I wasn't going to put this up as i'm no longer surprised at the prices that records on his auction achieve, but

In 2015 he sold a copy on his auction for £160, On Wednesday the copy he was auctioning went for £311 nearly 100% higher than just 3 years ago. As banks are giving interest rates of maybe 1%, is it still worth investing in vinyl?

I paid a lot more for my copy of Kim Weston I'm still loving you 10 years ago than it fetched this week.

So it can work both ways....or perhaps I buy the wrong records. I need an independent record financial advisor to tell me what or what not to buy!

5 hours ago, tobytyke said:

I paid a lot more for my copy of Kim Weston I'm still loving you 10 years ago than it fetched this week.

So it can work both ways....or perhaps I buy the wrong records. I need an independent record financial advisor to tell me what or what not to buy!

99% rely on computers so the answer will be anything from the Top 500!!!!

10 hours ago, gogs said:

I wasn't going to put this up as i'm no longer surprised at the prices that records on his auction achieve, but

In 2015 he sold a copy on his auction for £160, On Wednesday the copy he was auctioning went for £311 nearly 100% higher than just 3 years ago. As banks are giving interest rates of maybe 1%, is it still worth investing in vinyl?

£160 Is still to much. Never a auction record in a million years.  Bet John is so happy with internet auctions and good luck to him.

But come on people keep it real.

Steve 

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

 

But come on people keep it real.

Steve 

Compared to what?

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

£160 Is still to much. Never a auction record in a million years.  Bet John is so happy with internet auctions and good luck to him.

But come on people keep it real.

Steve 

I agree, i've always thought of it as a £40 record.

This is a tough record to acquire. eBay auctions have pushed the value up and up. I had to pay a silly price for mine but glad I did as the price will continue to rise.

Edited October 19, 20187 yr by FRANKIE CROCKER
typo

3 hours ago, FRANKIE CROCKER said:

This is a tough record to acquire. eBay auctions have pushed the value up and up. I had to pay a silly price for mine but glad I did as the price will contine to rise.

I didn't think it was that tough. But i hope that you are right as my own copy's not going anywhere.

4 hours ago, FRANKIE CROCKER said:

This is a tough record to acquire. eBay auctions have pushed the value up and up. I had to pay a silly price for mine but glad I did as the price will contine to rise.

Would you say that possession was the motivation?

1 hour ago, gogs said:

I didn't think it was that tough. But i hope that you are right as my own copy's not going anywhere.

Yep. Missed a couple of copies on eBay being too soft. Snagged one a few years ago. Not seen many at all since then.

1 hour ago, Steve S 60 said:

Would you say that possession was the motivation?

      it is hanging up the ---------- nation !

1 hour ago, Steve S 60 said:

Would you say that possession was the motivation?

Nah, the question was mo-ti-vation... hangin’ up the whole darn nation...

Great tune. Great lyrics. Always liked it. Always will. For years I felt totally inadequate without the import, just the British Bulldog release. Now I can play it in the house without fearing a knock on the door from the Soul Police...

I'm sorry but imho Mr Flood's Party is a f****** terrible record. Canadian rock band, weren't they?

Edited October 21, 20187 yr by BabyBoyAndMyLass
Edited the language, while language isn't completely banned, it is prefrred if it's **** out, people get the picture without spelling it out.

Most of us are grown-ups on here but there's no need for the profanity , however much you dislike the tune ...  

Not a patch on Ray Charles version

 

Steve 

3 minutes ago, WoodButcher said:

Most of us are grown-ups on here but there's no need for the profanity , however much you dislike the tune ...  

Omg. Sorry I swore.

 

18 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Not a patch on Ray Charles version

 

Steve 

Neither anywhere near as good as Les McCann and Eddie Harris.

3 minutes ago, Soulman58 said:

Neither anywhere near as good as Les McCann and Eddie Harris.

Don't know them.

1 minute ago, Winsford Soul said:

Don't know them.

Its both together, a couple of Jazz dudes (Piano/vocals and Sax), the version was recorded live at Montreux in 1969.

4 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Don't know them.

They speak very highly of you, Steve.

