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| 1309.1 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Tue Jul 11 1995 14:44 | 4 |
| I just use a bog standard book shelf to keep my CDs on. Seems to do the
job quite well...
Chris.
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| 1309.2 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 14:52 | 3 |
| my bofg standard book shelves are covered in bog standard books...
mikef
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| 1309.3 | ? | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Tue Jul 11 1995 14:53 | 34 |
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Mike, a few suggestions :-
o try ordering them by colour.... all the Red spined ones, all the
green spined ones etc - it'd be a bugger to find a particular LP
though, if you couldn't remember the colour.
o put the most recently played one at one end, you could combine this
with not playing anything that was in the most recent twenty.
o By album title, rather than band/artist.
o By Producer/Engineer/Photographer/Cover artist ?
o By Record Label ?
o By duration - longest at one end, shortest at the other - has the
added advantage that if you've got a spare 37 minutes say, before
your favourite TV prog, you could select an LP of appropriate length.
o Best Covers at one end worst at the other ?
...loads of other ideas, but I'll let someone else have a go.
BTW, I keep mine in alphabetical order by artist, with solo work filed
under the band name.
I have three of those Laserline Cd storage boxes, they're pretty good
but only hold 24 CD's (and only single ones) each and they're held
horizontally rather than vertically which I'd prefer. The other 150 or so
and all the doubles/special packaging ones are in an MFI bookcase - not
really ideal, I know.
Graham.
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| 1309.4 | Floor 'em! | CHEFS::UKARCHIVING | | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:04 | 2 |
| Mine are stored in stacks, one year per stack, in alphabetical order,
on the floor. Mind you 1994 is a little unsteady. dickie
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| 1309.5 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:05 | 11 |
| re-1
thanks...I like the colour option..
I may go for an intuitive approach, so it just feels right...
yeah - I hate those horizontal slotty things also...Hmm, anyone who
reads this conference and is into woodwork could probably see a
money-making opportunity here...
mikef
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| 1309.6 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:06 | 3 |
| different yearsd of purchase on different stacks...like that one!
mikef
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| 1309.7 | ...& the men in white coats, probably ^& | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:12 | 17 |
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>> different yearsd of purchase on different stacks...like that one!
probably okay for coasters, but definitely NOT the way to store to
vinyl !
comne to think of it, what's the safe stacking height (before the one
at the bottom gets crushed) for CD jewel cases ? are some manufactures
cases better than others ? could injury be caused to a small child, dog
or cat if a stack of CD's was pulled over - I think we should be told
(in an annoying Scottish accent, if possible), these things are
dangerous and should be banned, or at least carry a safety warning like
cocktail sticks and other lethal weapons.....
Cue Watchdog...
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| 1309.8 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:25 | 6 |
| What about rabbits? They could be harmed also...
and come to think of it, why don't CDs have a 'dangerous if swallowed'
warning on the case?
mikef
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| 1309.9 | | SHIPS::RIOT01::SUMMERFIELD | I am Number 6 | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:27 | 15 |
| Mine live in these sexy, pine racks which hold them vertically. No
distinctions between singles and doubles. Each rack holds about (I
haven't checked lately) 180 CDs. I got them from Summerfield's DIY
Furniture Centre :^)
I used to store them in alphabetic order, but that became boring. These
days they are in a (fairly) random order which has the added benefit
that, when looking for a specific CD, I will quite often browse through
them and happen upon a rarely listened to gem. Such discoveries make CD
ownership even more worthwhile.
Balders
PS I like the colour concept.
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| 1309.10 | | WOTVAX::GILLILANDP | I've been mad for ******* years | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:33 | 12 |
| I had a horizontal stacking system. Not particularly nice to look at and
after I added the 12th unit, it occurred to me that when they stop being
manufactured, I would have to start again with another system if it
were to look right. So I chucked `em all away and bought some decent
wall shelves. You can get some nice looking systems now which can be
expanded fairly easily, but they're not cheap at about a hundred quid
for 4 x 1 metre shelves and associated brackets and fixings.
As for what order to place them in, couldn't you write something in
Datatrieve Mike? :-)
Phil Gill.
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| 1309.11 | | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Tue Jul 11 1995 15:39 | 11 |
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Hmmm, I think I like the sound of the colour order idea too - why
didn't I think of it before ? It'll have the added advantage that most
of my friends won't know where to find a particular album, so when they
pop round to drink my beer, eat my food and listen to my music at least
I'll get to choose the music...
...it's all a bit academic at the moment tho' case I've got nowhere to
put my turntable %^/
G./
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| 1309.12 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | lived eht pihsroW | Tue Jul 11 1995 16:23 | 9 |
| Well, I've got 3 of those crappy double draw cabinet things, from Argos, and I
keep the rest on a long shelf back home in Swansea. Most of them end up strewn
around the boot of the car, now though, cos I can never be bothered to take the
cases back in when I change the disks round.
I'm all for keeping them in random order (the most recently listened-to
naturally end up on the top), on a nice big shelf.
Matt$unadventurous,but_practical.
