This is the archives of RcordRama a music store on the north-side of Pittsburgh. I've whittled away many an hour browsing it's stacks and catalog. I would hope somebody in the area, like the University of Pittsburgh or my alma-mater, Carnegie Mellon University, would acquire it for their library. It's definitely a unique and important collection.

Per the comment above, these are legal recordings. The only copies I ever saw were original recordings, many both domestic and european. The warehouse actually resided above a post office... I guess both the space requirements, and the dawn of digital music sometimes rings the death knell of unique establishments. Pittsburgh always had a unique music scene (recorded and otherwise, such as Dave's Music Mine, and Paul's Records) which, after living in LA and DC, and visiting NYC, I have a hard time finding an analogue to.

If anybody knows some place that has $3 mil to drop on this collection, I think it'd be a bargain!