EYE ON EBAY-----Double signal

They came from York and they had a thing about signs. This is Sema 4, who if around today might well have written an ode to York City's march to Wembley a few weeks ago, perhaps a reworking of their dynamic song Capital City. Both EPs surfaced within a few days of each other, the 4 From Sema 4 single, despite being a little trammelled, achieved a remarkable sale price of £181. A different seller extracted £94.99 for, in my opinion, the slightly stronger second release. Both contain very fine furious muddy moddy punky numbers.

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EYE ON EBAY----Little support for this Limps effort

Described as a worthy EP by 45 Revs which might imply a degree of mediocrity is on show on this four track EP which showcases two efforts each from The Limps and No Support. They released a further shared single before filing for a permanent divorce in 1981. This struggled to titillate ebay's punk community, no doubt due to the absence of the picture sleeve, the seller claiming a rather weak £32.

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EYE ON EBAY-----Wails from Wales

This EP promises Sex, Violence And The Eternal Truth. Featuring old favourites What To Wear, who appear to have the lowdown on Martians, Lost Boys, Venom and the Dodos, it's a plucky affair that usually attracts serious bidders. This was on offer without a sleeve which undoubtedly affected the final price of £51.09.

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EYE ON EBAY--------I would go out tonight

but I just paid £77.99 for a What To Wear single. Yes the Welsh japestars lone release, not counting their effort on the Sex, Violence And Eternal Truth EP, drains someone's pockets and possibly forestalls the replenishment of said someone's wardrobe. Hope they are consoled with this rare prize.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 may 7

1 Gross Club : Second Chance
2 Gits : Too Many People
3 Shimura Curves : Stronger
4 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
5 Blood Red Shoes : You Bring Me Down
6 Orange : Judy Over The Rainbow
7 Screaming Silence : Same Old Story
8 Dum Dum Girls : Jail La La
9 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
10 Bluetrain : Land Of Gold
11 Deep Freeze Mice : Neuron Music
12 Ethnobabes : My Friend Ann
13 Lucky Soul : One Kiss Don't Make A Summer
14 Cradleyard : Alone
15 Dadistics : Modern Girl
16 Colenso Parade : Fontana Eyes
17 Vampire Weekend : Giving Up The Gun
18 Escorts : Bingo
19 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
20 Cavalcade : This Silent Town

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EYE ON EBAY-----Wonderful buy

Has the market collapsed with regard to this slice of delicious vinyl pie? Maybe it was because the seller only had 98.8% positive feedback that this rare pop gem by the Hardy Boys sold for a meagre £69.90. And it was free postage from Japan. It's pleasing to see the Japanese selling some of our pop legacy back to us, assuming of course that the winning bidder was based in the UK.

The Hardy Boys are playing live tomorrow at the Buffalo Bar next to Highbury & Islington underground station.

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EYE ON EBAY----Massive Mexican stand-off

A number of bidders went for this pleasant pop offering from Mexico Red helping it reach a final sale price of £102. First time I've seen this item on ebay. Picked up my copy for £9 in MVE about two years ago.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 30

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Gross Club : Second Chance
3 Gits : Too Many People
4 Shimura Curves : Stronger
5 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
6 Blood Red Shoes : You Bring Me Down
7 Ethnobabes : My Friend Ann
8 Screaming Silence : Same Old Story
9 Orange : Judy Over The Rainbow
10 Cradleyard : Alone
11 Colenso Parade : Fontana Eyes
12 Dum Dum Girls : Jail La La
13 Bluetrain : Land Of Gold
14 Cavalcade : This Silent Town
15 Bassholes : Moody
16 Lucky Soul : One Kiss Don't Make A Summer
17 Escorts : Bingo
18 Deep Freeze Mice : Neuron Music
19 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
20 Dadistics : Modern Girl

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EYE ON EBAY-----Old school cravat tribute to prime minister?

Angry noisy punk from the only good thing to come from Redditch, probably. Gordon by the Cravats sells for £34.77 which is probably a lot more than Gordon Brown's credentials are worth this morning.

