A mate of mine played George Blackwell - Can't lose my head last night to which I replied 'didn't know you had this'

He replies 'yes, got it about 18 months ago, it's an original of course'

Well, I ask to look at it and it has a monarch pressing mark and number starting with a '1' - which makes it around 1974/75 I believe. No fancy 'b' in the deadwax.

Should I tell him he's been deceived or should I keep my peace?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Julian

if its a boot you should tell him , if he bought it from a reputable dealer then there may be some sort of compensation although it has been a while since he bought it , if he has been ripped off by someone he should know as he may purchase other items from the seller in the future and you would want him to make sure he was not being ripped off

you could buy him a copy of the latest price guide with the bootleg guide in for xmas

If he paid a lot of money for it you need to tell him so he can try and get his money back.

Tell him Julian , that could save him some embarrassment mate , although slightly off topic and just to contradict what I just put, a good mate of mine who used to occasionally come to do's with us 30 years ago had a Record mounted and framed for my birthday about 15 years ago. The record is AL GREEN - GET YOURSELF TOGETHER - HOT LINE ???? and it's beautifully mounted with an a black & white autographed piccy of Marvin Gaye !!! and the autograph isn't even Marvin Gayes or Al Greens , see my mate most weeks for a beer and still haven't had the heart to tell him

Cheers

Swifty

A mate of mine played George Blackwell - Can't lose my head last night to which I replied 'didn't know you had this'

He replies 'yes, got it about 18 months ago, it's an original of course'

Well, I ask to look at it and it has a monarch pressing mark and number starting with a '1' - which makes it around 1974/75 I believe. No fancy 'b' in the deadwax.

Should I tell him he's been deceived or should I keep my peace?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Julian

If it was me Julian I would like to know the truth........ I'd be gutted but better that than the embarrassment of playing a Boot!! Thinking it to be real............ Just my humble opinion Mind You. Atb John.

A mate of mine played George Blackwell - Can't lose my head last night to which I replied 'didn't know you had this'

He replies 'yes, got it about 18 months ago, it's an original of course'

Well, I ask to look at it and it has a monarch pressing mark and number starting with a '1' - which makes it around 1974/75 I believe. No fancy 'b' in the deadwax.

Should I tell him he's been deceived or should I keep my peace?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Julian

Well he probably knows now if he comes on here. I'd tell him anyway - he's your mate you said.

I remember having a stand up argument / slanging match, when i pulled one of these out of a sales box owned by a very reputable dealer, @ Clifton hall, many moons ago. And i got stick for months afterwards

If it was me Julian I would like to know the truth........ I'd be gutted but better that than the embarrassment of playing a Boot!! Thinking it to be real............ Just my humble opinion Mind You. Atb John.

Its never stopped you playing them before John.

Update on this.

Summonded up the courage to speak to my mate about this to inform him it is a boot - he replies 'yes, I know, I was just checking to see if you knew what you're talking about!!!!!!!'

BASTARD

although had a little eddie taylor - on peacock i had a good time

was told it was a boot by a mate

kept it a year then he bought it off my for 10-00 - lot of money then for a boot

found out later it was the orig - dont know where he is now -- or else i would give him the tenner back

and re home it back here

been done myself on this one. tell him. the proper ones i have seen had a 1 stamped in the runout and were styrene.

Update on this.

Summonded up the courage to speak to my mate about this to inform him it is a boot - he replies 'yes, I know, I was just checking to see if you knew what you're talking about!!!!!!!'

BASTARD

Please let me know who it was, so I can shake the man by the hand

and buy him a pint.

Just had a guy asking me whether that PPI you sold him is kosher

or not :thumbsup:

Kegsy

HI....In my youth if i srewed a mates SORT I told him, just to see his face so why not tell him he has been taken for a mug? then sell him the 2nd BOOT to him wot r m8ts 4 DAVE K

Please let me know who it was, so I can shake the man by the hand

and buy him a pint.

Just had a guy asking me whether that PPI you sold him is kosher

or not :thumbsup:

Kegsy

Sod off Kegsy!!

Update on this.

Summonded up the courage to speak to my mate about this to inform him it is a boot - he replies 'yes, I know, I was just checking to see if you knew what you're talking about!!!!!!!'

BASTARD

Absolutely brilliant, done up like the proverbial kipper.