Philt

might be my pc Pete but can't open links mate

'Flower in my hand ' is the track isn't it, on Toast. Dave T has one at Top Dog, great record IMHO

I used to play it out but never been on in a main room / anywhere with more than 30 in Great record and the flips a goodie too as I recall (another that's long gone from my box sadly). Maybe someone'll get hold of it as you say; gawd knows you can buy some right sh*te for the same money and this has never had its day atb Phil

cheers cocker, will do. (You're not lost since Saturday are you?) Thought I had it Defo had a spare that went to Keith W bout 12m ago but can't find it anywhere. Hopefully someone'll pop up with one Good to see you at LL mate and sorry didn't really have time to chat that much. That Dobson bloke kept playing pretty good records

Thanks to those that responded Cheers Phil

Eyup Steve breath held mate, no pressure atvb Phil

Whopping VAT bill dictates some of these have gotta go and that means me taking a bit of a hit on or or two; hey ho. Usual script: all strictly graded, money back if you're unhappy etc. Payment via cash, cq or paypal (as gift) to: Philip@threlfall.fsbusiness.co.uk Sorry I can't post sound clips and there are one or two on the list that I've not been able to find anywhere. If you are genuinely interested and can't find a clip PM me and we'll sort a play over t'phone. Offers are ok as long as they're sensible; some of these are already as low as they're gonna go. Finally, I'm interested in the following trades if that works for anyone: Barbara Mercer - call on me (Sidra) Fiestas - think smart (OT) All at least Ex condition unless stated: Steelers - just beginning to love you (Crash) £225 Appreciations - she never really loved me (Sport) £50 Gerri Diamond - only you (can feel the loss) (Counterpart) £200 SOLD Rays feat. Hal Miller - love another girl (Amy demo) £175 Magicians - love let's try it (Villa) £375 ON HOLD Ray Marchand - your ship of fools (Dore) £450 vg+ Does have some marks but plays really well. Bargain at 1/3 off Ambassadors - do you ever think about me (DeBrossard) £70 Stormer and hard to get hold of these days. Cody Black - too many irons in the fire (D-Town) £70 Frank Anthony - hey girl |(I wanna meet you) (Pink Dolphin) £200 vg+/+ ON HOLD Epsilons - mad at the world / I'm so devoted (Shrine) £125 ON HOLD Sam Fletcher - I'd think it over (Tollie w/d) 150 vg++ SOLD Edwin Starr - you're my mellow / my kind of woman (Ric Tic demo!) £100 Looks vg+, maybe a tad better, but plays great! Cheap for a demo in any nick Bootleggers feat Cathy Carlson - don't count on tomorrow (Discovery) £175 ON HOLD Bloodstone - just wanna get the feel (Motown w/d) £40 Leon Heywood - consider the source (Capitol) £45 Fabulous Apollos - what's so good (Valtone) £30 Love the instrumental flip Jimmy Wonderful & The Honeybees - ain't nothin' shakin' here (Blue Star) £275 Still got the cover-up marks on it and a rare record. Summits - sophisticated lady (La Salle) vg++ £40 ON HOLD Tommy Yates - darling, something's gotta give (Verve) £40 Magic, Stafford again! Mac and Barb and the Gamuts - hold me tighter (Pyramid) £125 vg+ small wol and the odd little squeak here n there but nowt dramatic Spidells - if it ain't one thing (Coral demo) £70 vg+++ Broadway Express - what love can do (I&D) £70 Never hear this anymore. Always reminds me of Morecambe Ray and Dave - wrong, wrong wrong (Mica) £75 Traits - some day, some way (Contact) £50 vg++ name signed (very neatly for a change) on label and vinyl has some minor scuffs Jackie and Tonettes - the proof of your love (D-Town) £50 Giving this away Gene Middleton - no one to love me (Funk Factory) £60 vg++ ON HOLD Dutch Robinson - can't get along ... (UA demo) £40 vg++ Two or three light scuffs Reggie Sadler Revue - so long sweet little girl (De-Lite) £25 Another great x-over cheapie yet to have its day Classics - looking for a love of my own (Wide World) vg++ £175 Sublime Chicago mid-tempo group sound . Bargain! Little Charles - talkin bout you (Decca demo) £65 vg++ ON HOLD Drapers - your love has gone (Gee w/d) £70 Tammy Wayne - have a good time (Boom) £60 Whispers - the dip (Dore) £80 vg++ Label torn (leaf logo) and some wol but vinyl clean for a change Lou Roberts and the Marks - ten to one (MGM demo) £35 Gerri Taylor - empty arms and bitter tears (Constellation) £50 vg+ maybe better, not horrific by any means and plays great Preston Peters - peace of mind (Markhap) £25 More Stafford mid-tempo Soul Joe Clements - ever ever (Plexium) Immaculate I'd take £350 for it which is a right kick in the balls The Minors - lonely boy (Champ) £500 Handful of known copies I understand. JM has it in his book at 400 but it took me over 10 years to get hold of a copy; genuinely rare record IMHO. (Someone will say if I'm talking nonsense) Carl Underwood - ain't you lying (Merging) £600 Old Herbert Hunter 'play in your own backyard' c/u. Magic and rare of course.

