BillF Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/27/record-collector-zero-freitas-worlds-largest-vinyl-hoard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 100,000!!! Yikes! And I thought my 1,000+ CD collection was hard to keep up with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 He vacuums up a lot of junk, though there are bound to be gems in there somewhere. But yeah, loads of dollar bin whatever gets boxed up and sent to him for some sort of weird "museum" he's conjuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcam_44 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 He vacuums up a lot of junk, though there are bound to be gems in there somewhere. But yeah, loads of dollar bin whatever gets boxed up and sent to him for some sort of weird "museum" he's conjuring. This made me laugh out loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 There was previously an article about this guy in New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/magazine/the-brazilian-bus-magnate-whos-buying-up-all-the-worlds-vinyl-records.html?_r=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's admirable when a retiree finds a meaningful hobby which fosters personal growth and self-renewal. And then there's this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) More Guardian vinyl drivel ! It's admirable when a retiree finds a meaningful hobby which fosters personal growth and self-renewal. And then there's this. Indeed ! Edited March 28, 2015 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 ...which fosters personal growth and self-renewal. Had to smile at that. Sounds so Californian from over here. I have a vision of someone with a million New Age and Self-Help recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I distinctly remember we had an earlier thread here about this Brazilian record hoarder who moves his record crates around with a fork lift truck in his warehouse. And the ensuing posts also were more or less like they are here now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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