Comments on: Various Ways To Organize Your Vinyl Collection http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Muxxex http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-246 Muxxex Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:18:18 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-246 That's beautiful haha<br><br>There's something thats ultimately fulfilling to walk over to your collection and know exactly where it's at based on how you organize your vinyl.<br><br>You have yours down really great :)<br><br>I totally agree with you about starting early. Even now with the few hundred that I have, it takes hours just to work through them and when you hit the thousands, it's going to be a full day just getting everything sorted.<br><br>I like the idea of segregating your formats as well. I keep my MP3's very organized Genre > Artist > Album > 1-X. It really helps me find it without any searching or hesitation. That's beautiful haha

There's something thats ultimately fulfilling to walk over to your collection and know exactly where it's at based on how you organize your vinyl.

You have yours down really great :)

I totally agree with you about starting early. Even now with the few hundred that I have, it takes hours just to work through them and when you hit the thousands, it's going to be a full day just getting everything sorted.

I like the idea of segregating your formats as well. I keep my MP3's very organized Genre > Artist > Album > 1-X. It really helps me find it without any searching or hesitation.

]]> By: sixty4k http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-236 sixty4k Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:41:40 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-236 Format - 7", 10", 12" All the 7"s and 10" are just alphabetized, as they take up a small section of the overall 'Hall of records.'<br>12" I sort by album or single, then by artist name. BPM is labeled on the sleeve edge for easy checking. that covers the DJ focused records, which take up the top rows of the shelves (the ones at hand and eye level, for quick access). Less DJ focused stuff is organized by genre and then alpha. <br>And I keep a crate or two next to the shelves for 'to be filed'; either new records or stuff I've been playing out that's ready to go back.<br><br>Start organizing early, because it sucks to get things in order after you've got 2-3,000 records. <br><br>If you have a good organizing strategy, apply it to all your music, not just your DJ specific stuff, and not just your records, as one day you may find yourself playing out digital, or cd, or whatever comes next, and being able to pull from more than just you 'dj' pile will come in useful. Format – 7″, 10″, 12″ All the 7″s and 10″ are just alphabetized, as they take up a small section of the overall 'Hall of records.'
12″ I sort by album or single, then by artist name. BPM is labeled on the sleeve edge for easy checking. that covers the DJ focused records, which take up the top rows of the shelves (the ones at hand and eye level, for quick access). Less DJ focused stuff is organized by genre and then alpha.
And I keep a crate or two next to the shelves for 'to be filed'; either new records or stuff I've been playing out that's ready to go back.

Start organizing early, because it sucks to get things in order after you've got 2-3,000 records.

If you have a good organizing strategy, apply it to all your music, not just your DJ specific stuff, and not just your records, as one day you may find yourself playing out digital, or cd, or whatever comes next, and being able to pull from more than just you 'dj' pile will come in useful.

]]> By: Muxxex http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-160 Muxxex Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:56:18 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-160 Awesome!<br><br>I need to organize a few of the newer albums I've bought but it's really great to think of an album and instantly know the section that it'll be in without having to dig around for it.<br><br>Let me know how it comes along :) Awesome!

I need to organize a few of the newer albums I've bought but it's really great to think of an album and instantly know the section that it'll be in without having to dig around for it.

Let me know how it comes along :)

]]> By: gersty2 http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-158 gersty2 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:29:02 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-158 way back i ordered it by record label, it's gotten all mixed up since then but i generally keep the albums seperated, from the 12" 10" and 7", and then old records classic rock and stuff in back and everything else upfront. but im gonna organize them all sometime soon way back i ordered it by record label, it's gotten all mixed up since then but i generally keep the albums seperated, from the 12″ 10″ and 7″, and then old records classic rock and stuff in back and everything else upfront. but im gonna organize them all sometime soon

]]> By: Muxxex http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-25 Muxxex Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:51:21 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-25 Hey Vizionheiry, I actually plan to do a post exactly like that in the near future. I have the outline of it done, just need to edit it down and grab the picture :) Hey Vizionheiry, I actually plan to do a post exactly like that in the near future. I have the outline of it done, just need to edit it down and grab the picture :)

]]> By: vizionheiry http://www.beginnerdj.com/various-ways-to-organize-your-vinyl-collection#comment-24 vizionheiry Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:12:21 +0000 http://www.beginnerdj.com/?p=244#comment-24 I'm a new collector. I order A-Z. When you get a chance, can you give a VISUAL guide to the Goldmine Grading Standard for record and cover? I'm looking for a guide that has visual examples. Thanx I'm a new collector. I order A-Z. When you get a chance, can you give a VISUAL guide to the Goldmine Grading Standard for record and cover? I'm looking for a guide that has visual examples. Thanx

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