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Kevin Shipman- Bristol, UK
- Joined on July 5, 2008
Releases
- Pending 92
- Releases Rated 85
- Rating Average 4.85
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- Rank Points 390
- Average Vote 3.89
- Votes Received 35
- Last 10 Day Average N/A
- Last 10 Day Votes Received 0
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Record collector since 1981. DJ since 1990. From Nottingham, England. Inspired by drum machines & electronic music. Survived the rave/hardcore/breakbeat/acid house/early house, techno, drum & bass, 80's/90's electronic music scenes & far beyond to present day. Raised/schooled on Hip Hop & electro. Drum break fanatic. Major Jazz & Funk disposition. Original broken beats & experimental garage head. Loves a bit of obscure disco/boogie. Tastes: B-R-O-A-D!
Obsessive about music, sound & vinyl. I'm fussy about grading. I grade close up, critically, under bright light, & have 20/20 vision & no ear- wax. I am not a trader, these are my personal records for sale & all have been treated with care. Your in very safe hands...
My advice when selling on this site is to read the Discogs grading rules, read them again, put your glasses on, open the curtains, study the vinyl surfaces & grade correctly, close up under a bright light. Would make it a better place for all. I don't believe that grading is subjective, I believe that some just don't do it correctly... Some folk apparently need glasses & a good Johnsons ear bud session!
I have sold many more records than my feedback shows on Discogs (around double) plus double that previously on eBay & other platforms, however not all can be bothered to leave feedback. From those buyers, no news is good news, so rest assured, your in very safe hands. I keep my records in prime nick & bin garbage/damaged records, I don't sell them. Right now I am selling a very small selection of unwanted records, all in great condition. I am yet to disappoint, & intend to keep it that way...
Obsessive about music, sound & vinyl. I'm fussy about grading. I grade close up, critically, under bright light, & have 20/20 vision & no ear- wax. I am not a trader, these are my personal records for sale & all have been treated with care. Your in very safe hands...
My advice when selling on this site is to read the Discogs grading rules, read them again, put your glasses on, open the curtains, study the vinyl surfaces & grade correctly, close up under a bright light. Would make it a better place for all. I don't believe that grading is subjective, I believe that some just don't do it correctly... Some folk apparently need glasses & a good Johnsons ear bud session!
I have sold many more records than my feedback shows on Discogs (around double) plus double that previously on eBay & other platforms, however not all can be bothered to leave feedback. From those buyers, no news is good news, so rest assured, your in very safe hands. I keep my records in prime nick & bin garbage/damaged records, I don't sell them. Right now I am selling a very small selection of unwanted records, all in great condition. I am yet to disappoint, & intend to keep it that way...
Recent Activity
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Please, could somebody help me out here?
What is the sample at the very start of 'soon you die'? I know it, I know it, I know it from somewhere a long time back & I can't scratch this itch! If I die not knowing, I'll never rest 😉 Edited - of... See full review |
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https://www.discogs.com/release/6150396-Big-Willie-Smith-Keep-It-RealRepresent For any suckers wearing make up out there that can't get their paws on the OG 12" ;-) This is hall of fame material. 'Wearing Make Up' is a track Dr Octagon would be... See full review |
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Either you think of this as a classic, or a decent basic tune; and that depends on what sort of D&B you are/were into. Me? Hard, stripped jungle & tough futuristic liquid atmosphere's were & are my thing. Nothing pretty, no 4/4 beats, & a... See full review |
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I still can't fathom why 'Rooftops' didn't make it onto a vinyl single, or a vinyl version of the full LP ? Missed opportunity. |
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As if it weren't a great enough album, with Cal's signature ambient glockenspiel keys taking you to the very top floor via the best elevator in town (!!), the real bonus on the LP is the addition of 'Aquarius', which if positioned in my fictitious... See full review |
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This jazzy swingin' track from Madkap got much love back in the day. Today? Slipped under the radar, along with acts like Rumpletilskinz. Good time Hip- Hop & indeed with an East Coast feel, chuck it in the box with The Alkaholiks & Fuschnickens... |
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I never understood why so many CLASSIC Loud recordings LP's (Wu Tang Clan, Beatnuts etc.) came through so quiet, compressed onto one plate. Here however we have X2 plates, & I never heard an LR release sound so good. All tracks including the... See full review |
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Better than the original Belgium pressing on Who’s That Beat?
