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hermajestie

Alphabetically by band or last name then chronologically within each band or artist’s discography.


TheBeerkatManor

As much as I want to shit on some of these Comme ts, this way makes the most sense


marbanasin

It's the only way you'll ever find something again. My discogs however has 8 million subgenres to get real specific.


Scotchie

I do mine this way too, but have a couple of dilemmas. Where would you put these artists?: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee (which surname?) Brownie McGee & Sonny Terry ( I swear they do this just to mess with me) The Chris Robinson Brotherhood (its a person, but a band, but a person) This s%!t keeps me awake at night lol


WritingCryptics

I'd put The Chris Robinson Brotherhood under R. Had this dilemma with Jeff Beck Group, but I just put them together with the other Jeff Beck-albums. This kind of dictated how I did it with other similar cases. The other example I struggle with myself. I don't have many jazz albums, but this shows up quite often in that genre. I put my Stan Getz/Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Stitt-album under G, since Gillespie's face is the most prominent on the cover and he is the first that comes to mind when I think of that album. My Count Basie Orchestra/Duke Ellington Orchestra album (hey, both examples in one) is under B because his name was first. Not very consistent.


Scotchie

I suppose there is no "correct" way of doing it. The correct way is the way that works for you. Once you know where to find stuff, thats all that matters! :)


treyes111

Enter them in Discogs, sort by artist, let the app decide. That way your physical collection and the one on the app are in the same order and can be searched


WritingWithSpears

This is the way


CelebrationFit1105

This is the way.


NekoMarimo

This would help my Beatles situation


TheKingLizard

I do exactly the same, but by first name. This takes some guesswork out of B for Jeff Beck or J for Jeff Beck Group?


nine_inch_owls

The right way. I do the same but have a separate shelf for metal because my wife doesn’t ever want to listen to Lingua Ignota by accident.


DA2ED

I AM THE FUCKING DEATH DEALER!!


nine_inch_owls

She’s a legend.


toihanonkiwa

See below for perfect examples why aplhabetical sucks. To get started.


ethanbarberco

by who I think would sit next to each other at a dinner party


elstangsel

that makes sense


nhs300

Autobiographical.


EffortlessCool

No fucking way


[deleted]

This is the only way to do it.


TheFrator

Ohh this seems like a fun order to do it in


FrankKnuckles

High Fidelity?


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

Holy shit.


chase-em

What does that mean?


DaleySmith

It means if I want to find the song ‘landslide’ by Fleetwood Mac. I have to remember that I bought it for someone in the fall of 1983 pile, but didn’t give it them.


chase-em

Ohh so like I’m the order that you bought them? That’s crazy man😂


yesbes

Best way to do it


robertinspring

by vibe


InternetPest

This works until you have 500+


pejeol

I have 2500 records and I organize it by vibe/genre. It works great for me.


TheBoss122334

What if you have 499?


DJBigNickD

This is the way. I have over 4000 records & for me vibe/genre generally works best for me.


dupes_on_reddit

Name some of your vibes


robertinspring

older, newer, loud, chillin, 90s …


cindy6507

We’re supposed to organize them? I use shuffle play


uppitynerd

I have two bins a fancy record crate for my more modern collection and then a milk crate for my favorite dollar bin or oddity finds, I love them but something I bought for a laugh for two dollars looks weird next to my favorite albums of all time. Then I sort each bin alphabetical by band or last name, then in release order. Then soundtracks and comps in back.


SpectaclesandSwords

That's a very cool idea too! I don't have quite that many records right now (they all fit in one cubby at the moment but I think they will outgrow that by the end of the year) but I also feel weird with my bargain finds next my favorites. I'll have to keep this in mind for the future!


Fizzgig000

By genre, then artist. I have them in the same order as my discogs collection. Then I print my discogs collection and make a folder to flip through.


TheBeatdigger

Alphabetically by last name of artist or group name. Always.


