Gordon Friedman

Statesman Journal

A Reddit user found something extra upon opening a used record bought online.

A Redditor with the user name Muctur posted that the mint-condition copy of Soundgarden's "Superunknown" record that he bought included a heartwarming note about the record's previous owner. According to the note, the vinyl LP had belonged to a 39-year-old Oregon man named Mark who died but left behind a sizable music collection.

The note was apparently written by Mark's mother, Sabine. It says Mark died in 2002 at 39, after having a heart attack while running in the mountains near the Oregon Coast.

A 2002 obituary in the Corvallis Gazette-Times lists a 39-year-old Mark Miner of Philomath who died while running the Cape Perpetua trail near Yachats. Sabine Miner is listed as Mark's mother in the obituary.

According to the note, Mark left behind a collection of more than 2,000 CDs and 600 vinyl LPs. The note says Mark would tell Sabine to listen to the music in case something happened to him.

"Well, I did listen to a few but now it is time to share them," Sabine writes, adding that money from selling the collection will fund the education of Mark's son, Kai.

The note ends, "Thank you for your support — and when you play it — play it loud for Mark!"

Muctur wrote in the comment section that the record now has extra value because of the note.

More than 150 items from Mark's collection are still for sale online through Discogs.com seller Obamina.

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