![]() In mid-1980s, the advent of the Compact Disc added convenience - no more getting up to flip the record over, up to 80 minutes of continuous music and the ability to easily skip that awful track or repeat that awesome one. If you wanted more info, you might catch some backstory from Dennis Elsas on WNEW FM or in a copy of Rolling Stone. At the time, lying on the floor listening with a pair of headphones this all seemed quite sufficient. Or maybe as is the case with The Beatles White Album, nothing but an embossed band name. Sometimes there were song lyrics and maybe a list of musicians and what they contributed to the album. In addition to beautiful cover artwork by artists like Gary Burden, Storm Thorgerson, Frank Olinsky and many others, you had the artist or band name, the album name, and an ordered list of songs with title and duration. In simpler times, the vinyl LP cover was the single source of truth for artist and album data. ![]() Do I sort Thom Yorke under “T” or “Y” or just to the right of Radiohead? And do I put The B-52’s with all the other “The” bands or with the rest of the Bs? And what’s with that apostrophe? Having moderate OCD adds a whole new level of intensity to this process. Like a lot of music collectors, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to organize my music collection, both my physical and digital media.
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