How do you organize your physical music collection? (itunes, albums, tunes, iTunes)

Rainard Jalen · 01-07-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TiffanyTuneUp

As far as CD collections go, I love a stacked audio library alphabetical by artist name... although that rarely manages to happen. But I keep my itunes crazy organized. For the most part, I like to use the 'Recently added' tab within my library. I get lots of music all the time, so it keeps me sane and able to listen to the newest stuff in my collection. I am super OCD about my digital music library - perfect mp3 tags, no blank album art, etc. Since working for a company called TuneUp, I've been avidly using our program to clean up and organize my itunes library and its been awesome. Thanks for the thread - interesting question... the maintenance of a music collection says a lot about the listener, I think.

lemme guess... you're not here to advertise TuneUp, are you?

jackhammer · 01-07-2009, 04:37 PM

I hope not otherwise I will have to wield the mighty hammer and that would be a shame after such a good opening post.

TiffanyTuneUp · 01-07-2009, 04:38 PM

Well, not intentionally. But recommendations happen. I mean... I found this forum and got super stoked on how active and engaged everyone is. Plus, to have my job, I have to banter about music all the time - so its a good fit! Good guess, but the answer is far more interesting

Dr_Rez · 01-07-2009, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TiffanyTuneUp

Well, not intentionally. But recommendations happen. I mean... I found this forum and got super stoked on how active and engaged everyone is. Plus, to have my job, I have to banter about music all the time - so its a good fit! Good guess, but the answer is far more interesting

Just avoid bring it up every 6 posts. Then all are pleased.

VoidIfRemoved · 01-09-2009, 08:03 AM

very unorganised piles on a bookcase but at least segregated by compilation, album, best ofs etc

CaseNumber:825 · 01-09-2009, 12:22 PM

Well on iTunes they are usually organised either alphabetically by artist or by album name

My physical albums are really organised at all..... mostly they're place in the order I buy them
Though at the moment I have a few albums on my desk and on my drawers

So no... not really any order

Antonio · 10-12-2009, 02:13 AM

on my computer, everything is alphabetical, but i also organize by genre and song rating (1 to 5 stars). WMP also does it by year too, but i don't bother with that.

NumberNineDream · 10-12-2009, 03:58 AM

The songs are put into folders by Artists, that are then put in 3 main folders:
[Complete Discographies] [Unfinished Discographies] [Scattered Files]

Astronomer · 10-12-2009, 04:15 AM

Alphabetically by artist/ album, because it's the easiest way to find stuff. Organising in genres never works because often music doesn't fit into one block genre and it's harder to locate stuff quickly.

FETCHER. · 10-12-2009, 08:50 AM

alphabetically

. by album name. i dont have many cds by one artist.

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01-07-2009, 04:37 PM	#72 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I hope not otherwise I will have to wield the mighty hammer and that would be a shame after such a good opening post. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-09-2009, 08:03 AM	#75 (permalink)
VoidIfRemoved Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Hampshire Posts: 14	very unorganised piles on a bookcase but at least segregated by compilation, album, best ofs etc __________________ "Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung" VOLTAIRE

01-09-2009, 12:22 PM	#76 (permalink)
CaseNumber:825 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Places that don't exist.... Posts: 131	Well on iTunes they are usually organised either alphabetically by artist or by album name My physical albums are really organised at all..... mostly they're place in the order I buy them Though at the moment I have a few albums on my desk and on my drawers So no... not really any order __________________ ★Last.fm★LiveJournal★ "The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination" - Elim Garak

10-12-2009, 03:58 AM	#78 (permalink)
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01-07-2009, 04:38 PM	#73 (permalink)
TiffanyTuneUp Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9	Well, not intentionally. But recommendations happen. I mean... I found this forum and got super stoked on how active and engaged everyone is. Plus, to have my job, I have to banter about music all the time - so its a good fit! Good guess, but the answer is far more interesting

10-12-2009, 04:15 AM	#79 (permalink)
Astronomer we are stardust Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,894	Alphabetically by artist/ album, because it's the easiest way to find stuff. Organising in genres never works because often music doesn't fit into one block genre and it's harder to locate stuff quickly. __________________