Comments on: World’s Largest Record Collection

By: hoyt

hoyt — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:05:07 +0000

this is music history.if i could i would turn this collection into a museum.paul you are a vinyl monarch.this is a lifetime of music. many years of music history in its purest form.i am 52 years old and can relate to the history of albums and singles.all music.may the music be with you.

By: polocorp

polocorp — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:35:03 +0000

that’s sooo dope. this guy deserves more than what he’s getting. Hope someone with good intentions picks up the collection archivbes it and maybe they could even put the exclusive material in digital format…

ok I’m missing the point !!

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:25:17 +0000

I think one of the reasons it won’t sell is because of the quantity.

Sad.

By: arcm

arcm — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:04:10 +0000

i still buy vinyl, and i’ll never stop.
wonder how much electronica he has..

By: DJ Alan Bentley

DJ Alan Bentley — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:29:26 +0000

Dude I’m a vinyl JUNKIE, I love spinning mad vinyl, I can do a 8 hr set with two carry bags. THIS DUDE ROCKS!!

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:33:38 +0000

goddamnit! This makes me sad! If I had 3,1 million I would easily buy it. come on fellow hypebeast, let’s open up a account for this man!

By: ghander

ghander — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:12:55 +0000

that person never paid for it

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:44:40 +0000

Looks like its already sold guys – http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08052/859280-100.stm

By: Kahron

Kahron — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:26:07 +0000

If I had the $3 million – I’m copping this…….with no hesitation. If I could, I’d hire a cat just to keep my music pristine and in order.

By: bassten.net » World’s largest record collection

bassten.net » World’s largest record collection — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:16:51 +0000

[...] Hypebeast sums it up nicely: In today’s world, everyone downloads and buys music from the internet, making physical record albums obsolete, which is very sad news for Paul Mawhinney. Paul has the world’s largest record collection that he has been accumulated throughout his lifetime. He used to run a record store, and he would always put away the last copy of an album for himself. Due to his declining health and old age, Paul has decided to put the collection on sale for a mere $3 million when it was appraised at a whooping $50 million, yet no one has given a solid offer. Regardless of our technological advances, sometimes holding an album in your hands just feels a little bit different. [...]