On Phil Collins...

[Bryan]

Now it can be told! Why I was fixated on Anne Murray (and Roger Whitaker) for a few weeks. Amateur musicologist report starts here

http://gaughin.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/the-virgin-encyclopedia-of-seventies-music/

Wow, Dave! I'm amazed.  You weren't kidding about being OCD.

[masterofsparks]

Yeah, not having things in order makes it horrible pain in the ass to find what I want. My wife just built some new record shelves and now I can find everything right away. Check it out:

Hey, MOS, could you tell me your street address?  Also, when are both you and your wife away from work?

Is there a U-Haul rental place in your town?

Seriously, I'm on board the digital train to futureville, but man I wish I had a cool-looking vinyl room.

You'd probably be less enthusiastic about hauling those away when you got a look at some of the titles, but I agree that it does look cool.

[Julie]

currently, i dont have proper shelves to put my records, so they lay unalphabetical, if anything.  but once upon a time, i did have them set in (various) order.  it helps when i want to look for something.  there is a less likely chance that i'll skip/miss it.

note: Julie, i know im not Dave- i apologize to you both for stepping on his toes.

No, I appreciate your help. So it's for finding things? Do you think you would forget you had things, too?

[iAmBaronVonTito]

i dont forget i have albums really; there are times when i dont know what i'm in the mood for so i browse, and that's when i forget i have an album that would be perfect for my mood (which is usually settled because i saw something else first).  the order of my collection switches with what i feel like doing at the time; not all of my organization attempts have been successful.

im usually the laziest about putting the new, recently acquired albums i buy into the shelves.  they normally lay about the house like coasters, staying wherever i left them when i was reading the liner notes/lyrics. 

[dave from knoxville]

Now it can be told! Why I was fixated on Anne Murray (and Roger Whitaker) for a few weeks. Amateur musicologist report starts here

http://gaughin.edublogs.org/2008/08/21/the-virgin-encyclopedia-of-seventies-music/

Wow, Dave! I'm amazed.  You weren't kidding about being OCD.

Thanks!

There's a follow-up; I got a comment puzzled about the fact that Jack Bruce as a solo artist is ranked above Led Zeppelin. It reads a little funny, because a table melted down on me and I haven't had time to fix it yet, but here's the result of a special investigation

http://gaughin.edublogs.org/2008/08/25/jack-bruce-vs-led-zeppelin/

[colonel panic]

dfk: i just checked out (and subscribed to) your awesome blog: 

[dave from knoxville]

dfk: i just checked out (and subscribed to) your awesome blog: 

Thank you, todbot, I don't post frequently, but it's quality over quantity, right?