Unsure if this should be in the deals thread, but
Record fan collects every UK chart hit in history Keith Sivyer bought every new release from 1952 until February this year. Now his extraordinary collection is going under the hammer
Single-minded Keith Sivyer bought every new release that entered the UK single charts since their inception in 1952 until his death in February aged 75.
When he divorced from his wife in the mid 1970s he moved back in with his mother Louise along with his collection.
After his death his younger brother, Gerald, was left with the daunting task of finding a new home for the collection.
He found approximately 27,000 7ins vinyl singles and 8,000 12ins singles neatly filed in alphabetical order on purpose built floor-to-ceiling shelves that covered the four walls of Keith's lounge.
The collection has been divided into three lots for the auction, with the 27,000 seven inch singles conservatively estimated at £6,000, the 8,000 12 inch records at £1,500 and 10,000 CDs and cassettes at £600.
The sale takes place on May 21.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11576512/Record-fan-collects-every-UK-chart-hit-in-history.html
lots of pics in daily mail
It's like the tardis ...
Outside
Inside
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3064019/The-ultimate-jukebox-Dedicated-record-collector-bought-single-UK-charts-six-decades-45-000-them.html
Auction Details (Eh, Stretch?)
http://www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/The-Sivyer-Collection-of-over-50000-Vinyl-singles-LPs-and-CDs-spanning-the-last-60-years/2015-05-21