Having recently sorted through my Roxy & Ferry CD collection, I've found a few duplicate CD singles to part with. In most cases I've replaced them with cleaner copies - some Virgin CD singles from that era seem to tarnish easily - and it would probably be more effort than it's worth to eBay the discarded marked ones.

If any of these might plug a gap in your collection I'm prepared to send them within the UK as free gifts. (If anybody wants more than one or requires them to be shipped overseas, then a contribution to the postage costs or the offer of something in exchange - a live recording or a small item of memorabilia perhaps - might be a nice thought.)

(1) GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND (VSCDT 1468)
Quite a clean copy in a slim plastic case bearing a Virgin promo sticker; booklet still in excellent nick. This was part 3 of The Archive & Live Collection; other 3 tracks are Let's Stick Together, Boys And Girls & The Bogus Man (the last two recorded live in Glasgow 1988).

(2) GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND (VSCDG 1468)
Minor surface marks, but plays fine; a little scuffing to the folder card picture sleeve. Other 3 tracks are Nocturne, Are You Lonesome Tonight? & Valentine.

(3) WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW (single mix) (VSCDG 1455)
Quite a few surface marks, but plays fine; hardly any wear to folder card picture sleeve. Other 3 tracks are Crazy Love, Feel The Need & When She Walks In The Room.

(4) YOUR PAINTED SMILE (VSCDG 1508)
One or two surface marks and disc has a misty appearance, but plays fine; hardly any wear to folder card picture sleeve, which bears a promo sticker over the barcode. Other 3 tracks are Don't Stop The Dance, In Every Dream Home & Bete Noire, all recorded live in Glasgow 1988.

(5) MAMOUNA (single edit) (VSCDG 1528)
Disc has several marks and a misty appearance; the end of track 3 and start of track 4 sometimes refuse to play through on my hi-fi; as if to compensate, the folder card picture sleeve remains in excellent nick. Other 3 tracks are Jealous Guy, Slave To Love (both recorded live in Glasgow 1988) & The 39 Steps (Brian Eno mix).

May they all find good homes!

Don't know if I'm too late but I wouldn't mind 1, 2 & 3 if they are still going - more than happy to swop for a few live recordings.

Can never remember if black cats are supposed to be lucky or unlucky, but you're in the former camp, BC: yours was the first reply.

Thank you for your kind offer of a trade; I'll look forward to receiving a list (best by PM, as you suggest).

Anyone want the other two, either singly or together?

Smudge, I have all those discs mate but I just wanted to say, for what it's worth, what an incredibly generous and decent thing to do this is.

Thanks, Bill; who better to receive random acts of kindness than diehard Roxy fans?!

I'll probably redress the balance by doing something awful at the weekend!

I think it is just wonderful that such a gesture should be made, and not for the first time. Everytime I see Smudge post I think, "there must be a bad side to him somewhere?", Of course there's not!

Very kind of you to give me such a halo, but I'm worried that it'll slip and choke me!

Hopefully nature's balance will be restored once I've tripped up an old lady or kicked someone's cat!

Now, how about a good home or two for those final two singles? Go on, you know you want to really...