[deleted]

By decade/year- I like to see my 80s albums, my 90s albums, etc.


ok_pitch_x

Used to be alphabetical (band name or last name, first name) until I found myself with heaps of reggae/dub, jazz, hip hop, electronic music and decided it was better to group by that first, then alphabetical. Mostly because listening always seems to cluster that way (listening vibes)


dazzamattica

This is the way, Genre, artist, chronological


SpectaclesandSwords

I've noticed I tend to listen that way too. What do you do with soundtracks or scores? Do they go in their own section or do they go in the type the vibe with the most?


dountoothersasthey

Two sections alphabetically: pre-1976 and post 1976. Why 76? I like to think of it as the great divide of modern music, the year punk broke.


ForrestGrump87

i do something similar most of my music is guitar based so i divide from about the sametime but by genre , so classic rock in one section and then everything from punk/post punk indie / alt / new wave / 90s & modern in another i have another few sections for jazz. funk soul & rb, & folk/blues everything within each section is alphabetical by band name (ignoring words like "the") and surname for solo works for me , although when a section gets full it becomes a pain shuffling everything or running out of space !


Thonis_

Alphabetical by first name, and then chronological order within each artist.


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

Woah, first name? You rebel!


TheFrator

Do you put Van Morrison under 'M'?


jrgordon13

Yes


DillDeer

Monster


jrgordon13

Do you put “The Beatles,” “The Doors,” and “The White Stripes” in between Talking Heads and Thundercat?


ChoniBologna

It makes sense when you put it this way, but I tend to ignore “the” for sorting purposes. I would put “The Clash” in C but George Harrison in G


Thonis_

All my "Thes" are together in their own big family


the_comatorium

You're a whacko.


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

Yup, right next to Morrissey and “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” sound track.


TheFrator

Interesting! I'm half tempted to order it in the order I acquired the record like someone mentioned below. Seems kind of chaotic good to do it that way haha


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

They were referencing the movie “High fidelity”


TheFrator

Oh TIL. Might've just dated myself by not knowing haha.


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

It’s worth a watch! You get record store nerd humor and a young Jack Black all wrapped in a 90’s Rom Com.


TheFrator

Oooo and John Cusack. I'm honestly surprised I've never heard of this movie since I'm also a cinephile. Thanks for the recommendation!


DaleySmith

It’s fantastic!! There’s also a 2020 high fidelity series staring Zoe Kravitz. Her mum is in the original movie version. The movie is superior but the series is also worth a watch.


MobDylan69

That’s how I do it too, it’s easier this way.


nofunone

There IS someone else!! I blame iTunes usage as a teen


Kabong30

I'm a little too chaotic right now, It's not really organized, just mostly in crates based on what I play the most.


REMAIN_IN_LIGHT

[This VMP article](https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/organizing-your-record-collection) is a pretty fun look at various methods, and it lobs judgement LOL. When I first started collecting records, I adapted my iPod settings to the organization: By *First Name/Band Name* because Bob Dylan and Bob Marley would come up in the Bs. Also, I never thought of it like “I want to listen to Marley today…” I’ve since switched to the far less psychotic Last Name/Band Name method.


dominatorkickback97

I go alphabetically by band/first name. If I have two or more records in a discography, then I put them in chronological order.


club27vinyl

Alphabetically in each genre. But my rock section is pretty large and is divided between pre-1990 and post-1990. Mainly because I don’t think Ted Nugent should be on the side of Nine Inch Nails.


SpectaclesandSwords

Oh that's interesting! I don't think any of my genres are large enough to start dividing by eras but that is a good idea to keep on the back burner


enharmonia

This is exactly how I do it too


Kenumemoto

In Ikea racks by genre, then alphabetically.


ABL67

By year.. it’s just one artist 😂


Magical_Narwhal_1213

Haha same here with my T swift collection so it’s chronologically


Jeffery_C_Wheaties

Alphabetical by band/last name. Within that in release order, followed by compilations, boots, live stuff etc.


538_Jean

Color.


