Stuart Bower

Not cheap. 400-500 quid. But (for the price of two good original 45`s) worth the investment if you have a valuable vinyl collection. Look on eBay. I think there is a German version which is slightly cheaper.

Yeah-the one I`m talking about was a small bath of water with ultrasonic sound shot through it creating a mass of bubbles-hard to keep the label dry if you lay the record down in it though. No label at all in fact if you lay it down in that! You`ll have to stand it up so it`s time consuming. BTW A shop up Ecclesall Road sells these.

What I mean is :Was it one of those ultrasonic cleaners? BTW There was a couple of those old K-TEL battery operated record cleaners (still sealed-unused!) from the 70`s/80`s going on eBay a short time ago. Remember those? Wouldn`t imagine they`d be much good for the heavy duty work we`re talking about though. If I had the money though I`d go for something like a KEITH MONKS?

Didn`t this machine also clean cutlery or something?

Mark-you`re ahead of me again. That`s exactly what I`ve done for years. And despite what the "normal people in the street" think, toothbrushes ARE softer than vinyl or styrene. Seems to get right down into the groove. Remember not to get the water too warm though (tepid is good- so the groove minutely expands) or you`ll end up with some expensive ashtrays. Also someone once told me how to remove the "brown" from the groove . Spray the record with Original Pledge (Original mind! They might have changed the formula of the stuff over the years though..) Don`t polish it off -leave the Pledge on. Play it through. Notice a huge great golf ball of brown sh*t starts to appear on the end of your stylus. Clean it off the stylus. Do it all again. Sound quality improves instantly because the stylus can get to the very bottom of the groove (for the first time in many years).

LEE MEZA-ONE GOOD THING LEADS TO ANOTHER/IF IT HAPPENS-STATESIDE SS 589

The label looks genuine-ask the seller if it`s styrene or vinyl (Thanks for adding that point John) and ask him what`s in the runout groove.

OKEH original issues always have a large 45 on the left hand side of the label with white OKEH logo at the top. The issues with small 45`s on the left hand side are genuine legal Columbia reissues though. Originals are stamped with ZSP in the dead wax (runout groove). Reissued for the second time again by Columbia in the late seventies with black lettering and ZSP 113544 in the runout.

I fully agree, John. If you had the original and the counterfeit side by side (even to an untrained eye) the difference is obvious. But not so obvious if you`ve never seen an original. Keep up the good work with the guides. Fascinating stuff.

No you`re not..I am. But it`s true what you`re saying. If the price seems too good to be true, it is. But you do get the odd bargain. Especially from the (temporarily strapped for cash) soulies who tend to come in with their fifty boxes. They need a quick sale.

Because I can`t get the people on the dancefloor in the first place!!

I dunno what you mean guys..I`ve never cleared the floor..

Ditto

We heard this horrible news the other night-we couldn`t quite believe our ears. Please accept our heartfelt condolences, Adrian. Stuart and Cathryn (And Keith) The Barrow Hill Soul Club

No probs Paul

Shaft In Africa? That`ll be "ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH" by the Four Tops on british ABC. Think I still have a copy in one of my boxes.

Thanks John..maybe somebody should start a separate thread to take the p*ss out of how old I am!

....and it`s my birthday....

I own a copy of "LONELY YOU`LL BE" on JAM. Very nice spin IMO For anyone who doesn`t know this..I`ll upload it up on SS. Watch this space.. JohnnieMaeMatthews_JAM_LonelyYoullBe.mp3

Bazza-We love "pilsley and annesley" but they DON`T play the lot-WE DO!!