That must have been way cool to have an inside connection :)
It was indeed, and memories that will stay with me forever!
When we were in Miami recently we visited a friend who had been a Salsa DJ all of his life. When he used to go to the distributors they would tell him, "Go back in the warehouse and take what you want but make sure you tell me so that I can keep the inventory straight."
He kept all of the albums. His garage was full of racks of old albums but all of them in mint condition.
He told me "Take what you want."
I had to buy an extra piece of luggage and pay a skycap with a dolly because it was too heavy for me! :-)