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What would it be like to be in possession of 3 million records and 300,000 CDs? It seems like one man in Pittsburgh has known the feeling for awhile. Paul Mawhinney was told by his wife some time ago that his collection of 160,000 records, had to go or she would. He moved the records.

As the story goes, via the Pittsburgh Tribute-Review:

For sale: 3 million record albums and 300,000 CDs; rare and out-of-print titles, all varieties of American music from classical to hip-hop.

But it’s much more than vinyl and jewel cases.

“It’s the history of music,” says Paul Mawhinney, the owner or Record Rama Sound Archives in Pine. “It’s my life’s work.”

Mawhinney, 69, is reluctantly parting with a collection he started more than 40 years ago. Legally blind and fighting diabetes, he wants to spend more time with his five grandchildren.

The collection is worth millions of dollars—Mawhinney’s personal estimate is at least $50 million—but he has received only one solid offer.

That bid of $28.5 million fell through. Other parties have shown interest, and Mawhinney says he continues to talk to a few interested parties. He has set of goal of selling the collection by March 1.

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You’ll find more information about the collection at http://www.thegreatestmusiccollection.com/.

Boastful as it is, it’s difficult to argue with that title. Who will covet it next? Does anyone have the heart to tell him about Rhapsody?

UPDATE — Sold for $3 million !