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EYE ON EBAY-------A kick in the wallet

When the Incredible Kidda Band grew up they became Kicks and the single If Looks Could Kill was released on Blue Chip records in 1981 as a limited edition. Popular on powerpop wants lists this sold for £158.18.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 23

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Ethnobabes : My Friend Ann
3 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
4 Colenso Parade : Fontana Eyes
5 Cradleyard : Alone
6 Cavalcade : This Silent Town
7 Bassholes : Moody
8 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
9 Escorts : Bingo
10 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
11 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
12 Hardy Boys : Wonderful Lie
13 Collapsible Deckchairs : William Shakespeare
14 Kick Inside : Oh, Vanity
15 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
16 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
17 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
18 Cavalcade : Voices
19 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
20 Some Average Prophecy : Tie Me To The Railway Line

EYE ON EBAY------A mixed-up kid returns.

Responsible for one of the great powerpop singles, The Original-Mixed Up Kid, the Various Artists LP has surfaced after years of hiding. This is most certainly the reissue that appeared a few years ago. Nothing as startling as their solo single lurks within. Not sure this ever got a proper release back in 1981. Final sale price of £56.05 after 27 bids would have left me wincing if I hadn't bought my copy at a record fair a few months ago for £10.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 16

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
3 Ethnobabes : My Friend Ann
4 Cavalcade : This Silent Town
5 Bassholes : Moody
6 Hardy Boys : Wonderful Lie
7 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
8 Colenso Parade : Fontana Eyes
9 Escorts : Bingo
10 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
11 Collapsible Deckchairs : William Shakespeare
12 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
13 Cradleyard : Alone
14 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
15 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
16 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
17 Kick Inside : Oh,Vanity
18 Some Average Prophecy : Tie Me To The Railway Line
19 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
20 Cavalcade : Voices

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EYE ON EBAY------Dessert reaches price ceiling

Before Blancmange began wowing eighties popkids with such hits as Living On The Ceiling and Waves they were involved in an experimental adventure they prosaically called Irene And Mavis. What would the old ladies in the laundarette pictured on the sleeve have made of it? "Put it back in the wash, dear", they might have said. It's minimal madness that belongs on Industrial records. I can assure you of this as I snapped up a copy from a generous dealer for £20 about two years ago. It sells on ebay for £88.96.

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EYE ON EBAY-----A message to you, Rudi

Pete Newnham's Rudi zooms into three figures and halts at £131. If you're itching to hear the A side I point you towards Bored Teenagers Volume 5 comp on Bin Liner. Plenty of other bruising punk wails to enjoy by the likes of the Negatives, Blitz, Rezizters and the Rats.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 9

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
3 Cavalcade : This Silent Town
4 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
5 Hardy Boys : Wonderful Lie
6 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
7 Ethnobabes : My Friend Ann
8 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
9 Bassholes : Moody
10 Escorts : Bingo
11 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
12 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
13 Colenso Parade : Fontana Eyes
14 Blanche Hudson Weekend : Crying Shame
15 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
16 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
17 Cavalcade : Voices
18 Kick Inside : Oh, Vanity
19 Wild Swans : God Forbid
20 Some Average Prophecy : Tie Me To The Railway Line

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EYE ON EBAY-------A-yodelling we will go

You ebayers are so predictable. £417 for the Exits ep. Couldn't you have let it alone so I could win it for £100? If only I'd been a regular at Rumbelows in Hounslow back in the day, one of the few outlets it was sold despite the band coming from the glamourously-glazed city of Stoke.

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EYE ON EBAY----He's back

Clive Culbertson returns and this time he's even greedier. His unsatisfied appetite gobbles up £213.04. Hope that 4p doesn't give him indigestion. Last time he squeezed a £150+ from some punter. Despite the fact that this record seems to be multiplying there's no shortage of free-spending candidates in thrall to its dubious rarity.



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EYE ON EBAY-----Page three extras

Those naked women on the Scoop sleeve appear snooty to me; difficult to achieve when your shorn of all attire. Their charms lured in £141 for seller Punkysteve. A good price for a record that often scrapes the £100 undercarriage.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 april 2

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
3 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
4 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
5 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
6 Escorts : Bingo
7 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
8 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
9 Bassholes : Moody
10 Hardy Boys : Wonderful Lie
11 Blanche Hudson Weekend : Crying Shame
12 Cavalcade : This Silent Town
13 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
14 Wild Swans : God Forbid
15 Kick Inside : Oh, Vanity
16 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
17 Shrag : Long Term Monster
18 Cavalcade : Voices
19 Some Average Prophecy : Tie Me To The Railway Line
20 Kustom : Let The Girl Dance

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HARDY BOYS-------NEW CD

The new CD by the Hardy Boys, Play Songs From The Lenin And McCarthy Songbook is out now. I can wholeheartedly recommend this if you love quality pop music. Three of the four tracks from their very rare 12" are present including the splendid Wonderful Lie which will be featuring at my forthcoming wedding. What higher recommendation could anyone want?

