Platters 81

i remember having Joanne Courcy on Twirl.....cracked and repaired with what looked like roofers felt!.....played ok and i got £100 for it.... on the subject of the Sam Dees 45......should i tape over the mono or stereo side?

Touch of Venus......Champion DJ..full crack but ok...George Hughley....slight edge crack......Orientals one of those triangle cracks......slight crack on Marvellettes on Fontana...Joe Hicks......edge crack......i'm cracked up over you...... i did some of these myself......you didnt realise you should treat them carefully back in the day......

is there a market for these.......?......i said to Guy H once ...."i must have more cracked 45s than anyone"......he said no I HAVE......i had to laff.......examples are Sinceres on Pzazz.....Sam Dees dj on Atlantic.......

good version of the Impressions "you must believe me" on this......

both sides marvellous group mid-tempo vocals.......buy this CD .....

Getting used to the Blues - bobby bland - duke ive promoted this to the Premier League ..Nick Marshall spin from TOTW oldies room circa 1985.......

all the above descriptions are pretty much accurate....Rod knows more than the rest of us put together.....

i like this idea of promotion/relegation........possibly a play-off session?........

i just wish i could join you on your nights out is all........

its like Mace saying r+b is funky........it doesnt transalate to us old boys..........

im not an expert in this genre Simon......

i quite like this........rareish.......(i.e a one off)......(possibly).......an edit of course...

he got Eddie Holman a second issue of the Preludes........wrote a big screed on it..........and told me to give it to EH.....which i did...........happy days.......

me and PL found we had a mutual like of Motown 45s.....Dave Alcock had a hilarious story about Pete visiting for Christmas dinner.......this sleeve is one of Petes i saved......the £5 record was Ray and Dave on Mica.......wasnt this one of those "made-up 45s?

thats the idea to tickle your Northern fancy........i cant do this as well as Mel.....but i'll try (as Sam and Bill would say)......

gets you there..........

can anyone list Richards tunes at TOTW when he was bored.......85?......i vaguely remember.that femme c/u that got released on Kent........i went for a burger...chastised by Gilly......what was that 45 on Constellation when he belatedly discovered Crossover (oh how we laughed)

your right this is ticking me off big time..........

everyone dances to a Stars 45s.........as he knows.......

but your right..........

i told him that was crap and he played it anyway......next......i'm enjoying this....

what was the last 80ts track to be played at Togetherness ......no clues....

i have to say ..rarity does not = quality....its in the eye of the beholder.........when i'm dead ......they will be monsters...

heres the Scorpion release......

theres soundclips in the Forum .....