Interesting and somewhat painful - What is hoarding vs. collecting
Assuming you have access to all your LP’s and haven’t moved out of your house to have space for them and you don’t have them in your bathtub (I knew someone who had books thin his tub) and therefore don’t shower or shower somewhere else.... is it still hoarding?
What if you don’t listen much to the many records you have? That can be hoarding too.
In my case I have a strong sentimental value attached to my collection or hoarding. I started buying records when just graduated high school the first was waltzes by Strauss (I was taken by the blue Danube) the second was Swan Lake. I was then drafted into the (Israeli) army and would come home once a week for the weekend- on the way I would stop at the record store in town and buy a record - my pocket money from the army was always equal 5 records...
I loved to listen on my Dual turntable and learnt a lot. I continue to buy records, move to the US, and discovered Tower Records... I would frequent it often (on 66th and Broadway in NYC) and continue to buy / collect/ hoard...
I brought my records from Israel too (many are Decca and US press and some bad / noisy Israeli pressing). I don’t listen much to records even though I have several turntables - mostly I think my hearing is not what it used to be but also there is work involved in putting on records ... But I don’t listen much to my many CD’s that I transferred to my PC. So, I think I am a hoarder regardless of the organization and the cleanliness in which I keep my collection. But I still remember where I bought my records, how much I paid for them and where I bought them. So - I am keeping them as friends not forgotten even though not visited much. I don't buy records anymore - sometimes I replace bad recordings with the same better pressing - but I mostly stopped buying more.