Album Storage

So Theo, if you exclude the word "the", how would you file the rock group "The The" then?
:-)

I file mine by the same method as Rushton.

(in addition) For R&R and Jazz, I keep each person/groups stuff in chronological order (not title alpha order).
This means I have to remember what the history of the group is and when they played what... but it is far more rewarding. The clearest use of this system can be used in the works of Miles Davis.. Where he had very different styles throughout his career. In fact Miles Davis was the reason I changed all the R&R/ Jazz to this system.
This would work for Classical.. but I am too lazy for that big effort. For Classical I sort by composer, then in that composers works I start single, duo, trio, quartet... etc. and for each work I sort that group by conductor's last name, or the person/group name. (So for the many Beethoven's Fifth, I have them in conductor order)

My garage is too wet to store my treasured Archie comics collection, so I keep my first pressing Blue Notes out there in cardboard boxes I bought at the U-Haul. That Veronica sure is hot.

By assigned number, generated when the album is cataloged in the Collector data base program. Most albums are stored in the dry basement on shelves. About 100 titles are in the music room at any one time. Since in total I have about 10,000 albums, all type of media, one day the basement will need its own basement.

Completely unorganized! (Seriously). This way I can go to my "record store" anytime and find something new. (I have thousands of cds and lps). Even better, I get to buy the same piece over and over if I forget I own it!