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Kenny Smith £388....Could perhaps go with that for the issue (at a push), but the demo's a £100 sound to me

Does anyone remember the kind of skipping dance that is usually attributed to The Flasher but was also prevalent when records like I Like To Party - Alpaca Phase III, Roberta Kelly - Troublemaker, Al Foster - Night of The Wolf, 8th Avenue Band - The Whole Thing etc were played ?...It came & disappeared in the space of around of 6 months never to be seen again?

To be honest with the recent madness in these auctions I expected it to go for more

One of Sam's 1st's if I remember right in 78....Could be wrong now you mention it though because I too remember it at The KGB but don't remember him playing there. Remember him hammering it at The Fleet.

Good luck with getting that transaction done then !

Think we will have to agree to disagree on this one mate.

Personally, I would say that this process would de-value the record even more than if it were left without labels. The whole point of owning an original above a pressing/boot/re-issue is its total authenticity

Gone mate - I went to check my pennies & when I came back it said sold

I thought that Herb Ward was too good to be true at £170 LOL

Dells for me. No disrespect to Laura or The Tops but they don't come close on this one.

Agree. Its more 1975 night out at the local disco wear rather than nighter wear. I've seen a couple of these photos before but not all of them. It just looks staged & certainly not at a nighter.

Some of those badges look 'photo shopped' So

Was this a nighter or just staged for the press? It looks wrong with people just stood watching others in the middle of the floor, the fashions sported by the watchers look very mainstream too, (weren't granny sandals the rage for girls in 75 ?) Edit Could just be me of course !!!!

Edwin - Hands Down !

Here's my take on it....... Back in the day, Joe Bloggs, Fred Blogs, Arthur Bloggs & Terry Bloggs would be guaranteed 2 one hour slots at 2 nighters every weekend. So if Joe played a record twice in his first set & emptied the floor he could still play it again in his second set & repeat the same sets he had played again the next night at a different nighter. While Joe is doing this, Fred, Arthur & Terry are doing the same with their new exclusives. By week 3 people have caught on & we have four new floor fillers from four different DJs. Eddie Smith, Bobby Smith & Tony Smith have managed to get emi discs of these new floor fillers & are playing them mixed in with their usual Thursday night do's at Worcester, Bedford & Thirsk. A new monster sound is born & other tired records are dropped in its favour (probably booted anyway) 2021/22 We don't have the small amount of exclusive places we had in say 76 (Wigan, St Ives, Cleggy, Yate) but we have far more venues & far more DJs. There is no way a newie can get broken as before because the DJs know an empty floor will mean they aint coming back any time soon, let alone being given 2 spots a night to prove their new record is the mutts nuts !....So instead of playing unknown Johnny Sharp Shirt they will play a 2 or 3 k record that will fill the floor (self preservation), & stick Johnny Sharp Shirt on in the car on the way home with their mates to enjoy. Just my thoughts....Tell me if I'm wrong, but just bare in mind ther are plenty of £2 - £20 records on here, discogs, ebay etc That would fill floors everywhere if played consistently for a month or so - So why else arent they being aired?

I know 😉

Used to travel up from Bedford to the Colwyn Bay nighters - Was a really crap drive in those days but well worth it. For some strange reason they used to sell bottles of Pomayne which went down well with the other 'sundries'. Pity they demolished it, drove past when on holiday & it was gone ! Always had a good following from Wales to Wigan & all the other top nighters of the time, its a shame I haven't a Welsh speaker to tell me whats being said on the film - I havent a clue. Did notice the Studio 51 or whatever it was called mentioned so I suppose that old chestnut about Billboard is still being circulated even in Welsh !

I think Hammy's is a blue one (?)

Agree on Continental 4 👍 Wouldn't have thought Mighty Marvelows so much - 2 on discogs at the moment

I would say bargains at those prices. I was quite chuffed to get Andre for £80 & would happily pay the same or a bit more for Kim

What sort of price do you & Tricky recon one would fetch ? Although not 'in demand' I recon it would still stir a feeding frenzy amongst collectors

Never seen a Kim Toliver demo let alone had the chance to buy one ! Have you got one ?

I bought one last year for 80. It's the same one as l had years ago l could tell by the writing on the label. Haven't seen any others for sale, have you?

Andre Maurice - Cream of The Crop on a white Bale demo is hard. Not expensive if you can find one, (paid £80 for mine), but try finding one !

Have had records from Carolina Soul at G+ that many over here would sell as VG+. To the original poster - I've had the same mate, overgrading is a big problem, many disappointing records received. However, cant see the problem in shifting them on as long as you downgrade to your own standards. Many, including myself, would rather have a snap crackle & pop record they can afford than not own it at all. Its when you shell out for a record described as EX or M- that arrives as VG- I get the hump