Chalky

Don't think it would be classed as a different series just a change in label design? The numbering is consecutive. It does say in the sleeve notes for the CD that "After the Leroy Taylor 45 Eddie changed the appearance of the Shrine label. He had made a sketch sometime before, which was representative of the eternal flame on JFK's gravestone. An artist transformed it into the logo that would become the Shrine symbol from the third release onwards".

Thought it was an Abtone acetate?

Unfortunately James "Mitch" Mitchell has passed away.

Butch has played it at Lifeline and other venues. Thought he got it a couple of years ago now?

Is it Lonnett - Blue Jeans or the Cameros - Not Too Young? Blue Jeans is on a previous page from my youtube page. What Butch played is. Page or two back. I'll sort what Colin played when I get chance.

Setting up a chat next week, anyone got any questions they want asking about the Servicemen?

I presume it's wife no longer . Carl won the one on JM auction last year.

The track was Andy Whitmore's Melvin Moore cover up. He tells me he sold Butch and John Corless the LP and they in turn came from Rod Shard.

Butch has it now as far as I know? I can send you a scan and a cdr.

And Ady Croasdell. There was a third but was broken by someone's disgruntled wife!

To be honest with the job and hours I do right now I struggle with all-nighters. They also knock he f*ck out of me these days as well. 4 or 5 finish is plenty for me at this moment in time.

That's because they hadn't heard Butch play it on this tape.....the next crossover biggie

I've read the cd notes and seen several pictures. I've spoken at length to Hadley Murrell. He had no memory of the group members. Idid spend a bit more time trying to find info but kept hitting a brick wall so to speak until I got the email the other day.

As I said in post 2 there was one for $300 on Discogs.......it's now been sold. Just goes to show what a DJ was playing over 20 years ago still has an influence today. Even the sets more interesting than today.

A DJs responsibility is to the promoter surely? The promoter should do his bloody homework and book the right DJs. He should spell out to the DJ what he is promoting and expecting and the promoter should advertise as such. After that is all done and the DJ is what the promoter wants it should be 1,2,3. Playing an imaginative well balanced set with an emphasis on dancers without the need to resort to tired played out oldies.

Contrary to what has been said before not all the Servicemen are dead. One is still alive and has been touch me. He has given me the names of the others and there was five in the group by all accounts. I am hoping to speak to him this weekend.

There's one on Discogs at $300...I think it's dollars. Pretty rare LP by all accounts.

There's loads of programs that will rip the audio from a youtube video, I use a mac so not 100% sure what programs are available but I'm sure someone will tell you. Easy to do, often a case of copying the URL and ripping.

An impossible to find one off acetate

I think its the Just Brothers Go On And Laugh you re referring to, first record of Butch....

At he weekend Patto I will start a topic for 80's flyers, I kept all sorts of rubbish cadged loads more, Stafford etc. will put them in the gallery.

If you get the permission of the rights holder to get a cut done of an unissued cd track then all well and good, it promotes the cd and maybe help generate sales. To get a cut done of a track on an acetate owned by say Butch, Andy D or in this case Carl Fortnum is akin to playing a boot. Being the collector you are Nev you should know and appreciate that.

If it exists on an acetate it is no different to owning the only known copy IMO and I would imagine the opinion of the majority of collectors and DJs. If the owner has had some cut and given to others then that is a different matter I guess. But to say it is ok to play when you get a cut done from a dodgy tape recording or something then it's the same as playing a boot IMO.

He sold Sam quite a few dodgy acetates, looks the business. I have Rob's Trannels cut at home somewhere. Diane Lewis, know two or three DJs that got a copy, Pete Smith auctioned another one a few years ago, got about £300 for it if I remember rightly.

Who has them, he did half dozen as far as I know.