Re: Files Organization
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:42 am
ORGANIZING one's collection is as much fun as ACQUIRING it!
My OLD way of doing things ("alphabeatles"):
Each individual Beatles song had its own folder (while albums were still redundantly kept whole separately). Each folder had subfolders (pasted here in reverse, sorry):
Remixes
Releases
Mixes
MIDI
Mashups
Isolations
Covers
This set still exists with a lot stripped out in favor of:
My NEW way:
The official album releases are the main structure of the collection (Beatles as well as solo), within which goes everything related to that album. For instance, under "03 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT":
SINGLES
SESSIONS
REMIXES
RELEASES
MULTITRACKS
MASHUPS
ISOLATIONS
Within the RELEASES folder, for example, I have US, UK, JAPAN, EU sub-folders, and within them MONO/STEREO sub-folders as well.
As an example, the AHDN UK>STEREO folder has:
A Hard Day's Night (5.1 mixdown, FAB!)
A Hard Day's Night (1982 sealed MFSL BC-1 The Collection, vinywall)
A Hard Day's Night (1986 sealed BC-13 Blue Box, vinylwall)
A Hard Day's Night (2009 Digital Remaster UNLIMITED-Mirror Spock 2013)
A Hard Day's Night (2009 Digital Remaster, USB Limited Edition)
A Hard Day's Night (2012 remastered US vinyl)
A Hard Day's Night (Demastered)
A Hard Day's Night (MPI home video mix)
A Hard Day's Night (Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2014 iTunes lossless)
A Hard Day's Night (Remastered 2020, Free Connoisseur)
A Hard Day's Night (remastered 2020, RalseiDeltarune)
A Hard Day's Night (UK tube cut, 10/18 PBTHAL)
Rock Band
You Can't Do That (Tomorrow Never Knows-Apple 5099931975513).flac
Now, whenever somebody releases an individual remix or compilation of remixes and CV or outtakes, etc., I explode them out and put the pieces where they belong.
For example, in the AHDN REMIXES>Various folder I have:
Can't Buy Me Love (instr.) (Tribute To King Mixers-edinsc).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (alt vocal) (Minus One).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (first vocal & guitar solo) (Single Track Minds).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (hybrid of tk2 and tk4) (Pink Litmus Paper Shirt).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Kenny Saxton remix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Minus One).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono mix in stereo w/extra hihat, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (reverb stripped off, Dry Baby Dry-LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (second vocal & guitar solo) (Single Track Minds).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (second vocal only) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (single tracked overdubbed vocal [not live one] & guitar solo, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Strange Days Indeed, mixerrog).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (LR, MONOLONGER 8).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2,3) (Zero Is Just Another Even Number).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 first vocal only) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
The point is, any song version that has anything to do with a particular LP is to be found within that LP's overall heading. And by doing it this way, I can easily see where the inevitable duplication is... I do have a "Steaming Pile" folder of items that need to be thinned and filed as described above (for example):
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 without guitar solo (TIO+AHDNBlu+RB) (Great Scott! It's... The Beatles-MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (2019 stereo upmix, Tex).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night Bluray) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night MPI VHS).m4a
Can't Buy Me Love (Anthology 2011 remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Anthology DVD) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Around The Beatles 1964 (1+ BD/DVD 2015, The Beatles On Digital Revisions).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (backing).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Edit of Takes 1 and 2 Anthology CD Mix) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (edit of tk1+02, Anthology mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (IBC 4/19/64) (Anthology Expanded Edition-VooDoo Records).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Mixomatosis).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Movie BD/DVD Stereo Remix 2014, The Beatles On Digital Revisions).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (MPI home video) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (reprise) (A Hard Day's Night MPI VHS).m4a