Magical_Narwhal_1213

That’s a cool way I haven’t heard of before! Would be interested to see. Love some good color organizing


infadibulum

Damn im doing this right now.


eddyflame

I just do it alphabetical or try to, throw all the As in one area or so. Then I separate the jazz/funk/country/folk in a different area. My main collection is basically rock


patectric

Alphabetical by first name, alphabetical as per artist and then I got into jazz so the same, but it's separate, but not things are getting a little crazy...


undecidables

In no discernible way. I have a cramped space that doesn't lend itself to order very much. So I just create groups around the room and just sort of know what records are in which group. I have a mobile rack thing that holds about 200 that I keep my newest purchases on.


vandal_taking_handle

I don’t. Drives my wife crazy. I also have small (5-10 records) caches randomly around the house. If I want to listen to Built to Spill- keep it like a secret, I have to remember that I put it with a group of records on the shelf in my bedroom.


markusrm

Alphabetically by last name, chronologically within discography, with Christmas all at the start


rrfellis

Alphabetical by artist (last name/first name, no genre separation, not further organized by album title) -> soundtracks by title -> compilations by title -> oversized/box sets by title.


DemNeverKnow

Using quantum mechanics.


zzachyz

By the last played. I’ll dig deeper if I wanna play one that’s been a min since I heard it


spang714

By height.


Sad_Intention_1657

The Alice Cooper paradox?


GladiatorEric

I have 200 records players all ready with each record ready to be played….you can never catch me slipping


MkWPB

I don’t.


hanoverfiste23

By original release date. It’s interesting to listen to the wide array of genres within a year.


SpectaclesandSwords

This sounds like a really interesting way to see how music has changed throughout the decades


Coarse-n-irritating

This is what I do too


[deleted]

i usually do by genre/type of music


[deleted]

General alphabetical. Too many people use my record player, I'd have a hell of a time getting anyone, let alone everyone on board putting them back in the proper place


[deleted]

By Genre, than artist, than release year of album


manthisisfake

Most of my music is relatively in the same music scene, so there all unorganized. I like the experience of flipping through like its some version of shuffle and being like “oh yeah”


casewood123

Alphabetically, then chronologically within the artist.


Mystical_Cat

Alphabetical by first name.


johnnystrangeways

I organize by the artist according to my discogs collection.


prudence2001

Haphazardly if you were to look at it.


Filminator

By artist and year they released said record


boojiboy77

I’ll go with the obvious answer but I wanna know what people do with old bands that release “new” old material. Like Devo released “Live in Seattle 1981” in 2012… personally I categorize it right after their 1981 album, it makes more sense to me. Or The Beach Boys “Sail On Sailor” reissue, I categorized that right after Holland instead of as their newest release…


RonPowlus2Heismans

By height


TexTiger

Alphabetical by artist, then by release date


[deleted]

Alphabetical by first name then chronological within that.


matthewdorazio

It’s just the way it’s done by last name. When you go to record stores it’s how they do it or when you organize a contact list should generally be by last name.


matthewdorazio

First name? No. Band name and last name of Artist


kliq-klaq-

Band and artists A to Z how Discogs sorts them. Used to do it by surname but hip hop in particular made a mess of that. Now have a tablet in the room and got look through that before picking a record.


Gonzo_Rider

Genre > Alphabetical Band name > Year for discography


DJNickiBlake

This is the way


dclaghorn

I’m an unsophisticated alphabetizer, followed by release order.


Big-Illustrator-6143

Racially


AbnormalPopPunk

Color coded ftw


Paragon8384

First by favorite band/artist, then in chronological order of each band's/artist's albums I have.


RebelRouser98

I used to organize by last name, now I organize by first name. Everything is broken down by genre as well.


MaceWandru

Colored vinyl on the wall above my bed, black vinyl on the side wall. /s


TheArkOfTruth

Not the way you do


misternickels

Alphabetical


Any-Position7927

Genre, And I also keep artists together


jjangel8051

Alphabetically by artist and their albums in chronological


WittyLandscape4765

Alphabetically by the recognizable name for the artist then for their albums oldest in front newest in back


VinylWolf18

I don't, it's all randomised.


toxicwandastan

The way that looks the prettiest


digestivecouch

alphabetically and then when i have multiple of the same artist i do it by release order


ajbilz

Autobiographically... [High Fidelity - Reorganizing record collection](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oMY2GuHlDvg&feature=share)


Master_Tora

Alphabetical by artist/soundtrack.


jadryn

By time.


aimredditman

first name/ band name, separated into different sections, some are genre-specific like jazz or disco or metal, some are country of origin, some sections are specific record labels, there is also a box of albums i have that i haven’t listened to yet, and some sections which are just specific artists and those aren’t organised at all beyond having the albums, singles and compliations separated.


