World's Greatest Music Collection

According to the Library of Congress, only 17% of the music published between 1948 and 1966 is currently available on CD. [08/20/08]

As Paul Mawhinney, owner of that collection, points out in this video, "that means that people cannot buy at any price anywhere 83 percent of the music included in this collection."

He owns over 3 million records encompassing all genres and artists, collected in the last 60 years. Now, at an advancing age, stricken with diabetes and legally blind, Paul wants to sell the entire collection. It's been appraised at about $50 million, but Paul is asking a mere $3 million. He's had no serious offers, and an eBay auction back in February fell through.

This collection of American music clearly belongs in a museum or a library; it's a public treasury and people should be able to look, listen, touch, read and appreciate this legacy for future generations.

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