Mace

Whilst both top bidders were obviously willing to pay what they bid, this scenario was always waiting to happen on ebay, where 2 people bid and snipe extremely high to ensure they win, whilst presuming, hoping & praying that the bidding will never actually go that high. Bet the seller nearly crapped himself with exitement in the last few seconds mind....

Billy & Moonlighters - Little Indian Girl - Crystal Ball 45 Mint/unplayed £30 (free P&P) P.M. me to reserve. Regards Mace

I wish.....we usually get around 130 - 150 in, with 180-200 on good nights. From the few times I've been Burnley I'd say Phil gets similar numbers, and before Lifeline moved to Wolves I believe they were roughly the same. I've purposely promoted Bidds to be different, hence booking some DJs who will include a fair percentage of R&B and Latin in the sets, and even though it is a predominately 60s night, if DJs wanna play beyond that then thats up to them......but the result is, that will always comes at a price cus it's not everybodies cup of tea, and if I'm honest, I'm not bothered about having masses of new faces attend the club if it means the music policy has to change to appease them. That isn't meant to sound snobbish, elitist or such, truth is, I could probably fill Bidds 3 times over if I ran it as a more commercial allnighter, but that's not what I want to pursue, and besides which, there are plenty of those events battling for overcrowded slots on the calender as it is.

Got a spare one somewhere, but seem to remember that it may play slightly hissy as Michael mentioned. Will try and find it and have another listen. Regards Mace

You're right, its not about him not being bothered, hence why I said he was being more selective...and nowt wrong with that, but if he doesn't want to do certain events then that's his decision, but that then accounts for a good percentage of events not having his name down as the main DJ. Wage scales for DJs on this scene are embarassing, I totally agree......but if you wanna pull away from the oldies scene and do something different the market audience and resulting attendance figures are a lot lower, and costs a lot harder to cover...so yes, it could make the difference between breaking even for some clubs. As for name DJs boosting attendance figures, well, it is sad to say that I personally don't think any one DJ has a major impact on attendance figures nowadays....moreso the whole package of DJ list/venue/location/personal finances tends to govern attendance figures imo. Coupled with fact that there are far more events to choose from, easier access to what were 'unavailable' tunes via the net etc....whatever, but less people tend to travel the hundreds of miles they used to. I tend to agree with most of your original post, but I still think you made a somewhat sweeping statement regarding Butch and his bookings at many allnighters. Regards Mace

Butch is resident at 4 main allnighters, not just 2 (Lifeline/100 Club/Keele/Kings Hall) though I suppose you could argue that his playlist is more restricted at Kings Hall than the first 3. However, Butch has also chosen to be far more selective at which venues he DJs at, and coupled with the fact that he ain't cheap to book, means that many promoters can't either get him or afford him....so it's not just down to the scene, or indeed promoters, that he is not DJing as often as you believe he should be. Regards Mace

Opposite sides of the plane though...something to do with equalizing weight distribution to prevent wing tilt and circling the Atlantic....anyway my nickname ain't fancy..... Perhaps its Killa, there's a nickname a few on the northern scene might fancy Is it a good idead to have a dig at someone nicknamed Killa mind....even though he's only 3 foot nothing, he might chew your kneecaps off to fatten himself up P.S. can't comment on mag content cus ain't read it. Beggsy wants to know if it's available in large print like the literature from banks etc Do agree in naming names mind...having opinions is fine, but putting it in print, whether in a mag or posting on forums etc without naming names is quite pointless .......other than being mischevious (nowt I'd know about mind )

Is that because it's 'probably' booked out solid most Sundays ...what with Burslem being the thriving hotspot that it is on Sunday afternoons

Hi Warren. I'm sure Rob Sawetz had a spare copy for £400? Regards Mace

Knew you and Beggsy were too cheap charging Sweet F.A. for sellers and buyers at the Tuesday night record fairs at the Packhorse just down the road Des

Hi Craig...does the Radiants have Heartbreak Society on both sides? If it has 'Please don't leave me baby' on flip it's worth double what you've listed it for mate. Regards Mace

So has mine

Used to go for £250+ but a few have turned up in recent years so I'd say £150 - £200 would be about right. Regards Mace

I was joking in last post of course......no f*ckers gonna want to pay good money to see dodgy sex pics of Mr Freeman are they?

Mark, just simply click on any link included within the email for logging into paypal and submit all your log in details. At the same time send 'em you full bank account details, all credit card details, info on where you hide your spare house keys when on holiday, and scans of any 'dodgy' sexual photos of you that may prove to be healthy blackmail fodder. Then just sit back and wait for that $1300 to wing it's way into your bank account...happy days P.S. I have recently inherited a vast 6 figure sum of money from a Nigerian relative, but cannot release the funds without paying an international release fee of £200 ...as I don't have a spare £200 at the moment I am willing to send you 90% of this vast 6 figure sum if you can pay the £200 into my bank account to assist me in releasing these funds. I would much prefer you to do this before logging onto paypal as I instructed you previously though.....

After I've packed a box of oldies for ya

Oi Dutton.....stop thieving my post editing/hand job jokes....

Alternatively (and far more likely) we'll just carry on digging for more unknown tunes and get together in smaller venues to enjoy hearing such sounds, instead of gathering 1000 people together to celebrate all the clubs of yesteryear and listen to the same 50 records repeated 5 times over in a 10 hour session. Now there's something DEFINATELY worth looking forward to.........

Presume your takes will be shot in Widescreen then Mark

I have sold a Herald copy in last 12 months, and it usually fetches £300 no probs....after all its a quality tune that's well indemand especially on the R&B and Mod scenes..... Mind you, I remember Joe and his sidekick Hiscock tried telling me it was overpriced and worth £100 max at the time If I remember correctly the Raines version is pretty dire (there might even be a sound clip on Manships) I also seem to recall someone mentioned another version by a different artist on here a while ago? They do turn up though, I snatched one on buy it now off ebay a year or so ago whilst every man and his dog were playing out at Prestatyn

More like £40 - £50 nowadays....seen it listed at £100 before now but that's waaaayyy too much IMO.

Ah well, worth a try....we fly back on the 23rd. Don't suppose you fancy putting a night on in Allentown on the Sept 20th to entertain us Brits after a hard days work..go on, you know it makes sense

Michael, don't suppose you have one of your nights on around Allentown dates do you?

I've got a VG+ Richard Berry 'Have love will travel' for £40 (includes P&P and paypal fees) Regards Mace