Steve G

This could rank as the worst financial "gaff" you've ever made mate - the clothes, wife and car fine - but the records? the house? Surely that would have appreciated by quite a bit in value since 1990 in that South Beds "Hot spot" where you reside - joking aside very easy for me to say that with heinseight.

Wow! I am well behind with current prices yet again.

OK then, it IS Faye Hill on vocals - not sure she ever made a bad record....

Presumably Faye Hill on lead vocals....

Must admit didn't bother looking at where they were based, just surprised that they were so desperate to outbid each other - if right wing extremists from France they may have thought they were bidding in "French Francs" rather than dollars possibly

If you are still around looking for your coat - 1) I didn't know Mick Webb from Adam at the time until this incident, but at that time he was firmly in the 60's northern mould, so probably would not be able to distinguish between the two. By the early 80's though he had expanded his horizons to include more modern things and quite likely did end up buying Idris Muhammed - ironic as that might sound 28 years later. 2) I think by Aug 77 the scenes had polarised somewhat - certainly there was a gulf between the Idris Muhammed quoted on here, some of the worst disco dross (Space - which was big at the time and cannot be airbrushed out now because it's a crap record) and some of the bad northern, which you've already eluded to. I think the scene in the north crossed over more, but in the south there was a much wider chasm by this point - not just in music, but fashion etc. 3) I remember that article, and still have it somewhere. Godin was gushing in his praise for the Lady and his desire not to have rasberry's blown at him from the crowd, but this article came shortly after Reading and referenced it, blaming the "northern" crowd, so I was somewhat sceptical of it at the time. I am one of the minority out there that didn't automatically hang on DG's every word, despite liking his column. 4) I know that, and have always held Chris and his contribution in the highest regard.

Well you would probably have got it Gash, cos I wasn't going much over $500, but for these slightly "weird" private and new bidders desperate to outdo each other.

What is going on with the Storm on Ebay? - bidding seems to have gone very high between a 0 feedbacker, and a "private" bod all of a sudden. Ebay no is 4720985110

Which issue Ken, 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th?

You have to report it to spoof@ebay.com I always get a reply, but make sure you include all the header fields in the message. I would hope ebay contact the I.S.P. and close the account down...... link

Brian I had that as a new release, and sorry but do not remember it being something that good that Chris played! Perhaps Tony Dellar followed it with Space then , but "Magic fly" def. featured somewhere in the melee.

I must admit I am becoming a little bored of all this - so now there are two "original" pressings of this - both from 75 and the first of which didn't get issued to the public, has strings on, and the arrangers name, and the second which had neither? So the one that has been pressed recently has the arrangers name on, but is the first time it's been made available to the public???? zzz

Can't say as I've seen the likeness there JT

Very good indeed - "fire in the bellies" and lots of "hearts and soul" as ID would say. Now we need those good Burgers of Portsmouth to "trash" Harry R's goal difference, like the "Smog Monsters" did to the "Baggies" yesterday...

On my way back from Football today I had Tom Watt's Radio London soccer show on in the car, and at the end he said "At this time of the season football is a deadly serious business" and then proceeded to play Alfie Davison "Love is serious business" behind the days commentary "highlights", turning the volume up for the chorus etc

.....or Russ?

Not really northern - more sweet but I've always liked "I guess I'll never understand (the workings of your mind)" by Fletcher Walker III- it's a title that comes into my head whenever I go shopping with the missus There's also a Darryl Stewart on Musicor called "A smart Monkey doesn't Monkey with another Monkey's Monkey" - always thought that was clever...

Thanks Mike - Elijah is obviously oblivious to the fact that of his "300" some have resurfaced. Sad really.

Detroit June 1968. I'd get the train to Chicago, and be back in the Tardis within a week. And with it's special Time And Relative Dimension In Space I'd be able to load it full of 45s

Noooo, he's saying the original's don't exist because they weren't "issued" to the public - that's what he's saying isn't it? If we continue this "theory" then Frank Wilson doesn't exist either Agree he seems totally screwed up about things. And he's not the only one - you should see the "hoops" I had to go through before I interviewed one singer on my old radio show....signed lawyers letters, agreement not to copy the recording, destruction of interview on radio's electronic media, and as a gesture of "good faith" a very "gracious" waiver of fees by kind permission etc.....if I didn't deal with US lawyers everyday, I might have been a bit "taken aback" by all that...

Think they may be legit reissues by the owner of the label, though not 100% sure. Mine came from Butch, so would be an original.

Is this a lunch time brain teaser - if so I have put a few in, but remember a no of labels had distribution deals with @majors@ and a number of majors had several offices (e.g. Mercury etc.)....I'll get me anorak

I am useless on prices but I'd guess at £200

Another controversial post, that I know will upset some on here - anything that includes the words "Mojo" or "Voodoo" - urghh!!!