Not long after I moved in I went and bought some shelves for my records. Not a bad idea, but the execution went horribly wrong. The shelves has little legs underneath, and the pressure of the records pushed the legs through the underside and the whole thing collapsed overnight.
It must have made a hell of a noise, but neither of us woke up.
Next day I saw this set of shelves laying, exactly as they fell, front down, but still full of records. I picked the whole lot up, strengthened the shelves and forgot about it.
Then one day I wanted to play some house music and to my utter HORROR I found that a large number of records have HUGE chips out of the edges and cracks that render them unplayable.
To say I am gutted would be an understatement.
I don't have many house records, so those I do have I select with care, and I have lost some of my favourites.
So, for posterity, and the hope that someone might offer me replacements for some of these records, here is a list of "those we have lost"
R.I.P - Records In Pieces
Lexicon Avenue - "From Dusk 'til Dawn" (Forensic-For0015)
Awesome tune, totally awesome, a bit trancy, but still awesome.
Wyatt Earp & Little Mike - "Android"(Hochokai HR002)
Actually the main tune is not one of my faves, but the Acappella on the A side is invaluable ... "robots will provide you with a secure dancing environment tonight" ... yeah right ...
Rocket - "Voices of Freedom" (Greyhound - GND-014)
Bouncy, upbeat and with that wonderful vocal - "Love is Coming Up" - this was a real favourite. It didn't hurt that "555" was on the B-Side either ... *grrrrrrr*
DJ Foxx & DJ Sense = "Hill Street Blues" (Big Chief BC-002)
It was OK when I was playing tribal house, but now, I really can't say I will miss it.
Gary Martin - "Hot!" & R.I.T.M - "Floori.d.a" (Abnormal Recordings 008)
Losing this really annoys me.
I was given this by Andy Abnormal as a white plate pressing after begging for it.
I begged because I wanted it.
I'd heard the A side late one night at "Heart & Soul" played by Bob DeRosa (I think), the other side I heard late one night on Mr.C's show on KISS-FM in London.
After hearing "Hot!" I shamelessly begged Andy for a copy, then after hearing "Floori.d.a" I begged some more ... until he relented.
Jan Fontaine - "unknown tracks" (white label)
Yeah right ... what more can be said. I've loved Jan Fontaine's stuff sver since "Open Your Eyes" and the "Implication & Champagne" EP.
This unknown white label was the perfect compliment to those, and all those other laid back funky house tracks I like to spin.
Losing it hurts .. especially as I never knew what it was called.
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This list is open to revision - unfortunately I'm bound to find more records destined for the R.I.P list ....