[proxy_user]

That's nothing. You should check out the record collectors.

[Physicist]

You should check out the record collectors.

It must be more daunting to have a huge number of records than a huge number of books. No matter how fast you read, you can in principle read faster, so even a rather large collection is within the potential reach of a human life, even if you read slowly for now.

Records take a well-defined amount time to listen to properly; once they add up to more than the longest human life span, you know you'll insult at least some of your collection by never once listening to them.

[ntnychik]

Books and records, guilty and guilty.
I have broken down and given several hundred of each away. You'd never know I'd bothered. All my bookshelves are filled two-deep.
I removed my "I've read but still want" books to the Rubbermaid Archives in the basement.
I bought a new Crosley so I can still play my 78's and 45's.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

That's nothing. You should check out the record collectors.

Tell me about it - I've been collecting records for nearly 40 years. I tell people I'm slowly insulating my house with vinyl! Add to that the book collection, 30,000+ comic books, the toy collection and it's no wonder I had to buy a house. Collecting is a terrible disease!