Frankie Crocker

Hardly surprising given the amount of information out there. He’s probably missed the boat anyway - all the major music centres were cleaned out long ago. The trick these days is to look for records that are unlisted, unknown and have hidden qualities. If this guy finds cheap common sounds, good luck to him.

This is why I asked. It was very rare a few years ago but a hoard has been uncovered. Plenty have been auctioned by carolinasoul so the price recently has dipped. Ward Burton’s daughter had a few, sold them but kept one copy for herself. I just wondered where the quantity came from…

A few price-drops evident here. Post-Christmas poverty perhaps? Ward Burton was a bargain as a load have turned up - does anyone know the story on this one?

‘Low rider sounds’… Manship used this term a year or two ago…I thought it referred to weak B sides that wouldn’t be acceptable at a public venue, but I’m still none the wiser.

I suspect that most records bought never see a DJ’s turntable in public so the Blenders was probably bought for home enjoyment. For sure, there are plenty of rabid buyers who crave the latest sound for their hotbox, desperate for a round of applause…but I reckon this rarity will please the lucky buyer who may well eventually sell it on.

Great record. Worth every penny.

Blenders was bought for a snip!

John has a colossal stock with records arriving virtually every day so it makes sense to move items that have been on the shelves for a while. The sale has been very popular and he has indicated that the huge volume of orders will be processed in chronological order. Ultimately though, and all collectors should appreciate this fine point, a record initially purchased at a low cost in the past can be sold at a higher value at some point in the future. This can still be profitable taking into account inflation. Many records nowadays are overpriced by sellers on the basis of Price Guide figures, eBay sales, Manship auctions, rumoured going rates etc. You only have to look at Soul Source records for sale to see evidence of this, and the inevitable discounts that follow confirm this. Overpriced records generally don’t sell. High prices may be artificially inflated and are best ignored. Records for sale really should be priced at a figure that tempts potential buyers, yet still profits the seller on a modest level. John’s sale offers records at a fair price judging from the large number of orders.

Blackpool Mecca was essentially a Saturday Night not an Allnighter. Regulars will have a better recollection as I only went twice in the evening and once to an afternoon. Ascending the escalator was an experience itself, checking your tie was straight, searched by the bouncers then into the Highland Room. The Mecca finished at 2.00 pm but I stand to be corrected on this. Many at the Mecca then drove to Wigan which was weird as you were seeing the same people again but in a much larger crowd. Don’t allow yourself to be taken in by the Joe 90 stuff - there were always odd-ball tunes given the rare outing as DJ’s pioneered - even towards the end, the high quality tunes outnumbered the poppy-disco things.

Several posts on Facebook in recent weeks so he’s OK.

Thanks. Not seen this variant before. Plain label threw me.

Not seen this before. Not the usual Soul City label. Any thoughts? Thanks for any info…

Wonder what he’d take in trades? How many collectors called Kenny are going to show interest? I doubt if anyone would pay 100K for the record, not even a multi-millionaire, as the item is overpriced.

Dobber sums up the situation nicely. There are some nice records portrayed but they go up and up in price then vanish to reappear again at a later date. The auction is a sealed bid one so only the seller knows what is actually going on. Some of the records are advertised a few days after what John and Tim have also put up for auction. The minimum bids and finishing values are often too high so nobody can really snag a bargain. I would be very interested to learn of any auction winnings on Pat’s site…