soundog III
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How much is this worth?
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soundog III
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Though as Oz covers go, 1.15 into this beastie is hard to beat beat beat...
IMO better than the original.
soundog III
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On Ye Oulden scarceometer where does this krunchin' kritter rate?
soundog III
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Concureth I
soundog III
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If these sports weren't from so darn far south they'd be sure to rate a mention here, no?
Very highly - I like this better than the GO!! one.
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No. Before you hit the scene, mine was the only copy anyone I know had ever seen. But I don't have many Brisbane contacts.
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Ha, wotta list !
I've two from it: # 19 & 24.
Always desired # 3, stood back from #2 till M.W. scored his (well deserved) copy.
& now I've a project to hand; tracking down & memory refreshing on the rest..
Great List Mark, trust you're lacking in one or two of them?? Or possibly not ??
When it comes to Australian 45s, I lack nought of the top 500. Or anything significant to my knowledge. But as I said, it's 10 years since I more or less closed the book on actively seeking them out, and in that time it is probable that others may have come to light.
Another factoid : I actually had 2 almost complete Aussie 45 collections at one stage. I had 3 Atlantics "Come On", 4 Moods "Rum Drunk", 2 Elois (both mint), 2 Marksmen (and a 3rd at a later date) etc etc.. I traded many for US garage 45s, and gave many others away. My current collection is the pick of the copies I owned, condition-wise. Very many are mint.
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Yes it's good, but far easier to score a copy than "Bad Times" (which is also a cover version). "Bad Times" are hard to find! I've only ever had one copy of it.
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I wouldn't be surprised to find that The Sorrows is less rare than I presumed. It could be one of those 45s that people just don't rate. It's hard to say.
mr. splendid
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surprised about that one , I had 3 copies over the years , never cost me more than $100 . I always thought the Bobby James Syndicate is the toughest Go release . If I remember right Bill N. had 5 unplayed copies of the Elois which he got off the guy who ran the Melbourne label that released the Specters - Depression . How about the Vyt ? That doesn't seem to turn up very often .
There are 6 sales recorded on Popsike, including two from last year. Of course some of them might be from the 5 known copies being offloaded, but this suggests it may not be so ultra rare.
I tend to agree. I have two copies of the Clique and paid about the same as you. Good deal for a great two sider. I've recorded eight sales on ebay over the last 8 years. Bobby James Syndicate would be a bit harder to get but even there I have recorded six sales in the last 7 years.
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You're probably right. The Clique got a big boost in certain collector circles about 10 years ago, when a well-known US caped collector put out an offer for $800 (if I remember correctly) for a m- copy. That was a LOT of money in those days for an Australian 45. He got his copy (not from me, as I didn't have it at the time). I also found it difficult to find a nice copy, although I have had 2 or 3 beaters and finally a nice one. But it's true that times change, and a few more copies coming up via eBay does change the perceived value. My list needs to be hammered into shape and brought up to date, that's why I put it up.
The other factor is that Aussie 45s were undervalued by collectors here until the '90s, and many copies went overseas for peanuts before Aussies woke up to the fact that our 60s is just as good and just as rare as any other country. So, some 45s which are now rare here, are more plentiful in Europe for example. The Creatures "Ugly Thing" is a classic example of this. George Crotty had 15 copies of that 45, and sold them all to overseas collectors (for I don't know how much, but not a lot!). There's probably way less than that left in Australia.
When I was collecting Australian 45s, I put an infamous ad in the major newspapers of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, offering very good prices for a large range of the rarest 45s. Like $750- for the Marksmen. I got huge amounts of hate from various dealers and collectors, who resented the fact that I had spilled the beans on the true value of our '60s musical heritage. They wanted to continue to scoop it up for cheap and funnel it out of the country, I guess. It was time for a change!
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Yeah, it deserves to slide down the list on a 50 foot anaconda! Obviously some kind of quantity turned up.
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Not particularly hi-revs, mebbe R5 (on a standard 10 scale Oracle Rarometer)
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