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I though Tony would have dug a little deeper. Just the obvious stuff. Still much better than the usual programs though.

Despenza of course, the first press. If I got a Wand copy I'd sell it on and buy a Despenza and keep the change for another 45. Never understood the British label obsession. And I've never been a collector, it's what's in the grooves that count. I would rather have a mint issue of a rare record than a VG W/DJ copy. Can't stand clicking and popping me.

Don't you understand English? Why pay all that money for a label? It's just stamp collecting. The recording is very easily available on the original US issue, so I can't see the point in spending huge amounts of money on what is really a reissue.

Sorry Tony I didn't realise it was a toughie. I've never been a collector so I just bought an issue for a tenner.

Have you never heard of "sarcasm" Mick? Rod is very fond of it.

Neither just get the US demo for twenty quid. First issue, job done, use the rest to buy some rarities.

Exactly! If I was a collector I would want to own the first issue, not a UK reissue. All that money for what is a very common record at the end of the day. Must be a stamp collector.

Where did I say that? Get your facts right before trying to belittle people.

Agree mate, bloody love this record. Never seen a yellow original go for less than a grand in a long time.

The Etta James and Sharon Scott tunes are bloody marvellous. If only there were more of that ilk, I might even go out. Fantastic, well done Ady.

That went completely over my head Lars. I am not a hi-fi expert.

Don't call me a liar then. Unlike a lot of folk on here I don't make up stories. I was amazed by what happened with the Stanky 45. I have never seen anything like that happen before.

For some reason this post was removed. This proves that I was right all along. mike, on 17 Dec 2014 - 7:28 PM, said: Thank you mike.........I am now taking apologies.

Read the other posts you ****ing knob. Apologies accepted. Bloody know-it-all's on here, know **** all.

No it bloody wasn't. They all jumped on it after Fred played it. None of you have a clue when it was played, I have.

That is complete bullshit. You have no ****ing idea what you are talking about There were copies everywhere for £10 and I was going to a lot of venues back then, and I had NEVER heard it in my life before that night. Just because you regard Lifeline as being at the vanguard of the rare soul scene, you can't stand the thought that Burnley was the people's choice back then and was regarded by many as being the best in the country. Get over it.

Come on Ady, no bugger else has them only you. And as you know only too well, once you release them, no bugger will play them. I used to play them when I was Dj'ing because they are quality, but I got them cut off the Cd's before they were released on vinyl. Played quite a few of the Anniversary singles though, and we all hammered "good news in the morning" and that must have sold a few copies. It's a funny old game though mate.

Yes but you are one of them Ian. And if you took the Dj's and their spouses out of the equation there wouldn't be anything left at all. Once we all were dancers, now we all are Dj's, because we are all f***ed and old.

It does nowt for me. And that's what I've done, up stumps and gone home. Made the mistake of going to a nighter a few months ago. Couldn't tell what the **** was being played, the sound was so bad.

Hang the Dj's

Trouble is Matt, that short list of records aren't worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as the Tomangoes. And in my humble opinion aren't even good enough to play out. Wouldn't give you twopence for 'em. And therein lies the the reason that the nostalgia scene goes on and on. And the up front scene has had it. Just my opinion of course.

You're obviously not trying hard enough. I expect to be selected in the next England [moaning] squad.

Maybe mate. But nobody took any notice until Fred played it. The price went mental overnight. Same thing with Rudy Love on Canyon. Everyone said "oh, Cliff Steel has been playing it for years" and I don't doubt it. But as soon as Karl H got behind it, everybody had to have it. I could write a list a mile long of records that "have been known about" for donkeys years. But not everyone on the scene knows them. You need a venue that is on every month to get records popular. Four times a year? Give me a break, who's going to remember what was played at the last one.

The Stanky 45 was a £10 record until one night at one of my Burnley Allnighters a few years ago. Fred Krol dug it out and played it. You wouldn't believe how many people ran up to the decks to see what it was. Next day you couldn't find a copy on any of the dealers sites. The price shot up over night. Fred is very embarrassed to be the man responsible for it's rise to stardom. However, I find it very poor form that the soul snobs on here are slamming it as such a bad record. At least it's a dance record, and I would far rather hear Stanky than most of the dirge that gets the plaudits from folk on this forum.

No Ivor, but most audiophiles are trying to achieve perfection in stereo. The White Label is a meant for a club environment so tracks really well and doesn't jump out of the groove easily. I don't have any stereo records, so I don't need an audiophile cart. I bought a Project turntable with an elliptical stylus a couple of years ago. It was very quiet. I had to turn the volume up very high. I wasn't happy so I took it back to the shop and exchanged it for a send hand Technics 1200 with just a Stanton 500 cart fitted. It nearly blew the bloody windows out compared to the other one. After fitting the White Label it was amazing.