4th FebruaryThe A-Z of CD's


Call me old fashioned if you like but I am one of those people who like physical copies of things that I own. You know DVD's, books and CD's in disc / paper form rather than as an electronic file stored on my smart device. I like to be able to see and touch them and reconnect with the momories they invoke. They also help fill up / decorate my house. 

But in truth I probably own lots that I will never read, watch or listen to again. So one of the things I have decided to do with regards my music collection is to actually try to work out which things I like and should keep and which things I no longer like or perhaps never really liked in the first place except for maybe a singe track. 

And the way I thought I'd do this is to slowly, and it will take time, work my way through all my CD's staring at all the 'As'  (beginning with Abba) and work my way through an alphabet of music to Z (ending withZZ Top) by having a different letter's worth of aural treats with me in the car as I drive along. Which depening on how much driving I do each day could be anything from one to three CD's a day.

So this week it will be the letter A, or some of them at least, and will include such musical luminaries as Ryan Adams, Air, Joseph Arthur and even Adele. Tune in again this time next year to see if I've managed to get all the way through to Z.


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