Damian

Ended up getting the one on JM's site and it was a good purchase - it's absolutely FLAWLESS, possibly even unplayed - sounds mind-blowingly good (and also seems to be vinyl to boot). Wasn't even that expensive I think, I've seen VG+ copies of this go for more.. so.. happy. Thanks @Gointoagogo !

Thanks, i hadn't seen the Manship one.

Hi all, Does anyone have a spare of this? Only requirement is that the 'Baby' side plays cleanly - being a quiet tune a knackered copy would be too distracting... Would prefer PM and also please name your prices, would prefer no 'make an offer' type deals. Thanks for looking!

Should be sorted already but thanks!

Hey all, I'm after a clean playing copy of Billy Woods' I Don't Want To Lose Your Love / No One To Blame (Verve). I want it for 'Blame' if that helps any. I don't need it to be mint but it must play cleanly, no knackered overplayed copies please. Thank you, D

Hey all, I'm after clean-playing copies of these (issue/demo OK): - Billy Woods – I Don't Want To Lose Your Love / No One To Blame (Verve). I want it for 'Blame' if that helps any. - Gigi & The Charmaines – Girl Crazy (Columbia) I don't need them to be mint but they must play cleanly, no worn out copies please. Thanks! D

Thank you SO MUCH.

Hi everyone, Ran across this at random and it's torturing me.. have no way of IDing the song since it cuts out right before the singing starts.. what IS this exactly, it sounds sooo good! Thank you so much. D -- -- PS: as usual with me it'll probably be something really basic... song_X.mp3

Sorted - thanks!

All added to the list. Thanks!

Here's the complete list for anyone that finds this thread in the future looking for the same thing - save you the trouble of reading through all of the posts. Once again, thanks!

Thanks to everyone who posted - like I said, took note of every title, will look them up! Can't wait to have a few of these in my hands.

PM'd you about the Paypal thing, seems to have gone through now, please check. Cheers.

Steve: I feel like a kid again, musically speaking - this stuff cuts right through to where it matters. Thanks for the encouraging words .

Taking note.. thank you VERY much guys.

Hi all. I wasn't sure where to post this so I hope it's OK here - figured if there's one place where people would be able to help me out it's this forum. Can you guys recommend a good book on Soul music as a whole, not just/necessarily Northern Soul but a brief history of, major players/artists/labels/events/milestones, the different 'sounds' (Philly, Detroit), etc. - I want to learn as much as I can. Interested mainly in '60s and a bit of the '70s. I'm almost embarrased to ask, but I come from a rock/pop background - got bit by the Soul bug only recently and I'm loving every minute of the ride, but I'm missing some background. So if anyone could recommend one or two very good books on the subject, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks! D

Hi Andy, yes of course that is true too, but the flip to that would be that people back then could go out and buy another copy for maybe a few dollars at most (and as many times as they wanted to, too.. just walk into their friendly neighborhood store) - hardly comparable to waiting for months sometimes for a copy to pop up on Ebay and paying some of the sums that are being paid now for those same records. Still I see your point and yes, it is true that some of those '60s pressing could really take a beating and still shine when played on a proper rig. Cheers!

Hi all. Considering this one... anyone out there with a spare? Would prefer PM, thank you for reading - D

Yeah I can understand what you mean but the experience of finding out that a record you spun the night before now sounds all fuzzy (had it happen, fortunately the records weren't anything valuable) is not a nice one...

Yeah, well. That's theory. What I was (am) looking for is real-world experience from people who've actually done so, that's what I was hoping to get from this thread.

I know someone else who might be, just PM'd them. Cheers!

Those are straight arms with an overhang and an offset angle, even if the arm tube is straight. The straight arms on DJ-type turntables are underhung (meaning that the stylus tip would not reach the turntable spindle if you were to move the arm all the way to the centre) and have no offset angle whatsoever. You can read more about that here: https://www.kabusa.com/str8_doc.htm. Cheers.

Well, I appreciate the replies, and sorry if I was being a bit too thin-skinned. Cheers all.

Thanks.

You know what, there is no point in any of this. I'll delete the thread now, thanks. I'll play them with a rusty nail and I'm sure they'll be fine. Cheers.