Does anybody keep a list of your albums?
 

Like a database list? Something organized?

I can't even keep them organized in my room, let alone in a database list.

My uncle does that with his albums and movies.

I want to, but I just never got around to it.

Mmm. I have a searchable database. It's only half-finished though. I'm not proud of it, mind you, and my lack of pride is reflected in the fact that I haven't gone back to it in 8+ months.

I have been meaning to do this with my time off, but it is so identical to the work I did at the record shop that I have not been able to motivate myself to do it.

My friend and former employer has a vast and insanely valuable collection and has the whole thing archived in a database for personal and insurance reasons. It was hilarious at the shop; we would run across some old soul LP and he would be like "Hey, let me look and see if I have this in better or worse condition....nope, mine's VG+ and this one is VG. Go ahead and list it!"

I don't and never will.If i had one i'd certainly never look at it even with my glasses on.

I think it would be mighty handy to have if my collection got destroyed. Otherwise the insurance company would just give me some arbitrary and ridiculously small amount of money per LP, which would suck since some of my albums are worth a pretty penny.

Is that how those places work? The store around the corner supposedly has a huge basement full of records, and I'm told customers only see the tip of the iceberg on the store floor. The manager tells me the owner has valuable stuff down there that he won't let anybody touch until a better copy comes in to the store, then he brings up the "less valuable" copy. God, I'd love to be in that position.

I've often thought of videotaping my collection, but the thought of doing all that work is kind of off-putting. Pulling out each album, pulling out the Lp, describing the condition, date of purchase, etc. Yuck.

I keep meaning to make a list for insurance purposes.

I do that for a living. No thanks.

Yeah in my brain:D

What, insurance or make lists?

That's a good point, I really should sit down one weekend and finish off my database. Given its growth rate, especially as I now have an income, it would be wise to keep tabs on it now, especially as insurance is now an inevitability.

I used to keep everything in alphabetical order. Not anymore, though. I will return to such work in the future.

Imagine having to watch it!

And yes, most dealers in 2nd hand LPs will upgrade their collections when the situation permits; it's a perk of the job. My old boss would always bring back the copy he had traded up from to sell instead though; he wouldn't just hoard duplicate copies. He would also trade up for originals when he had reissues, and then would sell off the reissues from his collection. It was an enviable position indeed.

Everything in all of my collections is in alphabetical order.

Same here.

I have my stuff alphabetized too, with some genre separation as well. Still, that wouldn't really help much is I had to suddenly replace my collection after a catastrophe of some kind.

Mine's alphabetized by artist, regardless of genre.

And I keep mine locked up in a closet. Good for stopping thieves. A bitch if I have to pull them out in a fire.

I used to list my records, and keep them in alphabetical order. I'd like to still for ease of access, but I just can't be bothered at the moment. On my "to do" list.

I thought you were just sending them all to Laila, thus eliminating the need for this thankless and tedious task.

Can somebody PLEASE explain the whole Laila/Cantakerous thing. It was pointed out to me today that something weird was going on, I miss everything.

Laila came back to post a thank you to you for sending her some LPs, and included a photo of your generous donation.
Cantankerous just wanted some of that sweet plastic action. Pretty simple, but there were some good photos that came of it.

Very good photos. HOT.

Oh, is that all?

I do. I have a separate list for albums on CD and mp3 in a Word document, and I have a spreadsheet of vinyl, sorted alphabetically and includes details (7 or 12", RPM, label, etc.)

I'm so anal I'm vanishing inside myself.

Where are these hot pictures?

Nowhere. You have to send me some vinyl before I show you.

Some records you just have to whistle to and they will pop up without reticence.No need to categorize or put stuff into an order at all.

How about this one:

 

And not even the decency to call it a car boot sale?

Do it.

OK Porkie, one for you as well:

 

Springcleaning has come a season too late in the spookie's household?

Yeah all my stuff is alphabetized too and in chronological order from each artist.

OK (fellow) nerds, here is a question for you.
Split LPs: file under Various Artists or under one of the two artists? If under an artist name, which do you choose? The recent Xasthur/Nortt split LP was graphically designed so that either side could be viewed as the "front" side, with the graphic being flipped on each face so that the jacket opening was always on the right.
Vexing.
I put it under Xasthur because I had other Xasthur stuff.

Never had one like that. I usually file it under who is on the front.

i need to catalogue mine, i don't have a lot of rare stuff, but certain things would be a complete pain to replace


on the split LP question, i would put it in the section of the artist i like more

I think your Haino collection would cost a fairly ridiculous sum to reacquire.

And your split LP solution is annoyingly simple.