29 minutes ago, JoeSoap said:

Omg. Sorry I swore.

As I said  "most of us are grown-ups"  , guess that you don't fall in that category , maybe you should reread the site guidelines.

8 minutes ago, Soulman58 said:

Its both together, a couple of Jazz dudes (Piano/vocals and Sax), the version was recorded live at Montreux in 1969.

Will have a listen later on 

 Thanks for the information 

Steve 

On 19/10/2018 at 01:21, gogs said:

I wasn't going to put this up as i'm no longer surprised at the prices that records on his auction achieve, but

In 2015 he sold a copy on his auction for £160, On Wednesday the copy he was auctioning went for £311 nearly 100% higher than just 3 years ago. As banks are giving interest rates of maybe 1%, is it still worth investing in vinyl?

'Unreal values...mass destruction'

Absolutely love this tune, written by Eugene MacDaniels (recorded a few well known Soul tracks under the name Gene MacDaniels), very good lyrical commentary, however there will only ever be one version for me Les McCann.

Mr Floods is an OK version though.

Seeing as it's been mentioned already: @Winsford Soul

 

1 hour ago, JoeSoap said:

Omg. Sorry I swore.

Using language isn't technically banned but I do try to encourage at least using ****, I'm trying to establish a more family friendly and female friendly environment if possible. Cheers. 

3 hours ago, JoeSoap said:

I'm sorry but imho Mr Flood's Party is a f****** terrible record. Canadian rock band, weren't they?

Compared to what...

1 hour ago, BabyBoyAndMyLass said:

Absolutely love this tune, written by Eugene MacDaniels (recorded a few well known Soul tracks under the name Gene MacDaniels), very good lyrical commentary, however there will only ever be one version for me Les McCann.

Mr Floods is an OK version though.

Seeing as it's been mentioned already: @Winsford Soul

 

Has he forgotten the words or is just an overlong intro? Overtones of Julian Covey make it tolerable but can’t quite see anyone dancing to it...

51 minutes ago, BabyBoyAndMyLass said:

Using language isn't technically banned but I do try to encourage at least using ****, I'm trying to establish a more family friendly and female friendly environment if possible. Cheers. 

Incidentally, "Compared To What" didn't get radio plays because the word "abortion" was mentioned in the lyrics.

9 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said:

Incidentally, "Compared To What" didn't get radio plays because the word "abortion" was mentioned in the lyrics.

Nice snippet Steve thanks.

All sorts mentioned in those lyrics, will let folks have the pleasure of googling themselves, it's a rant about the modern world, very good lyrically imo. 

4 minutes ago, BabyBoyAndMyLass said:

Nice snippet Steve thanks.

All sorts mentioned in those lyrics, will let folks have the pleasure of googling themselves, it's a rant about the modern world, very good lyrically imo. 

A 50yr old rant still apt today.  As Marvin said "What's Going On"

19 hours ago, Soulman58 said:

Neither anywhere near as good as Les McCann and Eddie Harris.

I bought a promo copy of the Les McCann Eddie Harris LP only to find the lines "god damn nation" and "god damn it"

were bleeped out.

Had to get the stock copy for the uncensored version !

Cheers Paul

Another version

Cheers Paul

I like this version too....

 

21 hours ago, FRANKIE CROCKER said:

Has he forgotten the words or is just an overlong intro? Overtones of Julian Covey make it tolerable but can’t quite see anyone dancing to it...

Jazz innit Frankie!

How come the Anita Moore song is credited to Les McCann as being the composer? Am I missing something?

Thanks Mrs Shrews for reminding me of this great version

Cheers Paul

2 hours ago, Koolkat said:

How come the Anita Moore song is credited to Les McCann as being the composer? Am I missing something?

Conundrum indeed! Might've understood that if it were an instrumental following McCann's arrangement but no. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compared_to_What

And not Forgetting Della's Gospel Version

Mighty Fine

Kirsty

Ray must have liked the song- here's another version

he did with Leela James

 

The song certainly made Eugenes' life for him, a similar story to John Hartford and 'Gentle on my mind' picked up by many big selling artists.

Another version by John Legend here. Not as good as some of the others