Popular Post Soulstu Posted January 31, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2014 So here's the thing - I've got probably the archetypal late 70s teenager's northern collection - a big mish mash of pressings, UK re-issues and the odd original - all the usual suspects, about 300 in all, each one in a cardboard sleeve decorated with magic marker writing and crap drawings of labels. It's sat dormant for donkeys years like a time capsule. I stopped buying singles around 1980 (doesn't mean I fell out with soul, I was skint!). Anyway over the years I've since bought loads of stuff on CD etc which I thought was a great concept at the time but somehow felt a bit hollow. Well, recently I've bought my first vinyl northern records since 1980 (half a dozen or so from Manships - I won't bore you with the titles, they're pretty obvious). Now here's the point - when they arrived (like an old 'soul pack') I can't begin to describe the thrill of opening them, looking at the beautiful labels and getting the vinyl out and putting it on for the first time. It was a FANTASTIC feeling, just like when I was 14 or 15. Can't say I feel the same when I get new CDs or download albums. Do you seasoned collectors, or even those of you who just keep steadily picking up the odd single still get the same thrill (I hope you do) or have you become immune to it? Just thought I'd put it out there! 11 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
billb Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Do you seasoned collectors, or even those of you who just keep steadily picking up the odd single still get the same thrill (I hope you do) or have you become immune to it? Yes! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Russoul1 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 even after near 40yrs collecting vinyl the thrill of opening that package or finding a wanted tune is still the same, still makes me smile and admire those little black pieces of plastic....with those fantastic lyrics, vocals and proper musicans . 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Orotava Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I wish to be associated with the comments above!! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve L Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 You're on a slippery slope now mate, trust me! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
ajb Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 never lost the thrill of opening a new (or new to me) record. the day that stops, will be the day i sell up or die, which ever comes first! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Gogger Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 you will end up skint again as well 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Agentsmith Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 it's great setting eyes on a new arrival, usually in a brown cardboard package, getting a knife to slit the cellotape then pulling out the interior packing to reveal what you bought off ss via sales or from jm or tim or henry or kieth or sean or pat or pete.....shall i go on?...it's a definite adrenaline rush, particlularly sweeter when it's a tune you've possibly been chasing for half your life..in that case it brings a satisfying end to a long drawn out saga.... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dobber Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yes Defo!....but I do it to open a little box up,I ain't arsed about the record,play it once then throw it in the box!...it is an expensive thrill...so God help us all...haha 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Algsoul Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 NOWT BETTER THAN WHEN YOU OPEN A BLIND BUY AND FIND OUT IT IS A CRACKER OF A TUNE 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jim Elliott Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Oh yes. I do need to get a life! 2 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Andy Kempster Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 hell yeah everytime the doorbell rings and you know a delivery is being made Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstu Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 You're on a slippery slope now mate, trust me! I know I know..... I want some more... NOW! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Barry Posted February 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2014 Soul Smackheads! 5 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Jnixon Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 if you dont get excited when new tunes come through the post its time to sell up 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Russ Vickers Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Absolutely YES, YES, YES....evey time !!! Russ Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Godzilla Posted February 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2014 I reckon the real peak is the days waiting for the package to arrive. Then there's a slight moment of pleasure as you open the carton but essentially your mind is on the next one. Now that's addiction for you. 4 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mick Boyle Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also get the same feeling finding a wanted record in the racks of an old dusty shop - especially if its in the states. