Revamping Vinyl Collection

Hello fellow vinyl enthusiasts,

I’ve been a music collector my whole life. Back in the CD era, I eventually had about 300 CDs (and many burned ones), accumulated from my teens through mid 20s. Before streaming, I had a truly insane amount of GBs of digital music. Now and for the last 16 years, my primary listening comes through LPs.

Our home is centered around a listening space and we have an entire wall that features a custom created LP storage unit built in. I have close to around 1500 records. My wife has been my partner in listening and encouraged the spirit of this collection. However, now I am in my 40s and I my space is running out. I can reasonable hold only a hundred or so more.

I have always been a completionist, exploring an artists entire arc (unless there is a major drop off) once I fall in love with their art. This means I have almost every release from, say, The Rolling Stones, or Neil Young, or Ty Segall, or even someone lesser known like Lee Moses, for example. I have enjoyed seeing how an artist evolves.

I also enjoy supporting musicians who I see live and impress me, often by buying their records. This has lead me to some favorite one offs in my record collection.

I need to reassess how I collect music. I cannot continue to grow as a listener this way. Building or buying new storage is not an option.

I do purge records, but slowly as my process involves listening and reassessing. I generally find at least a few gems on an album and have a hard time letting it go, though.

Has anyone else done a complete overhaul of their record collection before. Any tips?

TL;DR: I’ve spent decades building a ~1,500-record collection and tend to collect artists’ complete discographies, but I’ve hit the storage limit. I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s successfully shifted from a completionist mindset to a more curated collection without feeling like they’re losing part of their music journey.