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Meet Zero Freitas, Brazilian bus magnate and owner of the world's largest vinyl record collection.
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Inspired by his mother, Freitas started collecting with a Roberto Carlos record in 1965 and has gone on to amass another six million more, including hundreds of copies of the same albums. Last November alone he purchased a million records.
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[@DasaLetsPlay]

I love how all these hipsters in the comments can't wrap their head around the idea of a man listening to the kind of music he likes and not listening to what they would like.

[@flybeep1661]

Listening? The fuck are you talking about? You think with having that many the guy is about listening? Are you stupid? It seems you can't wrap your head around the shear amount he has and that it has nothing to with listening. Idiot.

[@VAPORCHROME]

@@flybeep1661 waaaaaaaah little baby

[@theovaldes17]

@@flybeep1661 cry about it baby

[@dennisdemark8151]

...best wishes my good man...get up with your collecting 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rickywilliams8844]

Let me give you some advice when you have a moment to see something like this don't read the comments that's just jealous people trying to ruin it. They don't have any good news.

[@drunkunc83]

KING

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

in the end its his life he is happy with it and you should all get off his back and leave him alone

[@ibenribeiro]

Muito triste isso...

[@96phjams04]

Ok, this is the guy who bought paul mawhinney’s collection.

[@MostlyBuicks]

Of course you know piling records flat on top of each other destroys them. You are going to need a few more shelves.

[@marcelinoteran4628]

Lo que no me gusta son sus anaqueles pero lo admiro

[@miamiwax5504]

Fucking Cat Stevens 😭

[@jackwezesa1081]

Exactly .

[@jackwezesa1081]

The dreadful greatest hits album along with the best of Bread and Dan Fogelberg records .

[@nortoniglesias3060]

I’d Rather Travel And See the world out there Instead Of getting stuck there And just Run around That place And Getting More Older...Not A Good Idea!!!

[@directorkid3131]

He could sell a few million records and have the money to travel around the world..

[@if3054]

This video isn't about you though. Nobody cares what you'd do.

[@Smuckeroni]

and i thought i was crazy for collecting 103 records since last december. yikes.

[@BR78973]

That’s alot for a short amount of time lol

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

What a wonderful hobby, and a wonderful guy! What's even more wonderful is that he intends to catalogue all of them for public use and transform into a vast listenable archive.

[@WotanSkyFather]

Thank goodness Zero is taking care of Paul Mawhinney's collection as well as all the amazingly rare music he has collected over the years too.

[@neilhoward7224]

It’s sad how much people are hating on this guy for just collecting way to much records

[@twistedviewlabs]

They're just jealous. I will say he should clean his records before playing them.

[@Drbellotus]

@@twistedviewlabs yeah, you're right ... at least to make the youtube video clip

[@maxwell9561]

@@twistedviewlabs I mean he said he had that record since he was a kid. Probably more to do with un-repairable damage done to the record over time than dirt.

[@TheMadKollektah]

There's a difference. If you need a staff to clean and catalogue your records, then it's not called collecting. It's called hoarding and excessive buying, my friend. Let's do the math. He says he has 6 million records. Let's assume, all these have a runtime of approximately 30 minutes on average. If he actively listened to all these straight, it'd take him 342 years if he listens to all these in one go. And he says he has almost 100 copies of certain albums. And you call that collecting?

[@jcfiggy]

@@TheMadKollektah How is it hoarding when it’s all organized and spread out enough instead of piled on the floor in a small house?

[@adamlaine1666]

Wonder if he got any Cannibal Corpse?

[@pontusgrym5055]

Imagine if he had all of their albums. 🤘

[@adamlaine1666]

@@pontusgrym5055 haha yeah

[@tucann7]

Who is cannibal corpse

[@tucann7]

Also I’m new to music and records

[@adamlaine1666]

Ai Star search for it

[@willlewis3803]

I’m totally happy for this guy. I got over 2.700 vinyl records and still growing. Most of my records was passed to me from my dad after he passed away. To me every vinyl record is a blessing. Music is a big part of my life and I will keep on collecting records rest of my life. My music room looks like a record store I’m living a dream since childhood.

[@rashiedamon5299]

Sounds like I wrote this. Lol

[@titanic21]

So is this what they call a record record?

[@lkeithsullivan]

Ya, I'm jealous! I love music and have around 50,000. Although true I'll never hear them all, I have heard songs from most of them and would love to do nothing else but help him explore his collection and to get paid for it would be heaven!! :) A job I used to have at one time in a store with far less than 7 million...

[@creativesource3514]

He spent his money on vinyl. It could have been hookers and cocaine. So good for him.

[@mrhoffame]

The one great thing about music.....there is not right or wrong thing to like and there is no right or wrong way to collect it. Find your joy in it and just go for it!!!

