Inventory of vinyl - what software do you use?

Quite a few responses here, and some very good ideas. I am going to try the two "specialized" programs mentioned here first - Music Label 2007 and the Gracenote AV Cataloger. Both companies offer free trials of their software, so there is nothing to lose. If neither of them are sufficiently customizable, I will probably give Excel a try. (I am surprised that more people haven't gone with Access or another database application, but if Excel works, that's fine with me.)

I agree that backups are essential - you must have been heartsick, Dan_ed. I try to back up about once a week, but if I put together this database/vinyl catalog, I will back it up separately to a DVD disc as well.

Styx - I don't know anything about programming, so can't do what you did, but I will add some of the categories you listed to whatever program I end up using.

Thank you, everyone, for your suggestions.

Holly

Herman - are you still using the Kix Music Master program you wrote about in that thread you linked? Has it gotten any easier to use? I just went to their site where it was stated that they had basically lost the ability to search for vinyl because the database they had linked to was taken over by another company which eliminated the web search function.

Though at some point I would like to inventory my CDs as well, my vinyl inventory takes precedence at this point - I have more vinyl than I have CDs, and I probably haven't even looked at some of it for quite a few years. :-o I will, however, check into CDTrustee, as recommended by 4yanx & Zargon.

I might as well make this another winter project, cataloguing all of my audio software!

Holly