No Bids Yet On World's Greatest Music Collection
If you have a reliable internet connection you've probably heard by now: Paul Mawhinney owns and is selling 3 million records and 300,000 CDs, which include over 6 million songs. That's right, his collection's bigger than your collection, wimp. As the eBay note states, "It's the undisputed largest collection of recorded music in the world. About half of the recordings are new and never played, and every genre of 20th century music is represented ... The estimated value of this amazing collection is more than $50 million." Bidding opens at $3,000,000.00, though so far nobody's bitten. Cheapskates. (Question to Paul: Does "every genre" include Christian grindcore? If so, we might make an offer.)
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Posted at 2:52 PM
Comments (27) latest by Music Critic
damn, if only i hadn't just spend my last 3 mil on that world's largest Marvel Comics trading card collection...
Posted by: jdubs at February 20, 2008 3:12 PM | ReplyScore = 0
that is a whole lot of music... wonder why no one is interested yet. hmmm
Posted by: Open English at February 20, 2008 3:26 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Let me know when someone rips it and puts it up on bit torrent.
Posted by: Kurt C. at February 20, 2008 3:29 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I tried to get the card collection... son of a bitch. that was you?! I only had $2,999,999
Posted by: Nathan CMYK at February 20, 2008 3:42 PM | ReplyScore = 0
saying your are funny is like saying that american eagle sells vintage clothes
Posted by: chinse at February 20, 2008 4:02 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Has this shit leaked yet or what? Gimmie gimmie!
Posted by: Weasel at February 20, 2008 4:03 PM | ReplyScore = 0
psh, all of those records are overrated.
Posted by: the.audio.phile at February 20, 2008 4:24 PM | ReplyScore = 0
http://sctas.com/nav/mess.html
Posted by: _bunker_down_ at February 20, 2008 4:40 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I like how underneath the minimum $3,000,000 bid is an offer to save ten bucks with the new eBay card.
Posted by: cothdog at February 20, 2008 4:42 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Here are the names of some christian grindcore bands:
Overcome
Unashamed
Demon Hunter
I am not kidding about these
Posted by: derek at February 20, 2008 4:55 PM | ReplyScore = 0
EVERY genre? Even Upper West Side Soweto?
Posted by: scott at February 20, 2008 6:28 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I thought John Peel had the World's Greatest Music Collection...
Posted by: Rob from NJ at February 20, 2008 6:39 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Does it include Vampire Weekend? If not, I'm not interested
Posted by: Filthy McNasty at February 20, 2008 6:48 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I sold it.
Posted by: John Peel at February 20, 2008 7:07 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Pitchfork gave it a 5.5
Posted by: Dunc at February 20, 2008 7:42 PM | ReplyScore = 0
now that would be fun to peruse.
hopefully it ends up in the right place.
Posted by: rockynotbullwinkle at February 20, 2008 7:48 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Maybe these http://www.smashourstuff.com/ guys can get the change together and demo_lish the collection. Coinstar®.. ?
Posted by: de_stroy at February 20, 2008 10:55 PM | ReplyScore = 0
Ha. I bet my music collection is better than his. It's quality, not quantity.
Posted by: Thelonious at February 21, 2008 12:07 AM | ReplyPlus I don't have rock, metal, indie, crap, etc. like his probably does.
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@ derek:
Not to be nitpicky, but the bands you named are a little more on the hardcore/metalcore side of things. I remember back in the day, though, there was a Christian grindcore band called Vomitorial Corpulence.
Posted by: Chris S. at February 21, 2008 3:59 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Why the would he want to get rid of that?
Posted by: nicole at February 21, 2008 9:17 AM | ReplyI'd be the happiest person in the world if that was my 'library'
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Doesn't the Library of Congress have the largest collection of music? This guy is a fraud!
Posted by: Senator Whiteman at February 21, 2008 9:33 AM | ReplyScore = 0
seriously why is he using ebay? wouldn't sotheby's or christie's be a more logical choice??
Posted by: tyler at February 21, 2008 10:29 AM | ReplyScore = 0
Somebody bought it today. The final bid is $3,002,150 and the buyer's name is 'jopsoup'from Ireland according to his information. It doesn't seem like he got into much of a bidding war...lucky guy.
Posted by: Steve N at February 21, 2008 10:57 PM | ReplyScore = 0
@Chris S.
Good catch on the Vomitorial Corpulence.
I was never good at distinguishing betwixt hardcore subgenres. But I thought that Unashamed was grindcore. I'll have to go back and check my old Tooth and Nail catalogue.
Posted by: derek at February 22, 2008 11:16 AM | ReplyScore = 0
"half of the recordings are new and never played"
That should be a crime.
Posted by: mr electronic at February 23, 2008 12:12 AM | ReplyScore = 0
I Wonder if he has any Apes and Androids in there, Now THAT would be in any ultimate collection. Crazy bastards
Posted by: Alfred at February 24, 2008 8:53 PM | ReplyScore = 0
I thought I had a lot:
Posted by: Music Critic at February 25, 2008 3:08 PM | Replyhttp://www.musicemissions.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=3420&start=15
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