Pete Eccles

From your descriptions I'm not overly enamoured with either scene, maybe there's a 3rd, 4th or 5th scene? Or maybe I don't wanna be in a scene?

About right or even a tad high I would've thought Steve, but yea going off recent sales who knows? My 'no bids' comment was in relation to the recent 3 figure valuations, I'll put mine back then

With no bids as yet,

I 'collect' (used loosely) or buy really, Import or UK issues/demos, whatever is easiest to source and acceptable to play out, as long as they do play well, having said that, and not just for the value, I would gladly swap all my US Motown for UK equivalents in a heartbeat, and I'm not totally sure why

I know what you meant Phil

Is this Northern (keeping things on topic, loosely) rhyming slang for 'Mutt and Jeff' Phil?

Not sure where that came from, or why, completely off topic, I must be bored

I have 4 (young adult) kids, none of them have ever shown the slightest interest in anything NS, I have been invited to DJ locally and further afield regularly for most of their lives, only 1 of them (the oldest) has actually ever seen me, years ago, a couple of times, To each their own and not knocking anyone elses perspective but the above situation suits me just fine, they do their thing, I do mine and whenever we fancy we often do something together on neutral territory, As long as folk enjoy whatever it is they do is all that matters, I prefer to enjoy myself socially without my kids mostly and I'm happy that they don't tend to want me around either, which is where the comparisons with back in the day fall apart, god forbid my mum coming out with me in '76

I'm not disputing that Chalky, assuming Mark meant the Constellations I was merely pointing out that at the time Chris got his copy it was exactly as you say above, although at that particular time I associated it with Terry more than anyone else, but that's just me, like you say any amount of DJs had it in their collections,

I was thinking Mark meant Constellations Chalky, maybe not, and if not my last couple of posts are a totally pointless, oh well nothing new there then

Wasn't going to mention the price Jim as Pete's on here, any way it was £250 Was one of the first records I looked for (that I could probably afford at the time) when Terry decided to sell up, somebody beat me to it Acquired one not long after though

With respect Mark, I was with Chris when he bought his copy off Pete Coulson, in fact I had the copy with me and they did the deal over the phone, late 90's, maybe very early 00's, It was massive in the North West at the time with Terry Davies probably getting behind it it more than anyone,

I'll try and think on in future then

I wasn't aware that 'liking' a comment carried conditions, such as having to brilliantly contribute to a different thread altogether,

I never listened to it Rod, I sold it within seconds for £6.50 then left early myself,

Remember buying a mintish red and black issue off you Rod at Rhythm Station, about 10 years back, you had me over for the princely sum of 6 quid,

Edit - can't be bothered

But I think house and hip hop are shite in the main, I'm no big fan of anything 90's, similarly the artists in the 60's that aimed their product at the masses but missed by miles would have been perceived by those masses as shite, I/we loved em, Just because we loved them but they failed doesn't mean they weren't trying, unless that thought makes you feel better, then that's fair enough, We obviously have a different opinion and that's fine also

Again a nice thought, Unfortunately I don't quite buy it sorry, a lot of the artists we love didn't try and replicate the Monkees, this is true, instead it is widely accepted by more knowledgeable people than either of us that they were often trying to replicate the 'Motown sound', which I think we can agree was very successful (popular music), but for many reasons (not necessarily quality) didn't quite manage it and failed, but we love them all the same, in some cases more than....... As for the Monkees, I'm sure many, just as talented artists, did try to replicate them, especially at the height of their success, unfortunately (or fortunately which ever way you look at it) many of these were also failed 'pop stars', Being good and skint wouldn't put food on the table, in a time when being a successful 'pop star' was one of very few opportunities to 'escape' for many of these artists,

Lot's of 'them' were, the rest of 'them' wanted to be.....but failed,

I'm sure that will be of great comfort to the artists that strived to be 'pop stars' but failed....... because they were too good

Everything you mention is 'pop' music, except Northern soul which is mainly failed 'pop' music

Neil. it wasn't built when you were 18 surely, Yea, Pips, Rotters, Space City, and a few others right up to the 90s I think

Neil when buying/trading/selling vinyl it really does help if you can read, the above kinda explains how you may have got into this situation in the first place, try and get some help if you're struggling, if I'm around gimme a shout,