Here's the link to their MySpace page where you can hear four of the songs from the LP.
http://www.myspace.com/thehardyboysmusic

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The Hardy Boys - Send Me A Sign

EYE ON EBAY----Not jilted this time

Comedy records, love or hate them, one could feel the pain Jilted John was working though whilst moping outsode the chip shop. Never, since Leader Of The Pack, was teenage love presented so poignantly. One could almost smell the heartbreak wafting off of those chips. Graham Fellows left his soggy-hearted alter ego behind and began a new life. One legendary LP from the 80's, the romantically named Love At The Hacienda, captures collectors' imaginations, enough to secure a final sale price of £63.47.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 mar 26

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
3 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
4 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
5 Escorts : Bingo
6 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
7 Blanche Hudson Weekend : Crying Shame
8 Shrag : Long Term Monster
9 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
10 Wild Swans : God Forbid
11 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
12 Kustom : Let The Girl Dance
13 Kick Inside : Oh, Vanity
14 Some Average Prophecy : Tie Me To The Railway Line
15 Cavalcade : Voices
16 Bassholes : Moody
17 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
18 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
19 Ogdens : Rachel Put Your Arms About Me
20 Parallelograms : Dream On Daisy

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EYE ON EBAY-------Satan's little earner

Thrust my hands deep into my pockets and found a farthing in a nest of fluff. So I stepped out of the bidding ring and let the madness ensue. Don't think I've seen this sell for as much as £345. It's Royal Northern by Demon Preacher. Seller Punkysteve is held in high esteem in ebay world so this attracted a small circus of non God-fearing bidders. If only this single would go forth and multiply; in other words will Sing Sing records please reissue it.

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TURNTABLE REVOLUTION TOP 20 mar 19

1 Cavalcade : Meet You In The Rain
2 Blood Red Shoes : It's Getting Boring By The Sea
3 Tin Openers : Set Me Free
4 Escorts : Bingo
5 Blanche Hudson Weekend : Crying Shame
6 Shrag : Long Term Monster
7 Allo, Darlin' : The Polaroid Song
8 Dubious Brothers : The Dog Ate My Poll Tax Form
9 Wild Swans : God Forbid
10 Some Average Prophecy : Tied Me To The Railway Line
11 Kick Inside : Oh, Vanity
12 Kustom : Let The Girl Dance
13 Cavalcade : Voices
14 Dubious Brothers : By The Light Of A Cynical Moon
15 Hardy Boys : Let The World Smother You
16 Ogdens : Rachel Put Your Arms About Me
17 Parallelograms : Dream On Daisy
18 Betty And The Werewolves : David Cassidy
19 Hardy Boys : Plink Plonk Fizz
20 Cold Comfort : S.A.W.S

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EYE ON EBAY-------Cashmere-lined raincoats

Some dirty old man or woman pays £87.68 for Blue Movies by the Fascinators. About the going rate. This single was for sale in MVE a few weeks ago for £175 and it sold! I'd love to meet the maniac who paid that for it. A few months previously an Oxfam near Marble Arch had two copies, both for sale at £75. How many copies of this record were pressed?

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EYE ON EBAY------Maybe I'm amazed (on consideration, I'm not)

Predictable isn't it. The Amazing Space Frogs gently hop over the £300 barrier eventually selling for £310.99. Boring. Be a story if it sold for less than half that.

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EYE ON EBAY----Worried trousers

The Angst In My Pants EP is home to some fine jagged offerings from the Digital Dinosaurs, Midnight Circus and the 012 among others. Experimental, detrimental or just mental tunes, there's plenty here to challenge the complacent listener. Final price, a surprising £104.53.

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EYE ON EBAY----Too unlovely to dance with

Remember this Wallflowers single being on my wants list for a few years. Thank You is a mid-paced slightly melancholic tune. The band came from Slough which is still awaiting a barrage of bombs to land on it. The seller reeled in £41.50, only the 7" though, the 12" might secure nearly twice that.

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