When does a record collection get too big? The Sun, Mail and Metro today report on retired post office clerk Kevin Upchurch, who has collected every No 1 since the UK charts started in 1952, a total of 1,100 records, CDs and MP3s. And now, having amassed this extensive music library, he's having to sell it all off … because he's run out of space.
When it comes to a music collection it's not size that matters, it's quality. However, there is a certain amount of pride in having a vast musical archive. Stewart Lee, for instance, used to (knowingly) boast his record collection had to be "measured in feet rather than counted in terms of individual items".
How much music do you own? Too much? Not enough? Have you been tempted to downsize? Or, in this day of Spotify and other streaming options, is owning music becoming an outdated concept? Let us know below.
