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Mike Markesich. In time this name will assume a status similar to that of Stanley Gibbons in the field of philately, or the art historian, Bernard Berenson, or indeed many others who are recognised authorities in a particular specialism that is outwith the wit of the majority of people. Stamp...

Mikael: Re comps then and now, please feel free to PM me.

Feathered Fish always were quite a dish in the dark. And were pleasured by the fingertips of The Stoics and The Children.

My granddaughter is 20. She refuses to believe that her Granny was not a Hippy or that her Grandad has never owned a Beatles recording in any format whatsoever. Whether this is by design or accident, or I’m just a thrawn old bastard, really doesn’t matter. It’s at root a consequence of how the...

Great to hear an Australian perspective on what for many of us was a formative time in our lives. And parents . . . as Phillip Larkin, the English poet observed; 'They Fuck You Up, your Mum and Dad'. Nowadays, based on my own offspring, it seems to be the kids who have turned more square than...

Thanks Mikael. And for reminding me of those comps. 20 years? Where's that time gone? Since those days, in common with most obsessives who fret about the quality of their audio toys (today it's the dog's lallys; tomorrow, it's his dinner) I've been striving to hit that ultimate high while...

Last month we crated up all my records and delivered them to a secure storage unit pending a decision on their future. The whole shooting match. For the first time in 63 years I live in a record-free house. During the sorting process I made a note of the discs that had been with me all those...

Good choice Dave. I've long had a penchant for these tight-rhythm, organ/guitar driven instros. Always refreshing to pitch one of these into a listening session and there's a good number of the them on the reverse sides of many teenbeat 45s. Another 3K tinged disc is a 1961 waxing Joe Norris on...

Well remember those Johnny Rebb 45s and the characters who bought the. A band of Rockabilly Rebels were trudging home from a record hop one night, all of them roaring out ‘Drive Them N-------s North. The police stopped them. A quick 5 minute impromptu lesson later and HM Constables were lustily...

Rare Records Unlimited Part 2. 1973 was not only a crisis year for world politics, it was also one for the microcosmic universe of UK rockabilly fanatics. The appearance of the first volume of Phonogram’s ‘Sun Rockabillies, album was predictably greeted with sneers and howls of derision by...

Thanks for your best wishes for my continued health and life. Suffice to say I have not set aside a Christmas present fund this year. At the risk of boring the arse off you, Mike’s post jogged my memories of the Mariano bootleg saga. The Mariano brothers were serious Rhythm ‘n’ Blues vocal...

Feeling the Grim Reaper’s hot breath on my neck I decided it was time to make a few posts before folding my final hand. For 20 years or so I have been a sometimes member of and occasional poster to G45. But much more, the insights, info, advice, collecting anecdotes, etc have been both...

Over the past 50 years I've had a Goldring Lenco GL-75, Thorens TD-124 and a Garrard 401, all with SME arm and all now gone to the audiofool marble orchard. Best was the 401 which had a very tight grip on the bass notes. In 1996 in purchased a new Technics SL-1200 as a back-up to the 401. I...

Good to see a British accent still opens a door now and then. In 1975 an American R&B group collector and myself visited an old distributor in Erie PA. I was allowed to view the records; the American was told: 'Not you, sonny. You had your chance 20 years ago.' Of course I made sure to snag the...

A personal favourite: 'You Must Be A Witch'. Brilliant in every way. Perfectly controlled audio violence. I wonder if Fred had first hand experience of such a woman.