Record buying and selling - descriptions and translations

[Paraboliccurve]

'Getting spins' - my mate played it last week to twelve elderly people at their care home, and I'm selling one

'Just right for today' - ignored for the previous 50 years of the scene, but I'm selling one

'In demand' - I'm selling one, but I want more than that

'Big at Wigan' - reached No3 in the pop charts and I'm selling one, but I want more than that

'Big at Stafford' - country and western, but Guy once played it, possibly when he was on mushrooms, and I'm selling one

'Tape swappers fave' - too country and western even for Stafford, and I'm selling one

'Mint-' - if you'd bought a record in this state at HMV thirty years ago you'd have gone back and punched the manager

'Ex-' - rejected as a frisbee

'VG' - rejected as an ashtray

'Over-hyped' - I want one but I'm not paying that much

'Turned up in quantity' - I want one but I'm also not paying that much

 

Sorry, a disappointing package of records arrived this morning and I feel the need to vent

(Stafford was great and Guy was maybe my favourite DJ as a kid.)

 

 

 

 

 

[Steviehay]

Bang on tho 

[Dylan]

If it doesn’t sell it’s going back in the box always has a ring of desperation about it

[Mick Reed]

M- apart from

[Woodbutcher]

In two bits ... but fine for DJing with.

[davidwapples]

Selling for a mate so cant reduce / I'm being a greedy **** and chancing my arm at this price. 

 

[Codehound]

Warped, but its only a storage warp

[John Siret]

Damage to label but, you don't play the label!

 

[Twoshoes]

Saw one this week described as "underheard".

[Benji]

Another is „books at …“. Books where? Which book?

[Clee93]

7 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Saw one this week described as "underheard".

[Tobytyke]

Comes in its birth sleeve. Always makes me smile! 

[Dobber]

Mint apart from a 2 inch crack! Two things about that statement made me laugh

[Lionelonthevinyl]

Plays mint after a 7 second cue burn!!! With slight back ground noise! Hmmmmmm thank you, Rob

[Julianb]

On 09/08/2024 at 21:33, davidwapples said:

Selling for a mate so cant reduce / I'm being a greedy **** and chancing my arm at this price. 

 

Now, where have I seen that?

[John Hart]

"  Cocooned in its  birth sleeve since  July 4th 1966".   

"Northern Dancer, cult spin for many years in more progressive clubs and Weekenders across the World ,every chance of being  a monster in Europe also!"     Wow ,  this sellers geographical knowledge and certainty truly amazing?

"Close to mint Minus;  a discreet drill hole, the only pimple on its beautiful face, a fine gossamer storage hairline, hardly another freckle to be seen, a split ,Millisecond squeak on intro. "   Well Thank god for that, only a millionth of a second???

[Twoshoes]

A popular one on ebay, " very rare" = chart soul from the 70's hoping you won't see the multitude on discogs for less than the start price.

a good one my mate saw "original re-issue"

 

 

[Paraboliccurve]

Some good ones here

I also like variations of, 'Someone told me it might be a second issue but I don't think it is' = It's a stone-cold boot

 

[Woodbutcher]

3 hours ago, John Hart said:

"  Cocooned in its  birth sleeve since  July 4th 1966".   

"Northern Dancer, cult spin for many years in more progressive clubs and Weekenders across the World ,every chance of being  a monster in Europe also!"     Wow ,  this sellers geographical knowledge and certainty truly amazing?

"Close to mint Minus;  a discreet drill hole, the only pimple on its beautiful face, a fine gossamer storage hairline, hardly another freckle to be seen, a split ,Millisecond squeak on intro. "   Well Thank god for that, only a millionth of a second???

A thousandth of a second actually ... but that makes it a thousand times worse ... 

[Paraboliccurve]

On 10/08/2024 at 18:49, Lionelonthevinyl said:

Plays mint after a 7 second cue burn!!! With slight back ground noise! Hmmmmmm thank you, Rob

To be fair I have a Tony Clarke Wrong Man I've got for sale which fits that description (bit of cue burn at the start, not the background noise)

[John Hart]

Hi Woodie  B,

                        Gacias for that minuto correction! I spent a lifetime in explosives training,,,, and detonater delays where in Milliseconds!  " glorious examples of the sales persons Craft ,can you name the authors?

[Mal C]

Hilarious... for me all are fine, bar, as Toby mentioned above, 'birth sleeve'  I really hate that experession... that said, some, advertise the 45 in the  'birth sleeve', and then say you gotta pay extra for the sleeve!! whats that all about...

No Names John, we are having a bit of fun...

 

[Kenb]

Have we had”needs its day in the sun”

Edited August 18 by Kenb

[ritemate]

Feel your frustration 

[Paraboliccurve]

58 minutes ago, Kenb said:

Have we had”needs it day in the sun”

Aka tape swappers fave

[davidwapples]

1 minute ago, Paraboliccurve said:

Aka tape swappers fave

Aka its crap

[Paraboliccurve]

This one is currently out there (won't name the bloke as not fair, we've all done it):

"VG+ (would be EX but for label damage)"

see also: "Aunty (would be uncle if she had bollocks and a handlebar moustache)"

 

[Geeselad]

Pmsl. Ace l couldn't put it any better

[Kenb]

Holy Grail seems to be popular again

[Jim Elliott]

"Last chance, final reduction, if it doesn't sell its going back in the box....."

 

Yawn.

[John Hart]

My Fave , from long lost member  ,, Kegsy," He has a PHD in talking Utter Bollocks"! Guess Who ???