Fed-up widow sells off husband’s hoard of 50,000 records for £1 EACH so she can finally move home – despite some LPs worth up to £2,000
- John Peel , from Ramsey in the Isle of Man, spent his life collecting the vinyls
- He died in 2017 and now wife Rhona is selling the albums so she can move house
- His daughter Julie will sell the records from her home until they are all gone
A staggering collection of over 50,000 vinyl records is being sold by the family of a late collector
John Peel, from Ramsey in the Isle of Man, amassed the huge hoard of LPs over decades.
Mr Peel spent a lifetime collecting music records and box sets and bought over 50,000 vinyls at record shops, auctions and car boot sales.
John Peel, from Ramsey in the Isle of Man, spent decades collecting 55,000 LPs. His wife Rhona, left, has decided to sell them so she can move house
He died in 2017 and they were left to his heartbroken family who have now decided to sell so his widow Rhona can move house.
His daughter Julie Mattin said that she will sell each record for just a quid – even though some are worth up to £2,000.
The collection features music from a broad range genres and also includes TT race coverage, radio promo discs and television and film soundtracks.
Julie said: ‘Basically, we don’t want these anymore.
‘I would love it if somebody walked in here and found a record they have always wanted.
Daughter Julie Mattin, left, said she would love it if someone got as much pleasure from the records as her dad did
‘Whether it is worth 1p or a couple of hundred pounds, they will be able to buy it here for £1.
‘I want people to have as much pleasure out of these records as my dad did.’
Hundreds of music lovers were able to sniff out a bargain at Julie’s house when she put the whopping collection of LPs on sale at the weekend.
And she insists she will keep hosting the open house events until all the records have been sold.
The family are selling the albums for £1 despite some records being worth about £2,000
Julie has organised the records in alphabetical order, from Abba to ZZ Top, and has a separate shelf for films, including box office hits ET and Grease.
She added: ‘We lost count of the people but we sold around 2500 records.
‘It was mad but also amazing. Everyone was so respectful to mum and she had a great day.
‘However, there are plenty more boxes of records to go through and I have just put another 1000 albums on the shelves, including some white labels.
‘People have asked me if I have any ska records, I have no idea what a ska record is.
‘I’ve had a lot of people send me messages saying I need to go through the records because there could be some that are worth money.
‘I know there are records that are worth money in here, I’ve found one that was worth about £2,000.
‘That’s not what this is about. This is about reducing it so that mum can move house.’
Julie is selling the records at her house at the weekend and will keep hosting the open house events until all the records have been sold
Mr Peel shared the same name as the famed Radio 1 DJ, who also had a staggering music collection that was so prized the British Museum considered housing it to preserve it for future generations.
The legendary broadcaster stored around 25,000 vinyl albums at his home library in Suffolk.
Wirral-born John Peel, who died in 2004, was a champion of new music during nearly four decades as a DJ on BBC Radio 1.
His collection also included 40,000 vinyl singles, as well as CDs.
Famed Radio 1 DJ John Peel, pictured, who died in 2004 also had a staggering music collection, storing around 25,000 vinyl albums at his home library in Suffolk