organize my albums alphabetically. And then I organize the artists albums chronilogically if I have more then one of there albums.

01-01-2009, 09:31 PM	#49 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	barometrically.

01-01-2009, 09:34 PM	#50 (permalink)
Double X sleepe Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: boston Posts: 1,140	Alphabetically, but I rarely go from library. I have 12 playlists of stuff I usually listen to.