great topic ...i,m so pleased i live away from the main venues and don,t need to get caught up in the mess it is today. i,m a collector first but have done the dj thing at the bigger venues prestatyn and with the top real deal biggies like william powell esther grant etc and a few thrown in to say whats this hes playing now....but to be honest there is no credability anymore as bootlegs being played by named dj,s and anyone now, makes it impossible ...i,ve no intention to dj at any venue that ask any dj to play bootlegs .i can entertain the floor with genuine records rare or otherwise . lets go back to the start of the scene ..if you haven,t got the tune .rare or cheap but good to play......then go away until you can ply your trade with proper records ...and stop prancing around as you,ve done the biz with cd,s and bootlegs .i accept acetates as the real deal tho..but for goodness sake can we get some sanity back in the scene ...its come to something when a collector/dj has sold his entire mega rare records known and unknown because he can,t get a spot because hes not in the click........very sad ....the scene is on a downward spiral i,m sad to say .thank god i,m out by choice and content to play my stuff at home ...i had a great night last night, good atmosphere and all genuine original vinyl at home.everyone a winner !!