Strange thing this records doo-dah, I keep looking at my records and thinking "What am I keeping these for? Why don't I just sell up?"
Then I buy some more Does anyone understand?
Anyway the last few things that I've bought to keep are:
Bobby Bland - Lover With A reputation - Duke
Got a few of his Duke outings but hadn't heard this - lovely
Diplomats - Honest To Goodness - Minit
Been waiting for a cheap copy to come my way and eventually it did
Johnny De'Vigne - I Smell Trouble - De-lite
Been after a copy since Ady Lupton played it down These Old Shoes back in 2000 or so and put it on the Anniversary CD - 25 quid off eBay
Nat Wright - Run, Sonny, Run - Petal
Bloody mad tune! 1 min 47 of lunacy, Alan H played it at my birthday bash last year and had a look for it after the popcorn thread came up the other week - only VG but 7 quid including postage off a japanese soul site I can guarantee this would stop the floor at most venues, crossover it ain't, puts the hairs on the back of your neck up
Baby Washington - I've Got A Feeling - Sue W/D
A Jo Wallace tip
King Coleman - Down In The Basement/Crazy Feeling - Togo
I think I'm turning into a mod!
Prince Buster - Gun The Man Down - Prince Buster
Maytals - Dog War - Prince Buster
No, I'm turning into a skinhead!
As you can see, I've given up chasing tunes as the prices have gone somewhat ridiculous, I know "big tunes" are generally expensive but my attitude these days is that if I had 1500 quid loose I'd buy a new dinghy to sail or b*gger off to Canada skiing, I certainly wouldn't buy a copy of Joe Jama
Cheap but interesting for me now.
As the lady said when I turned round and found her rifling through my Dj box whilst I was doing a set at These Old Shoes: "They're only records!"