Pete S

Neg the tw*t Nev. What a terrible seller.

I rate that as double actual value, honestly.

I might have meant pitched down not up But I definitely meant popcorn.

Autographs rarely make any difference to the value of a records, in some cases they can devalue it. I bought Matt Lucas' only copy of You Better Go Go off him and asked him to sign the sleeve - he signed the label not the sleeve, in silver pen. Oh dear.

Steve, I bet you'll find that a lot of these pitched up records are done by people into the Belgian Popcorn scene. They always pitch records up, don't know why.

Way overvalued on both UK and USA in my opinion.

I agree with both points. I have a typical Keith set from 78 (March) and it's a shocker, Gene Latter, Blue Chips, Barry Benson, Tim Tam (1st ever play). Compared to his 77 spots, which were usually really good. he just decided to go 90% UK labels.

Just my opinion - it was never about clapping the dj, it was about acknowledging how great the record was, as if it had just been performed live by the artist. The DJ sometimes got applauded at the end of the set.

I put one up not so long ago which I had labelled as October 73, some said it was slightly later but it's still the earliest I know of. You can find it in the audio video section if interested.

No I think we all want it to succeed really...actually get it right for once.

Just answering a question (post number 1) and I know that my facts are correct, if anyone wants to challenge those facts of course they're welcome but they can't argue with....THE TAPES

Is this going to be one of those things where nobody dares criticise this film or book or soundtrack or anyone who had a part in making it? Someone asking a simple question getting the old sarcastic treatment for no reason.

Anyway if the film is set in 1974, 1975, they are absolutely right that the records/dj's weren't clapped after a record. If it's after the date in 76 that I mentioned before, then people did clap. Ask Richard what year he played 30 different records for the first time and he'll get 20 wrong.

He had his moments!

About clapping?

Absolutely correct.

I think I feel the same way as you about these current day bootlegs. But I'm really talking about the 'old days' and what I do find interesting is that you can trace the early days of the scene by bootlegs of the time. Records which, in the main, are common nowadays were once upon a time as elusive as something like Mello Soul is today. Especially in the first days of import 45's. Can anyone believe that records like 'Discotheque', Earl Harrison, Tightrope, Tami Lynn etc, were once worth a week or two weeks wages? I think it's fascinating to know that something like You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet was so rare and popular that it was bootlegged as far back as 1969/70. We know exactly what our Wheel-attending ancestors listened to at the time via the Soul Sounds bootleg series, ditto the Torch 2 years later, all their top sounds bootlegged on the Out Of The Past label. So there is a lot of history attached to these early bootlegs. Much more than endless carver type pressings of Paul Anka etc etc which dominate Ebay UK nowadays.

They did, I explained in post 2!

Might struggle at that price, hope not, mine did

It began in late 1976 at Wigan. It's easy to trace, via tapes. I'm talking very late 76 or even the start of 77. I am pretty sure it began after a playing of Looking For You by Garnet Mimms, reason I say this is because I recorded a tape that night but can't remember if it was a 76 one or a 77 one, my earliest surviving 77 tape is from the first week of february and the clapping after the records can be heard, but on a tape from october 76, there is still no clapping after the records.

Talking about photos... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/the-crickets-dont-ever-change-im-not-a-bad-guy-U-K-liberty-1962-/261282567605?pt=UK_Records&hash=item3cd5a795b5

I've spoken to him a couple of times. He bought "Michael" by the COD's on Stateside off me a few years ago. Incredibly knowledgeable music man.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ADAMS-APPLES-DONT-TAKE-IT-OUT-ON-THIS-WORLD-BRUNSWICK-DEMO-7-NORTHERN-SOUL-/360737593931?pt=UK_Records&hash=item53fda2da4b Only £40 overpriced

No it was never pressed Pete

Why do you hate vinyl so much?