LP collection management...what do you guys do?

Well, while not the most tactful response, Modsound is offering a
backhanded suggestion that folks actually read the question being asked
before offering advice that doesn't pertain. This is a common problem
in threads on all discussion boards.

The original question appears to be asking how one decides what to
keep and what to sell, not how one catalogs a collection.

Thanks for the responses...and true, I dont need a database..

I dont have many LP's that were flea market shelf-fillers at all, so when I sell, I know its a good LP...But I battle with the notion of advancing and changing as compared to the accumulation..(although there is a staple of LP's that I will never sell).

Since I posted this, I have sold some LP's and I feel ok about it..some MFSL classical, one Sheffield classical, a bunch of sealed Zefel LP's, and I have others.

But I have gained some tremendous new modern classical music in return,,so I guess I am on the plus side of the curve. I am starting to pay attention to other labels that are not deemed as collectable, but have outstanding quality...

Actually, I have been hearing from people that the best Brandenburgs by Bach were actually released by Nonesuch,,,I will give those a try.

Yes, I agree Tvad, my only point was that if you complain about the nature of posts, maybe offer a suggestion or solution. So, your point is well taken and it extended mine. :-)

Jsujo, I have always been generally loathe to part with LP's I've acquired. It's one reason why I now have most of the many LP's I bought over about 35 years when new, first pressings. Some of these I didn't play much but have since reacquired a taste for them, making me glad that I kept them. Others, I always liked, and some I've grown away from.

I have always been a listener, as opposed to a collector of trophies, like some collectors tend to be. "Smoke 'em if you got 'em", to borrow a phrase. As such, I have come to the conclusion that if I don't play some LP's much and don't have plans to play them much, they really should be in the hands of someone who will enjoy them. As such, I have sold a number of very fine LP's here on Audiogon and elsewhere and subsquently used every dime of the proceeds to buy other LP's which receive frequent play. I have had a twang or two of regret over some I've sold, but it is outweighed by the enjoyment of the replacements.

For instance, I used to have a TON of MFSL's but found that, in MANY cases, other pressing were sonically superior and so sold quite a number of those. I think the only real solution for YOU is to part or not to part with those LP's that you find enjoyable, or not. If you are into any of the records as a financial investment of some sort, that is a different story.

Wow, you must have posted while I was writing. Seems like we are in at least partial agreement.

I agree with the idea of selling what doesn't get played. LPs rarely fetch published "collector" prices (along with other so-called collectibles), so the concept of selling a valuable collection for profit doesn't often prove true.

While I don't buy LPs, I do buy plenty of CDs, and I often turn around and sell them immediately if I kow I won't be listening to them much.