Gantryman Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Bet it's not as big as Paul Mawhinny's, owner of 2.5 million records. Yes million http://tinyurl.com/mssflt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooksferry Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 That's the trouble with a large collection , unless you're willing to break it up it'll be very difficult to find a home for it. I can understand his passion though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nak-Mad Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Gantryman;103407 wrote: Bet it's not as big as Paul Mawhinny's, owner of 2.5 million records. Yes million http://tinyurl.com/mssflt Yikies... at around 200 I am a mere 'pup' :eek: One of the things I gave myself a good telling off for..with the benefit of a few years hindsight.. was jumping to CD so quickly in the mid 80's... seriously regret not buying more LP's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 If by records you mean albums rather than LPs then 'only 200-300, unfortunatley had my collection stolen twice otherwise would be larger now, oh well always room for improvement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy1553552716 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 But how many do you actually listen to? I own maybe 500 LPs and a similar number of CDs. On any given occasion I can choose from a thousand albums - I probably listen to only a handful of them. Even being generous, 90% of my music collection never gets listened to anyway -why would I need another 2.4 million of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeman Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 In the beginning , I am quite impressived and admire him as he want to save the music for next generation! But late it comes to 2M $, it changes the whole world. Is there a word call "donation" in English? You tell me. Eventually, dust to dust..........Isn't it? I wish before I get to the dust to dust stage, I could collect 20,000 CD&LP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipodes1553552706 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I am not a collector of things, so I target keeping my collection at around 1,000 albums. I am sure I have bought more than 5,000 over the years but I regularly prune the collection and sell them. I don't find myself very interested in going back to the Beatles, Stones, Led Zeps, Uriah Heeps, Chicken Shacks etc and like to keep exploring new music, so keeping all those albums I have ever bought would be a waste of space. Twice my collection got to over 2,000 albums and each time I did a big cull - it was ~1,000 LPs in one hit to Bill Theo 10 years ago and ~1,000 CDs to Slow Boat records about 4 years ago. A couple of months ago I sold 400 CDs. With what I have I could play it from start to finish and it would take a month to get through it, playing 24/7. That is enough, I reckon, provided I keep adding new stuff to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroen Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Antipodes;103500 wrote: I am not a collector of things, so I target keeping my collection at around 1,000 albums. I am sure I have bought more than 5,000 over the years but I regularly prune the collection and sell them. I don't find myself very interested in going back to the Beatles, Stones, Led Zeps, Uriah Heeps, Chicken Shacks etc and like to keep exploring new music, so keeping all those albums I have ever bought would be a waste of space. Twice my collection got to over 2,000 albums and each time I did a big cull - it was ~1,000 LPs in one hit to Bill Theo 10 years ago and ~1,000 CDs to Slow Boat records about 4 years ago. A couple of months ago I sold 400 CDs. With what I have I could play it from start to finish and it would take a month to get through it, playing 24/7. That is enough, I reckon, provided I keep adding new stuff to it. Ant, I just couldn't do that! I admire your discipline. I'm a chronic hoarder and just can't part with those "Beatles, Stones, Led Zeps, Uriah Heeps, Chicken Shacks" which I may only listen to once a year, if lucky. next time you do a cull send me a pm! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooksferry Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 One of the nice things about a larger collection is the surprises you sometimes get when having a browse through. Quite often find lps I didn't know I had or haven't listened to in ages...almost as good as buying a new one. I have had the odd cull out, 60lps last time,and quite a few cds have gone over the years mainly to get space for new arrivals. I keep telling myself that I've reached my limit but I reckon I could add one more shelf to the vinyl rack and squeeze in a couple of hundred more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gantryman Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 I'm amazed that the Smithsonian or some other organisation wouldn't step in and buy the whole job lot of the Mawhinney collection. The $3M asking price seems like a bargain - especially when you consider that thousands of the records in his collection would be the only ones in existence that are in playable condition. Alternatively you'd imagine there's some multi-millionaire OCC (obsessive completist collector) out there somewhere that would want to have 'em, if for no other reason than the bragging rights that would come with owning the world's largest record collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I doubt the Smithsonian would be interested as there is little real info on the contents of the collection, merely that it included one copy of everything the shop sold. If the shop was like most record stores, a large part of that collection would be dross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycenius Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 michael w;103617 wrote: I doubt the Smithsonian would be interested as there is little real info on the contents of the collection, merely that it included one copy of everything the shop sold. If the shop was like most record stores, a large part of that collection would be dross. True - but even if only 0.1% of it was rare, unusual, or 1 of a kind, etc - that's 2,500 rare and/or possibly 1 of a kind records... Although whether they'd be worth the $2.5m is another question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixon76 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 That 'world biggest Audiophile' guy in China should buy them. He already has a boat load of records (he purchased a 250,000 collection from a Japanese library didn't he?). It would seem to fit with his collecting habits.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gantryman Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 michael w;103617 wrote: I doubt the Smithsonian would be interested as there is little real info on the contents of the collection, merely that it included one copy of everything the shop sold. If the shop was like most record stores, a large part of that collection would be dross. Oh, I'm sure that 90% of it is pure unadulterated dreck. But in a way isn't that the point? As much as it is a music archive, it's also an archive of popular culture in the 20th century. You've got the music first and foremost, but there's also fashion and design (record sleeves), the political and cultural concerns of the day (lyrics), technology (recording techniques, mono to stereo, introduction of synthesisers and electronics etc) to name just a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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