Pictures of Your Album Collection

bob. · 08-10-2012, 03:41 PM

CopShootCop - Ask Questions Later is very much out of print and is that the Nirvana box set hiding under all that stuff?

LoathsomePete · 08-10-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bob.

CopShootCop - Ask Questions Later is very much out of print and is that the Nirvana box set hiding under all that stuff?

That CopShootCop album was a good find at Recycled Records and yes it is a Nirvana box set that doesn't really fit anywhere else.

bob. · 08-10-2012, 04:09 PM

ah yes....Recycled records is a great place for little finds.....i haven't been to the new location on Virginia but hear good things

i've actually been meaning to head down there to pick up 80s dance records....ie Depeche Mode, Berlin, Prince for a friend of mine

Key · 08-10-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I'm amazed at how many people seem to store their cd's horizontally, they should be stored vertically based on everything that I've read.

That has more to do with vinyl than CD's. Vinyl have the tendency to warp if you store them horizontally and on top of each other, whereas CD's have the case so it doesn't do as much damage. However, I have heard that it's better for the case if the CD's are stored vertically, because a case on the bottom of the pile can't possibly hold all the weight of the CD's on top of it.

Duraddict · 08-10-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ki

That has more to do with vinyl than CD's. Vinyl have the tendency to warp if you store them horizontally and on top of each other, whereas CD's have the case so it doesn't do as much damage. However, I have heard that it's better for the case if the CD's are stored vertically, because a case on the bottom of the pile can't possibly hold all the weight of the CD's on top of it.

That point is also moot if they're being held in a CD rack. Hard plastic jewel cases are a lot less delicate than vinyl. Good point, Ki.

Trollheart · 08-10-2012, 04:23 PM

The history of my music collection, beginning back in the 80s when vinyl was king! (No, you can't read the spines probably; that's just how vinyl albums are: they kind of fall together, the dust covers obscure the spines and over time the writing fades. Ah, vinyl...)

Oh, and for anyone wondering, no, that meditation CD on the floor is not mine. Just holding on to it for a friend. Really. What do you mean, you don't believe me...?

Then as the 80s moved into the 90s and CDs became more widely available, this ended up being my CD collection, or most of it at any rate

(note: for those who are somehow interested, I have much higher res pictures where you can zoom in and read some of the album covers/spines, but as these are HUGE I didn't want to post them here. I've included links instead, should anyone wish to view them)
Larger versions:
http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack.jpg
http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack2.jpg
http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack3.jpg
http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack4.jpg
http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack5.jpg

These days, of course, everything is stored on the PC, and recently I've tried to categorise and organise the albums better, resulting in (DA-DA-DA-DAAAH!) Trollheart's Music World.
It's split up into various "countries" (bear with me) and any subdivided country into cities, then towns, villages and so on. So the main directory looks like this

then delving further into, say, the Rock Country we find the various subdivisions, shown as "cities" (yeah I know but I was bored with the usual names for folders. So sue me.)

with sub-sub divisions in some of those, called "towns", as in Prog Rock Country below

and so on. Again, for those who literally have nothing else to do and want to delve more deeply into my music collection and how it's organised on my computer, I've included links, but there are a few too many images to post here. There are also too many links, so I've put up a page with them and posted that below.

(Trollheart's Music World links)

**Frownland** · 08-10-2012, 09:04 PM

I've only been gathering in albums that I really love for a short while now, but I've got three spots where I generally keep my albums.

First, my nifty spot atop of my speaker for current favourites:

Next, the albums that I bought a year or more ago and let my family/friends/homeless men borrow as long as they bring it back. Or not, I don't really care about these ones:

And lastly, the stack that I keep safe in my room and hidden away from harm:

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-10-2012, 09:46 PM

This is my rack outside my bedroom I have another 2 racks this size in the spare room.

Trollheart · 08-11-2012, 05:47 AM

Frownland, love the "twisty" CD racks! Very eclectic! And very cool! Bet when you're drunk you often ask yourself, now did I buy straight racks or are they MEANT to wave about like that...?

**Frownland** · 08-11-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Frownland, love the "twisty" CD racks! Very eclectic! And very cool! Bet when you're drunk you often ask yourself, now did I buy straight racks or are they MEANT to wave about like that...?

Haha, they were gifted to me as a child, so I've grown used to them. Although I have had the one or two stoned trip out on them.

08-10-2012, 03:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	CopShootCop - Ask Questions Later is very much out of print and is that the Nirvana box set hiding under all that stuff? __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

08-10-2012, 04:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
bob. Still sends his reguards. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trying to get out of the cat town.... Posts: 5,039	ah yes....Recycled records is a great place for little finds.....i haven't been to the new location on Virginia but hear good things i've actually been meaning to head down there to pick up 80s dance records....ie Depeche Mode, Berlin, Prince for a friend of mine __________________ A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism. Reach out, pierce the fine fabric of the sheltering sky, take repose.

08-10-2012, 04:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	The history of my music collection, beginning back in the 80s when vinyl was king! (No, you can't read the spines probably; that's just how vinyl albums are: they kind of fall together, the dust covers obscure the spines and over time the writing fades. Ah, vinyl...) Oh, and for anyone wondering, no, that meditation CD on the floor is not mine. Just holding on to it for a friend. Really. What do you mean, you don't believe me...? Then as the 80s moved into the 90s and CDs became more widely available, this ended up being my CD collection, or most of it at any rate (note: for those who are somehow interested, I have much higher res pictures where you can zoom in and read some of the album covers/spines, but as these are HUGE I didn't want to post them here. I've included links instead, should anyone wish to view them) Larger versions: http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack.jpg http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack2.jpg http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack3.jpg http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack4.jpg http://www.trollheart.com/cdrack5.jpg These days, of course, everything is stored on the PC, and recently I've tried to categorise and organise the albums better, resulting in (DA-DA-DA-DAAAH!) Trollheart's Music World. It's split up into various "countries" (bear with me) and any subdivided country into cities, then towns, villages and so on. So the main directory looks like this then delving further into, say, the Rock Country we find the various subdivisions, shown as "cities" (yeah I know but I was bored with the usual names for folders. So sue me.) with sub-sub divisions in some of those, called "towns", as in Prog Rock Country below and so on. Again, for those who literally have nothing else to do and want to delve more deeply into my music collection and how it's organised on my computer, I've included links, but there are a few too many images to post here. There are also too many links, so I've put up a page with them and posted that below. (Trollheart's Music World links) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-10-2012, 09:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I've only been gathering in albums that I really love for a short while now, but I've got three spots where I generally keep my albums. First, my nifty spot atop of my speaker for current favourites: Next, the albums that I bought a year or more ago and let my family/friends/homeless men borrow as long as they bring it back. Or not, I don't really care about these ones: And lastly, the stack that I keep safe in my room and hidden away from harm: __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-10-2012, 09:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	This is my rack outside my bedroom I have another 2 racks this size in the spare room. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-11-2012, 05:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Frownland, love the "twisty" CD racks! Very eclectic! And very cool! Bet when you're drunk you often ask yourself, now did I buy straight racks or are they MEANT to wave about like that...? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018