This very touching film, directed by Sean Dunne, is about Paul Mawhinney who 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 story really broke my heart. I sincerely hope there is a rich music artist, company, or anybody who is passionate about Paul’s love of music and willing to help him out. It would be wonderful to know that he could hold on to his record collection for the rest of his life and then be purchased by a museum or another collector.
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Great find! Thanks for that story. I hope he gets more exposure from this.
Reply to SubOneNot on the same scale and with no illnesses in the background, we may be many to feel the same awful feelings. I have quite a substantial collection and despite its quality it may go to the dump once i will go. In Montreal, Quebec, does exist a niche called Quebec Phonotheque. They have a huge colection of reords. But their efforts are in vain. Their grants were recently cut and some archives projects put on hold.
Reply to ORALWake up ! Buy records !
Nobody gives a damn about nothing. It’s why the world has come to this point. Because deep down, nobody cares.
I hope some millionaire like Richard Branson, realizes of this whole potencial and turns it into a museum of somehow.
Reply to Pedro VieiraIf I only had the money I’d buy the Collection. Sigh
Reply to FiascoKidif 30 thousand people chucked in 100 bucks each,he could keep the collection and use the money to run the store,or use the money to move it to a national archive or museum
Reply to SamIf I had 3 million to spend, I could think of no better way to spend it than to save music….
Reply to Aubrey SmileyI am too poor. If I had money I would gladly help this guy out. All my old records are long gone, and I am told that if I try to download the music I once had on record but no longer have I can be in trouble and fined (even though I legally paid for all this music ages ago.)
Some day I will make my millions, and I will not donate to charities full of whiners, but go and prop up a guy like this instead.
Reply to VegetarianHow can we get in contact with Richard Branson?
Reply to deyonDigg effect?
Dear God, if only I had the money, I’d buy all that from him in a heartbeat.
Reply to SabiiVinyl really is better, give “Dark Side of the Moon” a listen to sometime if you have it, its really relaxing~