Michael Blair is simply mad on Madonna.
The 36-year-old, of Bradford, believes he has the largest collection of Queen of Pop memorabilia in the UK – and he’s vowed to keep on collecting.
At the last count the rare vinyls, box sets, CDs, posters and t-shirts were running into their thousands. The collection also includes more than 300 magazines in which the star has appeared.
Working as a flight attendant gave Michael the opportunity to travel around the world – amassing his collection which began 28 years ago when he heard ‘Lucky Star’ from the singer’s debut album back in the 1980s.
Since then Michael has collected every vinyl she has released in every country but the most expensive by far is the £2,000 Erotica picture disc which is believed to be one of only five copies produced.
Michael has seen the singer 42 times in concert – the first time he saw her was at Roundhay Park in Leeds, Madonna’s first concert in the UK.
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