I never really thought of it as collecting. Ever since I realized how much jazz and improvised music did for me, I've been on a constant search for something new, or something different. This seems more and more difficult to find now than it did in the first few years of discovery. I can only imagine how difficult it has become for many of you who have been exploring for so much longer than me.
Buying a new stereo amplifier has been a very revealing experience. I find myself pulling out my favorite albums and listening to them with a new ear. The other albums just sit on the shelf, as they have for most of the time that I've owned them. May be time to start weeding.