Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread robin
well i guess the simple answer is that this is just cos of the curious way in which ebay works when people with too much money are pitted against one another. and, as it happened in the UK, and the record didn't make it here in appreciable numbers then it's quite (but not stupidly) rare.

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread matt kane's brain
At 09:47 AM 3/18/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This record - how can it be so rare? Ooo, maybe a shipment was lost at sea. Perhaps, there is a fleet of Clarence G records chasing the fleet of rubber duckies around the globe:

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread D B
robin wrote: i still can't quite believe it went for £5400 tho. Sorry, haven't been following this thread fully, but it's been confirmed that the actual money has passed hands and this wasn't a fake bid? Just use and anonymous web proxy and anonymous email system and setup an ebay

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread robin
i think placid knows the seller. p, do you know if it is for real yet? robin... D B wrote: robin wrote: i still can't quite believe it went for £5400 tho. Sorry, haven't been following this thread fully, but it's been confirmed that the actual money has passed hands and this wasn't

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Martin Dust
Perhaps, there is a fleet of Clarence G records chasing the fleet of rubber duckies around the globe: http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,996684,00.html At 4 inches wide each, that's 1.8 miles of Rubber Ducky...I would have paid to sit in the meeting when they suggested

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Placid
i think so robin wrote: i think placid knows the seller. p, do you know if it is for real yet? robin... D B wrote: robin wrote: i still can't quite believe it went for £5400 tho. Sorry, haven't been following this thread fully, but it's been confirmed that the actual money has

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Placid
for £5,400 i would sell mine without a slightest hesitation... so if anyone wants tio make an offer :) (apart from alex.who will undoubtably offer me a pair of axis flip flops) p robin wrote: Placid wrote: i think so wow

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread pleidy
I first heard it about 5-6 years back when played by BMG at the Motor Lounge. I remember asking him about it briefly, and even back then he only knew one or two other people that had copies. And this is in Detroit, so it is a bit of a mystery where they all went.?.. BMG might know more. Or maybe

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread alex . bond
ok, this is good, thanks pete. we're getting there, we'll have it out soon! anyway, here's a totally unsubstantiated piece of gossip: around 3 years or so ago, a mate was telling me a story about it. He said: He didn't like the record, so only a few got out, the rest are sat somewhere in

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread alex . bond
(apart from alex.who will undoubtably offer me a pair of axis flip flops) watch it yoda, they're proper rare. one pair only, I made them myself. actually, I was going to offer you my METROPLEX VACUUM CLEANER, crafted by my own fair hand. but you've blown it now.

RE: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Hardie, Nick
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] actually, I was going to offer you my METROPLEX VACUUM CLEANER, crafted by my own fair hand. but you've blown it now. Think you're better off out of it, I remember giving him the Axis 7pack in exchange for some KMS chopsticks, and I've still got a mouthful of

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
. Full length Clarence G record discussion

Re: (313) Ok. Full length Clarence G record discussion

2005-03-18 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
and, as it happened in the UK, and the record didn't make it here in appreciable numbers then it's quite (but not stupidly) rare. They didn't make them around the US in appreciable numbers either. I'd say most Detroit(-ish) labels still don't (outside of Submerge/Big50 dist.) MEK