My physical collection of 8'000+ (and still counting) LPs, CDs (and a couple of hundreds CompactCassettes, yeah) will partly go to specialized institutions like a Jazz Archive or professional Music Schools. Unfortunately, my son and his (still young) children show no particular interest. Of course, there is some money invested in my collection – but I do enjoy the music NOW and don't worry too much. Since I am retired for many years now, I've got plenty of time.So, as an answer to the OP: Don't hoard if you haven't got sufficient time to enjoy what's on your shelves. (Of, course, this excludes all kind of streaming, which I don't do.)
Media: Should we start hoarding?
Doubtless you’ve heard of the catastrophic loss of thousands of master recordings
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html
What occurs to me as I’m sitting here listening to “Monk: Straight No Chaser” is that a LOT of recordings we are listening to today can never be re-released or remastered. The ONLY way to make new versions/re-releases is to use copies...
It got me to consider upping my music budget and buying everything I can made either from the original master or recently remastered.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html
What occurs to me as I’m sitting here listening to “Monk: Straight No Chaser” is that a LOT of recordings we are listening to today can never be re-released or remastered. The ONLY way to make new versions/re-releases is to use copies...
It got me to consider upping my music budget and buying everything I can made either from the original master or recently remastered.