Before people go nuts on the price for the new 100 Club anniversary disc, I must point out that by error it was pressed at the factory where we did 4 or 5 that we later found there were excess copies on sale on Ebay and Discogs - Sandra Richardson, Smith Brothers, Lorraine Chandler, Nancy Wilcox and possibly June Jackson and the Cavaliers. Those are still for sale for £18-£50 on Discogs so if the same has happened again, there may be a sharp drop in price in a few weeks if copies sneak out.

As always, Ady adds clarity to a scenario that could go pear shaped...

I was baffled to see so many people clamouring for the Anniversary single within hours of the event finishing. Once upon a time, Anniversary attendees who did not want the free record, would offer it for sale, often on Soul-Source where the most knowledgable collectors waited to pounce. Back in time, spare copies went for modest sums, with many unwanted copies passed to friends unable to attend the event.

This Sunday gone, it was weird to see quite a few desperados putting out feelers for the freebie, even offering silly money for a copy. This, without a copy being offered for sale. What happened to patience? Why must some folk have to have the record instantly? Collecting is an art requiring patience - many of us hardy souls have waited decades for elusive ‘wants’.

In due course, spare copies of the freebie may come up for sale - let the availability of them determine the price, but wait until they trickle onto the market before joining the feeding frenzy.

Excellent news.

16 hours ago, Frankie Crocker said:

As always, Ady adds clarity to a scenario that could go pear shaped...

I was baffled to see so many people clamouring for the Anniversary single within hours of the event finishing. Once upon a time, Anniversary attendees who did not want the free record, would offer it for sale, often on Soul-Source where the most knowledgable collectors waited to pounce. Back in time, spare copies went for modest sums, with many unwanted copies passed to friends unable to attend the event.

This Sunday gone, it was weird to see quite a few desperados putting out feelers for the freebie, even offering silly money for a copy. This, without a copy being offered for sale. What happened to patience? Why must some folk have to have the record instantly? Collecting is an art requiring patience - many of us hardy souls have waited decades for elusive ‘wants’.

In due course, spare copies of the freebie may come up for sale - let the availability of them determine the price, but wait until they trickle onto the market before joining the feeding frenzy.

As Ady said, in this case this disc was pressed at the same plant that privately ran off more copies. I'd guess the initial grabbers on the night didn't know this, so they may be left with egg on their faces.

1 hour ago, Mick Holdsworth said:

As Ady said, in this case this disc was pressed at the same plant that privately ran off more copies. I'd guess the initial grabbers on the night didn't know this, so they may be left with egg on their faces.

Presumably most collectors don't assume a limited edition single will get re-pressed (bootlegged) behind the label's back and sold via a third party - pretty dodgy behaviour, if not downright illegal? 🤔

 

If all the freebies had been "promos" ,followed by a later Kent Select issue , I don't think anyone would have complained or begrudged Kent for discovering,and marketing such fantastic tunes over the years , and making them more accessible to collector's ,,,,