Des Crombie

I've never met Fingers, however I don't like to hear about a fellow soul in trouble, so have sent Paypal. Hope this will help keep the wolf away. Well done Pete for organising this. Des

Agree on elsie strong and four tops but I always end up playing barbara lewis's version at home as it's so good it gives me shivers.

Although I've help point people towards records on here before, this is my first time posting up a want - wants virgin - so be gentle. Due to the fact I've been looking for a copy of this for ages and have missed a few - thought I'd give the SS wants list a go. So please can anyone help find me a copy of the following: Jolly Jax - Preciate It (Cookin) Willing to pay top dollar (considering condition). Thanks and appreciate any help with this, Des

Sorry guys I dont have this Jesse Davis 45. Surely someone on SS must have it.

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Totally agree the only time I have ended up with cue burn was when the tracking weight was set too high. I carry a set of digital scales (Link) to check tracking weight because of this. Also needle type is important with spherical needles causing less damage than ellipitical when back cueing.

When advertised if it does not state somewhere that it is an OVO event then I would assume that their music policy allows pressings etc to be played. So no need for an opposite to OVO on flyers IMHO.

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Piss off Steve, my copy is rough but plays fine for DJ'in and dimples stick out like cold nips, spot them a mile away. Thats the last time I'm bringing a box to you....

According to manships boot guide you can visually tell it is a 1.09mm issue as the masterplate received a slight knock between pressing runs resulting in two visible dimples on the record. My copy has these dimples so it's a 1.09mm issue.

Paul, name not important, I'm more interested if others who had collected in the past share the same sentiment or not. Reckon its yes to all your other questions.

A guy once told me the following: "I had all the records back in the day, ain't going there again, lining the pockets of the record dealers, any record I want I can get cut" So he does and DJ's regularly, calls OVO guys snobs. Opinions?

Sorry Ian but I don't agree that you necessarily have to be rich to collect OV or to DJ. I'm sure many people manage to put together quality OV DJ sets with time and effort within a budget. Yes it still costs a fair bit of cash but it doesn't have to be in the hundreds of thousands you are implying here. By the way last year I got an original Salvadors for £400ish, admittedly it was a bit rough looking but after cleaning it plays excellent, more than good enough for DJ'in with and more importantly inside my budget.

There are two soul clubs up here in Aberdeen, one OVO the other not, and I attend both nights when I can as at the end of the day they both play soul music despite the politics. The next nearest OVO night is 150 miles round trip which I also try and get to when I can. However, over the past few years when attending the local anything goes soul night I have increasingly heard the use of the term soul snob when referring to people who believe in the originals only and the other local club. Along with this comes statements like, the dancer don't care and you have to be rich to DJ etc. I'm pretty sure this is just part of the tit for tat propaganda to make the other club look bad. Anyway, I agree that many punters say they don't care if it's a boot being played or not. However, what I have noticed is how poor the sound quality is on these boots, carvers and indeed on many reissues that are played. They sound flat and lack in atmosphere and dimension when compared to the originals. This to me somewhat detracts from the music and therefore, the night. A crackly original to me will almost always sound far better than a carver or boot. The quality of these carvers and boots are often dreadful. As such, I feel sorry for those who don't attend the local OVO night on perceived snobbery grounds. The thing is, if you went to the cinema and they showed the latest film that had been booted using a camcorder then you would surely demand your money back. In my opinion if your going to play bootleg copies then I'd rather here them from CD at least then the quality will be better but still not as good as an original. Funny thing is allegedly the anything goes night draw the line at playing CD's. As previously said you don't need to be rich to put together a quality set of originals. Putting in the time, effort and dedication to find original records at reasonable prices, selling and trading, hunting and digging is more important than having a big bank balance. I'm not saying a big bank balance doesn't help but with so many great records that can be found cheap then it's not a requirement and therefore shouldn't exclude most. At the end of the day what a DJ plays is up to them and the promoter of the club. I am a collector so as such collect original records and when asked to DJ I play these originals from my collection. I do agree that collectors don't always make the best DJ's and that there is much more to it, but I do also believe the best and most inspirational DJ's play only originals. If it wasn't for the original collectors/DJs most new sounds would not be played and as such the progression of this scene would dwindle. I don't get down south very often and am curious to know if there are many allnighters such as my local allnighter which allow the playing of boots, or do most allnighters have an OVO policy? I can't see why people would or should get upset with me for asking this as the local guys running the all-nighter don't hide the fact that they play boots but I'm sure someone will decry me for being honest.

Forgot to say, It will probably be Royal Mail that will deliver it. It will depend on the size of the package. If its bigger than letter post then it will be parcelforce. Most US registered 45's I get are delivered by the Royal Mail, however if in a large box or jiffy bag then it may be parcelforce. D

Richie, I've had one or two registered records from the states take over a month to get here, over two weeks is fairly typical. Registered mail does seem to take that bit longer, probably due to extra handling and documenting for tracking. If worried i would check with the sender as they may have a tracking number. Customs may have it but I wouldn't automatically assume so just because its been 2 weeks. As I said over 2 weeks in my experience is quite normal for registered records. Hope it turns up soon though, Des

October? Do you mean the 3rd, 4th, 5th of APRIL? If so I am planning to be there. Des https://www.austinrecords.com/?dates.html

Tony, going by what I saw at the Spiders Web Anniversary, I reckon that was Kenny's last play of FW. Although he may play his orig acetate with the spoken intro at Aberdeen. Nice plug though, D

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Yes my original one has the same. Face on A side, no face on B side, plus bite out on B side. Boot also has no face on B side, don't know if A side on boot has a face or not, so not sure if face can be used to distinguish from original. However, looks like we have 4 originals so far with the bite - cheers Richard. Does yours have this bite out Ted?

Just noticed the example boot in manship guide 5 also doesn't have a face on heart at ease side - so have to agree that the face thing ain't good for telling diff. However, noticed on manship original example, also on my copy and on the one on ebay that they all have (difficult to explain) a sort of bite out of the black shape to the right of the man at about knee height. Have a look on ebay and you'll see this on the heart at ease side. Biggray your copy doesn't have this, are you sure its an original?

Yep, that looks like my original. No face on heart at ease side, a face on the could it be side.

Thanks everyone. At the end of the day whether it be, easy or rare, $1 or £50 , its a good tune and I'm happy I have one in my collection. Des