The website My Record Collection run by a certain Mathieu Duval has, over the years, been a great source of info on music that too often slips off the radar. I have been continually astonished at the time, effort (not to mention cash) that has gone into this site.

This is not a site that offers free downloads but , instead, catalogues a huge and eclectic collection providing track details , artwork,  and a short review of each item. I particularly like the personalised quality of Mathieu’s words which give an honest and reliable fan’s view of these records.

I was sad then to read that inside the next two months the site will be no more.  In a  message posted on February 24th 2010 Mathieu writes:

This is it folks! The moment you’ve all been waiting for! My life is fucked and part of it is due to this website and my collection. So I am hereby officially putting everything (well almost) you see here on sale…… I’m not in a good mood…  the site will go off the web once the contract is over… which is in a couple of months.

If you don’t know this site I suggest you hotfoot over there pronto before it’s gone for good . You will find there details of how to bid for records listed , if you are interested.

If you’re reading this Mathieu, I just want to say that your devoted record obsession has been much appreciated  and I sincerely hope your life gets un-fucked very soon!