The History Of Music

Have you ever wanted to 'own music' ? As in, the whole lot. Its a more or less impossible task , but you could come close if you've got $50m going spare. Paul Mawhinney, the owner or Record Rama Sound Archives in Pine, USA is selling a collection he started 40 years ago - he wants to spend more time with his grandchildren as he is currently battling with illness. While Mawhinney's albums are a record collector's fantasy, they are beyond the financial reach of most vinyl enthusiasts. That's unfortunate, because there are a lot of desirable items, including: • An unreleased, untitled Rolling Stones album of early singles. Originally recorded in mono, the songs were remastered in stereo for FM radio stations in the early 1970s. • A rare original copy of Phil Spector's album "A Christmas Gift for You" that features Darlene Love, The Crystals and The Ronettes. • 15 copies of the first edition of "Elvis' Christmas Album." Mawhinney says the original album, released in 1957, has a red gatefold cover and features Presley singing "Santa Claus Is Back in Town," "Blue Christmas" and 10 other seasonal songs. Estimated worth is $700. Yeah fancy, but does he own a pink vinyl copy of the Rolling Stones 'Miss You' ? Probably. Some of the records in his collection are worth over $10,000. He's tried approaching museums and libraries but to no avail, the major stumbling block being the price. Maybe he should ring up Microsoft's Paul Allen - he's not short a few sheckles 3 Million Records 300,000 Compact Discs More Than 6 Million Song Titles $50m bucks Its yours if you want it ..... <b>http://www.thegreatestmusiccollection.com/</b>