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I was talking to someone about this phenomenen the other day - people buying records at any price cos either they are either classics or someone has started playing it. Rather than because it is something they really like. I referred to this as "train-spotting northern soul" (just making my claim on this phrase before it comes into common use ) I played The Mighty Marvellos a couple of times at These Old Shoes in the late 90's, it cost me a dollar and came in a pack of stuff bought when I'd just started collecting records. I thought it was great but for some reason it never went up in price then. Funnny that Cheers Paul

I dunno if it is a myth, but my understanding is that due to the oil crisis in the 70's a lot of records were put out on coloured vinyl as it was cheaper than producing black. Anyone confirm that? Cheers Paul

There's a VG one on my web site for 15 quid: https://www.paulsrecords.com - it has a bit of noise each revolution for about 20 secs, it ought to clean out, maybe I'll have another go at it and then put the price up. There's also a copy on ebay [here]

CM has a VG+ one on ebay [here] at about 2/3 of book price

There's a VG copy on ebay [here] - but they say they grade conservatively

Automatically Sunshine Brilliant Intro then: "Oooh Baby Let's Take Life's Highway, Its Automatically Yours And My Way" Puts the hairs on the back of my neck up. One of Smokey's greatest moments really

Four Pro's 198 Was that "Just Another Girl"? If it was that's about 3 times what it is worth I hope it was some sort of rare version; issue? mis-spelt? labels wrong side? or some other sort of train spotting thing.

Sam Taylor according to the CD https://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=1068

I thought you were selling up (or is it me that's senile?). Flash McKinley was one of the very few times I wondered if I could raise a grand for a record

That's senility I'm afraid Joan. Best give me your records for safekeeping before you pop them in the toaster or similar.

Can you do sound files of the last four please, excellent set of labels BTW. Wouldn't it be good to get "Gold" and "Frank Incense" labels to go with that Myrrh!

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Allways like to see what people are buying, sometimes looking at ebay I think I'm the only person left buying records woth less than a grand . I don't go out anymore as I'm too grumpy but I still buy stuff, some to sell but also some to keep. My last 5 buys (to keep) were: Paul Sindab - I Was A Fool - Powertree Miss Lavell - Stolen Love - Duke Sam & Bill - I'll Try - Decca The Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder - Keymen Sammy Ambrose - Welcome To Dreamsville - Musicor What were yours? (Please, no making up ridiculous lists of what you would like to buy, what you've told your mates has been lost in the post or what you thought you bought before you woke up!)

Anything on Thelma but particularly Joe Matthews - She's My Beauty Queen (which took me ages to get) Another fave is The Arabians - Please Take A Chance on Me - for which I will be eternally grateful to Adey Potts; as he traded it to me when I first started collecting for most of what I thought was a rubbish sales box. He described it as a perfect record - no messy bits anywhere - true! Cheers Paul

Craig Moerer has a Philharmonics on ebay at the mo [here] - but it isn't exactly cheap

Dunno if this is what you're looking for: Marvelle and the Blue Match - Mellow Man/The Dance Called The Motion - Dynamic Sound 2001 - on ebay [here]

There's a white demo on Ric-Tic on ebay [here]

3 on ebay [here] - 2 US promos and a UK London promo

Got one of those little brown packages the other day and found that the sender had used as stiffeners to protect the record ..... ..... 2 other records! How exactly do two fragile things protect another fragile thing? Also, what am I supposed to do with an Olivia Newton John record? It was in an RCA stock bag so I might keep that, but I have great difficulty throwing records away.

There's a 29th - Hytones/George Jackson on ebay [here] - couple of days to go and £25

James Shorter on ebay [here]

Posties breaking stuff is the worst! At least if you do it yourself you know who to blame. I still remember the sick feeling I got seeing the large boot print on the outside of one brown packet. Inside a mint Billy Kennedy - Sweet Things on Thema with a one inch mess of cracks on the run in. It still plays after two clicks on the run in and I got most of my money back as it had been sent special delivery and packed well, but it is still a sad sight. Played it yesterday and it still wrankles. Cheers Paul

Silly prices One just went for $78 on ebay [here] - tightwad that I am I got outbid by $1

If you're still after this there is one on ebay [here]

Ebay publish end prices, most auction houses also show achieved prices against catalogue numbers on their web sites after the event (or will provide you with lists) Have a look at Christie's or Sotheby's. They do this so that people can see that they achieve good prices and so place their items with them. It is good publicity. I thought the attraction of JM's auctions to sellers was the high prices he achieves, and also the relative transparency of his auctions when compared to others . So if nobody knows the end prices nobody will know what price the records are making, after a while it will become hearsay that he achieves good prices. Quite often a record price is altered significantly after one of his auctions (Satisfactions?) but if this info isn't in the public domain it won't have that effect. So a good thing for a buyer like me John Manship - keeping record prices lower ! Keep those prices private! Anyway, I won't be subscribing, particularly not just find out what some people are paying for other people's records. Maybe we could club together for a soul-source subscription and then just publish stuff on here anyway? Cheers Paul