Record label owner from I.C. has 12,600 CDs, 3,000 records and 4,860 singles - in his living room

Brian Kirk, originally from Iowa City, is featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

By my estimate, he has 12,600 CDs, 3,000 records and 4,860 singles - just in his living room.Given his unassuming glasses and quiet demeanor, you'd never guess that Kirk was an instrumental force in underground American pop music. He released rare indie-pop gems on The Bus Stop Label, which he founded, worked at Parasol Records, and put up Mousetrap Mailorder, a mail-order shop.... Initially, Kirk released only 7-inch singles on vinyl. After a few years, he started releasing EPs, then full-length albums. Barring a period of inactivity from 1999 to 2002, Kirk has released dozens of sets on his label since it started in 1987. ...

Given his unassuming glasses and quiet demeanor, you'd never guess that Kirk was an instrumental force in underground American pop music. He released rare indie-pop gems on The Bus Stop Label, which he founded, worked at Parasol Records, and put up Mousetrap Mailorder, a mail-order shop.

... Initially, Kirk released only 7-inch singles on vinyl. After a few years, he started releasing EPs, then full-length albums. Barring a period of inactivity from 1999 to 2002, Kirk has released dozens of sets on his label since it started in 1987. ...

From Iowa City, Iowa, Kirk moved around the Midwest and the East Coast before coming to Milwaukee seven years ago. "It's close to home, I like the people, I have good friends, and there's a good music scene." ...