[@h2vinyl]

Well said Brandon. :) I see YT recommended this to you 8 months ago... it did the same for me today & this is my second time. xD

[@rhamfranciscoiraham74]

Hating this guy for what he did with his money? was that your money? i will just ask this guy to send me even 10 thousand records because i appreciate for what he did...... Motown 70s and 80s please send it to me Mr, Zero...

[@directorkid3131]

He's not going to part with even a single LP. He's a hoarder.

[@crazymarkiplierfan]

I want a full documentary on this mans life his stories must be incredibly interesting

[@prowlermadmax2]

I have around 6,000 vinyl records that i've been collecting since I was 3yrs for the past 54yrs when I got my first record player. I mostly collect Spanish music. I wonder how many Spanish vinyl records are in those boxes.

[@slowpawstevet3676]

if they all sound as crackly and badly kept as the first one demonstrated here the collection isnt worth much, you can keep em..

[@hejai792]

Tbh he should sell his duplicates

[@directorkid3131]

He should open a record store. He could make the biggest, most elaborate vinyl store in the world with the money he's get just selling a million of those records. But he's not going to do that because he's a hoarder. He's not parting with even a single LP.

[@ThisIsNotACigar]

This is strangely sad. This guy buys mor music, than he can ever hope to listen to an when asked to put something on, all he can think of is a (rather beat) Cat Stevens Album.

[@luizfelipels7]

so what if the man digs the old Cat?

[@rickenbacker12]

Not even the better sounding pressing on Island, but the so-so sounding pressing on A&M.

[@CoopHenderson]

Probably a sentimental copy he bought when he was a kid.

[@lggravey1762]

Just shut the fuck up

[@flybeep1661]

Cooper Henderson probably not.

[@c.s.mcleod7383]

'Beatlemania' was also released in Canada,not only Brazil. It was a compromised 'Meet The Beatles' containing only 12 tracks.

[@rodrigoc831]

I'm looking for "Whirlpool" by Chapterhouse. Do you have it ?

[@YuriValmon]

1:43 In 2015, 200,000 reais should be worth around £42,000, not £4,200.

[@directorkid3131]

Do you happen to know what that is in USD?

[@titanic21]

I do, it varies between 50,000 and 55,000 dollars, depending on the currency you relate to.

[@directorkid3131]

@@titanic21 thanks

[@andrewmcgeorge7820]

I'm sure we had s fella on uk tv who outshone this guy. He had so much music in all forms that he bought the house next door and employed staff to control his collection. Remember when the 'experts',said CDs would kill vinyl?

[@pabloalvez915]

No. This is the world's greatest vynil collection. He owns more than six million records. So far, he hasn't yet been surpassed. Its all over the records publications. World record.

[@andrewmcgeorge7820]

@@pabloalvez915 Brazilian fella trying to beat him. I tried searching for the uk bloke,cant find ,yet,but I recall he had two staff for his collection. You could be correct, but good on all of them.

[@pabloalvez915]

@@andrewmcgeorge7820 you were probably referring to Paul Mawhinney. He's from Belfast. Ireland. He sold a considerable part of his collection to Zero Freitas from Brazil, who according to the specialists, owns the biggest record collection worldwide, passing the six million mark since 2017. That's all I could find. Yep, good for them. I wish I had a third of that stuff... Yep, good for

[@greenebear2267]

wtf ,pls gimme some records thank you

[@madbear3512]

I wish I had his collection. I would buy whole collections at once. No nickle and dime shit. I don't do mordrating well

[@acidfroggy1194]

I love listening to old records--scratches & all!

[@ustheserfs]

one things for sure, music hits us each in different ways but it's appreciated by everyone but my neighbors.

[@sufsanin1917]

If I had that much money, I would be better off just BUYING Universal Music group.

[@valeriano516]

Today he has 8.000.000.00

[@diosubescu]

The solution to this nonsense already exist ==> Tidal , Qobuz , Hires Streaming or Hires audio files ... the rest is obsolete because you didn't enjoy such a big collection , you need a quarter of life to find and change the LPs ....

[@twistedviewlabs]

Did they just show 4 copies of the Love Bites single? Don't get me wrong, I love Def Leppard but I'd only want 1 copy.

[@jackwezesa1081]

Or none.

[@therocknrollgeek]

I would have a million if I could. I LOVE that song

[@danigomb]

hm... there are more videos "The world's largest record collection" from around the world. Arbitrage needed:)

[@joshuajamessara]

Got any Lana Del Rey?

[@geldofpunk32]

He's archiving and preserving these records, it's a good thing. At least they aren't getting moldy in someone's basement

[@tbx59]

The lovely pops, warps and speed ups of that great audiophile tool, the record.