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dave Pinch Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 yes Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve S 60 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also getting a big thrill from the new turntable I have just acquired, giving a lot of my vinyl a new lease of life. 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Steve Ss Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 the answer is yes....... Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulfinger Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Yes, but the vinyl through the post experience isn't anywhere near as good as the bought in a shop one. The joy of buying something you hadn't set out to buy! It's that whole flick, flick,flick, whoah bloody hell thing. I guess that's why King Bee Records is my favourite shop. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Garry Huxley Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Just keep on buying and dont look back, It's an obsseion and when you get ripped of you will learn to buy from collectors Who only want to keep the scene going Best of luck Garry Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It is great to get a disc through the post and all that. However a long time ago, when I was more active, the records were in front of you at clubs and stalls/ shops. The t'interweb has made it harder to get good deals. The sellers can be circumspect in their gradings and everyone wants top wack! To return stuff is a ball ache.....so in the end you just jack! And really all that happens is you get the record, stick it in a box.....within a week you forget you have it.....and it never gets played again.....coz it's too much mither looking for it!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soul-slider Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I love digging....charity shops, car boots etc..I get a thrill from finding records (mainly on UK labels from these kind of places) for peanuts. Mod 60's stuff, Soul and Reggae or just plain unknown pop, 45's and lps. Ok it's not as prolific from these sources as it used to be back in the 80's/90's but finding something good for 20p is still a great feeling. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstu Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Cheers everybody - some great comments and good advice. I know I'm doing the right thing. Buying and playing soul vinyl makes me very happy - it's pretty simple really. Just got to look carefully for the best places to buy. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 As a matter of interest....what was the last thing you found? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Bjorn Nilsson Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I've been collecting Northern for about 15 years. Can't say I get the same thrill today when I get a record in the post like I did 10 years ago. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. You just get used to things. The first time you bought a £100 tune was something else! Maybe the next step is a £1000 record? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstu Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 As a matter of interest....what was the last thing you found? As I said in my post, nothing that'll get anybody hot under the collar - Dave Love - Colalined Baby, Ethics - Look At Me Now/Think About Tomorrow, Mamie Galore - It Ain't Necessary Just cheapies I guess (I'm on a budget) but I'm not going to buy anything I don't LOVE. Speaking of my first £100 record - my heart is set on Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You on Tamla. Not this month tho! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I think to find stuff like that these days is pretty good....IMHO. Another point that I didn't make was that a lot of records were turned over, that is to say bought from the states and swapped, sold, put into the system....once pressed....worthless. Initially I never collected.....the scene was fast and furious.....get a contemporary, unpressed record and move it on.....time was tight...no telling what was going to be bootlegged or be released legitimately....once no longer exclusive the sound was dead! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
The Phantom Janitor Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's addictive, sometimes you've just got to have that record, no matter what the cost, mind you I'm always relieved that it plays ok and isn't warped, I have had the odd one or two that ain't mint- like they were sold as but yes the buzz you get is still there even after 30 odd years of collecting. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
night nurse Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Its a great feeling just cant wait for my next one to come though the door but like you the budget spent already cant wait for next month Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Scal Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Or the unexpected through the door, a few of us back in the 70's who got on with people like Colin Curtis used to get addresses off their records. So when stuff from Jeanie Tracey, Oscar Perry and Jack Fishback (Inner Section) land at your Mum's it's a good day. The thing is that these weren't worth a lot back then...top records at the time...but expected to be available soon......they all were....Inner Section was eventually a £1-£2:00 record back then...I now see Inner Section for lots of money, I scratch my bald head now! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
