A Thirty pounder going to go for way over the odds here; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381356736081?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
A mate mentioned these boots being done last year, I asked him how he knew about it he said.......... he'd heard it through the grapevine!
I'll get my long leather!
Remember RS playing it once on his radio show in the 90s (think it was Jazz FM at the time) no introduction, all he said when it finished was "You had to be there"!
An interview with Phil (the collector) Swern which was on the radio yesterday.
(Starts at 01.04.50 in the programme)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pl7hz
The bit on the virtual dukebox sounds amazing!
"but, would like to think he was aware of this thread and he has a bunch of fans for his show he might not have realised
anyone know how that might be done ?"
I have emailed the show to let him know and posted a link to this thread.
As she alluded to Elton John is a massive soul fan, and by all accounts used to visit The Wheel in the late 60s before he made it big whenever he was gigging in the North West!
If memory serves not long after Craig Charles first appeared in Coronation St, Northern Soul and Wigan got a mention and his characters reply was "yes the Pier, what a club"!
Better still it says.. "must go to a good home"...
Now call me a cynic but I reckon if you offered him 6 times the going rate and told him you always "wiped your backside on a record after playing it" you'd still get it!
"The 5 records if I had to rescue from my collection before they all went up in smoke:"
1 My World is on Fire--Jimmy Mack
2 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -- The Platters
3 Keeps on Burning--Burning Bush
4 Please Operator-- Tony&Tyrone
5 Panic-- Reparata & The Delrons
No apologies, it's that's time of year and I' am bored Sh...... witless!