Music goes on the shelves here organized into one of five major categories: Classical, Blues, Celtic, Jazz and Pop/Rock. Within each category LPs are sorted alphabetically (by composer for classical, by artist for jazz, folk, rock, blues, pop). Classical gets more complex due to the multiple composers who may be represented on a given LP; I generally choose by the composer whose work on that LP is most significant to me, sometimes by a category such as Renaissance Lute music. The ultimate tool is the PC database in which I've recorded each piece as acquired and which allows me to search/filter by composer, work, artist, genre, label, catalogue number, etc.
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