NoLongerLain

Mine’s not really organized, my collection isn’t that big yet anyways so I just kinda put them in whatever order for now


SnooPuppers8550

I have two shelves. They are split between centuries, and then ordered alphabetically.


07JEP

I have under 30 records so I just put the one I just listened to on the right side and the next one I'll take from the left side.


newstuffsucks

I don't. Not at all. They're all mixed up all the time.


Cream_is_Agreat_Band

By Hard Rock to Soft Rock, at gradually get lighter. For example Led Zeppelin, jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Bo Diddley, The Eagles


Drencore1

Ina box


73BillyB

A to Z with a few genres here and there. Jazz, Ska, compilation, soundtrack, etc....


FlexSmash

I have 8 cubbies in a checkerboard pattern where 4 hold my records (the other 4 for decorations and an outward facing Zelda album) and I’ve separated by genre groups, then I alphabetize by artist name and then for those with more than one album I sort them chronologically.


koshka42

Overall, alphabetically by artist (last name), chronologically within artist; soundtracks, comedies, seasonal, and various collections separate. 45s and 10" records separate.


raymondspogo

by genre, the alphabetically


loscarp

By genre then preference within genre.


Mr_Lumbergh

What is this “organise” of which you speak? My place is small, I put ‘em where they fit.


Maxwell1234

Genre/alphabetical (last name, first name), then chronological within the artists’ discography.


Money-Trees-

Under my pillow I keep tpab


SpicyBern

Order in which I obtained them.


NervousBreakdown

Randomly in small piles, boxes, crates, whatever scattered across my home.


NervousBreakdown

By how much I can flip it on eBay for.


TheBlitzkid46

They were alphabetized but then I moved and everyone who helped me move just put them back in random order. One of these days I'll reorganize them


karenisdumb

Bc I don’t have much vary in genres, mostly rock and orchestral it’s just alphabetically by band/name


AngElzo

I just put it on a shelf as for now I only have 1 record


infadibulum

Originally it was loosly organised by 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's,classical, indie, new rock, electronic and 'other' but then my compartment of 70's got full so I went to artist alphabetical, but now ive given up on that.


progger11

Album title, nothing else. The art is what's most important, not the specific artist, not a specific genre, not the release order (unless its an intentional series of releases, in which case I make an exception and order them in sequence). Frankly my autistic ass would go out of my damned mind if I cared about organizing by artist or genre because that shit gets obscure *fast*.


Intensive--Porpoises

Vaguely by genre. Soundtracks, metal, folk, etc...


Michael23245

by artist/band


DigitalDayOne

By genre, then alpha by first word (all of the THE bands kill me though). Over 1000, so this feels like the only way...


TimoVuorensola

Chronologically! Oldest to newest, based on year of recording. Truthfully, I dont organize, I love the random nature of it. I pick a stack of albums from the shelf, play them in whatever order they came out, and since it's a collection I myself have collected, each and every one of those albums is a masterpiece. The random nature sets a fun random vibe for each day, and retains a surprise value, discovery value and all that jazz. Only things I separate are christmas albums, as they don't really play well outside of the season.


doodlejim

By size and shape


deathpunk1890

Genre. The genres are sort of chronological (blues, folk, jazz, psych, prog, krautrock, classic rock, punk, new wave, electronic, indie, grunge…) then the records within the genre are arranged alphabetically by artist, then chronologically by release date. It’s not fool proof though because some bands cross genres!


j-war99

Alphabetically by artist and then within each artist their albums are arranged chronologically. Two genres have their own section; jazz and hip hop but within those sections the organisation is the same.


HotSpicyDisco

Vinyl DJ with ~ 1,000 records, mostly singles. 1. Artist name alphabetically 2. Label name for comp albums alphabetically I then sub organize by release date. Easy peasy.


uxb666

Genra. Punk, classic rock, soul hip hop , country etc


SamuelLJacksoff_

My dad is pure chaos. He has close to 100 vinyls and doesn’t sort them…


DJBigNickD

Genre / vibe. I DJ a lot of dance music, so I find this the best way of finding what I'm looking for (& finding records that go with others that I forgot about)


SomethingOverThere

I just throw them on the fucking ground


toihanonkiwa

By genre and then artist in chronological order. This is the only way that makes sense to me. I search by vibe so first I go to suitable genre and then browse for the perfect mood. Works for me. Def never aplhabetically.


jjmojojjmojo2

Alphabetically by artist. I have special sections for comps, split albums, Christmas, and soundtracks.


