wolfie66

I thought she were alright....

The Chaumonts Love Is The Thing banging out of, I want to say, Woking, which would have been 80'something or other... Ah, aren't drugs great?

Whaddya mean "now"!?

Bought one of these the other week and they're lovely - fantastic, crisp image, quality material and a good fit for a, ahem, 'comfortable' 50 year old. I got a yellow one and the insects love it too.....

Thanks Mike, nice article about some all round fantastic albums. Interesting stuff behind the pics too, I didn't realise it was all so diy. Shoes was always one of my favourites looks-wise, though as a Berkshire bumpkin who used to go to London for the 100 club only (apart from a couple of trips for threads and a 2nd hand record shop on Tottenham Court Road) it always pissed me off that I could never find any trousers that looked....well, just like that. I had a thing for them but never found any that were 'just right', didn't have a clue where to get them from. And I still can't - and it still pisses me off.....album time, I think

It's like watching a kitten get stabbed!

Snap - see point about making friends with dust... He is a sound guy, not sure I'd have been quite so honest - "A Frankie Beverley? No, didn't see one of them..."

I stil haven't forgiven my boys for contaminating a record box with Lego Darth Vader's head, resulting in a scratched Roy Roberts! The only water damage was the tracks of my tears.... In fact you could take advantage of the hole in the middle and nail the spike's through the disc into the wall....I'll get me toolbelt.....

Nope - but I reckon there could soon be a TSA asking if any TSA's have had their fingers broken while rooting through a record box

Between the earthquakes, railway spikes and and concrete blocks I think the dust was the least of his worries...I'm so glad I live in boring old Britain sometimes - give me rain and grey over earthquakes and sun any day.

I'm surprised your shelves went, if that's they're construction....the rest of the house, though....

Flipping heck, I started this to make myself feel better after breaking a £30 record - I think all I've done is left about 20 others in tears! Been taking notes as well, so far got: Don't buy from abroad - especially America Don't buy from a soul night over here Don't buy from a dealer far away, meaning you've got to use the postal service Don't overfill your playbox Don't underfill your playbox Don't live on a continent that suffers from earthquakes - if you do sacrifice yourself for your records and make sure they're safe ahead of any family/kids/pets etc Don't put your records on the floor while you're on a chair, especially if it has wheels...... Don't put your records near a cupboard, especially if that cupboard has a door that works Bumps and bubbles are fine - DO NOT try rectifying them Don't use them in hot venues Don't take them outside when it's cold Don't take them out of their sleeves Don't sit on them Don't let infants eat them Don't transport them in a taxi - in fact, don't transport them? Oh, and one from me - don't clean them, make dust your friend. Sorted, Thanks for the tips everyone - I think if the above rules are followed then no-one need suffer a devastating loss ever again......keep that vinyl safe people! And I forgot to ask.....does anybody want to buy an Eddie Sull on Marc, one small crack.....?

Thanks NCFC, I'm feeling better already!!

I've just gone and snapped an Eddie Sull I sold on ebay over the weekend whilst cleaning it ready for packing, and my partner's tried wiping my tears away with "At least it was only a cheap one - can't see the buyer being too happy, either." she says True, but it was also lovely looking (a perfectly clean, yellow 'MARC' which I always thought looked quite classy...bit like the tunes) Got me thinking though, these things are 50-60 years old now, you all must have snapped some previously - any horror stories to share..........

Thanks Frankie, it is a cracking tune, nice looking label as well. I'd certainLy never sell it as it's one of those that seems like it should be worth more (and it was a bugger to get tbh)