[78-L] Filing system (was 1st 78)

[Taylor Bowie]

Alas,  I am like the frog in the kettle of water who didn't realize that it 
was gradually coming to a boil until it was too late.

I have no database for my 78s...it's all in my head.  At this point I have 
neither the time nor the inclination to put one together.

Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: [78-L] Filing system (was 1st 78)


>
> Pseudonyms and split-sides can be thorny issues. In my Filemaker database, 
> I enter in pseudonyms in parentheses, thus:
>
> Luther, Frank (aka Billings, Bud)
> Luther, Frank (aka Jackson, Happy)
> Luther, Frank (aka Wiggins, Pete)
>
> and then file all the records under Luther's name.
>
> For split sides, usually, I file by whichever side is labeled as the "A" 
> side. If neither is designated, I go for the earlier recording. Then in 
> the database, I'll have them cross-references this way, with the chosen 
> "A" side being the target side.
>
> Hampton, Lionel & his Orchestra 
> Stompology       Victor 25601
> Quintette of the Hot Club of France (b/w Hampton, Lionel)  Swing Guitars 
> Victor 25601
>
> The record can be found under "Hampton." I know that when I see the 
> designation "b/w" (backed with) in my database, that is where the record 
> is located.
>
> Another thorny issue resulted in my separating pre-war from post-war 
> country, jazz, and blues/R&B records. I have two sections for each, which, 
> of course, sometimes means that there will be two Benny Goodman sections, 
> two Bob Wills sections, two Big Bill Broonzy sections, etc. Since the 
> stylistic quality of pre-war and post-war records is usually quite 
> distinct, I find it easier to browse through an area that has a definite 
> commonality music-wise. It got to be strange for me to go through the 
> Johnsons in jazz and find so many different styles (Pete, James P., Bunk, 
> J.J., Everett, Lonnie, etc.)
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>>
>> This is still satisfactory to me about 90% of the time...but it can be a
>> problem with splits and even worse with pseudonyms.  I keep a lot of info 
>> in
>> my head,  but damned if I can always remember which did what among all 
>> the
>> issues I have labeled Lloyd Keating,  Jerry Fenwyck,  Frank Auburn,  Jack
>> Whitney, Chester Leighton,  etc.
>>
>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
>> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] First 78
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Well, the first cabinet you come upon when entering my record room is 
>> > the
>> > pre-war hillbilly 78s. I file them alphabetically by artist. Artists 
>> > are
>> > grouped in separate sections if I have more than 5 by one artist. For
>> > artists with less than 5 discs, I file them by letter. So the first one 
>> > in
>> > the miscellaneous "A" category is "Footprints in the Snow"/"New 
>> > Birmingham
>> > Jail" by Big Slim Aliff on Decca 5316.
>> > On the opposite side of the room, the upper-left-hand shelf starts with
>> > pre-war blues and the first record there is "Bell Cow Blues"/"Boe Hog
>> > Blues" by Texas Alexander on OKeh 8563 (in pretty nice shape, I might
>> > add).
>> >
>> > Cary Ginell
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:06:12 +0000
>> >> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
>> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> >> Subject: [78-L] First 78
>> >>
>> >> No, not the first 78 you bought, but which is the first one on your
>> >> shelves? Mine is "In Pinetop's Footsteps" by Teddy Powell on Bluebird
>> >> B11276.
>> >>
>> >>       Julian Vein
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