[@waterloo13]

Wonderful, but any big collector who takes a minute to do the math will soon come to the sad conclusion that he simply does not have enough time to listen (even only once) to all his stuff. Life's simply too short! :-(

[@prathoven]

I wish he were my uncle or grandfather.. life would be coooool.

[@massimilianolongo8418]

Buy an expensive turntable!!!

[@fredbissnette3104]

Not needed that's a technics its fine

[@namaleranda]

Too much greedy I appreciate people like to share not the ones try to grab everything

[@abouteverything2654]

All i will say is, Everybody is happy in their own way...😊

[@solaroberto7435]

Woow

[@JoeTheLion60]

Snap, crackle pop..hiss, skip and a jump!

[@twangology]

someone get this guy a new cartridge!!

[@NOWtheband]

Nice! I wonder if he has any of ours.... :-)

[@jmbwithcats]

This isn't collecting, this is hoarding.

[@pikaglob]

Instead of getting more and more and more vinyls, he should clean dat cat steven's record..

[@DjGlitch1246]

Those poping noises are cringe.

[@biketech60]

They are records . Vinyl is the material from which they are made . The plural of vinyl is vinyl . Accuracy in language matters as in all things .Boomer out

[@ttealeaf5]

The crackles are the best part

[@dandiehm8414]

@@biketech60 Exactly right! Its like calling CDs "polycarbonates".

[@jackwezesa1081]

Or toss it!

[@thedankusborn8453]

Four grand for a million records?!?! What the bloody hell???

[@Drbellotus]

Wrong conversion, 200,000 reais are actually 35 363,05 British Pound (not too much to 1,000,000 records but at least 10 times more than you can read in the subtitles)

[@toolsgear2695]

I wonder if he has any Dead Kennedys? 🤔

[@polski67uk]

It can be an obsession,sometimes more than just a hobby.it gives pleasure.

[@phildirt3]

Geez i had 700 and thought that was a lot

[@secureinmyrandom]

Roughly .03 to .04 USD per record on that deal for anyone who cares.

[@KCNYC]

From the looks of it, he overpaid

[@bronsonosborne2064]

get a better stylus

[@dandiehm8414]

100% agree

[@ZAPPED916]

All those records and he picks out Cat Stevens… 🤦‍♂️

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Obviously quantity and quality are not related.

[@KCNYC]

Looks like a bunch of junk!

[@JaeseeMusic]

This man is a god

[@itsyoboy6738]

I agree

[@ailtonzanini2440]

Que Legal.... Adoro Disco De Vinil.... 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘

[@ave5163]

Not listening to music but collecting records is his routine. É sua rotina diária colecionar discos em vez de ouvir música. C'est sa routine quotidienne de collectionner des disques plutôt que d'écouter de la musique. Es ist seine tägliche Routine, Schallplatten zu sammeln, anstatt Musik zu hören.

[@YipJumpMusic]

I’m so damn jealous. I wish I could spend that much money on records and cassettes and vinyls. He probably has some music in there no one has heard before

[@EvanVincent.]

he needs to clean that cat Stevens record. sounds dirty. also, that stylus has way too much sibilance

[@JOMARIN_]

Evan Vincent he might be annoying for buying this much in greed but you just topped him with your pretentiousness congrats

[@ralex3697]

Evan Vincent Don’t think that is what this documentary is about, but go ahead criticize

[@gkb4401]

Fuck you jealous bitch

[@ttealeaf5]

The crackles are the best part

[@if3054]

Just found the most boring man on KZbin.

[@4pri792]

Beatlemania wasn't released only in Brazil. It's the album "With the Beatles" but in some countries it was CALLED "BEATLEMANIA! with the Beatles"

[@patriciomascigrande6554]

He meant it was only released in Brazil with that title.

[@bwyd]

@@patriciomascigrande6554 No he meant that Beatlemania wasn't released only in Brazil with that title !

[@jaydunstan1618]

I thought I had a large collection of 3500, slimmd down to 2000!

[@nikolatesla7983]

In his Zepellin s House Oh Holy is living the 4th generation of mites from the same family.Now they are expanding to a condom, I was told

[@VinylPro]

[@archie6440]

Thats sad he needs to have a look thru his collcetion to decide keep or not keep ands he needs to give some to second hand and also is needs to tidy up cds

[@wolfcrouch]

What a collection though, I’m jealous as I’m really wanting a collection like this but lack the money 🥹🥹

[@dd52161]

its sad he does not look after them, just treats them like trash

[@matthewsotlar2043]

what’s the song they’re playing at the end

[@RavenMaven]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@JOMARIN_]

I guess it’s better than owning a lot of shampoo or something. Mayb it’s like an investment project

[@Ionbilly]

He bought a million records for £4200? Good deal!

[@bosco7837]

Lol I dont know how they calculated but 200.000 reais is closer to £32.000 😂

[@marcelitom2171]

Existe algun archivo de estos discos?