Think I'm sorted fellas thanks. Don't think it will but if it goes pear-shaped for any reason I'll be in touch Franco atb

Godoy Colbert fantastic record IMHO, cheap too

If you've got one to sell /or trade (I've loads of nice stuff floating about at the moment) please PM me with price and condition. Not bothered about mint although that'd be a bonus, just want a copy that's good enough to play out. Cheers Phil Kev: if you've still got my old one sell us it back

Talk about hacked-off! Been watching 'make a change' on ebay since it first appeared and was pretty keen on the idea of owning it. Had an early bid to test the water with the intention of putting a more realistic one in nearer the end. Waited til near the death and thought I'll try this 'one click bid' button; guess what, it didn't work Not saying I'd have won it but it would have gone for more than it eventually sold for that is for sure. I won't be using it again as it seems to me to be all but useless, unless I'm missing something? Guess I need to get one of them there snipe things but why have it if it doesn't work properly?

I don't disagree with the sentiment at all and certainly don't wanna get embroiled in the discussion that's been had a million times before. Good, soulful records are just that, surely, and if it's danceable, they'll dance. Not good enough is just that, whatever label you attach to it, and the whole 'rare' tag that folk throw around tends, in my experience, to be just as misleading and misplaced as all the rest. I can certainly think of loads of very rare 'oldies' for instance and I'm afraid that if you think 'rare' means not danceable per se you've missed out massively somewhere along the line bud. Personally, I wish there were far more quality mid tempo records being played on todays scene; some of the greatest things ever played were less than uptempo IMHO but then I'm a child of the 80s all-nighter which maybe explain that particular quirk. Defo not averse to the odd beat ballad either Anyway, whatever you wanna call it I too wish we could see more new blood on today's scene but suspect I we'd best not hold our breath

Lee Williams, what a record for the money hope you're well T, some great affordable stuff there mate

Hiya hear what you say and agree to some extent but I can remember a significant period of time - when many were off fishing, caravaning etc etc - within which those 'fringe nights' helped to kept the whole thing alive. Always had the big-ticket nighters of course, but nowhere near as many of em. Main difference was though that the folk who attended and / or played 'on the fringe' knew what they were doing and did it for all the right reasons. So many places these days seem to describe themself as 'up-front' or 'rare and underplayed' and what you tend to find when you get there it's nothing of the sort. Personally, I wouldn't make such a big fuss of the progressive, oldies, newies, funky northern tags / policies; they seem doomed to fail and alienate on a number of levels. The recipe seems to me not to be a particle physics equation: - don't clash with established or major events - promote it properly but don't run one every week or month (cos you'll burn it out quickly as the records and punters just ain't there to sustain the turnover and/ or to keep it sufficiently fresh) - believe in what you're trying to do / don't be swayed by idiots who know f*ck all (e.g. be prepared to give them their money back if they continue to be a pain in the arse, thank them for attending and ask them to go somewhere else in future) - only use djs who have a. the records, b. the knowledge and c. the passion to get em up and keep em up dancing; and - play something for everyone within the bounds of reason and without compromising the quality Wouldn't wanna do it on a nighter scale though and fair play to anyone who does and does it well

