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If you can travel further South and don't mind the 4-8 weeks lead time, I'd recommend Brett at H.E.A.R. audio near Lewes. He's done great job on my 2 TTs either side of Christmas and although the 2nd job took about 8 weeks it was well worth the wait. He's very thorough and won't overcharge you.

I called Croydon's Audio Centre (since I live there) and they charge £50 just to look at a job and provide a quote. Glad I walked on.

So it's not just charity shops that haven't heard about Discogs yet.

Nice haul!
@Mick

Fair enough.
:D
For me there was just too much electronic and it had lost the energy and the jazzy feel from vol.1

Sooo looking forward to Kokoroko's LP though (and the restart of the festivals very very soon now).

I was hotly anticipating a rather fantastic vol.2 but was not bowled over by it (only listened to it once). I have though just ordered his 2019 LP after streaming it this afternoon and that's 101% "proper" jazz. I do love his vol.1 a lot and keep recommending it to as many people as I can.

Lovely stuff.
Not too dissimilar to the things my gf and I make (also with clay).
All the best

Yes it is at the Truman's. The space is shared with some vintage clobber event.
No idea what stalls will be there sorry. I expect it to be a mixed bag of mostly old/pre-owned records.

WALTHAMSTOW RECORD FAIR
Sunday, February 13, 2022
11:00 AM 5:00 PM
Music lovers, rejoice!

It's the first Walthamstow Record Fair!
Get yourself down to Truman's Social Club, for a day of vinyl heaven. Expect over 30 tables, including indie record labels, record stores, used/collector/hifi dealers, vinyl cleaning, and local vinyl enthusiasts, all bringing out tons of wax.

Truman’s Social Club
1 Priestley Way, London, E17 6AL

Info for Twickenham from Eeel Pie Records (organisers):
https://www.eelpierecords.com/twickenham­-record-fair.html

Big week-end ahead for crate-diggers with Twickenham record fair on Saturday and Walthamstow on Sunday (same organiser as the bigger one in Hackney/Stokey).

Saw live this week-end the Kansas Smitty's House Band and Xhosa Cole Quartet at Shoreham-by-Sea's New Generation of Jazz festival. I didn't know K.S. had also been running a bar in East London for many years - although not currently it seems.

Got my tickets for Gala (Thursday only) and REALLY cannot wait for that one [Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones, Sons Of Kemet. Even Goldie FFS...]

I think the "small speakers" boxed up in my loft [I saw today] are 2020i. Oak or something light veneer. Not bad condition IIRC. Let me know if you still need speakers @Calben

Since we're talking decks and carts, I recently picked up my old Thorens (deck #1 at home) from Hearsay in Lewes.
Since I live South and work even further South, it made sense.
I wasn't disappointed and would use them/him again.
One-man band Brett working from his shed rather than big shop on the High Street, he was very thorough and gave me back a superb sounding tt.
Cost was very reasonable too considering I also asked for a rewiring of the tonearm.
And the upside so to speak of the Thorens been out for 2 weeks was that I was able to find an old Pioneer PL-12D from a guy in Brighton as my #2 deck.
Partner not impressed but hey... ;)

That's very interesting. Especially as I'm constantly picking up records that sit less than flat on the table.
So, you need the "flattener" + the heating pouch, right?

Stormzy's?

He regularly visits a certain cafe in South Norwood and parks his Lambo outside.

How would that pressing compare to the early one(s)?

I got mine off Bandcamp before the summer iirc. Don't think it's pressed on 180g vinyl. But one friend who listened to my copy on his high end system mentioned that it wasn't "quiet" with lots of noise in the background.

Pm incoming

The Passat was rather underwhelming. Compounded by the fact the whole family turned up. Think I messed up their Saturday plans. No real test drive possible but I don't think it was needed.
The OB though was pure joy. That car has been so well looked after and the engine purrs like a kitten. Only blem is surface paint damage on front bumper on a corner. Nothing major.
Now to try and agree a price....

Thanks.
That T4 in the end wasn't anything special. The conversion had been done to a good standard but overall let down by a rusty bodywork and loudly ticking engine so I walked away.

Tomorrow we're off to Norf Landan to check out an Outback (auto petrol 3.0) and a Passat (manual diesel 2.0 TDi). On paper I like them both equally. The OB will be more expensive to run and is 9y older. But is likely to be very reliable. Both have very clean MOT history and with similar mileage (95k or so). So it'll be hard to decide.

Good car day yesterday as the C4GP passed its mot (after a retest).
So I can breathe a bit, and we're one step closer to being able to sell it on.
Tomorrow viewing a T4 campervan that looks rather tidy despite being a 20 y.o. machine. Fingers crossed

They can stack up yes, possibly too high for a normal estate.
Is your Tourer the manual version?
C4's auto transmission are reputedly fragile. At least the dud one I ended up buying is a manual.

Approx 200-250kg. Maybe I'm not sure. Never measured it properly. Maybe I should.
Basically a car load of vinyls (including rear seats down obvs)

Thanks for the suggestion.
I did fit heavy duty springs and spacers and my Legacy, mostly to sort out the sagging rear but it didn't really help.
I will check them Passats. Cool

Looking for a suitable candidate to replace the Grand Picasso. Ok car but this one is really not a good example.

I need high suspension (for carrying heavy loads on regular basis), good mpg and reliable. And cheap to tax if possible. A good sound system would be great too although obviously no essential.
A 1.6-2.0 engine, petrol or diesel, would be fine I guess.
The current 1.6 HDi with turbo on the C4GP is adequate and returns a good mpg on the M'way.

I've shortlisted:
Subaru Outback or Forrester
Volvo XC70 or 90
Jeep Compass
C4 GP manual petrol
Mercedes Vito

Any other worthy recommendations?

I recently discovered the Vinyl Buddy cleaning kit (£10 on Amazon) and it's brilliant for quick surface cleaning.
It comes with a fine spray bottle and a large micro fibre cloth (spectacles type rather than fluffy stuff) which is great.
Plus a brush etc.
Still running a paint pad in the groove when needed for a deeper clean.
Who needs an expensive machine when you can get so much satisfaction out of doing it yourself by hand.

Thanks for the suggestions.
The Pioneer is here to stay and will sound even better once the existing cart is replaced.
It'll be interesting to compare it with my main deck once it's back.

Picked up a refurbished vintage Pioneer (PL-12D) with a cart for a good price.
Listening to OK Computer right now and sounding alright. Happy with my purchase so far.

I'm in the market for a semi-decent tt while mine is being worked on. Fairly pressing. Up to £200
I'm in SE25
Hit me up with what you have got if you're selling one this month.