First I'll get my apologies in?..........Mike feel free to move this if I'm in the wrong forum?Sorry if this has been done before but could find anything? This is a genuine question,not trying to cause some oldies,newies war Djing last night at an oldies night,it was advertised along the lines of digging deep & finding a few forgotten things along side some of the better known tunes? So part way through my set I got the comment from someone of........"These Aren't Oldies".........it was a bit tongue cheek as I know the girl making the comment but I think there was a bit of truth for her behind the smile? In no particular order............ Sharon Scott-Could It Be You RCA The Q-That's The Way Hound Carole Waller-This Love Of Mind USA Robert Thomas-Salvation Charay Candy & The Kisses-Out On The Streets Again Scepter The Wooden Nickles-Nobody But You Omen Gladys Knight-No One Could Love You More TMG Lew Kirton-Heaven In The Afternoon Alston The Philharmonics-I Need,I Need Your Love Soulin' The Montclairs-Hung Up On Your Love Paula Emanuel Laskey-I'm A Peace Loving Man Thelma Jack Montgomery-Do You Believe Scepter Mike Vickers-On The Brink UK Columbia Gordon Keith-Look Ahead Calumet Bunny Sigler-For Cryin' Out Loud Decca Ketty Lester-Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid RCA LaVern Baker-Wrapped,Tied & Tangled Brunswick The Paramount Four-You Don't Know Southern City Joyce Kennedy-I'm A Good Girl Blue Rock The Satisfactions-Take It Or Leave It Smash Anthony & The Aqua Lads-I Remember Goldbee The Astors-In The Twilight Zone Stax Gwen Davis-My Man Don't Think I Know SS7 Walter Jackson-It's An Uphill Climb To The Bottom OKeh So my question is "WHEN" does a record become an oldie,what's the criteria,is there any hard & fast rules?? I hear tunes played at (upfront)nighters that are Wheel oldies but have stood the test of time & are still accepted with open arms.On the flip side of that you get new releases becoming biggies on the oldies scene? Cheers Martyn