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I’ll have to switch the tempo on this one, firstly seeing this in its correct light as a Belgian techno track with hardcore leanings, & so not comparing with straight UK hardcore. Actually the Belgian techno scene started incorporating breakbeats &...
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I’ll take what’s left after the chop; this is stunning music to own on vinyl & not a half bad job at all sound wise, considering this is a transfer from tape. That hazy hiss works so well, it was meant to be. A new discovery for me, & already up... See full review |
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As if it weren't a great enough album, with Cal's signature ambient glockenspiel keys taking you to the very top floor via the best elevator in town (!!), the real bonus on the LP is the addition of 'Aquarius', which if positioned in my fictitious... See full review |
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... Or the 'ghosting' effect, which results from either the groove being so tightly cut, you can hear 'bleeding' from the adjacent passage due to play on the next rotation. It can also be caused by a poorly maintained/cleaned tape during the recording...
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I remember all sitting around listening to an old friend (RIP Kynan) put this on the platter at home for a 1st spin after coming home from town with it on import. 'YES!' I thought; having heard it on a pirate radio show only days before &... See full review |
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'STR4TA' are more than inspired by 1980's Brit- Funk; your listening to the crème de la crème: core musicians from Galliano & Incognito among others, dropping some NOW sh*t with a foot in jazz- funk, served up for todays dance floors. Giles & Bluey... See full review |
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Original modular config & yet sounds as fresh as hell. Definitely an inspired listen from start to finish. Bought on cassette on the strength of the music; I don't even own a cassette player anymore. Vinyl just landed. Thanks for issuing Hakuna... See full review |
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... 'Read My Mind' and 'The Finer Things In Life' (the latter by Chuck Stanley) were IMHO the 2 standout highlights from 'The Def Jam Sampler Vol.1. The compilation came out in 1987, & as a 13 year old living in the nowhere-ness of downtrodden... See full review |
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Us Grandad's know Teddy Riley was the 1st to score a hit nabbing a 'juicy' chunk of this boogie- funk stepper, with Wrecks N Effect in 1989... Stetsasonic got in there 1st a year earlier, but just with a low key drum snippet... This is an all time... See full review |
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Incredible LP & a highlight on this ltd 12" with signature Kool Keith dis track 'You Live At Home With Your Mom', + gnarly instrumental. 'Housing Authority' is also a killer, check the flow & check the instrumental, very DOOM in more ways than... See full review |
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... Actually according to sources at the time, this is a licensed copy put out by Juju himself. The typo in the track 'One Away Baby' on the original promo (mis-spelled as 'Run Away "Bay"') has been corrected on this reissue. Sadly it would seem... See full review |
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There's a high chance this one came out of Detroit; likely because it is a 1970 original 1st press, but with no pressing plant ID's. Armen Boladian was both the link to the birth of Funkadelic (via supporting George Clinton's vision & offering him... See full review |
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Great library record of unusual sounds from early instruments, nice clean pressing too.... Side B: Quite how Henry VIII has artist credentials is a touch baffling. its amazing these recordings are so clear & with such fidelity, if recorded somewhere... See full review |
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As the proud owner of the copy used for this listing & the only white label test of 'Get Down' I have seen in many years of collecting, I can tell you this is a both a west coast rarity, and one of the greatest tracks to emerge from the touch of Noel... See full review |
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Beautiful clean sound on this EU original pressing. A soundtrack so insanely good (as the movie is), it would be mad not to listen on the best format... Its a fact, they rarely can press a clean record these days, without warps & issues, my money... See full review |
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3 badass dubs on here, a real gem from Conscious Sounds, a label that is ageing increDUBly well |
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There are classics, and then there are CLASSICS... Like Curtis Mayfield meets The Meters with an afro- rock hand-shake. Badass. That breakdown towards the end, & the splattering of Pablo Gonzales' (RIP) conga's throughout set this apart from... See full review |
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Tight as a mosquito's chuff & that's a fact. Fellow Bristol crew on a roll, REAL jazz of today, world make way. Can't wait to see these guys get the global acclaim they deserve, still early dayz, watch this space. |
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DJ Harvey broke this one out many a time; utter pandemonium usually followed.... Having both versions, it is however frustrating settling on the very best version, & I disagree in opinion with one viewer here regarding the US remixes. Sure, its... See full review |
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Not roots reggae, but, infused with Rastafarian vibes due to drummer Pablo 'Paul/Batman' Gonsales, born in Jamaica & of Rastafarian faith.
