Quinvy

Is this UNITED SOUNDS available to hear anywhere?

Just to add a different angle to this thread, there are people who are just collectors, if it wasn't records it would be something else. There are people who come into my shop and buy plastic kits, and they have rooms full of unmade kits which they admit they will never have the time to complete. That's a collector. I have never been a collector, and can't understand the need to own every record that was made on a certain label, but these people have made a great contribution in saving the history of black music, so I'm very grateful to them. I could never do it. To me it's all about what's in the groove, and I would love to have a small box of my favourite 45's, but my finances mean that's just impossible.

Since when was that me Terry?

Yes Pete I must agree, that has happened to me before and I have always held up my hands and apologised.

Maybe they've got better taste. Sorry, just can't understand the plaudits, it's just ok.

I bow to your superior knowledge then sir, as I have never had the pleasure of owning a Linn deck.

Only because he is Dj'ing every weekend. Don't think he would still have them otherwise. I may be wrong and if so I apologise, but that's the main criteria for having many thousands of pounds worth of vinyl.

Philistine!

Another example of rarity over quality in my humble opinion, if it was twenty quid no one would want it.

No they weren't, they were made for Dj'ing, and they are still the best deck for that purpose. Yes there are better decks for HiFidelity, but that hardly matters with 1960's 45's.

I wonder how these program's come about. Does some TV executive decide to make a program about Northern Soul and send an email to a producer and say "get on with it"? Then I imagine said producer Googles Northern Soul to find an advisor. Mmmm, this guy Russ Winstanley seems to be the go to guy. The rest is obvious.

Once it's in your blood it's very difficult to stop. I know a lot of people who have sold up and bought back again, and again, and again.

I wasn't around in the 80's and 90's but I would love to see a documentary on it. After hearing the tunes that were played in that period, I really wish I had been there. I feel as though I missed out big time.

This is a phenomenon that I have noticed as well. I think it must be a coincidence though? Just noticed there's a Combinations on Kimtone gone up. I recently got outbid on one on eBay.

One of the limiting factors of making these programs must be the lack of film available from back then. How many times can you watch the same clips from This England before you lose interest?

You need to message him on here Tony.

Isn't it a Carolinas record?

I f***ing love this record. Don't know who discovered it, but I first heard Butch play it at the first Lifeline allnighter at Sheridens. Who played it first/discovered it?

The only thing I would say to you Krissii is this. It's very easy to dismiss some of the records that were played back in the day. Footsee, The Snake etc. but these were huge records at the time, and believe me, the people who say they never liked them are lying through their teeth. We were very young, and the music and our tastes have changed over the years, but they were different times. All those tunes, with the exception of the truly awful Wigans Ovation would ram any dancefloor. Appart from that I agree with all you say.

The issue is harder and more valuable Julian.

For some reason as soon as it finished I felt cheated. Maybe it was the Groundhog Day effect.

That's exactly my point. If you are listening to classical music on LP format, then I can totally understand the need to get the best available HiFidelity turntable. For playing and recording 60's 45's though, the Technics matched with a Shure White Label cart is king.

You guys who like the belt driven turntables. How do you check that the deck is spinning at the correct RPM? I have recorded hundreds of rare records using a little Bush deck, the sound quality is really good for what it is, but unfortunately I have realised that the turntable was running too fast. Probably around +1. With a Technics 1200 series you can't go wrong. The strobe will always show the true speed. However I will never be able to get some of those records again. OK so most people wouldn't notice the difference, but I can, and I wouldn't use a belt drive deck again unless it had a strobe.

It was a throwaway comment to try and explain the price on the auction. The records that appear to fetch the really high prices tend to be dance floor fillers. It wasn't a slur on the tune, though I doubt it's in anyones top 500. I would never buy it because it does nothing for me personally, but the label is gorgeous, and it's rare.

Rarity.