For you guys who have money to burn and collections to fill

[Explud]

I think it's just a test presses for some dj'sets from some pre-album period. Maybe it's really from Surrender or CWU era, or at least PTB.

[WhiteNoise]

So the guy got back to me. It's mashups from their DJ sets around 1996-1998. He has sent a few samples, reuploaded here if you want. Four of are clips of mashups found on Brothers Gonna Work It Out, and the other is a 4 minute clip of the HBHG / Jungle Brothers / Sgt Pepper's mashup from Anti-Nazi.

I can't say it's the real deal though - every sample clip he shared had nothing in it that you can't already hear on Anti-Nazi or Brothers Gonna Work It Out. He could be taking clips from those mixes and passing them off as from this record, as a scam, easily. The only difference is some record crackle that's not present in the originals, but that's not hard to fake.

His clip of HBHG even starts directly after Big Beat Souffle fades out of the mix on Anti Nazi. Seriously if he'd started the clip just 5 seconds earlier he could prove it's the real deal, but he didn't.

I think this is a scam, can't say conclusively though. Anyone want to push for more detail or just leave it be?

[Csar]

Well, if the likelihood is high of it being just the same as other mixes we've all heard and listened to already, I don't know why I would want another copy of them with an egregious price tagged on to it. I agree with you, that all sounds dubious.

[inchemwetrust]

Anyone win the lottery lately? This ones for you!
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[Csar]

From a post over at the Brotherhood group on FB

Would anyone like to spend some good money on an original "Surrender" photo print? Only £1,500.00!

'Jesus' Amongst Fans, Olympia Music Festival, London, 1976

https://www.richardyounggallery.co.uk/products/jesus-amongst-fans-olympia-music-festival-london-1976

[ThePumisher]

Just found out that the "The Charlatans UK vs. The Chemical Brothers" E.P., which was released during the ?2021? RSD (discogs says release 1995), is on Bandcamp.


https://thecharlatans.bandcamp.com/album/the-charlatans-uk-v-the-chemical-brothers

[Enjoyed]

Just found out that the "The Charlatans UK vs. The Chemical Brothers" E.P., which was released during the ?2021? RSD (discogs says release 1995), is on Bandcamp.

It was re-released on vinyl for RSD.

I found a CD copy of it in a record store here for a dollar

[Bosco]

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but I don't want to open a new thread...

Vinyl record collectors, I need some advice. I just sold my first record on eBay. It's a valuable USED record (not Chems) and I just realized I have zero experience in shipping vinyl records. It's going to Europe and I'm from U.S. so any helpful advice on how to properly pack the item so the customer is highly satisfied would be greatly helpful.

[ThePumisher]

Very thick cardboard (or two layers) that is larger than the record, seal the edges with gaffer tape (or something like that), would be my advice. On the other hand, i have also received vinyls in pizza boxes - but that was from germany to germany

[Bosco]

what about removing the record from the album sleeve in the shipping process? I've never received a used record in this way (haven't really bought a used record via shipping in 10+ years), but I realize we now live in climate where everyone is hyper sensitive about the condition of all contents involved.

I think I still have some thick cardboard vinyl album mailers from previous purchases, which I believe can be reused as long as it doesn't have a business logo of any sort.

[instantreigen]

I used to work at a record shop and we got all kinds of busted boxes that made my heart bleed. Those that arrived with pristine looking records inside had most if not all of the following protective measures:

• Thick cardboard in front of and behind the record for added stability (makes bending the box harder)
• Bubble wrap around the record (and sometimes around the cardboard in front and behind too)
• Corner padding on the inside (you can DIY those by cutting up thick cardboard strips and bending them in an L shape
• Sturdy box - standard record mailers are okay, but a flat box is ideal since you can add more stuffing (either newspaper or foam beans) in there
• Plastic tape in generous amounts on every edge and seam - the paper kind does not have as strong of a hold
• If you want to go overkill: add outer edge protection and wrap the box in bubble wrap. If anything happens to that record now, it's definitely not your fault.

I'd also recommend taking out the record for shipping - no matter how careful you are with your packaging, seam splits are the easiest form of damage to happen to your record during transit. If it has a printed inner sleeve, leave that one in the record cover and put the record in a lined inner sleeve. A thick plastic sleeve is also nice for additional protection of your record cover + record, and your buyer will be very happy that they don't need to sleeve it up themselves. Sorry for the longer text, but I think all these measures are crucial. I don't know which delivery agent you will choose to ship your vinyl, but from what I've seen at that job, FedEx and UPS are f#cking brutal. For a long journey like that it is absolutely better to be safe rather than sorry

[Bosco]

That was amazing! I appreciate the detailed response.

The package will be delivered/processed through eBay's International Shipping program. But I will use USPS (United States Postal Service) 'Media Mail' (fully insured), as the intermediary.