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I remember when really getting into the routes of Hip- Hop & breakbeat, buying 'Super Disco Brake's Volume 3' from a second hand store. Must have been around 1986. There's one track on that compilation that will never leave me. I've had months... See full review |
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Hey, just about all the original releases from Pat & Pete state incorrect timings, this is the usual / norms! Best way to check yours is original is the 'FW NY HP' etchings. If you know Herb Powers' signatures you know if its legit or not. If not... See full review |
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If ya dig these cuts, you may not be entirely surprised to learn they re the handy work on none other than Bobby Van Putten. 'Who?', I hear ya cry. One half of the duo responsible for owning the Space Grapes label, and contributing musically to 5 of... See full review |
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Fantastic label, too bad a few folk were sleeping & didn't stroll into their local shop, or online, when these all dropped ;-)
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Come on Tompkins Square records, where is the record! This is a superb album & needs a superb medium to host such sounds... |
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Any heads out there no the rough release year on this one? 1st time around for the Replay Version, second time on Early B's vocal take; both on holy ground for sure, with the version setting the bar that renders many dubs stale. 808 drums remind of... See full review |
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'FREE' is a classic, some may say accidental (in the dub realm), but, with Jimmy Cauty (The Orb) 'on the nobs', it's no accident...
Absolute class, your not free unless this is playing... |
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Trigger happy Discogs police in action again; this plate has nothing in the spirit of dub & reggae to warrant a block.
Based on this block ALL dub 45's, 12"s. acetates etc. should be blocked as all use rhythms unofficially. It's the culture. Ridiculous. |
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With 'Bra' being one of my dessert Island tracks (perhaps not actually, as its best enjoyed with other humans, could be a tad depressing!!) I tend to hunt down every original copy, or buy on sight for releases like this one. I'd put the release date... See full review |
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A side tears DMS 'Exterminate' into a new dimension, unofficially this track is known as Godzilla'. Great track & great use of a hardcore CLASSIC. Heard Sam Binga drop this a good couple of months before it was released, that was a painful, anxious... See full review |
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What Etherwood & other sellers do is attempt to tip the marketplace. They know their copy wont sell at £165 now, but it influences other sellers to go high on price, so by the time sales are at their steepest, more profit for Etherwood. They are... See full review |
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Wow, its ever more apparent they just can't cut records properly today. We rarely saw this in the many years leading up to the 00's, since when all the good pressing heads are near extinct, the the general knowledge of when & how to store the records... See full review |
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Jazzy Jay on the cut! This one goes under the radar... If Busy Bee's rap isn't your thing, check the instrumental... BT Express & Bambaataa cut up... |
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Both August Darnell and Andy Hernandez were wild on stage; had the pleasure of seeing them live. It was late in the day (post 2000) BUT still absolutely mad as bats & with unbound energy. New- wave, Latin, leftfield, jazz and funk are but a few of... See full review |
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Playing at 45 RPM is a huge bonus, shows up less noise & always fun seeing what sounds good at 33 on a 45 cut if you like your sampling... This is the version I have of this summer G- Funk killer & its treasured. |
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Be great if (in addition to) reviewers of repress qualities could also turn their hand to reviewing the music, its like Discogs has become an audiophile's spitting ground... To The 5 Borough's' is a good LP, peppered with some standout & unmissable... See full review |
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I knew a sound engineer who discounted the Beastie boys as makers of cheap 'party music'. He clearly must have only ever heard 'Licensed To Ill' (& clearly didn’t get it). 'Check Your Head' is a masterpeice from start to finish, the sound far... See full review |
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2 mean, powerful cuts on one mighty 7"... I listen to most emerging dub records, & many on in demand/hyped labels. This one surpasses most. Effortlessly. Absolutely KILLER! BUT... a very underwhelming pressing, you'll need to tweak your EQ's to... See full review |
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A fan of Mike Patton here no doubt, & given, if you were strictly after Mr. Bungle it may not fully deliver. But better producers?? Wow. Could you produce this? I couldn't. I am sure Mike was invited onboard by Dan, not the other way around. I'm a fan...
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