Worst Condition Record Ever?

[Frankie Crocker]

there was a seller selling 45s and advertising them all as katrina damaged. They were able to clean up the vinyl but the labels were ugly and had dirt that they were only able to partially clean.

The copies of the record Kev was asking about, Aalon Butler on PKC came from Russells Records in NOLA. I had all the ones I could carry off the wall in the store pre-Katrina. The storeroom upstairs suffered from a leaky roof during the hurricane and maybe again during Rita. Loads of records were spoiled. The outcome of this was the damaged records were cleaned by the hired help in an amateurish way but access granted to the damaged stock upstairs and stuff that survived unscathed. Don Davis in Austin has had records from Russells post- Katrina but they looked OK on his site. The fellow doing the cleaning took a chunk of stock, bashed out a list and sold them privately for a while. Some of the records I ended up with were H20 damaged but will suffice as the vinyl is generally VG+

[Premium Stuff]

even john manships selling em now

 

kev

 

Yes, but that was off John's drop-down auction which is focused on records in lesser condition.

 

The record is Ray Pollard "The Drifter" by the way 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

[JOE TORQUAY]

STILL WELL WORTH HAVING IN THAT CONDITION AS LONG AS IT PLAYS IMO,

YOU CAN'T PLAY THE LABELS ANYWAY,

JOE.

[Dave Pinch]

STILL WELL WORTH HAVING IN THAT CONDITION AS LONG AS IT PLAYS IMO,

YOU CAN'T PLAY THE LABELS ANYWAY,

JOE.

some black marker pen will help it a bit too

[Tony A]

some black marker pen will help it a bit too

 

Think I'd try printing a copy label, my own boots.com

 

might start a company doing this

[Dave Pinch]

Think I'd try printing a copy label, my own boots.com

 

might start a company doing this

of course there is that option tony.....old school me tho lol

[Frankie Crocker]

I would be happy to pay £200 for a £2000 record, if

the label was fucked, as long as the vinyl was clean.

But I wouldn't be interested in paying £10 for a £100

record with a fucked label. Does this make sense?

Yes, totally understandable in terms of scarcity. However, if you really like the cheaper tune or must have it in a hurry, then buy it. Ownership of an inferior copy is better than not owning a copy - you can always upgrade later although this is sometimes easier said than done. Sure we mostly want mint unplayed records with pristine labels but in the real world, this is hard to achieve. I've bought badly damaged records in The USA as I couldn't be bothered to write down the details - a duff record in the collection is a great incentive to try harder and seek a replacement. I respect those on an income that necessitates settling for less than M- records but it is the music that counts more than the labels' aesthetics.

[Pete S]

Yes, totally understandable in terms of scarcity. However, if you really like the cheaper tune or must have it in a hurry, then buy it. Ownership of an inferior copy is better than not owning a copy - you can always upgrade later although this is sometimes easier said than done. Sure we mostly want mint unplayed records with pristine labels but in the real world, this is hard to achieve. I've bought badly damaged records in The USA as I couldn't be bothered to write down the details - a duff record in the collection is a great incentive to try harder and seek a replacement. I respect those on an income that necessitates settling for less than M- records but it is the music that counts more than the labels' aesthetics.

 

It is, and it isn't.  As someone who has dipped in and out of collecting British releases for 30 years, I still wouldn't touch a record with no centre.  So it's not about what's in the grooves.  If I really loved the record I'd get it on a pressing if it existed, otherwise I'd go without.  If something was dead cheap I'd buy it without a middle, but it would be the evil steptwin kept in the attic.

[Frankie Crocker]

Yes, but that was off John's drop-down auction which is focused on records in lesser condition.

 

The record is Ray Pollard "The Drifter" by the way 

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Great tune. I hope the record finds a good home. Saw Ray at the 100 club - what a belting voice.

[Soulman58]

I would be happy to pay £200 for a £2000 record, if

the label was fucked, as long as the vinyl was clean.

But I wouldn't be interested in paying £10 for a £100

record with a fucked label. Does this make sense?

Nope

[Frankie Crocker]

It is, and it isn't. As someone who has dipped in and out of collecting British releases for 30 years, I still wouldn't touch a record with no centre. So it's not about what's in the grooves. If I really loved the record I'd get it on a pressing if it existed, otherwise I'd go without. If something was dead cheap I'd buy it without a middle, but it would be the evil steptwin kept in the attic.

Hi Pete. It is and it isn't. It is mainly about the grooves. Take the mythical Carsteers record 'I'm Gonna Drive Over You' on the Sticky label - if it sounds good, you're gonna buy it, but if the centre is missing on the UK (only release) you won't buy it because the centre is missing: if the record was dire and had a centre, you wouldn't buy it on the basis it was intact. I'm with you on this - pushing out centres on UK records is a flogging offence... Edited November 8, 2013 by FRANKIE CROCKER