Your house is on fire, and you can only grab one box of CDs/records from your chronologically organized collection. You can save only one five year period from 1950-2004. OMG, WTF are you gonna do?

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Fire! Panic! Whatcha gonna do (and why)?

I suppose I'd grab '67-'72 - cus of melodic pop, baroque pop, and Stax

But maybe '75-'80 - cus of funk, dub, punk, and disco.

Hmm...

― supercub, Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

1986-1991

― the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

1980 - 1985, I think, maybe a year earlier.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:17 (twenty-one years ago)

1959=1964: best time for jazz

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:19 (twenty-one years ago)

i think to myself, "Why the fuck did I ever think chronological organization my music collection was a good idea?!?! i'm a total moron. aaaarrrgghhhhh sizzzzzzzzzzzzzle..."

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

1999 - 2004 for that modern shit. I've listened to my 60s & 70s jazz & funk enough by this point.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:20 (twenty-one years ago)

So it's actually a six-year period (inclusive)?

My gut reaction is to say 1999-2004. My more nostalgic side is telling me 1991-1996. I'm leaning toward the latter. Fortunately I'm thinking about this in advance so that I won't stand there trying to decide and getting trapped by the flames in case this situation eventually presents itself.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:21 (twenty-one years ago)

No, we're all just retards.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:29 (twenty-one years ago)

i think to myself, "Why the fuck did I ever think chronological organization my music collection was a good idea?!?! i'm a total moron. aaaarrrgghhhhh sizzzzzzzzzzzzzle..."
-- frankE (frankeeeeeeee...), October 14th, 2004.

Agreed.

I'd grab the Faustbox and the Pere Ubu box.

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:29 (twenty-one years ago)

1988-1992

― Helios Creed (orion), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)

For financial reasons I'd grab 1975-1980 so I could flog all those disco 12s for mucho cash and rebuild the rest of my collection....

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)

i would do 67 to 72 for just about everything that came out, too much fantastic stuff to miss

or maybe 1996 to 2001 for all the great dance music

― todd swiss (eliti), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)

the 5-year period from 1962-2004.

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Assuming my CDs included mixes made from the best mainstream stuff of the era, I'd probably have to say 1991-1995. Maybe 1990-1994, tough call. Either way, it'd be for the Madchester, shoegaze/dreampop, the golden age of indie rock, post-rock, underground rap, g-funk, rave, jungle, trip-hop, britpop, ambient house, bleep and bass, velvet r&b, east coast rap, alternative rock, pop-punk, indie dance and diva house...just without a doubt the most magical time in music history.

Really, it'd have to be '88-'95 to get everything.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:37 (twenty-one years ago)

This is a really weird thread.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Thursday, 14 October 2004 02:40 (twenty-one years ago)

It is a bit morbid to think of our houses burning down, but it's a metaphor, don't ya know?

― supercub, Thursday, 14 October 2004 03:12 (twenty-one years ago)

1971-1976: Maggot Brain to Jailbreak, Fragile and Superfly to Get Up With It and Here Come the Warm Jets, "I Can't Stand the Rain" and "Ballroom Blitz" too

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 14 October 2004 03:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm thinking of supplementing this thread with a version for alphabetical organization. Sound interesting?

― supercub, Thursday, 14 October 2004 03:25 (twenty-one years ago)

How about one for those of us who use no organizational scheme beyond "I think it might be on that shelf, or maybe in that pile?"

― Graeme (Graeme), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:15 (twenty-one years ago)

1977-1982

or i'd grab a hose

― kephm, Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

1991-1995 in a close race, but darkcore, hardcore, jungle, dancehall, post-rock, hip hop's "golden age" just slightly beat 1971-1975's glam, kraut, roots, soul, funk, afro-beat, metal, prog. . . hmmn maybe I'll choose the latter after all.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

1974-1979

Pere Ubu, Radioactivity by Kraftwerk, Neu!, Low by Bowie, Most of Eno's solo rock records, Joy Division, Suicide, Moroder, Sex Pistols/1st PIL record, loft disco... good times indeed.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

1979-1984: 2 bowie records, all the gary numan and talking heads and rem records anyone really needs, the birthpangs of hip-hop (and the rise and fall of electro), yes kidnapped by the buggles, all of joy division and the best record new order put out, and countless post-punk classics (eatb and the cure in their prime especially standing out).

