Only Dreaming

My Dad had a complete Akai system which he bought in the early 80's. I remember the 'Mono' switch on his amp and how effective it was at removing the distortion on my mono 45's back then. Even to this day I play my 60's records in mono. Dave

Gotta agree, "it's bad" is one hell of a track. Dave

I've got these three 45's as well and rate them very highly. Does anyone know if he has any other releases worth checking out? Dave

Cheers for the info - much appreciated. Dave

I'm pretty sure that the orange/yellow releases are from 1971 when General Records & Tapes (GRT) acquired the label in 1971. That is definately the case with "it's all up to you" Dave

I'm afraid I have to agree. This week on ebay I've left a quite a few 45's in the $5-10 price range due to the high postage costs. Dave

Great stuff - thanks for sharing Dave

As mentioned with my copy, does yours have the "AT" (Atlantic Distribution) in the dead wax? Dave

That's alright Steve, no problem, Dave

Good point Steve. Maybe not discuss after all? Dave

Cheers Pete, I only paid £20 for it so I expected as much. Thanks for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it Dave

This is a very tough question. But I've thought about this long and hard and for me it's Johnnie Taylor's incredible version of "I Wanna Testify" Dave

I have a copy on vinyl with labels reversed. The label and everything else looks spot on. However, there is no 'AT' in the run out. Is mine a boot? If so it's a Damn fine one. Dave

Brilliant record. Dave

I have a copy on vinyl with labels reversed. The label and everything else looks spot on. However, there is no 'AT' I in the run out. Is mine a boot? If so it's a Damn fine one. Dave

I never went to the Casino, I was too young and living in Ireland at the time. However, speaking as an outsider I believe that Wigan Casino would not have existed in the way everyone loves/hates without Winstanly's influence. Discuss? Dave

I bought my minidisc player in 2000 for £120. I remember it being a toss-up between MD and a 128 MByte MP3 player,both of which cost roughly the same money. In the end I opted for the Aiwa AMF-75 portable minidisc player simply because minidiscs were quite cheap. In retrospect I have no regrets about turning down the MP3 player. As most on here will testify, the sound quality of minidisc is second to none and I found it invaluable for recording & digitising my record collection. There was even a 'mono' mode for recording my collection of old 45's. In later years when I moved onto mp3 players I noticed a big drop in sound quality. I think that the minidisc simply had a better amplifier with a more dynamic range which worked well with the ATRAC compression system. I still have my MD player and quite a few minidiscs but moved with the times and last year bought a Tascam DR-2D digital recorder for archiving my record collection. However, if I ever want to listen to my music on the way to work, and hear it the way it's supposed to sound, I always pack my minidisc player. Happy days. Dave

Good luck with your want. I had a fruitless search for the 7" and had to get it via the "it's what's upfront that counts" CD re-issue in the end. Incredible track. Dave

Hi Frank. Why not put a request for it in the wants section? Dave

"What can I do" is such a stunning record. Does anyone know if that article is available online. I Remember some info on the record from the link below, but that's all. https://solidhitsoul.com/justin.html Dave

I didn't know that, thanks for the info. Dave

That's a an hour of my life I'll never get back. I was going to spend the time ripping some vinyl :-( Dave

Both sides... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9VpQDqbEzY Dave

I picked my vg++ copy up for $12 from a US dealer. Dave

Cheers JNixon, great info. I really like this track, great Hammond & drums. Dave