Quinvy

When Wigan first started up I sent off for my membership after reading about it in Blues and Soul. I was all set to go until I bumped into a couple of friends Kenny Judson and Roy Bridges, they had been the previous weekend. How was it I asked? "Terrible" they said, "it's full of kids and pill heads" That was it. I never went. The fact is, not everyone who loves northern wants to get involved in the drug side of the scene. Or the people for that matter. And after meeting old friends from back then, I'm bloody glad I didn't get involved. Of the ones who managed to survive, most have got health issues, or are alcoholics or are addicted to smoking pot.

It's all about supply and demand, and demand seems very high on this 45. How much did Manship get for it?

I wasn't trying to undermine how difficult it is to get a film into the cinemas these days. I was merely making the point that with all the recent good publicity, it would be a shame to lose that impetus. The general public, or sheep as I like to think of them, need to be bombarded with media and celebrity coverage so they think that it's the next big thing.

After all the hype it just seems to have gone very quiet. I hope it does get a release and soon, or the interest that was generated recently will be lost.

I am the only person I have ever met who didn't go to Wigan. I knew it was big, but bloody hell?

Come on Marc you must have one of the best collections on the rare soul scene.

It's just like any auction though, it looked cheap but the winner may have put £1k on it, and as soon as you had bid it would have just gone up and up. That's how we all end up paying silly money for records. Once you have bid, you are hooked.

If quality was the issue it would be one of the worlds most expensive records. Truly wonderful.

Who bloody cares? Just like all the times before there will be cries of "uh, is that all. Common as f**k" And Stuart Bennet swears blind that he had a Chubby Checker - Just Don't Know on the orange and yellow issue. Reckons Guy Hennigan had it off him in the 80's.

Whatever it is his promotion has well and truly worked. Again! I guess a lot will be disappointed.

keep up Mark there was one on ebay a while ago.

I agree entirely Nev.

I understand your point Pete, but surely you could easily PM the person?

Because first and foremost it has to be dance music. If it doesn't move you to dance, how's it going to work at a "dance event"? Leave the listening music at home.

You see, this is what I love about forums when there are people who are willing to think and share their opinions. Trouble is I can see both sides of the argument. I always lock my sales posts because they can end up as endless off topic discussions. If anyone wanted to question my ethics, I would have expected them to open a separate thread.

Manship's auction brings them out. How many copies of that terrible Cautions record are suddenly up for sale?

Funny thing is, the boot is probably rarer than the original.

I seem to remember my older sister and her mates being very pissed off that every time they found a great allnighter the police raided it and closed it down because of the drug takers/sellers. Consequently rather than saying that it was drugs that made allnighters, they were the main reason that most were shut down.

Give Rick a ring or email him. I never get chance to go over there these days.

Never thought I'd say this, but I agree with Ted. Ha ha! I put the ha ha because I still haven't learnt how to post smileys on this bloody iPad.

I can personally understand someone paying way over the odds on a fantastic record if they are clueless. But to pay silly money for a terrible record means you are clueless and devoid of taste. I find myself asking the question, how does a person who is clueless and devoid of taste come to have so much disposable income? Inherited wealth has a lot to answer for.

So was I actually.

To be serious for a moment, I sell records on behalf of other people, and you have to use the prices they want. I can usually tell before listing them which will sell and which don't have a chance, but my hands are tied.