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:41 (twenty-one years ago)

(biggest regrets: having to jettison all bowie pre-lodger and everything kraftwerk pre-computer world.)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I had the same exact dilemma

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Thursday, 14 October 2004 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

1984-1989 for sure. both Substance comps, all the Smiths, early Pixies, most of Prince's best works, loads of Talk Talk, XTC, "Stop Making Sense", and all the new wave anyone could want as well as "It Takes a Nation..." and "3 Feet High..." and Slick Rick and ... damn i could go on for a while. Oh and the first Sugarcubes album!

or i could just take 1999-2004 cuz i'd run out of the house with the biggest stack by far

― lemin (lemin), Thursday, 14 October 2004 05:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Gotta be '78-'82 for me: late disco, post-punk, etc.

― Douglas (Douglas), Thursday, 14 October 2004 06:26 (twenty-one years ago)

1998-2002

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 14 October 2004 06:40 (twenty-one years ago)

1972-1977 -- so much innovation then: glam, funk, disco, punk. Would I have to leave my dog behind?

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 14 October 2004 06:40 (twenty-one years ago)

88-94

― lukey (Lukey G), Thursday, 14 October 2004 07:36 (twenty-one years ago)

1976-80 for the rare stuff, and for the sentimental attachment to the records as objects. Earlier or later, I could replace.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 14 October 2004 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)

1999-2004 and anyone who says anything different is LIVING IN THE PAST, FOGEY OLD MAN.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 14 October 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

My immediate reaction is to grab (yawn) 1967-72. But then I realize that most of that stuff is permanently imprinted on my brain already. So I'll go with '75-80: From pre-punk thru post-punk (or "new wave", whatever) inclusive, plus lotsa superfine funk & disco, and "corporate rock" (Boston, Fleetwood Mac) at its absolute zenith (when it was still new enough to be unique).

And, heh heh, I reserve the right to also grab any and all COMPILATIONS released between '75 and '80, regardless of the vintage of the music within! Which means I can have Elvis's Sun Sessions (1976), James Brown's 30 Golden Greats (1977), and so on. Of course, it would be silly for me to own these when I already had the originals; but far sillier to file my records according to date!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm thinking of supplementing this thread with a version for alphabetical organization. Sound interesting?

If you ask us to choose only one letter, betcha 99% of us will choose B, M, or S!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 14 October 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)

E! For Embrace, Eno and Eminem!

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 14 October 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't like this topic - I actually had this situation whilst living in a fourth floor flat with a stairwell fire. I was so scared, and was working out how to get a matress out of the window to throw the records onto, as I couldn't let any of them be melted - really.

Fortunately, a fireman put it out before it reached our floor. I now live in a first floor flat with extensive insurance cover.

― ___ (___), Thursday, 14 October 2004 09:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't organise my collection chronologically. Nor would I give a shit if any of them burned in a fire (I mean, that's how I'm going to end up!). The music would still exist, elsewhere.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 14 October 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

or i could just take 1999-2004 cuz i'd run out of the house with the biggest stack by far

This is a good point, though I'm not sure if it'd even be true for me.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 14 October 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

It would be for me.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Probably 1971-76 because of prog rock. I'd sorely miss my 63-68 beat and psychedelia, my 80-81 New Romantics and my 94-97 Britpop, but I still feel like the prog records are the ones that grow on me the most, and that I may listen to a certain number of times without getting tired of them.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

THat is 80-84 New Romantics, of course ;)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I have one tape of music which does not exist anywhere else. I'd be sad to lose that.

1980-1984 are my years, I suppose.

― Ally C (Ally C), Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd take '77 - '82....

I'd get my girlfriend to take '67 - '72 'though.

Then I'd try to load everything else onto a small hand-cart and get the cats to pull it to safety.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Thursday, 14 October 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

On second thought, I think I would go for 1987-1992 as there are some Compact Discs there that are now deleted and as such hard to find.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 14 October 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

1978-1983: Biggest stack of my collection, almost all of my favourites are there.

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 14 October 2004 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

'63-'68 or '72-'77 or '80-'85. there have been great musical years since then, but they're scattered over the course of two decades.

― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 14 October 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

roughly 75 - 85, that way you get some funk, pretty much all disco, ounk and post punk, synthpop + some very early proto-house stuff.

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Friday, 15 October 2004 09:49 (twenty-one years ago)

That's a hell of a long 5 years.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 15 October 2004 10:00 (twenty-one years ago)

The solution is to have all your music in mp3 form on CDRs in slimline cases. That way you can fit 1972-1994 in a shoebox.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 15 October 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

72-77; eno, faust, iggy-the idiot lp, bowie-low, suicide, neu!, can, clash, joy division, kriminella gitarrer, pere ubu...

― j., Saturday, 16 October 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Renter's insurance. It not just for the paranoid anymore.

1981 - 1986 (this counts remasters/reissues, even if they came out 20 years later)

― Catty (Catty), Saturday, 16 October 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

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