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Music Man Murray: What's A Guy To Do With A Half-Million Records?

Music Man Murray: What's A Guy To Do With A Half-Million Records?

2012-04-27
Source: NPR

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You're about to see a fascinating film about Music Man Murray and his obsession: records, hundreds of thousands of records. I relate well to the obsession, and could have wound up traveling down similar roads. In fact, years ago I obsessively traced the history of The Beach Boys' never-released yet legendary album Smile. One interview took me to the home of arranger and lyricist Van Dyke Parks. Van Dyke told great tales, and we've had a few back-and-forth emails since. This led to an email from his son, filmmaker Richard Parks. Parks had a story to tell and figured I'd appreciate his tale. I saw his film on Music Man Murray and flipped — it's so full of heart and bittersweet sentiment. In the spirit of Record Store Day on Saturday, we thought we'd share it with you, along with an interview with Richard and Murray on Weekend Edition Saturday..........





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