The World's Largest Record Collection

Rocketboom Spotlight on The Archive, a film by Sean Dunne. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection. This is the story of a man and his records.

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[jonny1251]

The fact that this man`s record collection has not yet sold proves one thing..

There are no cool rich people.

[vzappa973]

What a lot of people don't know is that vinyl is pure sound and hits frequencies that cd and especially mp3. I suggest to anyone that don't believe that the quality of sound isn't better, sit down with a vintage turntable and receiver with some high end headphones or speakers and tell me it's it's not the most richest sound you ever heard.

[peterpiessens]

There must be one crazy rich Japanese dude on this earth for this!!!

[MinerOfHats]

i'll have them if no -one gives a damn! ;P

[squafdonoboles]

And I thought I had a lot of records! I only have about 1,500 albums, 723 45's, 127 78's and 23 paper records. They are all in their original sleeves and -- yes -- I hold them by the edges. Thanks for posting this great collection! I hate the tinny sound of CDs. VINYL RULES!

[raveoursoulz]

@kornkid22 It's a David Guetta Remix

[zorenofzennor]

so if the first records is so old why are you putting the grease from your fingerprints all over it ....cmon ...man...surely the first rule is hold the record by the edges ...phew

[Neutraliable]

Poor old man... if only I had 3 million dollars..... I'D BUY MANSION AND A BUNCH OF BLOW!

[newfuckingwave]

@jonny1251 well seeing the size of both his collection and the building it's in i wouldn't exactly say he's poor. he definitely has more money than me

[newfuckingwave]

he's showing us the first flat record ever made and putting his dirty fingerprints allover it

[MERKIN187]

It would cost someone a million just to move all that shit!

[lrh1966]

I am not joking one bit, but if I had my dream audio-video history museum, this collection would be on it's way into the Fort Knot like record vault that I would have it housed within the museum. I would have tours of it, and have meticulous, carefully re-mastered CD's made from the items that were never on CD, and I would have them made as SACD high definition CD's...Friends, Lloyd.