A new 21st Century spectactor sport – Ebay Racing. <\/p>\n
The rules are as follows. One puts a large amount of unwanted items of a similar format, in this case vinyl records, all on Ebay at once, pricing each one at a blanket 99p. This is just enough to cover fees and maximises the chance of a curious, impulsive buyer taking the plunge. Then you sit back and watch, placing mental bets on which ones will sell quicker and for a higher price, and which ones will have the world turning its collective nose up at them. <\/p>\n
<a href="http:\/\/cgi6.ebay.co.uk\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=wowasfriend&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50">Click here for all the action.<\/a> <\/p>\n
So far, The Stone Roses are way out in front, while the likes of Shock Headed Peters lag behind. A criminal shame, as "I Bloodbrother Be" wipes the floor with anything those Mancunian purveyors of indie disco comfort food did, and if that record remains untaken after auction closure, I shall take a very low view of humanity indeed. As this is part of my ongoing "Life Laundry", anything unsold goes into the crusher, with no exceptions. <\/p>\n
How interesting that the Sugarcubes singles, of all things, have been quickly snapped up, while a Smiths single with b-sides unavailable on CD remains unloved. Fair enough that one such b-side is the somewhat lacklustre "Work Is A Four-Letter Word", but "I Keep Mine Hidden" is the very last Morrissey & Marr composition, and surely warrants 99p of somebody's money. <\/p>\n
I'm reminded of a visit to an indie disco where the floor cleared for The Beach Boys' "Darlin'", but filled for Belle and Sebastian. I think it's far to say that even Belle and Sebastian themselves would comment in a "without whom…" manner.<\/p>\n
The thing I will miss most about vinyl is the joy of wrap-around gatefold sleeve artwork. Not least as evinced on <a href="http:\/\/cgi.ebay.co.uk\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27343&item=2556911662">this Nancy Sinatra album<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Newsflash! Spiritualized have suddenly taken the lead! Over to you, Gary…<\/p>\n
"Well, Dickon, this is a turn up for the books. "Lazer Guided Melodies" is perfectly available on CD, but clearly its vinyl incarnation is not to be sniffed at…"<\/p>\n
Update a few minutes later:<\/p>\n
"And there goes I Bloodbrother Be! Could a sinister 80s indie-cabaret classic give Jason Spaceman's druggy furrow-ploughers a run for their money..?"<\/p>\n
Well, it beats watching the cricket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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