More shop category problems
To carry on the rather loose theme of the week, this is a pic of a sign i found in Resident Records in Brighton. The faintly apologetic tone for how difficult it is to put records/cds in categories that the punter might understand is of course starting to recede as a problem. Last FM don't have some bloke going round scratching his head worrying about whether the pigeon detectives are "indie rock" do they ? All that difficult music discovery stuff is slightly more sophisticated than hoping you might see a cover you like in the "alt-country" section.
Its a great shop by the way. in case you're passing by (I don't work there . i just like it). The title of the photo by the way refers to IA which stands for the rather earnest and useful web discipline/career; Information Architecture where people (they used to be of course librarians) worry about how information is modelled.
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second hand shops are easier because they have multiple copies
I found Elton John's "Blue Moves" in three different sections at the weekend. All of Van Morrison's LP's were in the '70's Male' section, mind - even that one with Lonnie Donegan. Still, it's not an infallible system - Embrace in the 'indie' section anyone? Still, there are never, ever, enough browser dividers to include all the copies of Leo Sayer's "Endless Flight" in existence. Or Foreigner's "Agent Provocateur". There needs to be a new category, surely. File under "Out of the Blue - we've got loads, can you please take them off our hands"? Next to Roger Daltrey solo albums and Boney M's "Night Flight To Venus". Bacofoil stagewear is no substitute for talent. Not Rog - Boney M.
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amuses me that Metallica are prominent under a sign saying many artists cross over. If you listen to Lars et al at high volumes for too long, that will happen!