I have CDs and vinyl. I purge only when I've moved. There's just way way too much. Vinyl especially takes up more space. I don't have a super large CD cabinet, like a friend has and I really should get same, but have 2 smaller ones. So, I'm usually in a state of rearranging cabinets, depending on who I'm currently listening to and the others get relegated to bookshelves or deep drawers, where I can stand them up so they're not lying flat.
I have given away CDs that I did wonder why I ever got them in the first place (that happens more than it should!) only to end up liking them later on and repurchasing! That's only happened a few times, though. I've been more careful about that and "retire" 'em instead. I do revisit bands who've been "retired" to the drawers who earn a spot in one of the cabinets, until next cull, so this works out well for me.
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