To assemble, document and thereby preserve every known US 45 rpm record into one organized collection located in a museum like setting for the purpose of archiving this most important legacy of 20th century music for future generations

There are many large repositories of 45rpm records across the country. Some are warehouses with record company stock, others are retail record businesses with very large store stock. And still others are large private collections numbering from several thousand up to hundreds of thousands. Furthermore, a simple Google search will bring up many online retail record outlets with quite large 45rpm stockpiles. Therefore, presently the availability of large numbers of 45rpm records is still quite high. But as these online retailers, collectors and businesses start to close down, dump their collections or go out of business, now is the time to consider a way to assemble and thereby preserve these very important pieces of music history.

Estimated funding for a project of this size and scope would require between 10 to 15 million dollars. While an investment of this undertaking is no small sum, the benefits would be tremendous. Nowhere in the world would there be anything like it. Music lovers of all ages, over three generations, would be able to take advantage of all the Museum would have to offer. The all-important "Return on Investment" would come from entrance fees, concession profit an record sales, and could begin within less than the five year norm.