Can't Buy Me Love (Rock'n'Reel Music-Songs From Their Motion Pictures).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (SI onto tk4 Guitar Overdubs) (TK4) (Various Panning) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (SI onto tk4 Vocal Overdubs + Lost Guitar Solo) (Centre) (TK2+3) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (stereo remix-louder hi-hat from mono mix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (takes 1&2) (Anthology edit) (A Hard Day's Night-Purple Chick).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles-Uncovered! Rock Band mix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (The Making Of AHDN) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1 Monitor Mix) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2-3 (TIO+URT) (Great Scott! It's... The Beatles-MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2, Hobnail remix-fixed solo and chords).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Anthology Expanded Edition-VooDoo Records).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (stereo) NEW SOURCE [HMC ONLINE SOURCE FOR TOP] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Take It Off remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Ultra Rare Trax-2010 Mojo direct transfer from Zonal 675 tape).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Ultra Rare Trax-2010 Mojo remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (URT2+UM7) (Strawberry Fields Forever (YD 2007, a LOT of dropouts repaired, MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3 And 4) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3, control room mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (stereo) NEW SOURCE [HMC ONLINE SOURCE TOP AND TAIL] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Take It Off remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (URT2+UM7) (Strawberry Fields Forever (YD 2007, a LOT of dropouts repaired, MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 - Xmas - Love Me Do) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 Intro only) (stereo) BRAND NEW [FROM HMC SOURCE] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 reconstruction).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 Rhythm Track) (mono) (80 Left) (TK1) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4, control room mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 2, Drexel Records 1988).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Videos From Films-Unique LD sources Mix, GA Home Studio).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (vocal iso w/unused solo, Helterskelter).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (with crowd overdubs) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (With Crowd Overdubs) (mono) (Revolver Studio Sessions, Back To Basics-V1 Beta, Helter Skelter).flac
Can't Buy Me Love #2 (A Hard Day's Night Bluray) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love #2 (MPI home video) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Singles-only have their own main folder with similar sub-folders. BBC and live stuff are in their own collections.
The collection is fluid; maybe fan remasters (not the remixes) of entire albums should have their own folder instead of being under RELEASES.
Fun stuff! Sometimes I even listen to the music!
My OLD way of doing things ("alphabeatles"):
Each individual Beatles song had its own folder (while albums were still redundantly kept whole separately). Each folder had subfolders (pasted here in reverse, sorry):
Remixes
Releases
Mixes
MIDI
Mashups
Isolations
Covers
This set still exists with a lot stripped out in favor of:
My NEW way:
The official album releases are the main structure of the collection (Beatles as well as solo), within which goes everything related to that album. For instance, under "03 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT":
SINGLES
SESSIONS
REMIXES
RELEASES
MULTITRACKS
MASHUPS
ISOLATIONS
Within the RELEASES folder, for example, I have US, UK, JAPAN, EU sub-folders, and within them MONO/STEREO sub-folders as well.
As an example, the AHDN UK>STEREO folder has:
A Hard Day's Night (5.1 mixdown, FAB!)
A Hard Day's Night (1982 sealed MFSL BC-1 The Collection, vinywall)
A Hard Day's Night (1986 sealed BC-13 Blue Box, vinylwall)
A Hard Day's Night (2009 Digital Remaster UNLIMITED-Mirror Spock 2013)
A Hard Day's Night (2009 Digital Remaster, USB Limited Edition)
A Hard Day's Night (2012 remastered US vinyl)
A Hard Day's Night (Demastered)
A Hard Day's Night (MPI home video mix)
A Hard Day's Night (Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2014 iTunes lossless)
A Hard Day's Night (Remastered 2020, Free Connoisseur)
A Hard Day's Night (remastered 2020, RalseiDeltarune)
A Hard Day's Night (UK tube cut, 10/18 PBTHAL)
Rock Band
You Can't Do That (Tomorrow Never Knows-Apple 5099931975513).flac
Now, whenever somebody releases an individual remix or compilation of remixes and CV or outtakes, etc., I explode them out and put the pieces where they belong.
