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Re: Contemplating cutting my classical collection by 66.7%

Posted by dirkronk (A) on May 17, 2007 at 15:21:06

In Reply to: Contemplating cutting my classical collection by 66.7% posted by dpy on May 17, 2007 at 12:43:41:

"Has anyone here in similar circumstances whittled-down their classical collection to just a few hundred(!) lps and actually later regretted it?"

Years ago, I whittled down 8,000+ LPs to a bit over 2,000. I did it by (1) having a really good listening buddy whose taste I trusted, (2) having weekly listening sessions of 4 hours+ at which I would sample multiple performances of the same work, (3) commenting, questioning and/or arguing with listening buddy regarding same and (4) getting rid of performances that didn't pass muster either in performance quality and/or sonics. The reason for having a friend is simple--without him around to say helpful things like "Well, THAT sucks..." or "Fabulous recording!", I could all too easily lapse into a mindset of "Hmmm, I do like that one bass drum attack in the first movement, so maybe I should hold onto it after all." Yeah, it takes time. But I highly recommend the long road of comparison listening as a way to cull; it saves many regrets and it'll teach you a lot about music and performance practice and about your personal taste. I've found it very rewarding.

"I'm thinking that I can always pick up more stuff later if I lighted-up now."

Beware. I did the same thing...and as a result of the earlier culling process, I'd learned what performers and recordings were really worth looking for. Thus, my 2,000 LPs have once again grown to nearly 3,000--only this time it'll be even harder to cull, since there are FAR fewer stinkers. Meanwhile, my wife is giving me those dirty "when are you gonna get rid of all that vinyl?" looks...

Good luck,

Dirk

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