YOUR QUESTION:

02/03/2021 Help

Hello. I would like your guidance. Like any normal person, I keep my CD collection in alphabetical order and within that order, each artist’s albums are ordered by year. Really basic, traditional stuff. But, you see, I am struggling with what to do with the Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny CD. Should it go first, before the self-titled WB debut, or last, after California???? This is a serious archival/curatorial/aesthetic/philosophical/existential dilemma. Please, Trevor.

MY ANSWER:

Well, it’s not like you have 10 Bungle CDs to confuse the issue. Pretty sure you’ll be able to find it either way. I suppose it makes logical sense to put it after California since you’re categorizing the recording, not the concept. Probably what you should really do is buy two copies and bookend this legendary oeuvre. I’m not as anal as you; I just jam an artist’s works all together, not worrying about the chronology. The real problem starts when you start a “world music” shelf, and some of those people also have “rock” and/or “classical” recordings. Where the hell am I supposed to put Nate Wooley’s music??