how do you sort your vinyl?

[dahkter]

I'm sitting on about 2000 records in Brooklyn. Need to sort through them, put them back in the right cases.
Thinking of sorting chronolgicaly this time, normally I sort by genre.
Problem is if I need to DJ, picking out records would be kind of difficult if they're sorted by year.
also, compilations sometimes have music from a range of years.
Anyone have thoughts/ideas/practices on sorting their vinyl?

 

[Ruimixx]

Alphabetical order by Artist. Good luck and if you get tired of doing that you can ship them to me and I'll handle it. <grin>

 

[Fade]

If you feel like keeping a database catalog for all those records, let me know. I created a database a long time ago so I could keep track of everything I have. That way if ever I'm looking for something but aren't sure if I have it or not, or where it is, I just search my database.

 

[Relic]

Im gonna tell you , the best way but the hardest way would be to actually "file" them.
Givin each record a number and color code..Then enter that shit into a data base so if you want one just look it up and go to it!
That would take a long ass time tho , but it would be THE most organised way to do it!
Ill come up there this weekend and help.

 

[NorthJack ENT.]

If you feel like keeping a database catalog for all those records, let me know. I created a database a long time ago so I could keep track of everything I have. That way if ever I'm looking for something but aren't sure if I have it or not, or where it is, I just search my database.

yo fade I want to keep my record on a database u think u could help me ...??? PM me if u can man please..

 

[dahkter]

Too bad we don't have the teleportation device, or I would buy some pizza and beer and we can all sort em out...
It's gonna be tough to do the database thing, I think I could better spend that time on a few other projects...I need general sections, either alphabetic / by label / by genre / by producer / chronological etc...

 

[Relic]

Era might not be a bad way to go, from earliest to most recent

 

[dahkter]

I was thinking that too, a lot of us identify music by periods of our lives, for instance, what kind of records you were playing back in 1991.
I guess it comes down to which way requires the least thought to find what you're looking for (without taking the time to type out a full data base)...

 

[Ruimixx]

Man i'm telling you, physically put them by artist and then in the database you can add all that good stuff like year, producer, notes. BROOKLYN ZOO!

 

[MarkN]

lol i have no order to my stuff what so ever ! and its stupid bcoz sometiomes ill know what sound im looking for and wot record its on and i spend half hour searching thru my stuff to find that record ! nevermind...

 

[50 cal]

yo fade I want to keep my record on a database u think u could help me ...??? PM me if u can man please..

Yeah me aswell...can you hit me with some info fade?

 

[Sanova]

shit me too.. my shit is all in the right cases... but they are just sitting here... no order at all

 

[Sonorous]

word up Fade i needs some help with that too i have like 100 45's and mad records if you can hit me up with some help i would deeply appreciate it or write a news letter about it

 

[Relic]

Fade short of barcoding, thats gonna be a royal pain in the ass, you need a team of data entry personel to do that shit..lol

 

[Ominous]

I just have two stacks.... the records I've listened to and the ones I will listen to eventually. One leans to the left.. the other leans to the right. Sort of like a book. I can tell where I left off.

I convert all my vinyl to CD and I alphabatize the CDs. And for some odd reason I can remeber where a certain record is in the stack.

 

[Fade]

I started this thread for the database thing:
https://www.illmuzik.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18464