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Name: Jim
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Voter, reasonably experienced and very active user since since V2, who keeps upto date with all rule changes/updates when they occur. Also always very active in helping to discuss and get implemented (and vote, when required) bugs & feature requests in both the forums, Discogs wiki, and in Disbugs.
Note: as I know the rules well, please check them again yourself before commenting about what you think I may have done wrong on a submission/edit. If you still believe you are correct, then please state clearly on my submission/edit your reasoning. Thank you.

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MY STUFF

My collection in storage:

(click each photo for FULL-SIZE version).

My (temporary) setup:

^Photo taken December 2006^
(with the Jap re-ish of Ronnie Ross's-"Cleopatra's Needle" LP on the decks, my Norman Cook New Year's Day 2007 Brighton beach concert tickets, Nujabes sampling here the classic Yusef Lateef-"Love Theme From Spartacus" awaiting a playing, Kuni's terrific CD on standby, and a show on Pete & Dud --the geniuses they were-- on the telly) ...yummy-yummy.

My future project:
Sometime in late 2009/beginning of 2010, I'm *very seriously* considering starting a resource for the Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) AND Patrick Forge (Kiss 100 London) radio shows. I have a stack of tapes/DVD's with these shows on which I record every week, that I would really love to digitize to share with others via the power of the internet. It will have both audio recordings & full tracklistings, which will get linked to Discogs database of releases, post-Master Release, in some way.

If you can help or know someone that can, call the A-team (...or email me if they are otherwise engaged). Anyone with past radio shows, or especially those who are technology minded, PLEASE get in touch. Hosting is probably gonna be the biggest issue, so any advice very greatfully received :-)

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A few things on here ...more to come shortly!

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POLICY:
① Postage is on-top of the item(s) price (2LP's/3x12's/etc count as 2/3/etc items).

② In cases of lost/stolen packages:
--- Insured orders will be refunded (inc. postage).
--- Uninsured orders will NOT be.

③ Payment:
--- I charge NO paypal fee!
--- Within 3 days for payment please.
--- Via BANK TRANSFER (prefered) / PAYPAL / CASH* (GB£/US$/EU€) in post (*recorded delivery STRONGLY advised).

④ Grading:
--- Discogs uses the Goldmine Standard. I grade fairly & do NOT over-grade.

⑤ Packaging & Dispatch:
--- Items packed properly (lots of card).
--- Posted immediately I receive cleared payment.

My Ebay feedback is 100% since I have been a member (joined: 29-Apr-03 — 6 years now!), so trust is NOT going to be an issue when buying/selling with me.

I'm very open & honest, and expect this in all my dealings with others.
(Any problems/questions, please contact me first!)
Many Thanks.
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Seller Rating: 100.0% positive (21 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (2 ratings)

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Vaughan Williams - 02-Sep-08 03:42 PM
I am not wholly sure this was deliberate in any way, but perhaps this duo of independent psy-trance artists Benji Vaughan and Joe Williams, in naming themselves simply as "Vaughan Williams", had a certain famous English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams when they decided to name themselves. Who knows?

The "Vaughan" half of this duo, Benji Vaughan, is more likely to be collaborating with yet another "Williams", as hes a frequent collaborator with Sean Williams.

East Of Underground* - East Of Underground - 27-Aug-08 12:08 AM
In 1971, America was in the throes of cultural revolution at home and military conflict abroad. While stationed in Germany, some soldiers hailing from all corners of America battled it out in an army stage-band competition. Runners-up East Of Underground best captured the spirit of a turbulent America with their sweet-soul covers of the Impressions, Sly And The Family Stone, Funkadelic, and the Undisputed Truth.

The sound encapsulated on their ultra-rare army promotional LP was not that of powerless soldiers trapped in a quagmire, but instead, one of hope. This sense of hope is best reflected in song choice and the songwriting genius of Americas greatest soul composers, from Curtis Mayfield to Motowns Norman Whitfield.

