[78-L] "A" vs "B" sides

[Malcolm]

Seems everyone has their own way of doing this.
For my physical collection I file by Label and Issue #;
For my collection's ledger I file by Label, Issue #, Matrix# & Take, 
Artist, Song Title(s), condition
and addenda - since I use a word processor everything except the addenda 
must fit on one line
with the exception of any addenda which go on the next lines. Thus there 
are many abbreviations
which I list at the bottom of the last page of each file;
For discographic data entry it gets more complex, which I will not go 
into here with one exception.
If there is no side -A or -B on the label it becomes (A) and (B) in the 
listings. Either way the -A side is
always the lowest of the two matrix numbers. This works well for 78s and 
45s. Not so well for 33s!
Malcolm

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On 6/27/2019 11:57 AM, Lloyd Davies wrote:
> Folks,    I'm hoping for a simple answer to my conundrum.  When cataloguing my records, I find often that there is no clear "A" or "B" side, so I don't know which song to list first in my entry.
>      I tend to list first whichever side has the earlier matrix number, but this doesn't work when the sides were recorded in different studios in different cities and have different numbering systems.
>      Any advice?
>      - Lloyd in Calgary
>    
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