Jez Jones

Is that because he's confident in the quality of his choices and doesn't need to impress with a list of 5K records....oh wait a minute...thats another thread 🙂

But what if the DJ plays affordable records you aint got and therefore can't play at home...winner winner innit ?

or Carl Cox 🙂

thing is...there must be lots of great allnighter tunes at affordable prices...its just they probably dont get played. How can a DJ stand out from the crowd (and yes there is a crowd of DJ's out there) by playing affordable records.....

Just breaking this down a bit....we tending to go off on a wholly (not HOLY) dj angle...which i dont think the OP was aiming for (could be wrong ) **I've heard so many punters from the wheel and torch era say that it was never about rarity, and reference many common records and new releases that were played. Yes indeed PUNTERS in general weren't bothered....any collectors took more of an interest...but really...there was MUCH MORE going on at an allnighter...dont forget we were 16 ffs.....................yeah exactly !! **When did rarity or perhaps exclusivity become of paramount importance in terms of northern soul? This is more subjective imo. I would think it was when people's reason for going to an allnighter was to hear new sounds and had started collecting seriously which leads us to today and we all old and wrinkly and have opinions..and the only reason we go out is the 'music.'..thats the 'buzz !!...the odd few go out to take photos but that doesn't effect the point in question... The only 'hit' we've got left is either being seen with loadsa people OR hearing some music which is fresh and ideally new/forgotten or whatever floats ya boat ...I think this leads us on to another question which links to the OP's ego comment Do we REALLY need to be obsessed with price/rarity...is it creating an elite group who are seen as 'leaders' and put bums on seats for promoters ...where in actual fact we could (not saying we should) consolidate and and be inclusive for everyone ..........buck the trend and just play some 'nice records' Imagine the other 99.9% of the population looking in from the outside and thinking ffs they're only records

Not really..from my experience anyway. Whilst there was always a 'collecting culture' well that had to be ..otherwise we wouldn't be here now....BUT and this is my experience ..others may differ....there was a hell of a lot MORE going on than the clamour to have the most expensive or should i say exclusive record amongst mass hordes of other willy wavers.........whilst nowadays it seems focussed on the records and ownership thereof There was always the expensive records..even then and before.....as is now......but the subtle difference I think is how much importance is placed upon them I'm sure people will remember...back then there were a lot of people that din't really care about buying/collecting..indeed some that didn't like the music !!! What were they doing there then...i hear people say ? 🙂 🙂...thats a measure of the scene exclusivity NOT record exclusivity !! from the era I think Geese is getting at the fact its becoming too anal...and will end up eating itself with an ever diminishing focus on other things(whatever that may be 🙂 ) rather than records...and an increasing focus on a DJ culture...not a social or music culture So not an attack on collector/dj search and procurement of expensive/exclusive records...more a 'has it really got to be so anal..it was never thus so (in my experience).....????????????? Someone once told me what do you call a DJ who has forgotten to bring his his record box ? ...a none paying punter !! 🙂