Unlike other obscure funk reissues and compilations, "East Of Underground" is immediately familiar, instantly gratifying, and endlessly playable. And especially poignant today. With covers of "People Get Ready", "I Want To Take You Higher", and "Smiling Faces Sometimes", the albums charm and sincerity evokes profound nostalgia and insight into a time when music reflected life.

East of Undergrounds musicianship shines throughout this record. The falsetto harmonies, gritty guitar, and all-encompassing drums are a testament to the groups talent and the caliber of this superior album. With only a handful of original copies known to exist, "East Of Underground" is now reissued for the first time ever by Wax Poetics Records as their debut release. Comes available on digipak CD or hand-numbered 180 gram vinyl, in a limited-edition run of 2000. The LP is not shrink-wrapped, but comes in a sealed sleeve.

Police, The - Wrapped Around Your Finger - 19-Jul-08 09:24 AM
The Police song "Wrapped Around Your Finger", taken from their 1983 album "Synchronicity", contains the line you consider me the young apprentice, caught between the Scylla and Charybdis. What or who were "Scylla and Charybdis" you may ask?

Well interestingly there are two answers to this.
The first is Scylla and Charybdis are two sea monsters of Greek mythology who were situated on opposite sides of the Strait Of Messina between Sicily and Italy. They were located in close enough proximity to each other that they posed an inescapable threat to passing sailors; so in avoiding Charybdis meant one would be passing too closely to Scylla and vice versa. A bit of a progenitor of the phrase "between a rock and a hard place" you might say.

The second meaning attributed from the Greek mythology is in the naming of many ships in the British Royal Navy. There have been to date, five named Scylla, and six named Charybdis.
There is a sad story in connection with the fifth Charybdis. A cruiser launched in 1940 which was sunk in the English Channel by German torpedo boats T23 and T27 in 1943 just off the north coast of Brittany, causing the largest Channel loss of the war with 30 officers and 432 ratings. 21 Royal Marine and Royal Navy men were washed up on the shores of Guernsey, where they were given a burial with full military honours by the German occupying forces. The islanders showed their loyalty for Britain and opposition to the Nazi occupiers by 5000 showing up en masse to the funerals and laying 900 wreaths. This was effective in demonstrating the anti-Nazi feeling enough, so the German occupiers subsequently banned the public from attending the funerals of the other 29 sailers whose bodies washed up later.
Every year a commemoration service is held, which is attended by local naval veterans, Sea Cadets and representatives of the Royal Navy. The wreck of the ship was located in 1993 under 83m of water.

Another interesting fact relating to Scylla and Charybdis, is a metalcore band called "Trivium" also referenced them in the title of their track "Torn Between Scylla and Charybdis" on their 2008 album "Shogun".

Grand High Priest - Mary St. Mary (Sacred Rhythm Mix) - 11-Jul-08 05:19 PM
There are three releases all with slightly differing versions of this track under different names, making four versions altogether. All of them take their sample from Aretha Franklins gospel track "Mary Dont You Weep", written by Inez Andrews, and taken from her album "Amazing Grace".

Out of all of them, in my opinion, this release has the best version. Mainly because Joe Claussell has introduced an organ into the track, which as it gets stronger towards the end with the vocal mixing between it, adds quite a soulful edge the other versions dont have. Also the length of the track, whilst reasonably long at 9:35, seems to be about right without getting too boring and repetative, again, mainly because the track grows in interest as it goes along.

Its certainly funny how these releases came along at nearly the same time with very similar versions on them.

Róisín Murphy - 06-Oct-07 07:28 PM
Dont know if anyone has ever noticed this, but Róisín Murphy has recently during September/October 2007 covered --or perhaps that should be re-used-- a most excellent Tracy Weber track called "Sure Shot" from 1981, under Róisíns track titled "Let Me Know".

Same groove, just re-instrumentalised and re-vocaled by Róisín Murphy. Just type "Roisin Murphy Steals" into YouTube for an example.

Sounds good in both versions in my opinion, so you cant loose either way.

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