Woodbutcher

Was just wondering the very same thing Mike ... @Theresa

While you're asking him questions please ask him what's happened to his YT channel , it seems to have disappeared along with all his videos ... ?

It had a £200 reserve on Tim's auction which is why I thought it would be a 'sensible' bid given the condition , I've never seen a reserve stated on John's in the past. It's just a good example of how a tune can jump to an over-inflated 'value' in the space of a few weeks if there are a couple of deep pocketed , stubborn collectors on the case who have what most would perceive to be more money than sense. Personally I've wanted one since the 90s when Shifty used to play it but I don't want one that badly ...

A bumper harvest for Mr M this week , some serious plastic sold tonight. Major surprise for me was the "Shades of Jade" , I stopped bidding at £235 for a slightly scruffy one on Tim's the other week as I thought that was plenty given previous results I'd seen and was surprised to see it hit £380 , so for this one to go for £570 was a real eye opener , obviously there were two people who wanted it a whole lot more than me ... The Poets is a real thing of beauty and hit a figure way above my expectation , jealous certainly. Not sure why the capture is incomplete , I'll have to get @Zanetti to give me the run down on how it's done properly.

So that'd put it among the top twenty or so worst records played , can't argue with that ...

You only have to zoom in a bit to clearly see that it's just a pile of swept up rubbish ...

I've only just noticed the sides are 419 and 420 on the other copies too , so the 'B' could still denote Bestway on the east coast.

Can you have a good look and see if there are any more marks in the run-out , and let us know what's in the run-out on the flip side , by my guesswork it could read OM 419 2B.

Hence why I stated it's OM 419 1B as it's on the 'A' side , Bestway pressings were marked in various ways including a single B. (Bestway , Best , BW , B)

I just did a site search for "Monarch pressings" and read the various threads it supplied. As the "A" side is "Ain't it right" could the scratched run-out mark OM 419 1B possibly denote that it was a Bestway product ? , another styrene moulding plant which would cover both the 'different plant' and 'east/west' options.

That was the one , let's hope this one doesn't do as many laps going round and round in circles as that one did ...

There was a recent discussion about just this , can't remember what the 45 in question was though ...

He said earlier "The runout has scratched OM 419 1B." That's what lead me to surmise a different pressing plant to Monarch possibly.

Well according to John's description under the video there is nothing to suggest that it's anything but genuine so I'd have to be in the different plant/label camp rather than it being an incredibly well made counterfeit. Nobody would go to the lengths to make such an effort to copy the 45 and make such a glaring error on the label.

No mention of a difference in his 'bible' just an entry for the mythical A&M release , maybe it's one that's slipped the net regarding different pressing plants or East/West variations ? Please let us know if he does come up with any info on it , or maybe he'll see the thread and jump straight in and save a phonecall. @Theresa

Dave's on here Peter. https://www.soul-source.co.uk/profile/4536-dave-raistrick/

The reviews at the bottom of the listing states otherwise , from OP himself apparently.

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I nearly gave it a miss as the series "Gotham" got too silly towards the latter stages and I gave up on it. I must have missed "The Batman" somewhere along the line so thanks for the nudge in the right direction , that's today's 'greyday' entertainment sorted ...