From Chris Fahey Sent Wed, Oct 27th 1999, 22:58
From Chris Fahey Sent Wed, Oct 27th 1999, 22:58
First Rule of classification: If you're going to organize =
alphabetically, go
by the *first word* in the artist's name (besides 'a', 'an', 'the', =
etc.)
even if it is the artist's first name. This saves you the trouble of
deciding where, say, Jake Slazenger or Jon Spencer Blues Explosion =
goes. DJ
Spooky goes under 'D', both Amon Tobin and Aphex Twin go under 'A', =
etc.=20
Second Rule: Artists with multiple names must go together, so Wagon =
Christ
goes with Plug goes with Luke Vibert.
Third Rule: Record stores are experts in getting customers to the =
material
they are looking for. Model your collection's organization paradigm =
after
your favorite record store.
Fourth Rule: Eat kosher salamis!
Fifth Rule: Like Record stores do, keep a separate section for New =
Releases
(or, rather, New Acquisitions). When I buy a new CD and then file it =
away in
the shelves, sometimes I'll forget it's there for months. If it didn't =
grab
my attention on the first listen, I may never give it a second go round =
if I
don't keep it segregated from the rest.
Sixth Rule: Don't just organize so that you can find what you want -
organize to find what you didn't even know you wanted. Organize so you =
can
match your state of mind with a unknown musical selection. For this =
reason,
I separate "Old Jazz" from everything else in my collection - if I'm in =
the
mood for Old Jazz (non-contemporary jazz, that is), I don't want to =
weed
through a bunch of DJ This and DJ That to get to Diz. Don't get bogged =
down
with classification angst!=20
Seventh Rule: Hey, it's your collection, so organize it first and =
foremost
for yourself. Be absurdly idiosyncratic if that's what helps you find =
stuff.
Peter Becker has to have the most bizarrely but strictly organized =
record
collection I've ever seen, with tabbed dividers creating sections like
"German Electronic, Non-Kraftwerk" or something like that. Works for =
him.
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