Pete S

I don't really know what John is playing at this time, the values for many thousands of records are surreal - Embers watch out girl on an issue for £350, there will be one on my next list for £150! Dean Courtney issue for £400, I turned down £800 for it. But the worst of it is, when he has auctioned a record, he has put that price as its value - for instance, according to the book, the Ellusions is worth £600 not £200. This, in my opinion, is going to blow the whole Northern record collecting scene to bits. The records will be too overpriced for people to buy, the Americans will put their prices up to follow. I am going to put a disclaimer on my lists that I have not priced up anything using price guides, I'm sure I'll continue to sell 80% of all stuff I list like I do now, but I don't know what's going to happen to the guys who are already overpriced. It'll be very interesting to see what Tim brown's book looks side by side with Johns. I'm just gobsmacked too see things like Bud Harper, which is on Ebay every single week and should surely have come down in value, has gone up by £100!

Ska version of Message To Michael

First design Trojan label

More stunning rocksteady

First version of Long Shot

rare early reggae

Awesome rocksteady

Top skinhead sound

DJ version of The Loser

Version of the Barbara Lynn song

Similar to Train To Rainbow City

Possibly the greatest reggae track ever - played at The Wheel apparently - magnificent

Only about 15 releases on this label, this is a DJ version of If I Had A Hammer by Nicky Thomas

Rocksteady version of memphis Soul Stew, lee Perry on vocals

Rude skinhead tune

This is actually Pat Kelly with a great version

Lester Sterling

Took me 20 years to get this record, I'll tell you long long story soon

Rare dj version

Tremendous organ version of Pat kelly - Man of my word, actually by Boris Gardner

Can't remember if it's this side or the other side I Need You, but one is a belting uptempo Northern sound

Jackie Opel top ska

Superb dj version of Red Bomb Ball

This is actually Hopeton Lewis

Rudeboy classic