#21

I’ve been doing this with both my vinyl&CDs & iTunes.
iTunes was just a mess with everything duplicated and a load of shit that I’d randomly downloaded at different points. Ended up rediscovering maybe 50 albums I only have on download that I had basically forgotten about. Most aren’t on Spotify either so really worthwhile and have been great to listen to. Might put them on cassette so I have a mini distinct collection.

Also spent Christmas/New Year break sorting through vinyl and CDs. Just felt whenever I browsed I never got past the stuff I never liked. So I weeded out about 300 in total - approx 100 vinyl albums, 100 cd albums & 100 12"/E.P/7".

Most of the CDs are things I bought based on pitchfork reviews I hated. Took me a while to learn my lesson. :slight_smile:

Feels great already as my collection really feels like it actually reflects my tastes now. Some stuff I left is probably only for the odd nostalgia listen but I haven’t kept anything that I feel hasn’t stood the test of time. Basically if it’s in my collection now it is stuff I enjoy listening to.

Going to see if I can sell some stuff on discogs but otherwise am happy enough to clear some stuff out to charity shops.

#22

Would have to agree that a digital collection (that you haven’t paid for album by album) isn’t really a collection. Deleting albums from a list of things you’ve downloaded doesn’t really seem a bit thing to me.

I suppose I view the bandcamp albums I’ve paid for (and which are visible in the bandcamp app) as a digital collection, but that feels slightly different.

This might be gross double standards.

1 Like
#23

Bandcamp is definitely different from Spotify, yeah, something that you’ve saved on Spotify and removed can of course then be saved again immediately if you like

#24

I sold tons of CDs over the past few years, mainly ones I just don’t hold any sentimental value for.

But I keep buying them cos they’re so cheap. Plus when my phone goes walkabout or I cba booting spotify and hooking up Bluetooth I find it easy to just slap a cd on.

#25

Had a huge cull earlier this year and music magpied them - about 300 cds that id either not listened to in years or only hung on to for one or two songs. Felt good, they’re ugly things.

#26

Good name for a band.

#27

Doing this exact thing right now.