Why my classical records sulked, and what happened to them afterwards ...

Message for ya, message for ya ... and that message is: I'm offloading all my classical LPs after years of slightly pointless ownership. Wtf! Yes, a sorry tale. Why did I acquire all these Deutsche Grammophon/RCA/MFP/Decca/Heliodor albums in the first place? Er, not sure myself. Dabbler that I am, I reckon I must have thought the odd Bach or Mozart LP was always going to be worth having.

Johan Svendsen: gone, but not forgotten

And ... I'm not saying they're not. But in my case, blessed/cursed with a partner who's amassed shelves and shelves of classical CDs, my pitiful vinyl collection has been irrelevant and gathering dust for years. Only, I managed to overlook it. There they were, a neglected little group of records over in the corner, sulking because they were never - or hardly ever - played. Well, sulk no more - you're out! Maybe I'm totally heartless, but, sad to say, with major Niluccio on noise vinyl reorganisation work now almost complete, it's become clear there's no place in the flat for these symphonies, these concertos, these chorals works and these operas. Nope. I've gone classical-free in the vinyl department. Hmm, maybe it's all a terrible mistake. Maybe this purge of the classics is something I'll come to regret. Maybe it's like Mark E Smith said. Perhaps this decision was made with with the highest British attention to the wrong detail ....

Bach and Mozart: always worth having?