Markw

With the concensus here. Del Larks and Don Varner for me too. Like others have said, it's not to say Spyder Turner and the Lovemasters are not great records in themselves but the other 2 both have something unusual and utterly distinctive about them. It's not their rarity that makes them desirable (or at least shouldn't be).

Issues are much much harder than demos, though I wasn't aware there was a brown label as well as a blue one. The demo currently on Ebay has been reduced I think from a previous listing with a start asking bid of USD2999. Crikey!!

Indeed.

Has been seen for more. But £50-£70 seems to be the money.

Stax LP - 'Mel and Tim' by (you guessed it folks) Mel & Tim features the brilliant dancer 'Forever And A Day' - record is EX nick; cover is clean, little bit of wear and a couple of corners part-worn - £30 ONO PM if interested - Paypal preferred but cash, bank transfer or cheques also OK. Best Mark

Cheers. I knew it had been done to death before.........

I'm sure it's been asked before and apologies for asking again but how do you tell real ones from boots. Thanks.

Aren't they now 'rare and underplayed' ?............... :wicked:

Hi All I have the following LP for sale: Mel & Tim (same title) - features the brilliant 'Forever And A Day' - record is Ex nick; cover is clean, little bit of wear and a couple of corners worn - £30 ONO Best wishes Mark

Hi All Looking for the following if anyone can help: (1) The Ditalians - I Gotta Go (Trip - but might also be on Saxony?) (2) King Curtis - Times Have Changed (Pulsar) Thanks all. Mark

Hi All I have these 2 LPs for sale: (1) Mel & Tim (same title) - features the brilliant 'Forever And A Day' - record is Ex nick; cover is clean, little bit of wear and a couple of corners worn - £30 (2) Rhetta Hughes - 'Relight My Fire' - features the classic 'Cry Myself To Sleep' - record is Ex nick as is the cover - £40 Those prices cover postage in the UK. Paypal or bank transfer preferred. Cheques or cash also acceptable though. All the best

Superb!

I'm afraid it would not old chap.

Who was the first DJ to play a record covered up and when?

Was he counting the number of pressings and carvers used.................

Wonder whether anyone can date the first time someone did a backdrop?

September 1981 - Wigan Casino closes 1981 (sometime) - first 6ts all niter at the 100 Club

If it's the same one Mark, I remember that Seven Souls issue back in the early 80s. I seem to recall you bought it at Stafford off Ian Clark for about £20. A few weeks later, one side was covered with more cardboard and sellotape than Asda use in one of their distribution centres in a whole year! DJed OK until another one came along though......................

In your dreams Karen! When he gets excited, he's got tattoos of all the major soul club logos on there...........

Dull.

This is the crux of it with JM auctions I think. I could be totally off the mark, but are quite a number of his buyers collectors from overseas maybe? Perhaps less so for the really big ticket, genuinely hard to find stuff which might attract some of the big ticket collectors/DJs etc over here. But in the case of JM's regular customers abroad, does a lot not come down to provenance, quality and reputation (not to say that other dealers are not reputable, like you Pete). I think all that happens is folk clock the JM auction results and put items up in the hope some of the stardust will land - nothing wrong with that. Then it all settles back down again once the excitement is over.

So 'tidy like', I do appear to have said it twice................

Tidy like.........as the indigenous community say in this part of the world.

Tidy like.........as the indigenous community say in this part of the world.

Will PM you mate.