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Interesting but not for me, don't really see the Four Tops influence, not a lot of "soul" in my opinion as we in the uk interpret the term. Good luck with the project I'm sure you will find takers and your niche in the music scene.

When I pre ordered Glynn said he was expecting them 14th January, haven't heard anything since but as we know it's not uncommon for release dates not to be met due to pressing plant workloads etc. Can't be far off I would imagine.

That has been my thinking, both the record I bought and received and a subsequent order are both still listed for sale,I know from a previous purchase John does have multiple copies of certain records but i doubt he would on some of the more expensive items which could be where some of the out of stock complaints arise. I looked on Discogs and from what I read the seller has to delete an item sold manually, don't know if I'm 100% correct on that, perhaps someone on here who sells on there could give us an idea how it works, whether it is simple. I do think a lot of the flak John has received would have been avoided if he had explained why orders were not dealt with chronologically as is evident from some of the posts on here, I got my order before others who had ordered 7 days before me. The second order from Monday of this week is still being processed, obviously ordered knowing patience would be required which given the money saved I am happy with.

I would hope not, i think it's the shared enjoyment, watching the different styles of dancing to the same record and the discussions that arise, everyone listening to different records with headphones on, not for me.

As many have said, Sam and Dave were instrumental in starting me on my lifelong journey in Soul Music, in the duo's own immortal words "I Thank You" RIP

We watched the second episode of Patience last night and it didn't change my opinion that the french version is far better. That said i wouldn't want to discourage anyone from watching Patience, you'd have to have watched the french version to see the differences. The vulnerability of Patience/Astrid does not come across and invokes in my opinion less sympathy for the character in the channel 4 version. I didn't come back to the thread to comment further on the pros and cons of the two but it seems i have, the reason I posted again as an aside to the actual series on another thread we post about hearing Northern in unusual places, at the end of one episode in series 4 i think it was as the credits were rolling in the background Marion Black Who Knows was playing, the following week there was another more modern tune playing which from memory was I think by a French group , I searched but couldn't find a sound bite anywhere.

Watched the first episode to see what they have made of the excellent French original Astrid Murder in Paris, very pale imitation , I'd have maybe enjoyed it more if I hadn't watched all four of the French series, I'll continue out of curiosity as Lou didn't watch Astrid. Astrid (Patience) was a lot more timid and you felt more for her ,Patience comes across as a lot more confident, without giving too much away the developing relationship between Astrid and the detective was a very slow burn and one of the most interesting aspects of the French original. I didn't get the same feeling of Patience being lost in the outside world as I did with Astrid. Must have been quite hard for the actress playing Patience to make the character her own without copying Astrid from the French version. If you haven't seen Astrid I would definitely recommend seeking out at least the first episode and you might see what I mean. I'm not saying Patience isn't worth watching just from what I saw the French original in my opinion is so much better.

Just had notification my order from Discogs last Saturday is on its way and refund sent. To anyone who ordered at a similar time they are getting through any backlog just be patient

I hope my posts were not seen as a criticism of John or moaning , I did say I wasn't expecting to hear anything for the next couple of days,I was just looking for a bit of clarity ,were people in the same situation as myself regarding buying from his Discogs site. I appreciate his staff must be under pressure with the various conditions working against them, the weather, number of orders etc. Like Chalky I'm sure all will be well with patience.

I ordered mine on Saturday from his Discogs site, maybe he's processing orders direct from his site first bought off Discogs and nothing has changed since Saturday still listed as payment received

I'm hoping the volume of sales coupled with John's post copied above is the reason I haven't as yet had any notification on the progress of my order. The record is still down as available on both the website and Discogs hence fingers crossed no one got in before me. Taking into account first orders went out Monday and the timing of my order I'm not expecting to hear anything for another couple of days. I don't do Facebook so if anyone sees a post from John giving updates on the situation it would be much appreciated if they could pass it on.

Forgetting the "celebration of 55 years selling" tag has anyone who knows John asked him if there is any other reason behind the sale. I know nothing about his business, does he employ a few people etc. Could he be scaling down his operation to maybe concentrate on higher end tunes and his auction with a view to a quieter life as like a lot of us none are getting younger anytime soon. I just find it interesting that someone as most would agree whose prices are generally higher than most would suddenly take a £150 hit on a record I looked at where his was the only one on Discogs (yes I am aware it could be for sale anywhere either on the net or in someones box for less) but the fact remains on the Discogs one how ever much he was if he was overpriced that's still a chunk of money to lose. I realise whatever he makes he is still likely to turn a profit on what he initially paid for the records and that in the scheme of things the sale may only put a small dent in the 100,000 he has for sale. I'm not in any way suggesting there is some deep dark secret that only he knows. Could it be he sees a slowing down of sales in a particular price range, has he looked on the shelves and seen records that have hung around for years and decided upon a way of clearing stuff out rather than the usual picking tunes to put in a sale. He always comes across as a nice guy when I've watched his youtube videos and heard him on podcasts so fair play to him for the sale, could well be there is nothing behind it other than what he says a celebration of 55 yrs selling. Anyone have any thoughts on it

My thoughts, I have like most I guess a wants list on Discogs, some I genuinely want others are tunes I've liked on first hearing and may at some point wish to buy. John has for sale 125 off that list. Running through said list it was hit or miss on whether he came out cheaper at half price. I didn't go through the whole list but dependent on your definition of a bargain there most certainly are some to be had if you take the prices quoted on Discogs as being correct which we all know can sometimes be taken with a pinch of salt. I filtered in records over £40 and although he was generally the most expensive in nearly all cases you still ended up paying less with the offer plus the records were in most cases a grade higher On one particular record he was already half the price of another very well known dealer so with his half price offer you could get for £25 a record that the other dealer was selling for £100. I did buy a record I have been waiting for at the right price, with the offer it came out at £25 cheaper than the cheapest one I've seen which was actually posted on here a couple of months ago, whether saving £25 can be considered a bargain is for the buyer to judge,I was happy and that's all that matters. Not naming the record as I'm pretty certain someone will say "you could have had mine for x number of pounds" which is ok after the fact but as I know the one on here is the only one I've seen for sale in this country for six months.

Welcome Pip. Enjoy

A few we've watched recently on player all based on true stories. Phantom of the Open about a guy who takes up golf and ends up entering the Open, gentle British comedy with Mark Rylance. Nowhere Special, a slow burner set in Ireland about a dying father searching for adoptive parents for his young son. We thought it was very subtle the way they showed all the things the father was going to miss, if all out action is your thing you probably will switch off after ten minutes Lastly Jim Broadbent in The Duke ,another true story set in the early 60's ,Jim Broadbent plays a working class guy in the North East who steals a famous painting.