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How do you sort your LPs?

How do you sort your LPs?
By:
1. Alphabetical Genre
2. Alphabetical Artist
3. Most listened
4. Others
I have procrastinated in organizing my collection. No excuses now.

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noromance
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By spindle hole diameter using a micrometer.
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noromance
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@bdp24 As a genre-sorter, may I offer my rationale? The most important aspect of my filing is that I use the record store method. Albums are easily flipped through in their relevant section. I remember with some accuracy where albums-by-artist live in each deck. I tend to browse rather than search for a specific artist. Admittedly, some go "missing" only to be found again! I could not stand the creaked-neck-album-spine filing method.
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instlouis
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Alpha in the rack downstairs with dividers keeping about 25+ close at hand for quick access and play at a time . 
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bdp24
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@noromance (and other genre-ists ;-), I get it now. My Pop collection is almost all one genre anyway: Americana. Just kidding.

I would love to be able to have my LP's cover-facing-out, but available room precludes that possibility. I spent a lot of time with my head cocked sideways!

There is one record store I've been in that puts there entire inventory in alphabetical order only, no genrefication: Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas. I immediately realized that would make browsing by genre, as most people do (I think), impossible.

edcyn
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I've known folks who deliberately put their music collections in totally random order so that people who come over won't be able to choose what to put on.  As a matter of fact, I may have done this at one time.
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