Pete S

I thought those were boots to be honest. They look better than the originals.

Oh my God

Yep, pity on the rest of us poor clueless wretches. We can only aspire to these great heights. * I make this comment because I am not happy with the insinuation that anyone else running an auction is untrustworthy.

Blimey, talk about exaggerating. He's absolutely spot on in everything he says. There should not be any sacred cows.

Not the same though: Dave was just reviewing them on their qualities, John's got to try and sell them to us

Jay Wiggins - Sad Girl - f*cking amazing, charted as well I think

Opposite of what he says in both cases.

Chi Lites - Have you seen her (1023) Jackie Wilson - I'm the one to do it / Higher and higher (1012) Jackie Wilson - You bought about a change in me / For once in my life (1017) Jackie Wilson - Nothing but blue skies / Sweetest feeling (1022) don't think those were mentioned yet

OK are we ready to do a gold Brunswick label listing yet then or are there more titles to be added I wonder?

Hmm. Not a phrase I like to use much myself. If I've played it, it's mint minus.

On "Essential Northern Soul Story" it's the 2nd version. On "Northern Soul of LA" it's the first take. Those are both cd's. If you remind me which volume of the LP it was on I should be able to tell you which version it was.

Purple Haze came out on this as well.

Going by his other two records, the Inspirations vocalist does not sound like John Hendley, Andy, to my ears anyway. I know you probably got that from the horse's mouth but doesn't sound like him.

Actually I guess what you say is perfectly true - live auctions do only end one when one person stops bidding.

I know, it's difficult. On the last day of the Del Larks, I had no phone calls at all, and then about 6 starting at ten minutes before the end. I was getting email bids, but I couldn't get to them because I was on the phone, I replied to an emailer at 7:57 to please ring his bid in, lo and behold I end it at 8pm and an email arrives at 8:01 with a bid higher than the one I closed it at. This is why I hate auctions. Except I have a Salvadors coming up soon, so same thing again..

3rd outing for this one Mark!

All I have to say about auctions is that, from the experience of running three in the last two weeks, two of them on extremely rare records, I don't think it's right that bidding should continue ad infinitum until someone drops out. I told people I would end the auction at 8 0 clock last night - I ended it at 8 0 clock and the one in the lead won it, despite a later, higher bid coming in.

He's never come across as particularly biased to me - though I wish he wouldn't lock the sales and auction lists :-)

I'd look at paying £125 for a copy

I don't know - same with Earl Wright "Thumb A Ride" and others

No demos of this are there?

Nothing annoys me more than the people who only post on here to sell records. Make no contribution to the forum. They should be charged for the privilige if they aren't going to join in.

Not 100% positive but I think it's the person who had R Domar's records

Hey now! I reply to all my Discogs orders same day and 90% of the time I get them sent out on the same day, let alone take 2 days to reply. Anyone who doesn't reply is just a lazy f*ck.

There's got to be some of these in the UK. When I was 14, 15, you bought a soul pack and half of them would be Chess group labels.