Paul Mawhinney’s music collection is pretty ill. Insane even. So much so, that those two shots pictured above only display a fraction of his entire stash. Over the years he’s collected 300,000 cd’s, and a whopping 3 millions records (3 million, fam!), half of which he says are new and have never been played. Now he’s putting it all up for sale. For a little over $3 million (considering the current
eBay price) the entire collection, along with a few of his other prize musical possessions (including 8 indie record labels) can be yours. Peep:

From Thomas Edison to American Idol, this is the complete history of the music that shaped and defined five generations. 3 million records and 300,000 CDs containing more than 6 million song titles. 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. There are countless rare recordings worth hundreds, or even thousands of dollars each on the collectibles market. Organized and cataloged, the collection is meticulously maintained and housed in a climate-controlled warehouse. The estimated value of this amazing collection is more than $50 million.

The new owner of this magnificent collection will also acquire (1) the rights to Spin-Clean, the owner’s patented vinyl record cleaning system, considered the best on the market by audiophiles the world over, (2) the rights to Discmist CD cleaner, (3) CD Saver 2-part archival CD storage sleeves, (4)Yellow Jacket 45 RPM acid-free archival storage sleeves, (5) ownership of the owner’s six publishing companies and eight independent record labels, and (7) more than $100,000 worth of antique recording and listening devices and other music memorabilia currently on loan to a museum.

For more info on ‘The World’s Greatest Music Collection’ you can peep the official site here.

[via Geekologie]