21 Again Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Through the post today L.T.D. Love Magic album, went shopping today picked up Edwin Starr Have Faith in you, David Ruffin Discover Me and Bloodstone album (Just wanna get the feel of it) made my day All cheep as chips Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
SHEFFSOUL Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 So here's the thing - I've got probably the archetypal late 70s teenager's northern collection - a big mish mash of pressings, UK re-issues and the odd original - all the usual suspects, about 300 in all, each one in a cardboard sleeve decorated with magic marker writing and crap drawings of labels. It's sat dormant for donkeys years like a time capsule. I stopped buying singles around 1980 (doesn't mean I fell out with soul, I was skint!). Anyway over the years I've since bought loads of stuff on CD etc which I thought was a great concept at the time but somehow felt a bit hollow. Well, recently I've bought my first vinyl northern records since 1980 (half a dozen or so from Manships - I won't bore you with the titles, they're pretty obvious). Now here's the point - when they arrived (like an old 'soul pack') I can't begin to describe the thrill of opening them, looking at the beautiful labels and getting the vinyl out and putting it on for the first time. It was a FANTASTIC feeling, just like when I was 14 or 15. Can't say I feel the same when I get new CDs or download albums. Do you seasoned collectors, or even those of you who just keep steadily picking up the odd single still get the same thrill (I hope you do) or have you become immune to it? Just thought I'd put it out there! yes!!!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Garry Huxley Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Just as big a thrill is hearing a DJ play a sound that you've never heard before And then a couple of weeks later it arrives on the doormat before the market forces the price up putting it totally out of reach. Or hearing something on a cd sent by Fellow collectors (Cheers Martyn ((Hull Soul)) Garry Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Popular Post Rowan Posted February 3, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2014 So here's the thing - I've got probably the archetypal late 70s teenager's northern collection - a big mish mash of pressings, UK re-issues and the odd original - all the usual suspects, about 300 in all, each one in a cardboard sleeve decorated with magic marker writing and crap drawings of labels. It's sat dormant for donkeys years like a time capsule. I stopped buying singles around 1980 (doesn't mean I fell out with soul, I was skint!). Anyway over the years I've since bought loads of stuff on CD etc which I thought was a great concept at the time but somehow felt a bit hollow. Well, recently I've bought my first vinyl northern records since 1980 (half a dozen or so from Manships - I won't bore you with the titles, they're pretty obvious). Now here's the point - when they arrived (like an old 'soul pack') I can't begin to describe the thrill of opening them, looking at the beautiful labels and getting the vinyl out and putting it on for the first time. It was a FANTASTIC feeling, just like when I was 14 or 15. Can't say I feel the same when I get new CDs or download albums. Do you seasoned collectors, or even those of you who just keep steadily picking up the odd single still get the same thrill (I hope you do) or have you become immune to it? Just thought I'd put it out there! Yes Stu! I started buying vinyl again about 8 years ago - initially I only bought three or four a month - always cheapies and a bit hit and miss in the quality but it drew me in like a chinaman to an opium den - gradually the fascination grew, my skill at truffle hunting blossomed and the numbers of purchases steadily increased until i was showing all the signs of classic addiction dry mouth, staring eyes, the pounding of the heart on a Monday morning as i logged in and opened the first sales list of the week - the gazing at long lists of 45's and then the madness - hours spent opening new tunes on You Tube , doubling back to check the prices elsewhere - finding it £10 quid cheaper on another list - but AAAAAAGH the very fact you've checked another list for it means you've found another list with MORE that you need to check - and so you dig deeper - the horrible thrill of multiple postage deals which then drive you on to the illogical conclusion that if you buy two more off the list it works out cheaper - the frenzy as you start to rush because you've now been online looking at records for an hour and a half and you were supposed to be working - the rising panic when you see a bargain and have to move quick and buy it BUT actually you havent got the money - the huge thrill of the hunt - the quick climax of the buy - the wave of guilt that immediately follows and then the wait - part anticipation part self-flagellation - the arrival and the second frenzy of opening the box and spinning that tune (or two or three or four - the shame of it!!!) and then within 5 minutes you're at it again , crawling back to the computer and the fix you need ..... Hahahaha I'm becoming a 5 a week girl - i need help - please disable my paypal and chain me up I've never been so happy in my life !! 6 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 After years of having to sell to suppliment my wages. I have in the last month become a buyer again. I bought a record of Mike Wilkes on Saturday night at Go Go Children. Only a fiver, but clung on to it for an hour before Karen said to me, are you going to put it down? You have to let go at some time Then couldn't get home quick enough Sunday to play it. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
