Got this delivered a few Years back, when I opened the package it dropped out hit the floor & chipped the edge.

If anybody is interested in a rare classic for the right price, that plays ok & is mint apart from the damage, drop me

a pm & make an offer.

The chip is not all the way into run in & can still be cued in ok.

Ian

Edited February 5, 201015 yr by Ian

OH BOY, SEE IT, WANT IT!......and it aint cathedral city. last time i saw one FOR SALE (not auction) was in butch's box at keele, year before last £1500. now the last j.m. auction realised £800+ so, big discrepancy and that was MINT as well. bearing in mind you have a chip but as you say it plays perfect, the ball is somewhat in your court where reasonability is concerned on price. it is truely an all-nighter record and with a long association to richard searling who covered it as christine cooper in 77/78 and kept it that way for a number of years, as well as being one of my personal holy grails!

rob.h

OH BOY, SEE IT, WANT IT!......and it aint cathedral city. last time i saw one FOR SALE (not auction) was in butch's box at keele, year before last £1500. now the last j.m. auction realised £800+ so, big discrepancy and that was MINT as well. bearing in mind you have a chip but as you say it plays perfect, the ball is somewhat in your court where reasonability is concerned on price. it is truely an all-nighter record and with a long association to richard searling who covered it as christine cooper in 77/78 and kept it that way for a number of years, as well as being one of my personal holy grails!

rob.h

Back of the queue young man!

The only time I ever had this record: I got an issue off Ebay by offering the seller $250, the very same week I bought a demo I think it may have been off Kev Roberts (or did I sell it to Kev) - so I had 2 copies inside a week, cost me less than £500 the two, and I've never had one since.

OH BOY, SEE IT, WANT IT!......and it aint cathedral city. last time i saw one FOR SALE (not auction) was in butch's box at keele, year before last £1500. now the last j.m. auction realised £800+ so, big discrepancy and that was MINT as well. bearing in mind you have a chip but as you say it plays perfect, the ball is somewhat in your court where reasonability is concerned on price. it is truely an all-nighter record and with a long association to richard searling who covered it as christine cooper in 77/78 and kept it that way for a number of years, as well as being one of my personal holy grails!

rob.h

Wasn't the one in Butch's box an issue copy Rob? if my memory isn't playing me up it might explain the price difference?

john

Always remember this record with fond memories back in the late 70's

To stand on the balcony and watch the floor when this was spun by Richard was jaw dropping

Thinking back to those threads about " big casino records" this sticks out in my mind a lot more than Frank Wilson ever will

I was too young to afford records but remember people telling me this was the most expensive at that particular time

butch had a demo for sale last year or the year before and wanted 1300..

butch had a demo for sale last year or the year before and wanted 1300..

I'd want two for that...

Always remember this record with fond memories back in the late 70's

To stand on the balcony and watch the floor when this was spun by Richard was jaw dropping

Thinking back to those threads about " big casino records" this sticks out in my mind a lot more than Frank Wilson ever will

I was too young to afford records but remember people telling me this was the most expensive at that particular time

Wasnt there but from all the old annecdotes I've heard most of the stoke crowd would concur, no someone who had atat with this on their arm.

just sold a demo last week for £650 in M- condition

Used to think that this was as rare as hen's teeth but there's been loads sold over the last 18 months. When I say loads I can personally recall about 6 copies up for sale in that time period - so not that rare obviously. Or am I wrong?

Wasn't the one in Butch's box an issue copy Rob? if my memory isn't playing me up it might explain the price difference?

john

DEFFO A DEMO JOHN, TOOK IT OUT AND HAD A BUTCHERS...HA! HA! HA! GET IT? THE OLD ONE'S ARE THE BEST!! IT WAS MINT

ROB.H

Wasnt there but from all the old annecdotes I've heard most of the stoke crowd would concur, no someone who had atat with this on their arm.

HAS HE AUCTIONED IT?

ROB.H

Used to think that this was as rare as hen's teeth but there's been loads sold over the last 18 months. When I say loads I can personally recall about 6 copies up for sale in that time period - so not that rare obviously. Or am I wrong?

WHEN THEY SAY "YOU CAN COUNT EM ON ONE HAND" I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL......ANYWAY PETE, YOU YOUNG UPSTART, I WAS HERE FIRST....GIVE AN OLD BLOKE SOME LEEWAY!

