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Yes Steve told me at the time , there was also a green issue of the Capitals -omen in that batch , which Miles Grayson signed but I,m not sure if Miles was at Lens house that day or if it was signed before . Do you still see Steve perhaps he could clarify

Now then Dave , Jimmy Gresham - teri de - I bought via Bedfords Steve cooper for £8 on my 21st birthday march 1979 , what a great double sider that was a vg copy . As for Jimmy Armstrong I,m sure you overcharged me. Getting back on topic I sold a vg copy of Yvonne Vernee for a £1000 4 years ago , that was the 2nd copy I had ever had first one went to Todmorden Tim in the early 90s

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Thanks Ted , remember now Ray always had some good records for sale at Stafford and he used to send out regular sales list

Dave Think your right about John having the Gwen Owens sure I had chance of buying it but it was in pretty poor shape, he must have sold up soon after as I had Johnny Rodgers of him for £100 around that time . Clearly remember buying Yvonne Vernee from Andy only to find out the following week he had another copy for sale , at the time it worried me thinking a boxfull had turned up £200 was a lot of money to me , that 2nd copy was obviously the one Ted bought . which I wasnt aware of till this thread . I think prices were creeping up from around 1985 as before then there were bargains galore , Would love to know who it was who had 2-or 3 copies of Chuck Holiday for sale at Stafford , they were £35 each I bought one of them for the - I still love you - side , had never heard - Just cant trust nobody , so was pleased when I got home and played it , along with a Ree Flores at £20 . Collecting was great in those days now even mediocre records make stupid money .

Andy sent me a Eddie Parker - I,m gone which was £70 and a badly waterdamaged Debonairs - Loving you takes all of my time £80 , I sent both of them back , the Eddie Parker was in great condition , but I didnt want it at the time , hindsights a wonderfull thing but at the time some of these we didnt realise how rare they really were. in the deal on Yvonne vernee I know I also had a Larry Clinton Ramonna collins , and a Jimmy Burns(which I got for Terry rider) and some other bits I cant recall . I went to Chris Plants flat in Walsall one night before the Old Vic to buy Lester Tipton it was £100 , that was just after Andy had bought most of Chris,s rarer records ,was suprised he still had it. I know this was before 1988 as the house I was living in at the time I left in 87 ,so maybe 86 . What year did Stafford close ? Tony Parker

I bought 1 of those copies Ted , sure I paid £200 for it , Must Have been the time Andy was selling up as I had 5 or 6 other rare bits at the same time , thought it was earlier than 88 , maybe 84/85

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Remember buying a Jeanie Tracey at St Ives allnighter 77/78 ish for £3 , . only picked it up because I knew the Marvin Holmes - you better keep her , and hoped it would be as good , think it sat in one of my boxes for 20 odd years , always thought it was ok but prefered Dorothy Morrison in those days. Think I eventually sold it on for £20 in the 90s

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Came out on 2 label designs , one a plain red logo with black print , other with a piano on label , had copies of both last 2 I sold 18 months ago at £100 each , great record that was pretty well known to collecters in the 80s and you could pick up for £12-£15 in them days

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