I have 507 single/double pre-recorded CDs. And about another 60 or so in multi-disc collections (Simon and Garfunkel; Donovan; 60's, 70's, and 80's rock; classical pieces, and so forth). They run the gamut from ABBA to Warren Zevon, with many stops in between.
I have about 40 CD mixes that I have made.
I also have about 20 albums on vinyl (lost a ton bunch in an accident several years ago, including my 78 rpm recording of "Hound Dog" by Elvis).
I have about 50 pre-recorded cassette tapes. I have about 30 mix tapes containing various types of mixes (rock, celtic, and so forth).
I have one 8-track tape, a recording of a radio show when my daughter won a prize from a local radio station (but no 8-track player anymore).
I have some of digital music I have purchased and downloaded into my computer. The purchase agreement says that I can download them as many times as I want, to as many computers as I want, one flat fee (US$0.88 per song, US$8.88 per album). (
http://www.mp3tunes.com/) The problem is that they don't have the music I want, for the most part.
I am looking into a program where you can buy music to download, plus you can get the CD for a few extra dollars. (
http://www.anywherecd.com/mp3/home1) Likewise, they don't have music that I want.
I have 24 videotapes/DVDs of various music things, some pre-recorded and some recorded off of television. Plus 11 videotapes of operas recorded from television.
I have about 6 GB of ripped CDs on my computer in Ogg Vorbis and FLAC formats.
There are also about 100 or so CDs relating to computer stuff: backups, downloaded and burnt CDs for various GNU/Linux distros, software applications, and so forth.
I do not have a portable mp3 player, but I am looking for a portable player that will handle ogg vorbis and FLAC files, and has a reasonable HD size.
I don't necessarily mind buying all of my music again every few years, but it would be nice to have it all in some sort of semi-permanent state. I am getting too old for this shit.
Also, I buy quite a few CDs at shows/concerts given by local groups, so if I stand there long enough I can get them signed, which is tough to do with downloaded stuff.
Oh shit. If we are counting hard drives I have 23. Plus the one in my computer. Plus the one in my wife's computer. Plus the one in my son's computer. Plus the two for my laptop (which is dead, by the way).