I have a very finite list of records I have wanted to collect. Effectively records I know like the back of my hand. Albums I had listened to repeatedly in my youth either on cassette (riding on the bus to and from school) or in my room on CD. These are the records I can sit down and appreciate. This is not an endless list though, thankfully, given how expensive records are these days.
I am able to fit all of my records in a single eight square Kallax shelving unit from IKEA. The shelves are reinforced on the back. Each square has a specific set of records, from left to right:
- Square One: Borrowed records
- Square Two: Classical, Jazz, and Soundtracks
- Square Three: The 1900’s
- Square Four: The 2000’s
Some oddities of how I file records:
- I file records alphabetically
- I file records by first name
- Artists can have records in multiples squares