uberwaltz - That's me. I have 7,000 CDs (5,500) stored in metal cabinets with custom drawers http://www.can-am.ca/ and 1,000 on shallow bookcase shelving. The box sets are separated on top of the shelving. These are cataloged.
The 7,000 78s and 15,000 LPs that are also cataloged are stored in built-in wall shelving units (withstood 6.9 1994 Northridge earthquake with a touch/ 1/16th inch movement at most) anchored to my 8"-12" thick double studded, double drywalled walls and 6" concrete slab with 3/4" rebar reinforcement).
The other 10,000 LPs are mostly stored in racks bought at Costco.
As to cataloging, I use MS Word with separate categories for each genre, just like the shelved LPs/78s/CDs are placed.
Cataloging & Shelving Categories:
1 A Orchestral by composer,
1 B Orchestral compilations by conductor,
1 C Soloist Instrumentalists,
1 D Chamber works by group name,
2 Opera Singers recitals,
3 Opera,
4 Jazz Instrumentalists,
5 Pop/Jazz Vocalists and 1950's R&R,
6 Rock & Roll 1960's to 1980's.,
7 A Musicals by title,
7 B Film by title,
7 C Film compilations by composer,
8 A Yiddish vocalists,
8 B Hebrew vocalists,
8 C Klezmer and other Jewish instrumentalists
8 D Cantorial and
9 Comedy (I have about 800 LPs/CDs of these).
10 SuperAnalog Japanese/other & Direct Discs There is also a miscellaneous category for storage/cataloging for super analog LPs by label such as Japanese Toshiba/EMI/Sony/etc. and direct to disc.
I put a CD symbol for CDs which are cataloged together with LP, knowing if I have one or both media of the recording. 78s are cataloged similarly but separate from the CD/LPs.
I have slowed down my cataloging (and buying LPs, basically only CDs and CD sets now) as time does not permit it; however, I haven't cut down on my listening time.
The 7,000 78s and 15,000 LPs that are also cataloged are stored in built-in wall shelving units (withstood 6.9 1994 Northridge earthquake with a touch/ 1/16th inch movement at most) anchored to my 8"-12" thick double studded, double drywalled walls and 6" concrete slab with 3/4" rebar reinforcement).
The other 10,000 LPs are mostly stored in racks bought at Costco.
As to cataloging, I use MS Word with separate categories for each genre, just like the shelved LPs/78s/CDs are placed.
Cataloging & Shelving Categories:
1 A Orchestral by composer,
1 B Orchestral compilations by conductor,
1 C Soloist Instrumentalists,
1 D Chamber works by group name,
2 Opera Singers recitals,
3 Opera,
4 Jazz Instrumentalists,
5 Pop/Jazz Vocalists and 1950's R&R,
6 Rock & Roll 1960's to 1980's.,
7 A Musicals by title,
7 B Film by title,
7 C Film compilations by composer,
8 A Yiddish vocalists,
8 B Hebrew vocalists,
8 C Klezmer and other Jewish instrumentalists
8 D Cantorial and
9 Comedy (I have about 800 LPs/CDs of these).
10 SuperAnalog Japanese/other & Direct Discs There is also a miscellaneous category for storage/cataloging for super analog LPs by label such as Japanese Toshiba/EMI/Sony/etc. and direct to disc.
I put a CD symbol for CDs which are cataloged together with LP, knowing if I have one or both media of the recording. 78s are cataloged similarly but separate from the CD/LPs.
I have slowed down my cataloging (and buying LPs, basically only CDs and CD sets now) as time does not permit it; however, I haven't cut down on my listening time.