Toni Bonifacio

Croton on Hudson, NY

John Galindo Jr.

Sister

Records, ranging from mostly 45s, LPs, and 78s from the 50's through to the present, primarily focusing on 50's and 60's.

It's size and John's recall of all the particulars of anything and everything in his collection; such as, how many copies he has of a record, their condition, year it was originally recorded, who performed it and wrote it, what label it was on, if it's the original label, etc.

between 150,000 and 200,000 records

The records are stored in boxes; each record in a sleeve or picture cover. John files them alphabetically.

Because I grew up listening to him play records from his favorite 50s and 60s era, I am familiar with a lot of music from periods prior to my birth. John has a wealth of knowledge, that others often come to him to discuss history of music/records and compare collections. Each week he has a large following of people listening to his "oldies" show on the radio. He has such a passion for his collection that he volunteers his time to broadcast his show every Saturday night. His listeners love to hear his show.