I would be interested to know how Lps, CDs etc are numbered so that they are easy to put back in the racking. I have a a large collection of Lps roughly around 9,000 and the one thing Thai I said I would do when I retire is put them (and keep them) in order. While alphabetical is easy, I find that I have to keep going through the alphabet to put them back in the right place. I have developed what I think is a logical system that primarily uses numbers. For example,
Lps fo the band CREAM would be labeled:
C - 18.5 - 1/6
C - first letter on the band name
18 - 18th letter of the alphabet
5 - 5th letter of the alphabet
1 - first artist with this number
6 - 6th Lp in the collection
So for CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL it would be
C - 18.5 2/1
So as you see very similar but vey unique
2 - second artist in the collection
1 - first lp
So when putting them back on in the rack once you have located the C section then it is all numerical.
It would also be possible to list the lps for that artis in year order, but that might be just going a bit to far as if you bought an earlier record you would have to renumber them all.
I do keep all my records in plastic sleeves to protect then so I intend to stick a label on each cover to assist.
Anyway it’s just an idea it would also help in cataloging the collection onto computer as each gets a unique number.
Just my thoughts for now.
How do yo do yours.
Regards
Bill