For example, in the AHDN REMIXES>Various folder I have:
Can't Buy Me Love (instr.) (Tribute To King Mixers-edinsc).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (alt vocal) (Minus One).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (first vocal & guitar solo) (Single Track Minds).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (hybrid of tk2 and tk4) (Pink Litmus Paper Shirt).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Kenny Saxton remix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Minus One).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono mix in stereo w/extra hihat, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (reverb stripped off, Dry Baby Dry-LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (second vocal & guitar solo) (Single Track Minds).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (second vocal only) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (single tracked overdubbed vocal [not live one] & guitar solo, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Strange Days Indeed, mixerrog).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (LR, MONOLONGER 8).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2,3) (Zero Is Just Another Even Number).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 first vocal only) (Abracadabra, LR).flac
The point is, any song version that has anything to do with a particular LP is to be found within that LP's overall heading. And by doing it this way, I can easily see where the inevitable duplication is... I do have a "Steaming Pile" folder of items that need to be thinned and filed as described above (for example):
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 without guitar solo (TIO+AHDNBlu+RB) (Great Scott! It's... The Beatles-MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (2019 stereo upmix, Tex).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night Bluray) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night MPI VHS).m4a
Can't Buy Me Love (Anthology 2011 remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Anthology DVD) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Around The Beatles 1964 (1+ BD/DVD 2015, The Beatles On Digital Revisions).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (backing).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Edit of Takes 1 and 2 Anthology CD Mix) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (edit of tk1+02, Anthology mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (IBC 4/19/64) (Anthology Expanded Edition-VooDoo Records).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Mixomatosis).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Movie BD/DVD Stereo Remix 2014, The Beatles On Digital Revisions).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (MPI home video) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (reprise) (A Hard Day's Night MPI VHS).m4a
Can't Buy Me Love (Rock'n'Reel Music-Songs From Their Motion Pictures).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (SI onto tk4 Guitar Overdubs) (TK4) (Various Panning) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (SI onto tk4 Vocal Overdubs + Lost Guitar Solo) (Centre) (TK2+3) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (stereo remix-louder hi-hat from mono mix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (takes 1&2) (Anthology edit) (A Hard Day's Night-Purple Chick).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles-Uncovered! Rock Band mix).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (The Making Of AHDN) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1 Monitor Mix) (mono) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk1) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2-3 (TIO+URT) (Great Scott! It's... The Beatles-MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2, Hobnail remix-fixed solo and chords).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Anthology Expanded Edition-VooDoo Records).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (stereo) NEW SOURCE [HMC ONLINE SOURCE FOR TOP] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Take It Off remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Ultra Rare Trax-2010 Mojo direct transfer from Zonal 675 tape).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (Ultra Rare Trax-2010 Mojo remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk2) (URT2+UM7) (Strawberry Fields Forever (YD 2007, a LOT of dropouts repaired, MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3 And 4) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3, control room mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Complete Controlroom Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (stereo) NEW SOURCE [HMC ONLINE SOURCE TOP AND TAIL] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (Take It Off remaster).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk3) (URT2+UM7) (Strawberry Fields Forever (YD 2007, a LOT of dropouts repaired, MasterJedi).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 - Xmas - Love Me Do) (Complete Control Room Monitor Mixes).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 Intro only) (stereo) BRAND NEW [FROM HMC SOURCE] (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 reconstruction).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4 Rhythm Track) (mono) (80 Left) (TK1) (A Hard Day's Night-Back To Basics, 2014 upgrade, HS).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4, control room mix) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (tk4) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Ultra Rare Trax Vol. 2, Drexel Records 1988).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (Videos From Films-Unique LD sources Mix, GA Home Studio).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (vocal iso w/unused solo, Helterskelter).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (with crowd overdubs) (Complete Recording Sessions-coltturkey 2017).flac
Can't Buy Me Love (With Crowd Overdubs) (mono) (Revolver Studio Sessions, Back To Basics-V1 Beta, Helter Skelter).flac
Can't Buy Me Love #2 (A Hard Day's Night Bluray) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Can't Buy Me Love #2 (MPI home video) (Contemporary Sound).flac
Singles-only have their own main folder with similar sub-folders. BBC and live stuff are in their own collections.
The collection is fluid; maybe fan remasters (not the remixes) of entire albums should have their own folder instead of being under RELEASES.
Fun stuff! Sometimes I even listen to the music!