Twoshoes

Doesn't wind me up but I know where you're coming from, always thought they were one and the same.

Just finished The .Art of Joy on Sky Atlantic, Italian series about a girl who will do anything to get what she wants. Set around the time of the first world war. We enjoyed it.

Such sad news, RIP, condolences to family and friends.

Not acetates or Emidiscs but interesting as to who is buying and why.There's a seller on ebay currently has a carver which he is upfront about of Because of My heart Frankie Beverly ,starting price £59.99. In a repro sleeve. he has even put pictures of auction results so potential buyers can compare the carver to the original. If you wanted a copy just to play at home why pay that price when there are two easily available versions for under £14. Same seller a month ago had a very poorly done Motown Demo of Barbara Mcnair You're gonna love My Baby, in his description seller said he was unsure as it appeared to have hand typed cut out copied labels applied. A one eyed man in a sandstorm couldn't have been fooled by it so to say he was unsure was disingenuous .A check of the Tmg number alone would have told him it was for Jr Walker Come see About Me. Still someone paid £44 for it, why again when you can have the Outta sight issue for less then £15 if you just want to play at home.

Out walking this morning, I'm always looking for the oddity, my eye was caught by this Labrador

Bert Smart from Rayleigh Essex ,presented to him by Stevie Wonder, I just put a search in Tamla Motown Mini competition, more info plus photo of him receiving the car from Stevie.

I bought lots of chart soul in the 70s that probably got bypassed by some wrapped up solely in the Northern scene. Nothing wrong with that you like what you like. I had a discussion with a mate a couple of months ago about such records and would certain records have been played if the the artist wasn't at that time known for a 100% pop record. The Tymes had Miss Grace which maybe resulted in their later releases being overlooked. I won't post a link but I've always had a great affection for God's Gonna Punish You by the Tymes, won't be to everyone's taste but I think it's a great vocal and a lovely tune.

Welcome Neil, from your intro sounds like you might have some interesting stories to tell,look forward to future posts

Good advice but as I was told after my blood tests the PSA test can give in certain circumstances a false negative or positive so it is best to have an internal examination as well for greater clarity. I only say this because I'm sure many are put off by the thought of the internal exam. Don't be, I had my PSA level checked last month which was fine but I was recommended to have the internal exam, it is not as bad as you would imagine , I didn't find it painful at all . Put aside any feelings of embarrassment you may have, the test is quick and over before you know it. I second Jaco's sentiment above, you really do owe it yourselves. To you Jaco I'm sure your positive attitude has helped you through some tough times and kudos to you for getting on with your life . Hopefully your post will encourage more people to get checked out.

I hope I'm not missing the obvious here but I've just been playing Baby Washington's cover of What Becomes and although I've played it several times it never came to mind to me question why her version is called What becomes of a Broken Heart. I then looked at the writers and it is credited to Tubb, Paige and Stewart not Weatherspoon , Riser and Dean as on the original by Jimmy. I've done a quick search but can't find any info as to why. I'm intrigued any of you guys have an answer?

Order sorted after emailing ,now showing as posted , anyone still waiting and reluctant to phone as I was I had no response contacting customer services link then used the email link on the same page where you write your message to customer services,it's under the address. I got a response a couple of hours later using that and as i say now posted.

One of the great emotive voices of our music, Moody Woman and Good Times played after many a lost love have been constant companions from my early days of collecting. thank you for your company Sir, RIP.

Don't know if it has been mentioned before but The Sketch Artist Walter Presents is pretty good. French Canadian police drama.There are bits that stretch the imagination but the stories are good. Basically it's about a police sketch artist in a special unit who has powers of intuition and can make people recall things they have seen. If it would annoy you for someone describing a person in a passing car late at night in one moment to say it was dark then the next say the colour of the drivers eyes then it's probably not for you. I am for the moment trying to overlook little things like that as the back stories are interesting along with the actual crimes committed.

I'm not so much concerned more fed up of waiting for my order of 13th January from John's website , haven't wanted to phone as it looks like they have enough to deal with. Record is still showing as available, I'll give it to the middle of next week then reluctantly phone.

I've found that card covers come in slightly different sizes,some will take a paper sleeve others won't. I usually snip the corners of the paper sleeves at 45 degrees which makes it easier to insert into the card cover. There was a thread on here where someone recommended inner sleeves that are rounded. I bought some of these but have found the same problem, it all depends on the outer cardboard sleeve. It would appear that the few mill difference on the outer is the deciding factor. I've bought sleeves from several suppliers over the years sadly never taking notice which is the best fit. I just looked ,if you put "stiff white card sleeves" in the search box you'll find some recommendations there.