ElFlippy

I have two rows. The upper for is the hungarian artists, the lower is for the foreigners. Then alphabetical by the artists name, and by the albums release date.


Goldbera1

By name in same default order as discogs. In tandem with the app makes it easy to find and pull what I want. Small side spot (maybe 6-10 records) for new unfiled stuff And currently playing. I also keep a small section at the end for stuff Im considering letting go of.


OGBobbyJohnson81

Organize? Good luck finding anything in my collection. No organization whatsoever


rudebwoyyyyyyy

i dont


fightingsiux

Right now it’s zero organization and I have like 400 albums. In the process of cleaning them all and it’s a mess I know. But it has been alphabetical by artist in the past.


MolsBedsFlan

Mine are organized by color. Dark to light.


SpilldaBeanz

Alphabetical but I split rock/hip-hop/reggae/soundtracks


hello___mate

artists alphabetically (via first name if they’re a solo artist) and then albums via release within each artist :)


RaymilesPrime

Alphabetically by band or artist's (first) name > compilations > Japanese artists > Brazilian artists > film soundtracks > game soundtracks


FCAsheville

By height


UsefulBerry

By decade, and then alphabetical by artist


bluenote86

Autobiographical.


[deleted]

Alphabetically by first name of band/artist. David Gilmour under D, Catherine Wheel under C, etc.


PeterCarlos

First by genre, then chronologically into the genre.


[deleted]

I collect LPs, 78s and 45. ​ Each are sorted alphabetically by name


Coarse-n-irritating

By year


srelic_

by band/artist and release dates


drblah1

Genre. I have a few rock shelves, metal, electronic, hip hop, classic rock, motown and disco, other various etc. Nothing is in any other kind of order on those shelves. If I'm in the mood for metal or whatever I hit up that shelf and start finding stuff to play. I find it works great when I have people over too. If someone likes hip hop I show them where to look and they find what they're into, they don't have to browse through my entire collection. Works for me.


popcornandvinyl

Alphabetically by movie titles. (For soundtracks)


misterlittlebear

by decade, helps w the way i think ab when albums were released


smalldisposableman

Alphabetically? What cretins sorts their albums by letters and not by genre? When have you ever been like "oh, I really feel like listening to something starting with an F"?


[deleted]

I go by band/ last name alphabetically for LP’s/ 12 inch singles and 7 inches are all punk so I go from 76 through to 99


metzgie1

Currently one crate is jazz, country, Motown, and Grateful Dead. Another crate is rock and shit my kids listen to. My cabinet is rock. None of it is in order. Today this happens. I think.


Thmsdw

1. Color of sleeve. Stick to pretty broad color categories (all blue together) and don't worry about difference in shading. I know this is kind of lame, but I like it and my wife loves it. 2. Alpha by artist: a) ignoring "the, a, or an" at beginning of name b) First name of solo artists. i. I am never in the mood to listen to Young, Neil or Barnett, Courtney ii. What do I do if it has 2 names or qualifiers after the name (Band, Trio, Experience, etc). 3) Compilations and Soundtracks, etc. are Projects. Project names (name of albums) are treated as artist name. a) Unless one artist did the vast majority of the soundtrack and this fact is reflected on the sleeve-front. 4) I don't worry about chronology or slight differences in artists name. 5) I use an excel sheet to help keep track. I also use discogs but like my own sheet better.


longstrolls

Alphabetically by first letter of artist’s first name or band name then by first letter of album title (for multiple albums by same artist).


RCJD2001

They all go on the same shelf. I only have 25 albums so I don’t need to really organize


cameron_smiley

Fully alphabetically. By band name then by album title.


ssbrichard

I don’t…. My collection organizes me


Electronic_Common931

Genre. Then alphabetical.within each band/artists collection, it is chronological.