Ged Parker

Given that John's ability to get top dollar with auctions continues but prices elsewhere have pretty much collapsed, I wonder how realistic a new guide will be. I know its only a guide but I start off expecting anything over about £200 in his guide to be obtainable for half its book and in dollars not pounds if you look hard enough and wide enough. The cheaper things are more accurate and the real top auction pieces will always be in demand. Its a guide and so I find the last one at least as useful in judging the relative value of different 45s as any new one would be. Mine is dropping to bits mind

On some CD demos there is a physical countdown of the intro that shows on the CD player.

I'd be sniping it at $1,000 and then backing out of the deal just out of spite. But that's because I'm a shit.

Not selling. Took me years to get but you can have scans if they're any use.

You should be looking for the Q City local release Mark. Thats if the format makes a difference. Superb tune btw

Every couple of months or so is regularly to me. The last one went for 21 euros.

Regularly on ebay Mick in the £20 - £30 range. Nice alternative version I've had a few people wondering when I've played it.

Or better still both

Hes a stern warning though if you submerge yourself in your work and seas the opportunity it will all go swimmingly and you will have the latitude to play some British as well as some in ports

If there was an even geographical spread accross the UK 45 wouldn't be too many. Trouble is they aren't and most of them are aimed at the nostalgia market anyway.

Neal I assume one of those numbers is a typo?

I always thought that was applause to welcome my replacement Or is that what you meant?

I have to say that is something I've never ever experienced. (I meant the applauding bit obviously) :lol:

If you promote and only go to your mates venue(s) how can you know who else to book? That's why so few records get played in many venues. The promoters do not know anything else or at least haven't seen the dancefloor reaction to anything else. So the dancers at those venue never get to know anything new (well I know thats an over exageration but you see my point). I'm not sure how Ady picks his guests if as he says he never goes anywhere but perhaps its on reputation / word of mouth.

I was just about to point that out.

That'll be it I think. Shame about the label though.

If you look at the line up for the Autumn weekender at Pontins in Southport you'll see that the confirmed DJs have the ability to deliver a real quality 'Rare and Underplayed' room which isn't an afterthought or an add on its a superb room with a great sound system. True there'll be a bigger room full of the oldies crowd but that shouldn't take away from DJ's such as Ted Massey, Phil Threlfall, Dave Welding, The Willinghams, Pete Hullat, Simon Hunt, Mick Smith, Soul Sam, John Weston, Roger Banks etc etc. I think there's enough rare and underplayed stuff in their collections to suit anyone but the only way to find out it to be there.

If your copy is "Mint - " whos is the copy in the pictures?

Thats the same with all music Macca isn't it. Trouble is many will have made their mind up before hearing it just because its from Ian. Mind you I'm probably one of them

I sold one last year for around £20 probably in the sales box for £25 but took £20ish as part of a deal on multiple records

The February mystery solved then. Thanks for that.

Had a section of Northern in my own pub juck box in the 80's Little Ritchie, Christine Cooper, Dells, Velvet Satins, Dana Valery and others all originals too. I must have been mad

Sadly true Brett. PRS have limited staff to police it and DJs know this. They took the route of licensing because they knew how hard it would be to control. FIMI the Italian equivalent of PRS prosecuted a DJ with (from memory) a hard drive with just 2,000 tracks on it I.4 million Euros (Yes Euros not Lira)

Fair point. Mind you they way some tracks are on multiple CDs you may need more than 60 but yes it is possible to legitimately own 1500 tracks as a beginer.