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They definitely existed in the mid 1980’s, probably around the period when the Kent LP’s were at their height. I bought it from a scooter parts fair in Hinckley if I remember correctly. It was a white T-shirt, with a Navy blue ‘footsteps’ design on it. There were two other designs available on the same stall, forgotten what they were though. I wore it with great pride at the time 🙂. Not sure I’d wear one these days though.

Sunset at Oia, 19/09/2023. More new arrivals Sunrise at Kamari, 22/09/2023. This was already quite a beautiful sight, but when that boat drifted by it took it to a whole new level.

I'm currently in Greece and the BBC World Service News (the only English TV channel available to me) also did a live interview with Dave Evison, mixed together with the usual This England footage. Nice to see he didn't miss the opportunity to plug his book either!

Boeing 737, landing gear lowered, flying into Santorini airport. It took me nearly 5 hours lying on the beach to get a shot of a plane fully in frame 🙃.

In general, I think prices are high enough thank you 😊. I like the functionality of Darren's website and trust his grading, so he is my record dealer of choice. For me, pricing wise, he hits the spot (for the records I'm familiar with) As for auctions, I'm not keen because I don't have the deepest pockets - I'm just an average NS fan.

Now that he's listed Rodd Keith for sale, hopefully he'll see this thread, understand the anxiety he's causing myself and Jonko & then post our records to us.

I'm in a similar situation with the same seller, he assured me that my record would be posted last Thursday, no tracking details yet though.

Maybe the lengthy sales blurb and juicy descriptions go some considerable way to achieving the final figure. "Two clean full rich red labels", maybe that has some potential bidders drooling and adds to the must have factor. Darren Brown sold an 'ordinary' red labelled one for £800 this very week, albeit in EX condition, and his EX condition never disappoints...

Sound quality begins at the stylus tip of course, so everything after that, from turntable set up, mixing desk quality, good amplification & decent speakers all contribute to the end result. Rubbish in = Rubbish out Quality in = Quality out Room acoustics then need factoring in, which I guess can be difficult initially.

Yes, indeed it did.

I can only really speak for the Keele all-nighters in the 80’s and 90’s. Huge speakers hung up high on the wall, tilted down towards the dance floor. It was very loud and the sound quality was excellent, that was the first thing I noticed about the place. Bobby Valentin never sounded so good... I still am something of a sound quality fanatic, which can be a curse at times.

Methinks it might be more about the 'flan' than the dancing in this particular instance.

I went to the NS Weekender in Llandudno and turned it into a weeks holiday. Did a fair bit of walking. Just a few mobile phone photos, but I think they show the beauty of the area quite well.

Whilst I enjoyed listening to the ‘Northern Soul’ Proms as a celebration of the music and records we love, the Warner Leisure thing looks like it’s aimed at over 60’s non-soulies that may want to pack the Viagra for a fun weekend away and to be a part of something they might perceive as ‘cool’. However, if you need to attend a ‘Soul dance workshop’, you clearly ain’t ‘feeling it’ in the first place. As for the ‘record and merchandise market’, there really are no words.

Aren't we lucky to have had such great taste in music all these years and then to have it interpreted so brilliantly, live from the Albert Hall in 2023.

It’s showcasing the quality of the songs for sure. Orchestration is great. Surround sound puts you right in the middle of it too 👍

PayPal Friends and Family accepted or add 4% to cover fees please. Bank transfer also fine if you prefer. All prices include Royal Mail fully insured postage (UK only) Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Never The Less. M- condition: £85 - SOLD Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer. As far I know, this particular copy is something of a one-off, with no gold colour on YCBM side. M- condition: £85 - SOLD Records have been in my personal collection since the 1970's and play in accordance with the condition stated. See photos for label condition. If you have any questions or wish to buy, please send a PM. Thanks Andrew

PayPal Friends and Family accepted or add 4% to cover fees please. Bank transfer also fine if you prefer. All prices include Royal Mail fully insured postage (UK only) Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Never The Less. M- condition: £100 Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum and Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer. As far I know, this particular copy is something of a one-off, with no gold colour on YCBM side. M- condition: £100 Clifford Curry - I can't Get Hold Of Myself. VG++ to Ex condition: £55 SOLD All records have been in my personal collection since the 1970's and play according to the condition stated. See photos for label condition. If you have any questions or wish to buy, please send a PM. Thanks Andrew

From the initial numbered first boxed set, as stated above, Forever In My Heart had a tendency to skip on some set ups. It plays 100% ok on my GyroDec/Rega arm turntable, however the same disc skips on both my Technics 1210 players.

I could be wrong about the stamp, memory isn't what it was. Yours is definitely an original though Bo and your photo makes a good comparison against the boot.

Image of the boot, this was my copy that I sold on eBay last year - the buyer promptly sold it on the same platform for double what he paid me by kind of suggesting it might be an original... Basically, the print quality on the boot isn’t quite as sharp as a real one, the sound quality gets slightly distorted towards the end and the ‘bed’ stamp is missing from the run-out area.

They’d be nice in a limited edition 7” 45 boxed set format too methinks!

That was my experience, too much low end and no real ‘snap’ on the beat.

Good idea, might just do that.

Hi Chalky, Photos of the record I sold are in my 1st post, these are what I used on ebay. Image that buyer sent from discogs is above Pottsy's post of the run-out area.