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CD Cataloging Problem

I recently inherited a collection of CDs. Mostly classical. I'm not deeply into classical music and I have my own small collection of classical CDs. The collection I inherited is small as well. Maybe 50-75 keepers.

The problem is that the former owner took them out of their jewel cases and stored them in large binders. He kept the insert with the cover art and liner notes.


I like CDs in jewel cases. I have adequate shelving for my CDs and these new ones and I like being able to browse my CDs to decide what to listen to. I do not want to flip though binders. Just a matter of personal preference.

Obviously I can buy jewel cases for next to nothing and put the CDs and inserts in them. But the spine end will be blank and that will make shelf browsing pretty much impossible.

Anyone have any idea how I can fix this without hand labeling jewel case spines? My handwriting is terrible.

(I know that I could rip them all and eventually I probably will. But not ready to go down that road yet.)
n80
riley804
1,224 posts
 
if the cd cases are the normal size ones vs the skinny ones, get a label maker and then you can use that to label the cds
n80 OP
2,116 posts
 
I will buy the thicker cases. 

I could not find an app for printing CD labels. Most were outdated or for Windows only. I'll search some more.

But, I might just print the title in the right sized font and cut the paper to the right size. About the same thing as using a label maker. Both will be ugly but functional.
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cleeds
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n80
I could not find an app for printing CD labels. Most were outdated or for Windows only ...
You can get a template to do that for most word processing programs, such as MS Word. Also, some audio software such as JRiver has that function built in.
bigquery
978 posts
 
Another suggestion... reconsider your dedication to space intensive jewell boxes.  I went to these (link below) a few years ago and haven't looked back.

https://jewelsleeve.com/shop/

disclaimer applies - I have no connection with that product etc...
n80 OP
2,116 posts
 
Space is not an issue at this point but I'm not opposed to trying those. How do you browse though?

In the end I might just have to keep them in the big binders he has them in. They are nicely made and well designed but they are large and bulky and awkward.
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