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Yup, once you stop enjoying things & getting passionate & excited about stuff (& it doesn't matter how stupid the stuff is), & being generally a bit daft, then that's a slippery slope. I have a relation & an old friend who have gone a bit like that, & it's sad to see.
Rameau,
no, that`s not completely right.
When I lost so much "near by" people and I suddenly started thinking about what is REALLY important in my life, I discovered that it`s not the point that I NEED to buy the 5th or 6th edition of a score I liked since decades because there is ONE more missing track included.
I still NEED to buy new (and some unreleased old) music, but I don`t need to have MOST of this. When I fell in love with a new score I listen to it several times thru Spotify or somewhere else. And if I´m still in love after that I will buy the CD.
But to be honest: I prefer older scores and yesterdays music.
On the other hand: I feel that some of my older CDs doesn`t TOUCH me anymore. I`ve lost my love for them. And it makes me home and it makes me lighter (ooooh, I don`t know the perfect english word at the moment) to give it away.
I still have some 1000+ CDs. More music I can listen to till the end of my days. I do it now...one by one, sometimes several times. A lot is gone and some will follow. I STILL LOVE my music. I`m in such a HAPPY position to have all this incredible music. Sometimes I T`think I must be the happiest man on earth. I live in paradise in western europe, I have a house, a family, I can eat each day, have a warm and dry place to sleep. AND I have sooooo much wonderful music. But as well I have (maybe) a lot of music I really don`t NEED to be so happy, because I don`t really love it... That`s not sad, that's....something else!
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I am waiting for posters to chime in about the ethics of keeping the files after unloading the physical objects. We've had some hilarious conversations on that topic.
In the U.K. it is illegal to even burn music from a CD you own to a file and upload to your chosen digital music player. And that was from the copyright holders of the music. Even the U.K. government tried to support owners of CDs to be able to burn them but lost the case in court. How the hell this was ever going to be enforced we will never know.
But the UK has always been a "special" place. In fact, this is not limited to music files or CD ripping. Technically, in the UK you are not allowed to make any copies of any copyrighted material, which is of course absurd, as practically EVERY singe file on your computer is copyrighted in one way or another (the photos you took are copyrighted by you).
Article on Torrentfreak (https://torrentfreak.com/itunes-is-illegal-under-uk-copyright-law-150805/), which includes this quote:
Strictly speaking this means that UK citizens are not allowed to make a backup of their computer. After all, pretty much every computer contains copyrighted media. Needless to say, this turns almost the entire country into ‘outlaws’.
Lock 'em all up an throw away the keys, I say. :-D
I thought Europe was a lot more lenient when it came to copyright laws.
No, it is not. That impression may be here because of some earlier releases of film music in Europe which may be legal there but not in the US, but that had to do by and large with different licensing and copyright expiration legalities, etc. By no means is Europe more lenient when it comes to copyright laws than the US, sometimes the opposite. I am all for sensible copyrights and creators being reimbursed, but some copyright laws -- all over the world -- are just plain stupid and very obviously written by people who have no clue about what they make laws about.
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In the U.K. it is illegal to even burn music from a CD you own to a file and upload to your chosen digital music player.
Which, ironically, is the only reason I (and many others) still actually buy CDs at all.
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I've just taken 10 CDs off my shelves at random
OHMSS (Barry) original album---Can go. Replaced by expanded edition.
Red King, White Knight (John Scott).....Never liked this one. It can go.
Nikita (Serra)............I have a digital download. It can go.
To The Ends of The Earth (Scott)....Keep. Good score
Blue Sun (Isham). I have a digital download. It can go.
The Thing (Morricone) Varese..........Can go. Replaced by Remastered Quartet.
Fear Is The Key (Budd)..Keep. I like Budd
Life For Rent (Dido).........Can go. Don't know why I bought it.
Visions Of Eight (Mancini). Keep. I like this one.
Romeo Is Bleeding (Isham)..........Can't remember what it sounds like. Can probably go.
So 7 out of 10 can go.
AS far as keeping copies go. In print/out of print I keep a copy unless I really hate the music. Over decades I've contributed a substantial amount of cash to the film and music industry, they can give me a little back at this point.
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"...Can't remember what it sounds like. Can probably go."
This is what I've started doing with my overwhelming collection. I will spin a disc I haven't heard in years, wondering if it will ignite some interest in it that I didn't have before. I find ninety percent of the time these albums are easy ones to toss.
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I think I might have to start a two-out-one-in system whereby I can only buy a new score if I dispose of two others. There are plenty I honestly won't miss; I might stick another clearout list on the Trading Post at some stage as well.
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