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Main Recordings

The Bootlegs

The Demos

Greece, Japan and of course, locally in Yorkshire I’m still amazed of how far and wide their reputation had spread. Maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised, as they are oh so rare. And such a variety of prices! So let’s break it down:

Auction: Ebay

• Row the Boat Ashore: Oct 2011, April 2012, Jan 2015 (Forever Records, Japan)
• Spider: Mar-Apr 2012, Sept 2012, Sept 2013, Oct 2013, Oct 2016
• Four Your Ears Only EP: June 2011, July 2013
• Glasshouse LP: Apr 2010, July 2011, Dec 2011 (Eu28.00), Sept 2013
• Giraffe in Flames: Feb 2012 went for £33.00. And I remember making the ‘Pay No More Than £1.99’ sticker for the LP (part of my contribution to the LP).
• Simplicity: Apr 2016

It’s all proving to be rather interesting. The results of the auction eventually end up on Popsike.com  

Early three track demo (1982) - Mar 2010

Other Auction Sites

Besides Ebay there has Party Day activity elsewhere:

At Collectors Frenzy - Glasshouse-LP in Oct 2012 (US$25)

Maybe you missed your opportunity to get one of these fab rare pieces of feel good black vinyl. Well thanks to the web and its many auction sites, the vinyl is still out there. These are more rare than the ‘Pistols Anarchy single on EMI!! Obviously not as vital but to the few … it is!

Let’s start with Ebay, one of the the homes of the unwanted and desired. Party Day vinyl continues to surface all over the wide; the USA,

For Sale on the Web

It’s amazing to see how the word has spread, as there are offers here from USA, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Lithuania, Spain, France, Belgium . . . Check out the listed offers here:

Discogs.com

Party Day’s vinyl has been well represented, with several copies on offer.

• Row the Boat Ashore: Oct 2013, Mar 2014, Jan 2015

• Spider: Oct 2013, ‘b’ Oct 2013, Jan 2015
• Glasshouse LP: Oct 2013, ‘b’ Oct 2013, Mar 2014, Jan 2015

• Glasshouse EP: Oct 2013, Jan 2015
• Simplicity: Oct 2013, ‘b’ Oct 2013, Jan 2015

And of course….

• Four Your Ears Only EP: Jan 2015
• Giraffe in Flames LP: Jan 2015
• Discogs 2017 listed 106 copies of PD’s output. From the US, Canada, Europe, the Russian Federation and Japan. Fairly extensive coverage wouldn’t you say! (Feb 2017)

"But the devil tells him No”

Amazon and Beyond

And there’s also activity on Amazon too!

• Glasshouse EP: Oct 2013, Feb 2015
• Row the Boat Ashore: Mar 2014, Jan 2015, Nov 16 (Roundear Records)
• Four Your Ears Only: Jan 2015
• Raw Red Heat: Dec 2007(mp3 download)
• Zarah Leanders…: Jan 2015 (Gemm.com)

CD and LP.com

Here’s a list of singles and compilations and their prices -Mar 2016

Raging Sun Rear Sleeve