ROB.H

Used to think that this was as rare as hen's teeth but there's been loads sold over the last 18 months. When I say loads I can personally recall about 6 copies up for sale in that time period - so not that rare obviously. Or am I wrong?

If your reading this Adam

This is why i lock my posts

you know everyone thinks you can only play this at all nighters....im sorry this is northern soul a-la-wigan, how can anyone deny it being played anywhere? it has everything that qualifies it as a true great, the bass intro, tambourine, steamtrain rythmn and percussion, wailing girlie backing vocals and vicky sounding for all the world like an american negro.....well it was covered as christine cooper, ironic she was a stablemate.personally, its in my all-time top 10 and to be there and witness its religeous popularity with the casino breatheren was breathtaking i can assure you!( ref my thread about wigan) WOULDNT THIS HAVE LOOKED GOOD ON A CINEFILM?

ROB.H

There is a far few demo's out there in collections. The rare one's are the red issues.....i think i sold mine for near £1,500+ 5 years ago. If memory serves me right i got Kenny Burrells copy and there was only 2/3 known copies about.

Greg

WHEN THEY SAY "YOU CAN COUNT EM ON ONE HAND" I THINK THAT SAYS IT ALL......ANYWAY PETE, YOU YOUNG UPSTART, I WAS HERE FIRST....GIVE AN OLD BLOKE SOME LEEWAY!

ROB.H

I'd already pm'd him before you got out of bed!

There is a far few demo's out there in collections. The rare one's are the red issues.....i think i sold mine for near £1,500+ 5 years ago. If memory serves me right i got Kenny Burrells copy and there was only 2/3 known copies about.

Greg

Mick Smith had mine (stock copy), got some very good trades for it equalling about 1000 or 1200, that was in 2001. Few weeks later I got him a Christine Cooper issue and a janie Grant issue too.

I'd already pm'd him before you got out of bed!

cut to the chase me lad, are you going to bag it?...oi! by the way....how do you keep getting thes icons up and what do i click on to put the wigan thing in feedback?....still so much i dont know pal.

rob.h

I'd already pm'd him before you got out of bed!

if you do, can i have first refusal please?

if you do, can i have first refusal please?

You probably offered him more than I did Rob

cut to the chase me lad, are you going to bag it?...oi! by the way....how do you keep getting thes icons up and what do i click on to put the wigan thing in feedback?....still so much i dont know pal.

rob.h

With the icons, go to your user name top right of screen and wave the mouse over it, you'll get some options, you need to personalise, I think it may be in settings - it's up there somewhere anyway

You probably offered him more than I did Rob

aye up pete, im old, im goin to bed....you know ian must be watchin and no moneys been offered yet so no nearer knowing if its gonna sell but youre the dealer so even tho prices on this have proved erratic youve probably got a better idea about what its worth...ill leave it with you but you nkow now that its something ive always wanted and if you persue it all well and good.

rob.h

Always remember this record with fond memories back in the late 70's

To stand on the balcony and watch the floor when this was spun by Richard was jaw dropping

Thinking back to those threads about " big casino records" this sticks out in my mind a lot more than Frank Wilson ever will

I was too young to afford records but remember people telling me this was the most expensive at that particular time

Bought the copy off searling, he wanted £100 i offered £90, so we flipped a coin, the coin landed in his record box, he pulled out the coin and i payed £100 [conned], went into the record bar a couple of weeks after and dave withers had an issue for sale[or rod shard not sure],

aye up pete, im old, im goin to bed....you know ian must be watchin and no moneys been offered yet so no nearer knowing if its gonna sell but youre the dealer so even tho prices on this have proved erratic youve probably got a better idea about what its worth...ill leave it with you but you nkow now that its something ive always wanted and if you persue it all well and good.

rob.h

I'm old too but I'm going in the bath...then in bed by 10.30. pathetic really.

Thanks for the PMs Now sold, went to the first person that contacted me.

Cheers Ian

Wasn't the one in Butch's box an issue copy Rob? if my memory isn't playing me up it might explain the price difference?

john

appologies john,

missed your mail, but one i cast my beady eyes over was a demo keele xmas 2007 so i was a year out, didnt realise it was that long!. then last year j.m. had one @ auction and the sound clip was pristine!!....never seen an issue. anyway, how are you and your family? all well we hope

may and rob

AGree a great sound.

John A found the first copy in Allentown, Pa. in a hillbilly record shop / warehouse - it was probably the most unusual thing, as being found there and with the title you'd think it was a "country" release......rather than a blasting northern sound.