Arthur Fenn

Hi Paul, last thing i want is to make a drama out of this but i've got to say that (A) none of the rare soul dj's are rich ( collectors are a different story ) (B) we do what we do because of a driven passion to play what we believe in ( for no financial gain ). As i elluded to in my earlier post ,it is to be applauded that an artist may get some payback, but i'm tired of hearing that the rare soul scene is responsible for paying into an unknown artist's pension. It is absolutely a catch 22 situation that without a dj spending a huge amount of time & dosh unearthing these tracks, the artist in question would NEVER be aware of any love for his/her work. Not to make light of this but i have a running joke at work that for every time a customer opens and closes a door that came from us, we charge 25p

Nev's last post hits the nail spot on. Won't be adding too much more but as someone who has tried to get/play fresh records for a long long time i'm about at the end of my little road on paying big $$$ for records later to be drip fed at some point on the oldies scene ( as per Mace's comment ). I'm sort of torn between admiration for Ady C & the likes of Soul Junction for giving the Artists a much deserved platform ( 15mins of fame ) and the pure fact that these reissues will definately be played out all over the country by people who haven't put any work into finding them. Guess the days of travel to hear great records will just be a romantic memory for all of us soon , Arthur

Just given it the full listen here at work & i'm depresed!, i'm gonna have to work longer hours to try find thoes records , thought they bounced off each other perfectly also, 10 out of 10 guys, Arthur.

Joan will be pleased to hear it stayed stateside

I dont recall that as i'd sold the 1 i had off Richard in 80/81, long time ago i suppose

We've all had records cheap at some point tho & i had a fair amount of play before all the others turned up, always been a question of timing i guess. Not much different nowadays really, i still need a fix of new stuf

Hi Steve, Richard sold the spare he got off John to me at 1 of the Todmorden dayers for what was at the time the huge sum of £250, Kev got his about 6months later and of course played it uncovered, bit of a shocker i can tell you to make it worse John told me off for paying so much for it

Actually Kev had the 3rd copy which came fom of course John Anderson & yes he was a wanted man for uncovering it

Guess i play it in the UK 3 times a year, it always blows me away but there are lots of other great oldies to choose from

Spot on as always Trev , sold mine to Sam after playing it out for a year or so then Sam traded it to Richard in that now famous crazy deal that involved WP- Don Gardner & Damon Fox for 3 70's records, Larry Houston, ZZ&Co & Dustin Wilson. This helped prove to John Anderson Sams commitment to the newer type of sound, life was so simple then! , Arthur.

round about 77 i was cooly spining the brand new faces on my finger that i'd just bought off Sam and of course it fell on the floor, nasty little edge chip! so whoever has that now you know the story

Get well soon Keith, best wishes, Arthur.

Ah but!, i'm sure Richard had finished by 3am, he'd be all tucked in bed by 3.47

Shocked that no one has mentioned to my mind one of the all time greats John & The Wierdest " No Time" which wieghs in at 1.47, shame they couldn't tuff it out for another 30secs , Arthur.

Trouble is Nick it all means bgr all to the value these days, good conversation but thats it, now talk about value, what about Daly City Bobs list from 73?, i'll take 10 of thoes Eddie Fosters @ 50cents each please

Agree with you there Steve, always thought J.K. Rowling would have made a great dj/collector

Hi Alan, funny i got the same Maxine off ebay last yr, looks great on the wall , Arthur.

I'm sure thats the 1 i bought, not sure i like it now tho

Cleethorpes, Highwaymans Halt & Todmorden for me , Arthur.

Sadly no , Arthur

I remember it well , sold it to Tim Brown a yr or so later for a ton at Southport or somewhere like, never really wanted it back at the crazy prices, tho i'd pass a $ over for it

Hi Trev, thought i'd told you the story of when i found a cashmers for $3, looked like it had been skated on & only fit for the wall, i tried all sorts to get it to play & last resort was T cut , worked a treat , mind you that was 10yrs ago & don't let the door is still a work in progress , Arthur. Oh! don't think this would work on styrene

Hey Dave, we found this for $1 at the shop on Pico i think ( janes ? ) with thoes Gold spot Kenny Smiths we thought were boots , never did like Ray Agee tho, Arthur.

Got a nice copy for 50 inc post, cheers