how do you classify your cds & vinyls?
i'm asking because i've recently bought a cd tower & i must have spent
hours just debating that question with myself: how do i classify them?
of course, putting them in alphabetical order seems like the obvious
answer, but i wanted to break it down some more, so i first separated
between 'normal' electronic music & the more 'free' stuff (abstract
electronics, noise, free jazz, etc.)
however, this wouldn't always do: where do i put those sonic youth &
white noise records? so i needed a 'rock' section & while i'm at it i
figured i'd break it down into even more categories: this was even more
disastrous! chris watson's cd of wildlife recordings couldn't be 'drum
n bass', 'idm', 'abstract electronics', 'heavy/noise' or 'jazz', much
less 'rock' or 'pop electronics'. & of course i didn't want a
'miscellaneous' section because i'm a prick like that. nobody ever
browses the miscellaneous section!
my latest idea was to break them down by country. no questions about
whether one cd befits a certain pile or not, & it was actually
interesting to make comparisons between the american, canadian, english
& german outputs. packaging-wise, europe beats north america hands
down, although the few really nice-looking american covers are always
especially nice (lucky kitchen for one...)
i'm aware that this thread may be awarded a prize for utter futility if
it ever takes off, but i'm seriously interested in hearing any creative
stunts you guys & gals may have pulled off to overcome this, er,
problem.
~ david