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Own
classical music albums on vinyl LP, record, CD, tape, or other
formats. Collect recordings of different conductors, composers,
composition titles, orchestras, or solo artists and/or collect
albums on various labels or made by different vendors.
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Enjoy
symphonies, chamber music, opera, string quartets, concertos,
choral, or other forms of classical music.
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Have
an interest in the vintage
classical LPs such as those on Angel, Capitol, Chesky,
Classic Records, Columbia, Decca SXL, Deutsche Grammophon, Electrola,
EMI ASD, Everest SDBR, London CS, Lyrita, Mercury SR, Odeon, Philips,
Westminster, RCA LSC, FFSS, Living Presence, and Living Stereo.
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Do
you own a lot of LPs? Are you frustrated that Internet services
can provide album descriptions of classical CDs that download
into cataloging programs but cannot provide pre-entered
album descriptions for your LPs?
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Have
you tried other music cataloging programs but found them unusable
as their support of diverse types of music inhibited displaying
details essential to classical recordings?
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Desire
to track or catalogue albums recommended
by experts who critique classical music recordings such
as Jonathan Valin, Sid Marks, Robert Moon, Michael Gray, James
Mitchell, Ronald Penndorf, The Absolute Sound's Super Disc
list, and Arthur Salvatore's list of Supreme LP Recordings.
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Sometimes
ask,“What should I play?” “What do I own?” or “Where
did I file it?”
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Need
to organize, inventory, or insure your album collection.
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File
albums in various storage locations–such as different homes, rooms,
cabinets, or shelves. File different copies of the same album
in different locations–such as in your "Main Cabinet"
and in areas devoted to duplicates or albums for sale.
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Tired
of losing compositions? Are some of your albums never played
solely because they're filed in a manner that impedes their selection?
If your albums are filed by composer, outside of knowing the location
of most of the Schubert recordings, what do you really know about
your collection? And can you even locate all of your Schubert
recordings? When in the mood to play one of Schubert's quartets
would you know that your only quartet recording is filed in an
area devoted to the album's other composer? Would you even remember
you own that Schubert recording?
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Read
articles in The Absolute Sound, Stereophile, and
HiFi+ and have an interest in the discographies and history
of vintage classical LPs detailed in references such as The
RCA Bible, Phil Rees' The Audiophile Record Collector's
Handbook, Canfield's Guide to Classical Recordings,
Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound, The Golden Era of
RCA Records, and Recollections Guide to Collectable LPs.
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