World’s Largest Record Collection
Paul Mawhinney is in the sound archives section of Record Rama in Pine.
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Paul Mawhinney scans an aisle of 45s in the sound archives section of Record Rama. He is looking to unload his 3 million records and CDs, deemed the largest in the world.
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Paul Mawhinney peers through a 45 of “Let Me Love You,” by the Headliners, in the sound archives section of Record Rama.
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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. I hope you enjoy it.
From Thomas Edison to American Idol, it’s the complete history of the music that shaped five generations.
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3 Million Records
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Every genre of American music is represented: rock; jazz; country; R&B; blues; new age; Broadway and Hollywood; bluegrass; folk; children’s; comedy; Christmas, and more. No other collection in the world –- publicly or privately held — even comes close.
More than half of the recordings in this incredible collection are NEW, with individual records worth hundreds or thousands of dollars each on the collectibles market. Covering many decades of music, the collection includes 78s, 45 singles and EPs, LPs and CDs. While there are an estimated 6 million unique recordings, there are also many duplicates, which can be sold to recoup some of the cost of the collection without diminishing the collection’s historical value.
Every recording in this amazing collection has been purchased by its owner, Paul Mawhinney, over a period of a half-century, and stored in a 16,000-square-foot climate-controlled warehouse. Many millions of dollars have been invested in the acquisition and storage of the collection, the estimated value of which is now greater than $50 million dollars.
Read more about Paul here.
Thanks, J!
