Ray Bayles:

>The Philips set helped me to keep track of all the works. My other
>collections made it difficult to find some works because they were
>appended to works on CD's that were out of order.

I remember some time ago there was considerable discussion of the best way
of organising a CD collection.  I suggested alphabetical by composer, with
CDs containing works by multiple composers placed according to either whim
or logic; I also keep a database of my CDs on my computer.  Don, as we've
heard occasionally, uses the I-know-it's-here-somewhere method, which
would drive me to distraction.  Don tried my method, which drove *him* to
distraction.  Probably the most elegant solution was one used by, IIRC,
Walter, who gives each CD an accession number and files them in this way,
simply adding to the end of the shelf without having to re-arrange things
as I must, but has the disadvantage of needing to access the database to
find a particular CD.  I think that for most of us, a system we can live
with is essential.

Your worst nightmare is, of course, being nocturnally visited by a host of
leprechauns or whatever your mischievous spirit of choice is, and finding
that they've swapped all your CDs into different jewel cases.

Richard Pennycuick
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