KevH Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) You're on a slippery slope now mate, trust me! Hang on and enjoy the ride. And the answer is YES. Edited February 3, 2014 by KevH Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rowan Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Yes Stu! I started buying vinyl again about 8 years ago - initially I only bought three or four a month - always cheapies and a bit hit and miss in the quality but it drew me in like a chinaman to an opium den - gradually the fascination grew, my skill at truffle hunting blossomed and the numbers of purchases steadily increased until i was showing all the signs of classic addiction dry mouth, staring eyes, the pounding of the heart on a Monday morning as i logged in and opened the first sales list of the week - the gazing at long lists of 45's and then the madness - hours spent opening new tunes on You Tube , doubling back to check the prices elsewhere - finding it £10 quid cheaper on another list - but AAAAAAGH the very fact you've checked another list for it means you've found another list with MORE that you need to check - and so you dig deeper - the horrible thrill of multiple postage deals which then drive you on to the illogical conclusion that if you buy two more off the list it works out cheaper - the frenzy as you start to rush because you've now been online looking at records for an hour and a half and you were supposed to be working - the rising panic when you see a bargain and have to move quick and buy it BUT actually you havent got the money - the huge thrill of the hunt - the quick climax of the buy - the wave of guilt that immediately follows and then the wait - part anticipation part self-flagellation - the arrival and the second frenzy of opening the box and spinning that tune (or two or three or four - the shame of it!!!) and then within 5 minutes you're at it again , crawling back to the computer and the fix you need ..... Hahahaha I'm becoming a 5 a week girl - i need help - please disable my paypal and chain me up I've never been so happy in my life !! Ps: over-excited to be in the company of other addicts and since writing the above 5 hours ago I have bought yet another two - This is not a support group - it's a junkies feelgood jamboree Edited February 3, 2014 by mistresslongdog Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Soulstu Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bloody hell Jo - you got it BAD! It may make you skint but sounds like you're happy. Hey, you can't take your sounds with you so enjoy as many as you can NOW, girl! 1 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest gaz thomas Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 So here's the thing - I've got probably the archetypal late 70s teenager's northern collection - a big mish mash of pressings, UK re-issues and the odd original - all the usual suspects, about 300 in all, each one in a cardboard sleeve decorated with magic marker writing and crap drawings of labels. It's sat dormant for donkeys years like a time capsule. I stopped buying singles around 1980 (doesn't mean I fell out with soul, I was skint!). Anyway over the years I've since bought loads of stuff on CD etc which I thought was a great concept at the time but somehow felt a bit hollow. Well, recently I've bought my first vinyl northern records since 1980 (half a dozen or so from Manships - I won't bore you with the titles, they're pretty obvious). Now here's the point - when they arrived (like an old 'soul pack') I can't begin to describe the thrill of opening them, looking at the beautiful labels and getting the vinyl out and putting it on for the first time. It was a FANTASTIC feeling, just like when I was 14 or 15. Can't say I feel the same when I get new CDs or download albums. Do you seasoned collectors, or even those of you who just keep steadily picking up the odd single still get the same thrill (I hope you do) or have you become immune to it? Just thought I'd put it out there! Yes.....Yes.....Yes. very much so. I love 60s Soul, RnB, Boogaloo stuff, Jamaican stuff, Funky Hammond stuff, Popcorn rockers, Beat Ballads, Group Soul......etc....etc I just collect what I want and like and I am enjoying it more now than ever I still find all-sorts of great (to me) things, Collecting has never been more interesting personally. With the World on-line its just a matter of making connections and digging. there are some great places to hear fabulous music on-line too I still get digging in the couple of second hand places that are still left locally I just go with my own taste, and enjoy the records I collect .. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Rowan Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Bloody hell Jo - you got it BAD! It may make you skint but sounds like you're happy. Hey, you can't take your sounds with you so enjoy as many as you can NOW, girl! thats my philosophy, Stu - get it while you can ! Vagrancy in old age is a minor detail Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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