Stuart Bower

I also went to school with Yammy.

Hello again Alan-Nice to hear from you again. Last time we spoke you were in charge of New York New York in Rotherham. How`s things? Stuart Bower

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One of my favourites has to be CAJUN HART.. "Once I stopped to watch a tree grow..." Great stuff.. Oops -just noticed that this was mentioned in an earlier post.. Remember kids..before posting anything, read ALL the thread first!!!

Gone-despite what Lonnie sings....

This is on the black CANYON label. Styrene. Booted on vinyl. Worth around 40 quid (or have prices gone up?) Think I`ve got one in one of my boxes but sorry, it`s not for sale as I play to our people every now and then. BTW I assume loadsa people on here have seen the 007 movie THUNDERBALL (1965)? Watch for the KING ERRISON BAND who appear as the bar band in a open air night club. Thank you and goodnight.

Yup-that`s the one!

Come on guys! There`s no accounting for taste. You like what you like. I suppose it`s another story when you`re behind the decks and you expect to fill the dancefloor though....

Well there you go. We`ve all heard of inflatable vinyl...I must be going by 20th century prices..

Ian- Issued in the US on WAND- fetches around 20-25 quid. As we know, Wand originals are a black and white design label. Reissued by Wand in 1974 on their multicoloured design label-worth 7-8 quid. Issued in UK by PYE (Pye Disco Demand) worth around a fiver. Hope this helps.

This will be the one that was issued in 1976. (DJM Records) Dick James Music Records was the home to Elton John`s stuff in his early days. Distributed by Pye Records. Not seen one in a long long time. Worth around a fiver.

If it`s a lesser known spin maybe. But on the whole NO-If I`m playing the classics (or other well played spins) I don`t need to insult my audience`s intelligence by telling them what the record is-they already know! Never speak for the sake of it-you might end up sounding like Alan Partridge! Less is more. And I`m a Yorkshireman with a pretty broad accent now living (and deejaying regularly) in Derbyshire! Some of the locals have trouble picking up my lingo...

Nervous breakdown..Nervous breakdown..Nice flip - I`ve played it before and nearly (as you know) had several (and I`m not talkin about the record) in the past...

I`ve gotta a copy somewhere in me boxes-Not played it in a long time...

I used to use isopropanol but when I melted a Rodd Keith Preview acetate I bought from Wigan when I was "under the influence" kinda put me off since. I used to buy a big bottle for a fiver from the chemist. But as (according to the news) it`s now being (allegedly) used by terrorists in the production of bombs won`t they ask questions?

Not cheap. 400-500 quid. But (for the price of two good original 45`s) worth the investment if you have a valuable vinyl collection. Look on eBay. I think there is a German version which is slightly cheaper.

Yeah-the one I`m talking about was a small bath of water with ultrasonic sound shot through it creating a mass of bubbles-hard to keep the label dry if you lay the record down in it though. No label at all in fact if you lay it down in that! You`ll have to stand it up so it`s time consuming. BTW A shop up Ecclesall Road sells these.

What I mean is :Was it one of those ultrasonic cleaners? BTW There was a couple of those old K-TEL battery operated record cleaners (still sealed-unused!) from the 70`s/80`s going on eBay a short time ago. Remember those? Wouldn`t imagine they`d be much good for the heavy duty work we`re talking about though. If I had the money though I`d go for something like a KEITH MONKS?

Didn`t this machine also clean cutlery or something?

Mark-you`re ahead of me again. That`s exactly what I`ve done for years. And despite what the "normal people in the street" think, toothbrushes ARE softer than vinyl or styrene. Seems to get right down into the groove. Remember not to get the water too warm though (tepid is good- so the groove minutely expands) or you`ll end up with some expensive ashtrays. Also someone once told me how to remove the "brown" from the groove . Spray the record with Original Pledge (Original mind! They might have changed the formula of the stuff over the years though..) Don`t polish it off -leave the Pledge on. Play it through. Notice a huge great golf ball of brown sh*t starts to appear on the end of your stylus. Clean it off the stylus. Do it all again. Sound quality improves instantly because the stylus can get to the very bottom of the groove (for the first time in many years).