It does make you realise just how many copies of South Pacific, the Sound of Music, Mathis/Cliff/Jim Reeves/James Last must have sold at the time
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I did some volunteer work for Oxfam a few years back - basically pricing the boxes of vinyl (and some books, mainly academic stuff) that they got donated. My good friend was the manager and they were trying to make it a bit more boutique. I usually just went for the Discogs lower ranger price. No idea if it actually worked out in the end for them financially. She left not long after and the shop is no longer there AFAIK.
I did get first dibs on some of the nice records (although I did always give a donation towards them even though I was giving them a good few hours of free labour).
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In all seriousness there is a really good James Last disco tune amongst the dross isnât there? Canât remember which lp itâs on thoughâŚ
Summertime on Well Kept Secret is decent and then there are few funky ones on Voodoo-Party
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A record shop owner once told me South Pacific is the best selling album of all time me.
It must be up there
Nowhere near Thriller surely? !
Biggest selling album in the UK ever is Queenâs Greatest Hits (a record I almost never see in charity shops or car boots weirdly).
A local to me Oxfam music shop once had a âvolunteerâworking there who just happened to have 1000s on DiscogsâŚ
Youâve got to be in it to win it of course, but i hardly bother these days, similar with car boots but keep meaning to step it up.
My best find (in amongst the South Pacific/Mrs Mills) was the Linda Hoyle LP on Vertigo that I got about ÂŁ600 for
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nice pile! reminds me i need to get those nala sinephros, been meaning to for a long time.
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The black one with the red writing? My brother had that when we were youngâŚ
Yes thatâs the one
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The Dorothy Ashby LP sounds absolutely fucking lush. How represses should be done basically.
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Done very, very well. Whatâs the Butches Brew 10â?
Ashley Beedle and Cosmo remix of Mavis with Candi Staton
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Not bought any records for myself in a long time (possibly the last was a 7" from @Piers online shop), but I did get my big sister a copy of the very good Dimensions Of The Drums by Nat Birchall.
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Osunlade new EP, sounds great on the clips
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Anyone know the name of the font on that Dorothy Ashby cover? So dope.