Please PM with price and condition cheers Phil

Everybody come clap & pin point it down please. Please PM with price and condition cheers Phil sorted - thanks for the PMs

was just thinking that Nev. Got mine back off Mr Cunliffe a couple of weeks or so ago and glad I did, WHAT a record

IMHO, this thread contains some really good records along with some rubbish, which is precisely what you're bound to get with any genre (or however you want to phrase it) and a range of tastes. Of course, it's always been thus. The thing I really don't get though is the apparent preoccupation with 'banging uptempo' ... is everyone off their tits? Anything less than frothing at the mouth pace, all friggin night, is seen by some as a non-starter, which immediately renders obselete and effectively unplayable some of the greatest records ever played on the scene - again, IMHO of course. Moreover, any dj daring to play anything less than 'uptempo' is seen as being guilty of 'killing' (or at least wounding) a night it seems. Wasn't that one of the skills that separated the top lads from also rans and selling platers like me: the ability to mix it up and blend records together? I ask as someone who danced virtually solid all night at every venue I went to for about 15 years, until my knees fell off I honestly can't recall that mentality prevailing (since about 82 - the last couple of years. It certainly didn't make me sit and stroke my chin just because it wasn't 'uptempo'. Come to think of it though, I was off my tits for a fair proportion of that time ) Hard as I try I still don't get it and the most worrying bit I think is that the drive to keep it 'banging' dictates, inevitably, that records that would never, were never and will never be good enough get major plays while rafts of high quality mid-tempo stuff lies dormant. It's day will come again I hope. In the meantime, an hour (or sometimes hour after hour ) of 'banging, funky-edged' tackle can quite easily merge into a seemingly endless, messy, brass-laden, fuzzy guitar-driven racket. (Theron & Darrell on the other hand ) Being a realist, I do recognise though that I'm in a minority of maybe 3 nationally - even that may be optimistic - so I'll stick to the local broom cupboards for now and wait for father time to take his inevitable toll on you maniacs:lol:

