Pages Heartaches & ZZ & Co Getdown.

[Soulaction]

Hi to all, hoping for some advice please.

All the evidence from old threads on here, and other places suggests the following.

We own a genuine copy of ZZ & Company Getdown on Columbus.

And own the convincing lookalike boot/2nd Press/Reissue of Pages Heartaches on Sunstruck.

So with a view to possibly selling, I would appreciate some advice.

Both nice clean excellent condition at least.

Starting with the ZZ & Company. Yes you see it for sale quite regularly.

But many of these are often lookalike 2nd presses too. Sometimes stated as so, but not always.

So wondered if the genuine original, is really worth much more in reality?

And do a lot of collectors not do their research, or really not care between the two on this title?

Now regarding the Pages Heartaches and Pain.

Now you don't see this for sale very often, original or lookalike/boot.

And what past sales we have found on the internet, often no explanation if original or not.

So a lot are probably the same copy we have, sold as an original.

It must have appeared before the mid 80's, as that's when we bought most of our modern stuff.

But we can't remember where we bought it from, though it will have been a good old fashioned paper list.

It appears that it must be pretty rare in itself. would there be much interest in it, would you say?

And what sort of value would I put on it? Just don't want to deceive anyone.

Like you see on e bay so often. Boots listed with nothing to suggest they are.

But also wouldn't want to sell it for peanuts either.

Maybe look to accept offers? If it didn't raise a very good offer, we would rather keep it.

Any thoughts/advice on these two records, would be much appreciated.

Cheers Donna.

 

[Dave Pinch]

Think the 1st press of zz  is £150... I listed the pages boot for an adventurous  £75.... could a sold it 10 times

[Soulaction]

Hi Dave, thanks for your reply.

I saw that comment from you, on the old Pages thread from 2012.

Can't be any easier to find six years on I suppose.

Cheers Donna.

[Peter99]

Both cracking records - love em both. Massive back in the day.

 

Pete

[Billywhizz]

sold mind as a boot , 5 years ago ,25 on e/bay , went for just over 300 , to buyer in japan ,to find out it was ovo / still happy lol 

[Guest]

When I first heard Z. Z. and Company it was “covered up” by Richard Searling as Oscar Perry. 

 

He was playing Pages as well. Think this was the later days of Wigan Casino. 1980/81.

 

Pages “Heartache and Pain was booted/remade at this time. Soulbowl was selling them at a reissue price. He also had the original on his rarest page sometimes, but this was always a lot more money. It was a rare original even then!

 

The original should be a lot of money, because it’s a bit of authentic history.

Any reissue/boot is just that, and should not be much more money than a modern day remake!

Edited August 19, 2018 by Guest

[Mark R]

I know of someone who got circa $350 for the 2nd Pages on eBay approx 5 years back and I believe he made the provenance of the record quite clear!!

 

Cheers,

Mark R

[Andybellwood]

Didn’t it also get a 7’’ release as a promo for the Afterhours Lp ? 

[Soulaction]

Thanks for your comments guys.

May just put the Pages up for offers sometime then.

Clearly stating it's the lookalike boot/2nd issue.

Then it's up to any buyer to decide, what it's worth to them.

The original ZZ & Company, is probably as I thought.

Not much different in value, to the 2nd press of it really.

Cheers Donna.

[Benji]

ZZ is ~125 more likely. Check Discogs.

Pages was in huge demand couple of years ago and people paid ridiculous amounts for originals and pressings. So don't be surprised if you don't get as much for the pressing as they were getting back then. Problem with the pressing is (IMO) its worse appearance and sound quality. It just looks, feels and sounds cheap.