The Brazilian Bus Magnate Who’s Buying Up All the World’s Vinyl Records

[Don Julio]

I hope this isn't behind a paywall:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/m...s-buying-up-all-the-worlds-vinyl-records.html




Zero Freitas


In truth, Freitas is a wealthy businessman who, since he was a child, has been unable to stop buying records. “I’ve gone to therapy for 40 years to try to explain this to myself,” he said.

 

[nadorozny2001]

wonder if he takes want lists

 

[chas_kit]

not very discriminating is he ? I don't see the point. I know the NY archive mentioned in the article, it's a kind of club, where only the people who work there or are on the board ever get to see the records.

 

[bosshoss]

Definitely a mental illness at that stage!

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Fascinating! There's gotta be some unknown 60's punk in there; but it ain't goin' nowhere.

 

[reyes]

jeez now i know where colony records went!! i had some doowop records on hold, two weeks later the store was empty!!!

 

[reyes]

maybe i can write to him about my records, now that I know where they went!!

 

[beccabear67]

Quality... not quantity. Not having any discrimination doesn't look like much fun.

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

I'm asking him for a job.:)

 

[reyes]

I'm asking him for a job.:)

this seems like a good idea! I will end up speaking flawless portuguese by the time we finish...

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

The article politely refers to him as a collector, but he's definitely not a collector: he's a hoarder.

 

[axel]

Reminds me of Scrooge McDuck. He's obviously more in love with the medium than with the contents. It's more about diving into a sea of coins than to actually make use of it. Also his statement about 10 copies of the same record being all different- pure Scrooge.