Frankie Crocker

Well, certainly worth having, just like Eddie Parker, quality tune on a genuine release that's easy on the wallet.

Three copies of Al Gardner up for auction in the last week or so. Has a box turned up? Not seen this around for a long time, but one put up for sale soon brings others onto the market.

Hi Tommy. Very nice. Maybe Blue Eyed, Chicano, possibly L.A. or San Antonio at a guess, too scarce to be on Shazam, Hope you'll let us know when you nail it...

Sad news. A great artist with several top tracks on the world's largest independent label. Gone, but not forgotten...

More than wiling to make a comment on that side of things. He is being open rather than honest. Some would call it bare-faced cheek. This is a mercenary enterprise that can only undermine the record buying market in times ahead. To pay serious money for a photocopied label Pritt Sticked onto a bootleg in a counterfeit operation beggars belief. Surely, sensible vinyl buyers can by-pass these fakes?

PM'd you. Nice copy awaiting.

PM'd you. Nice white demo awaiting.

PM'd you...mint copies awaiting.

PM'd you re Excellent copy but has some WOL.

PM'd you if the previous offer doesn't work out.

Some fairly modest prices here, possibly following Christmas when everyone's broke. Jimmy Beaumont did well but it was the harder issue as opposed to the more readily available white demo. Expect the action to hot up next month when Christmas is forgotten and normal rash spending patterns resume.

Hi Shaun. I've PM'd you as I have a VG copy for sale.

Have PM'd you.

Interesting. I wonder where they've been turned up?

Vaguely recall one in recent months and it was in great shape. It was towards the top of the high auction prices list on SS...let's go check it out.

Just sold for $5,001.00, somewhere between 3 &4K. Has the seller had other Curtis Lee's recently? If so, are we likely to see further mint goodies on offer?

The students looked pretty sheepish as they wracked their brains on the bonus questions, tittering away to disguise their ignorance of contemporary youf culture. Maybe some of the wannabe DJ's out there should help promote university discos and educate a few students about the joys of Frank, Gloria, Al, Major, Dobie and 50,000 others. Did Aretha Franklin release any Northern tunes as that was the only name one team could come up with?

Dohhhh. Totally fooled. Have to say that I've not seen any of these listed let alone bid on them. Thanks for the heads up.

Wotcha Chalkie, I'm inclined to agree with your last comment which effectively involves us owners of the number two press embracing it and assigning a high value even though it could be one of those dreadful b------ things.

Oddly enough, this record doesn't feature on Popsike suggesting it hasn't been on eBay. Lew Stanley had a quantity of Oxford Knights #2 press and other bits on Delphi. The first press seems to be particularly scarce and the second met demand when it was doing the rounds 12-15 years ago. Lew certainly sold a good few. The second press records lack the Music City stamp but surely that would have appeared if the old plates allegedly held by the drummers were used? No one seems particularly bothered to be in possession of a second press suggesting that the actual sound is of greater importance than provenance. The second edition records look too mint and unplayed to be true but they resemble proper 60's vinyl rather than contemporary pressings. Can anyone shed further light on the mystery? Is it just possible that the record was pressed at two plants back in the day and stock from one was stashed away until it was discovered?

So, tell us what's in it. Any four figure records you picked up in the record bar for a fiver?

Clutter sums it up. Clutter in the record box. Clutter in the sales lists. Why don't eBay start a new sales category for Clutter so miscellaneous junk like bootlegs can be stuffed in there and serious collectors can be spared looking at endless pages of fake dross?

Just wait for the mug buyer to sell it on when he realises what a jerk he is... Bids starting at £250.00 'cos that's what I paid for it'...

Absolutely, it's the buyer who validates the transaction. On the other hand, we have a moral obligation to look out for our fellow vinyl gatherers when something toxic drifts over. On a practical note, it is annoying having to scrutinise the small print for fake labels when browsing sales lists.

Ah, but he is capitalising on the gullible. This could spoil it for new-to-the-scene record buyers who don't have much knowledge or spare cash. The records appear to be a bargain but are as pointless as goods bought in the Christmas Sales and never used.