What's the worst (inyo) blind buy or recommendation you've ended up with?

Mine, buy a country mile is' Ill be your woman till I die' by Vivian Reed.

A terrible note for note dirge clone of the horrific Gary Puckett ' hit'.

Awfully yours, Jim.

Breakaway - Linda Lloyd £25 off Richard Domar

Breakaway - Linda Lloyd £25 off Richard Domar

 

Hi Grant,  Hope your keeping well!!   Are you not going to name & shame who recommended it to you?    Please tell me it wasn't Richard!!!

he didn't recommend it John, I bought it blind from his list lol

Breakaway - Linda Lloyd £25 off Richard Domar

 

But thats a brilliant record!

he didn't recommend it John, I bought it blind from his list lol

 

I guess we've all done that!!  

How long have you got ?

But thats a brilliant record!

my opinion Pete

Looking through a sales box at Wilton one night my mate nudged me as flicked through the records so I went back a couple of tunes but didn't recognise the artist or title but he went on to tell me it was a biggie for Arthur or Sam when we used to go to Highwayman's Halt,Snaith.Bought it as I loved the stuff played there..............played it when I got home,what a load of shite ...........Chuck Strong-You Beat Me At My Game Like A Lady Virtue........terrible record............safe to say he's no longer a mate

Cheers

Martyn

Ben Zine "Village Of Tears" by a country mile.

Breakaway - Linda Lloyd £25 off Richard Domar

Grant

As a favour I'll take it off your hands for a tenner

Cheers

Martyn

Grant

As a favour I'll take it off your hands for a tenner

Cheers

Martyn

oh I sold it a while ago Martyn, mind you I made a tidy profit on it

Looking through a sales box at Wilton one night my mate nudged me as flicked through the records so I went back a couple of tunes but didn't recognise the artist or title but he went on to tell me it was a biggie for Arthur or Sam when we used to go to Highwayman's Halt,Snaith.Bought it as I loved the stuff played there..............played it when I got home,what a load of shite ...........Chuck Strong-You Beat Me At My Game Like A Lady Virtue........terrible record............safe to say he's no longer a mate

Cheers

Martyn

 

I think you mean Venture!!    .............Martin go get the missus you can't be let out on yer own!!       

I think you mean Venture!!    .............Martin go get the missus you can't be let out on yer own!!       

John

See I've tried to blank it out that much I've forgotten what it was on,I got rid of it straight away...........I think I swapped it for kick in b*llocks & got the better of the deal

Cheers

Martyn

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Phil Orsi - Lovin On Borrowed Time

What a load of b*llocks !!

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John

See I've tried to blank it out that much I've forgotten what it was on,I got rid of it straight away...........I think I swapped it for kick in b*llocks & got the better of the deal

Cheers

Martyn

 

I see!!   Leave the swelling Doc but please take away the pain!!    

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Impala's  - "Old man mose"...put onto this at a nighter,say no more,listened to it,bought it,took it home,listened again,binned it.(well sold it actually).

Live and learn. 

bought 3 or four things blind in my younger days...one was dave mitchell the trip on met.........never bought blind or listened to other folks recommendations since

i was so fed up i chucked that dave mitchell in dustbin

Looking for Too Much Of A Good Thing by The Ambassadors when I was a lad.

Didn't know who it was by. Bought Too Much Of A Good Thing By Karen Young on Soul Fox. jeeesus.

Still got it - played it once. Might get it out and break it over my knee just for the laugh.

What's the worst (inyo) blind buy or recommendation you've ended up with?

Mine, buy a country mile is' Ill be your woman till I die' by Vivian Reed.

A terrible note for note dirge clone of the horrific Gary Puckett ' hit'.

Awfully yours, Jim.

Reuben and The Chains 'Hey Girl, LAST WEEK !!!!!, thinking it were cover of an Ebay item I didn't get.

Its a poxy, and lousy to boot, Country & Western track on Peacock.....WHEN did Peacock do County & Western. It is GENUINELY a shite record !!!!

Yes it was purchased blind, and the kicker.....£17.00 inc P&P.

