Musical Chairs

I have been looking at the music I have on my iPod. For someone who is passionate about music, and rather into numbers and analysis, this is a heady combination: for the first time, I can actually quantify my music collection. It has been a curious exercise.

A while ago, I reckoned that I probably had more versions of the tune A Night In Tunisia than any other. Now I know I am right: I have ten versions of A Night In Tunisia on my iPod, and nine of ’Round Midnight (somewhat tweaked to take account of random variations of the names – Around Midnight and ‘Round About Midnight, for instance; the joys of messy data…).

( Cut whilst I go on about how many tracks by different artists I have… )

Musical Chairs

I have been looking at the music I have on my iPod. For someone who is passionate about music, and rather into numbers and analysis, this is a heady combination: for the first time, I can actually quantify my music collection. It has been a curious exercise.

A while ago, I reckoned that I probably had more versions of the tune A Night In Tunisia than any other. Now I know I am right: I have ten versions of A Night In Tunisia on my iPod, and nine of ’Round Midnight (somewhat tweaked to take account of random variations of the names – Around Midnight and ‘Round About Midnight, for instance; the joys of messy data…).

( Cut whilst I go on about how many tracks by different artists I have… )