Need to pay some bills and getting payment from customers at work is like getting blood from a stone at the mo so here's one or two things up for grabs. I'll do postage (SD) on anything over £100 otherwise add £2 for rec del. Concealed cash, cq to P Threlfall, 59 Bluebell Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancs PR5 6XQ. Paypal (as gift please) Philip@threlfall.fsbusiness.co.uk All strictly graded and at least Ex unless stated. As ever, money back if you're not happy. One or two less than mint bits here at what I hope are good prices so it may be an opportunity for the less fussy amongst you to pick some decent records up cheap. All play fine and are certainyl ok to DJ with, minimally. I've tried to give as good and fair a description as poss as I'd rather folk were pleasantly as opposed to unpleasantly surprised. If I'm miles out on any prices make me what you think is a decent offer by all means (don't take the piss though): 1. Little Charles & Sidewinders - talkin' about you babe (Decca demo) £65 vg+ or better, scuffs dnap. Great, great record for not much dosh 2. Ray Scott & the Scottsmen - right now / feeling no pain (Decca (rarer) issue) £100 ON HOLD 3. Steve Flanagan - I've arrived (Era) £250 SOLD 4. Magicians - love let's try it again (Villa) £450 Immaculate. Awesome record! Think that's about as cheap as I've seen it in recent times ... ... could be wrong of course and if I am someone'll tell me for sure:lol: 5. Classics - looking for a love (of my own) (Wide World) £175 vg++ I'd say. Absolute class, wonderful mid-tempo group sound. Light scuffs dnap and a v good price I think 6. Edwin Starr - you're my mellow / my kind of woman (Ric Tic demo) £125 Awesome double-sider of course, plays great. Some wol on 'woman' side and I'd say it was a bit better than vg+ overall. Demo books for sommat daft as I recall 7. Buddy Lamp - next best thing / little bit of lovin' (D-Town) £50 ON HOLD 8. Whispers - the dip (Dore) £75 Name in pen on 'dip' side and label is torn across Dore logo (tear is 1cm wide and about 4cm across label). Vinyl is close to Ex; good price for a great record I reckon 9. Lou Roberts & the Marks - ten to one (MGM demo) £45 Good solid oldie not on everyone's playlist. Clean copy too 10. Epsilons - mad at the world / I'm so devoted (Shrine) £125 Significant pencil / name on 'mad' side; vinyl would be vg++ I'd say. Take yer pick, both sides are decent tunes I'd say 11. Rays featuring Hal Miller - love another girl (Amy demo) £175 Great record IMHO. Picked up this spare recently vg+++ / Ex 12. Fabulous Apollos - what's so good to you / Valtone Band - instr (Valtone) £30 now £25 Worthy double-sided Detroit dancer 13. Preston Peters - got to have peace of mind (Markhap) £25 now £20 14. Drapers - your love has gone away / you've got to look up (Gee w/d) £75 now £70 Another great double-sider and a bargain IMHO 15. Luther Ingram - you've got to give love / I can't stop (Ko Ko) £35 £30 Highly rated in some quarters 16. Bobby Byrd - lost in the mood of changes (Smash) £25 now £20 Can't recall last time I heard this out. Still does it for me 17. Festivals - you've got the makings of a lover (Smash) £20 Magnificent mid-tempo IMHO 18. Sam Fletcher - I'd think it over (Tollie w/d) £200 vg++ / Ex. Bit of ringwear on label which is also slightly grubby. 19. Cody Black - too many irons in the fire (D-Town) £75 Thumping Detroit dancer of course and a lovely copy 20. 'Baby Dave' Greenlee - 'bout my baby's love / we need love (Steel City) £70 ON HOLD A few crossover bits. Not sure of prices for these so do put me right if needs be: 21. Reggie Sadler Review - so long sweet little girl (De-Lite) £25 As x-over goes I rate this ... ... but bear in mind that I know FA about it 22. Barbara Hall - you brought it on yourself (Innovation II) £30 SOLD 23. Delilah Moore - I'll just walk away (Money) £45 now £40 24. Bloodstone - just wanna get the feel of it (Motown w/d) £35 now £30 25. Leon Haywood - consider the source (Capitol 2584) £60 vg+++ / Ex- now £50 26. Voices of East Harlem - cashing in (Just Sunshine) £30 now £25 One or two more used [but not abused] and previously listed discs added below. Some good deals to be had here and all play great of course; as ever, any problems ... ... 27. Herman Hitson - yes you did (Minit demo) strong vg+ £60 now £50 The odd bit of light crackle maybe but nothing horrendous by any means; bargain and you'll be happy with it! 28. Calvin & the Twilites - bashful boy (Har-Low) Ex+ £60 £50 Giving this old Stafford c/u away 29. Gerri Taylor - empty arms & bitters tears (Constellation) strong vg+ 60 £50 As per H Hitson above 30. Lee Wilson - a lonely boy (USA) £50 £40 wol with biro, vinyl vg++ 31. Lenis Guess - for all you've been (DPG) vg++ £35 £30 HOLD 32. Bobby Sheen - something new to do (WB issue) £40 £35 bit of label wear but strong vg+, probably better, overall 33. Bobettes - Mr Johnny Q (Gone) £30 vg+++ / Ex cheers Phil

I'd swear I've got one but can I find it PM me with condition and price-ish cheers Phil

feckin 40 quid I think I got for it

Both rare and both fabulous gritty dancers. Both are also in at least Ex condition. (which is pretty unusual for the Kavetts in my experience) Carl Underwood - ain't you lying (Merging) £750 Kavetts - I've got a story to tell you (Lendre) £450 No offers on these two thanks, selling v reluctantly. Cash, cq, paypal as gift (Philip@threlfall.fsbusiness.co.uk) all ok. I'll do Special D. atb Phil

Vontastics is awesome Dave and due some more plays methinks atb Phil

One of the best records ever made (IMHO of course)