Edited February 8, 201411 yr by ZootSuit

High and mighty escape from Cuba UK demo only because i saw it tipped in a magazine waste of 50p

did buy the other version of william cummings on bang bang....lovely bang bang w/d  for £4..til i got it home and played it.......sold it for £5..£1 profit yaaay ya mug...oh and jim webbs version of i need you....stroll on .....and dont get me started on geoffrey meteliko....................so i dont buy blind or follow recomendations ..lol

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Bought Its A good Feeling by Ronnie Walker demo thinking it was The Falcons......oh dear.

bought loads of turkeys  blind i messed up on. ..i got some weird musical  tastes ............but the first was  bought at the torch...a uk issue with no label, an instrumental  version of " love love love "......oh my it was crap.   mike samm singers i reckon,............kept it years trying to convince myself it was good..then in the bin it finally  went........if the culprit who sold it me is on here let me know your identity  .just be amused to know who it was all those years ago.. .....ez

Edited February 10, 201411 yr by ezzie brown

Impala's  - "Old man mose"...put onto this at a nighter,say no more,listened to it,bought it,took it home,listened again,binned it.(well sold it actually).

Live and learn. 

you can prob blame me for that one kev.....ez

TIM TAM AND THE TURN ONS....PALMER

Looking through a sales box at Wilton one night my mate nudged me as flicked through the records so I went back a couple of tunes but didn't recognise the artist or title but he went on to tell me it was a biggie for Arthur or Sam when we used to go to Highwayman's Halt,Snaith.Bought it as I loved the stuff played there..............played it when I got home,what a load of shite ...........Chuck Strong-You Beat Me At My Game Like A Lady Virtue........terrible record............safe to say he's no longer a mate

Cheers

Martyn

 

Your mates obviously got better taste than you old boy.......

 

 

See you in Cleggy row A for a shout off over whether its a good record or not!

Sitting here smugly thinking I had a pretty good record for picking up blind buys as used to do it all time, but a Ken Mathews record on Olde World seems to come back as horrible and possibly a John Wesley thing on ABC?

 

Need to dig them out from the unloved pile as managed to sell quite a few for 3 figures out that pile over last few years. Crossover classics the pile is now called....

Sister James.............................

Your mates obviously got better taste than you old boy.......

 

 

See you in Cleggy row A for a shout off over whether its a good record or not!

Jock

Can't wait matey

Cheers

Martyn

you can prob blame me for that one kev.....ez

 

Did get it from you,but recommended by someone else who shall remain nameless.Hope you're keeping well Ez. 

Bought a few I regret

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TIM TAM AND THE TURN ONS....PALMER

Tiny Tim... Tiptoe through the tulips. You o.k Gordon?

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TIM TAM AND THE TURN ONS....PALMER

Oh God - bought that one as well 'cos the label looked good 'Palmer' Wow! Stunned silence as I played it for the first time. Got a massive ribbing from my rock loving big brother who was in the room at the time. Crock of shite...think I'll break that one over my knee too.

Spooky & Sue - I've Got The Need. Once again, bought without listening - pretty pink label. Think I'll break THAT one over my knee as well. Can't believe I've still got some of this rubbish.

was at keele all niter with a mate in 98 who got recommended Ace Spectrum as its gonna go big. £6 later he bought it , went massive , sold it for summat like £120 at its height.

Don,t know about buying tunes blind......heard hundreds of sets over the years....which made me think the dj,s had bought their tunes DEAF

 

Tiny Tim... Tiptoe through the tulips. You o.k Gordon?

 Hello there......yes i,m as fine as a fine thing

H.B Barnum - Ska Drums - Imperial Records   The artist, the title, the label..... seemed to have everything going for it. Brought blind only to wish that I'd become deaf. It really is that bad!!

What made matters worse, is that after, I remembered that someone else I knew had brought it blind and was disgusted with themselves too. *Should pay more attention*!!!

Spooky & Sue - I've Got The Need. Once again, bought without listening - pretty pink label. Think I'll break THAT one over my knee as well. Can't believe I've still got some of this rubbish.

 

Great track!

H.B Barnum - Ska Drums - Imperial Records   The artist, the title, the label..... seemed to have everything going for it. Brought blind only to wish that I'd become deaf. It really is that bad!!

What made matters worse, is that after, I remembered that someone else I knew had brought it blind and was disgusted with themselves too. *Should pay more attention*!!!

Just seen this, saw this track offered on a US dealer list the other week and thought, YES !!!, Mr Barnum....had a listen...what can U say, unadulterated rubbish

Edited February 12, 201411 yr by ZootSuit

Frankie Valli  'Thank You'  on Mowest ...mind you, it was only 50p 

Edited February 12, 201411 yr by mistresslongdog

Just seen this, saw this track offered on a US dealer list the other week and thought, YES !!!, Mr Barnum....had a listen...what can U say, unadulterated rubbish

I'm gonna offer it up for sale on the Hassle Free Group, without a sound file..... "In-demand Ska n' B floorfiller from the great H.B Barnum"

Titty Shaker..... more like head shaker!!