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Complete Collection Countdown Explained

Welcome to the #completecollectioncountdown! What, you may ask, is that? Well, I'll tell you. 

In 2017, I was moving, and realized I had a LOT of records. As I hauled them, I promised myself that once I was settled in my new place, I would challenge myself to listed to every single one of them, and purge where appropriate. I did okay with the listening (less well with the purging), but life is busy, and before long, I'd lost track of where I was in the process. 

I have just moved again and have a great listening space, so it seems like the perfect chance to begin anew. I am going to chronicle the experience, with the following goals:

1.To share my love of music, and explore my crazy, eclectic collection. Seriously, I am excited for any discussions this could inspire.  

2. To keep me accountable. I must listen to them all!

3. To act as a catalogue. I should probably have some record of my records. 

So here's the deal:

    - Records will be drawn randomly as I clean and organize my collection. They are all mixed up now, and selections could be from a wide range of genres. This is not a curated list.

   -  I will number each album and share some thoughts/personal reflections or general info about each record whenever possible. 

   - I will actually listen to the record, though I won't make you sit through that part. 

That's it! 

Hope to see some of you listening along!



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