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Gigged this yesterday and another bass player came up afterwards, took it off the stand and examined it! Perhaps I should post all the specs, but I think you all know what a Flea Jazz is. Someone enquired about the neck. I bought from Bass Direct as I had heard some necks were warped, but clearly didn’t have to send it back. All was well. I will, though, photograph the flaming, which is exceptional - the neck is not reliced like the body.

The review says it all: comprehensive, US published and hard to find. Price is UK posted, unread condition. Now £16. EVEN LOWER! £14 posted. Times And Seasons - The Rise and Fall and Rise of the Zombies Robin Platts HoZac Books, $31.99 356 pages Classic British pop, expertly chronicled Few books on the Zombies exist, but theirs is a story worth telling. And it's predictable that, given their Stateside star status, this quintessentially English quintet of She's Not There and Tell He No fame should be chronicled on an American imprint. The band only hung up its touring shoes last year after leader/keyboardist Rod Argent's stroke, but the work he and singer Colin Blunstone created after their reunion in 2001 - the years since 1968 being silent, in a Zombies sense - are also covered in detail by author Platts. The band always had a youthful camaraderie, having come together at high school, and that comes over faithfully in this account of their heyday - plus a long tail that details their subsequent musical careers. While Blunstone went solo and Argent created an eponymous prog band (of God Gave Rock And Roll To You fame), guitarist Paul Atkinson went behind the scenes and signed Abba to CBS - a feather in anyone's cap. Detail is forensic without being stifling. If the layout is a trifle fanzine-y, the integration of illustrative material like press cuttings and photos with the text helps make this an easy read. And the urge to play the music, always the sign of a good book, is irresistible.

Not sure how this is still here…

Brice Springsteen for the megafan. Concert tours in Europe since 1981. Signed copy. REP £24.99, yours for £12, posted UK. Now £10 posted

The best-playing Jazz I have owned, and the one that gains all the compliments - from fellow band members for the sound and the audience for its striking looks. Comes with new Fender gig bag and case candy. A retaining screw has been refitted since the pics were taken.

Good quality soft cotton T-shirt, black, XL, unworn. The ideal Xmas present to yourself. £14 posted UK.

Reissue priced at £40.99, yours (new, sealed) for £25 posted UK. Now £20 Now £15 OMD’s 1985 album Crush, will be reissued for its 40th anniversary in October. The band’s sixth album features the singles ‘So In Love,’ and ‘Secret’, with the former reaching the top 30 of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. The 2LP vinyl edition features seven unreleased tracks. Both formats include rare photos and comprehensive notes by journalist and author Jason Draper in conversation with Andy McCluskey. The 40th anniversary re-release of Crush has been a wonderful opportunity for us to re-assess the album. 1985 was a period of great intensity with constant touring and time pressure in the studio, but we created a powerful collection of songs and lyrical themes. In hindsight, we made a much better album than we knew at the time. Two hit singles ‘So in Love’ and ‘Secret’ remain live set constants to this day. ANDY MCCLUSKEY

A deluxe, limited edition 3-disc CD/blu-ray set of the superb new album from John Lees' Barclay James Harvest. Quite the return to form after nine years. Includes a blu-ray disc with the 5.1 surround sound mix of the album by Stephen W. Tayler. Also includes a bonus CD of a previously unreleased concert recorded in the USA in 2009, featuring the late Wooly Wolstenholme. Amazon price £27.69, this new sealed three disc set can be yours for £19 posted UK. NOW £17 NOW £15

New and unplayed, Ruf Records latest prodigy’s new release. Features Kingfish Ingham and Shemekia Copeland. Powerful stuff from someone who’s touring here in the autumn and should not be missed. £20 from Amazon, £10 posted UK here. NOW £8

As seen on the London stage with Clapton this week! Deluxe edition - Played once, as new. Do You Get The Blues dates from 2001 - this is its anniversary reissue on CD with sleeve notes from the bluesmeister himself. Cameos by Lou Ann Barton and Double Trouble. Now £8 posted UK

Newly remastered 3CD clamshell box set anthology featuring the three albums recorded by West, Bruce and Laing. 'Out into the Fields - The Albums 1972 - 1974' features all three albums newly remastered from the original master tapes. The set also includes an illustrated booklet with essay. New, shrinkwrapped box set. Retails at £30, yours for £17 posted UK.

Dylan-related trio of books. Sold as a collection, £10 plus postage (£3.50) Testimony - Robbie Robertson (500 page hardback) This Wheel's On Fire - Levon Helm (330 page paperback) Bob Dylan - Chronicles Volume One (293 page paperback)

Just published! Ian Anderson’s long-time sidekick Martin Barre tells of his time with Tull in A Trick of Memory. Essential reading for fans of the legendary band. Hardback, mint condition. £18 posted UK. (RRP £25) NOW £16 posted.

Amazing large-format limited edition hardback book on Rockpile. In English, full colour illustrated but published originally in Sweden. Price £20 includes UK postage. Mint condition.

Bass Notes is a book written by Stone Foundation’s Neil Sheasby. It’s an on the road journal covering 2011-22 and will strike a chord with anyone with touring experience. Foreword by Horace Panter. New copy, just published. RRP £15, yours for £11 £8 £6 Posted.

Will do - its a great book!

New and sealed Saving Grace CD and LP from the inimitable Mr Plant and pals. CD £10 posted NOW £8 LP £20 posted NOW £15 Together £25 posted. NOW £20 Keep one, give one as a Christmas present!