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| 1309.13 | | AYOV27::FW_TEMP01 | J Hussey - Down in Dunure | Tue Jul 11 1995 16:55 | 7 |
| I just keep mine in a random order with the most frequently/lastest played
snippets migrating to the top. Probably explains why Right Said Fred is
at the very bottom!!
IKEA's a great place for cheapo CD racks, especially the vertical variety.
When I have some money I might start filling up the one which is still in its
box ;-(((
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| 1309.14 | | MOVIES::VERBIST | Free the Files 11 ! � | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:02 | 11 |
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Mine are kept in whacking great black rack, hold 500 - ish (maybe a few
more). A snip at �150 from a company called Covers 33. They advertise
in Record Collector, and I recommend them highly. I can get the phone
number / address if anybody's interested.
The only problem is that the rack is nearly full, and it's going to look
really stupid with one 6ft monolith with 500 CDs in it and another with
2 CDs and coffee mug in it.
/g
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| 1309.15 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:04 | 4 |
| yeah - I have 3 of the IKEA 'skallid' racks...they are ok, but it can
start to look silly having them all over the place...
mikef
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| 1309.16 | | MOVIES::VERBIST | Free the Files 11 ! � | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:04 | 6 |
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Oh yes, all mine are in totally random order, although the most recent
tend to percolate to the top shelf. The only only exception is that
ones in crappy cardboard TurdoPaks (tm) all get shoved to one side.
Guy
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| 1309.17 | | CHEFS::UKARCHIVING | | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:07 | 3 |
| Mike, how about rationalising your collection? I've made quite a bit
flogging stuff I haven't listened to for ages, free up space, free up
funds for hop/barley/malt derived beverages. dickie
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| 1309.18 | | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:14 | 12 |
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>>> Mike, how about rationalising your collection? I've made quite a bit
...this sounds like a good idea, instead of wasting money on expensive
storage systems and taxing the grey-matter trying to decide which to
listen to next - please post all used LP's/CD's/Tapes/singles/DATs etc
to me at OLO.
I will personally by each contributor 1 Pint of Beer/Lager whateva for
every 10 items received %^)
Graham
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| 1309.19 | sad | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Tue Jul 11 1995 17:24 | 9 |
| get rid of stuff....? doesn't feel right somehow...
Afraid I'd much rather buy CDs than beer...(which is exactly what I
do!)
Mikef (man who hasn't gone near a pub for a verryyy loooooonngggg
time).
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| 1309.20 | | UBOHUB::FIDDLER_M | The sense of being dulls my mind | Wed Jul 12 1995 10:57 | 9 |
| Actually...I just dont have any friends to go out drinking with. My
two friends in the UK (both of whom note here, oddly enough) live too
far away...
:-(
mikef
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| 1309.21 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | lived eht pihsroW | Wed Jul 12 1995 11:29 | 2 |
| Aaaah, bless him. Never mind...make it to the Reading Festival, and I'll buy
you a pint!
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| 1309.22 | forget CyberPubs, Virtual Pub (tm) is here! | WOTVAX::STONEG | Temperature Drop in Downtime Winterland.... | Wed Jul 12 1995 12:03 | 15 |
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hmmm, A can feel a new internet venture coming on...
Virtual Pub's !! sit at home with a tinny, connect to the Virtual Pub
(tm) and enjoy an evening drinking and chatting with yer mates. with a
suitable sound card, we could all be deafened by whatever's on the
Juke Box, play Cards & Dominoes (I'm still working on Darts and Table
Skittles - that funny Southern skittles is right out for now).
With a fast enough link and decent graphics, I bet we could even fling
beermats across the room ^&)
Now, where did I put that mail about Kathleen some or other.....
Graham$internet_entrepreneur
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| 1309.23 | Return the gift! | WRKSYS::ARTHUR | Why think? Try . | Thu Jul 20 1995 19:09 | 7 |
| Mike, The CD rack was a gift!
If it were up to me I'd be
keeping them in shoeboxes and
save the $$$ for more CD's
(with a coupon of course!)
/Ed
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| 1309.24 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Fri Jul 21 1995 11:23 | 5 |
| re .23,
spot the noter using a VIC-20 as a terminal!!!
Chris.
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| 1309.25 | or an Oric! | CHEFS::GEORGEM | lived eht pihsroW | Fri Jul 21 1995 11:26 | 1 |
| HAHAHAHAHA!
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| 1309.26 | | RIOT01::SUMMERFIELD | You can run, but you can't hide! | Fri Jul 21 1995 12:19 | 5 |
| re .24
A VIC-20 Chris. I didn't realise you were that old.
Balders
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| 1309.27 | | CBHVAX::CBH | Lager Lout | Fri Jul 21 1995 12:58 | 5 |
| > A VIC-20 Chris. I didn't realise you were that old.
I've even used PETs and PDP10s, so I guess I must be old!
Chris.
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| 1309.28 | Tough crowd here... | WRKSYS::ARTHUR | Why think? Try . | Fri Jul 21 1995 14:56 | 3 |
| At least he didn't call me narrow-minded!
/Ed
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