[@mj-agfanmadelive6700]

Where does this go when he dies?

[@DrunkNotIAm]

Most of them are probably warped and long gone from heat and mildew in that warehouse.

[@ttealeaf5]

And?

[@rickenbacker12]

With all records that are tarped over in that warehouse, you wonder if those are all mildewed by now. How many copies of The Sound Of Music, Saturday Night Fever, Whipped Cream, and multiples of every album by the Tijuana Brass and The Kingston Trio are in those piles. If he was a real collector, he would have a record cleaning machine and a decent turntable.

[@jackwezesa1081]

Turntable does suck!

[@dundee12]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@rogerturner1881]

and store them high ground in a top flat or something. i would hate to see them destroyed by floods etcv

[@balamaruthiramnaidugogana9658]

Vast collection of records. Marvellous.

[@jaydunstan1618]

Incredible.

[@enduropancenoye]

aliG ! 👏😎👍

[@arquivodiscos]

Legal! #recordcollector

[@tcfulton3759]

10,000 sealed Mantovani lps? PASS....

[@jackwezesa1081]

Thats funny . How about Sing Along With Mitch!

[@mj-agfanmadelive6700]

Let me guess, he has every Michael Jackson record

[@Digginjim]

He's depriving the rest of us from finding and listening to records. Sad.

[@wpaulvandyk]

He is if he buys job lots all the time. I bet if you asked to buy one of his records he might decline.

[@flybeep1661]

wpaulvandyk that's typical obsessive hoarding behavior.

[@wuzihuzi]

No he isn't. There are records everywhere. I'm sure his collection is relatively small compared to all the records pressed ever

[@drewsawler2492]

700,000 wo

[@vinylexplorer9817]

I just think that he could invest in a better gear... LOL

[@n.a.mcintosh4697]

watching a billionaire listening to a scratchy record from the 70's, thinking he is experiencing a superior sound or whatever, is laughable. no one was complaining about any sound issues when records passed on, only praise for the new utility and no scratches! the reason why, petroleum based, records have 'come back' and not tapes or CD's is simply b/c you can not copy or burn a vinyl record... I laugh at audiophiles drooling over inferior sound. Do something more productive with your $$$. Go Green Get Digital music. Oil based scratchy music... pass. Just get good quality digital and you'll never know, I promise.

[@hzj7920]

make very little or no sense to me collecting 100s of the same record but vinyl is a great hobby and that bloke is certainly the VINYL KING. I wonder if he has it all catalogued?

[@MostlyBuicks]

When you buy entire collections, you cannot help but to get tons of duplicates. It is easier to buy the entire collection than to pick and choose. Besides sellers with sizable collections usually do not allow for picking and choosing.

[@mulemule]

What a surprisingly boring piece. A great opportunity squandered.🥺

[@fredbissnette3104]

That Pickering cartridge tho

[@marcelogonzalez3151]

I HATE CAT STEVENS !!!!!!!

[@DrinkWater713]

And the English language

[@awesometwins2135]

Fix your grammar before you make a criticism, dumbass

[@raggahiphop46]

If i looked through the whole lot i'd probably find two records i'd want. If i'm lucky.

[@KCNYC]

All I saw was a bunch of junk

[@raggahiphop46]

@@KCNYC I'm sure a lot of it is but i'm also quite sure there are some that fetch quite a bit of money. The first record he plays Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat LP you can buy for less than $1.00 LOL!!

[@jefferyparris1999]

It's not the quantity of a collection, but the QUALITY; I'll bet anything there's not one Elvis record in there anywhere!

[@if3054]

Maybe he doesn't want any Elvis records in there.

[@jackwezesa1081]

I know.

[@Joseph-hi8ow]

This guy needs to take a shower

[@leoj3692]

You’re suppose to listen and enjoy to spread more music to someone else. Not for yourself.

[@dandiehm8414]

No - you are supposed to listen to music to please yourself, not others.

[@antichrist1094]

That crackle on the record in the beginning is insanely annoying. Why people listen to records, I will never understand.

[@y6y660]

God is not real they aren’t all crackly like that, that’s just because they aren’t taken care of

[@antichrist1094]

Obviously they aren't ALL crackly, but I've gotten new records that crackle and skip more than a few times.

[@americanstreet8704]

God is not real then you don’t know how to use a record player or have a Crosley

[@directorkid3131]

God is not real Either get a better turntable, or if you have a pretty good turntable, get a better stylus. Also, dust your vinyl, clean them, and use an anti-static rag on the vinyl. Vinyl collection can be really fun and very rewarding, but it's not for everyone. Just collect whatever you prefer, whether it be CD's, digital files on a computer hardware, cassettes, reel2reel, etc. Just as long as you enjoy it :)

[@thesherlockhound]

Because you can clean them and make the sound quality great.