John R.T. Davies

A great man past away.

Although I never met him personally I remember him from the few contacts we had, first by letter, later by email. 

I remember that he bought my "Hit of the week Discography" 4th edition somewhere in the late 1990s and I wondered why HE wanted my discography.

 I sent him the book and a few days later I got a few lines reading that he couldn't find any of the Hit of the weeks recordings in my book he had haphazard from his collection. 

First I felt very disappointed,  but after a good night's rest I asked him what records he couldn't find. He wrote me back that he couldn't find ANY Hit of the week record in my book

 I  told him that he must have made a joke. He answered and learned me that he thought that a good discography should be a description of the text to the letter as it appears on the record label should be entered in a good discography. , even with all the "slips of the pen"  

With this opinion I understood that he couldn't find any record from his collection in books like Rust's discographies too. I told him that and he agreed and told me that he hadn't found any discography up to now that had listed his discs in a  correct way. He promised me to check my complete book and I told my wife, that I expected to hear never from him again. 

Ten days later the post man brought me a packet, with my discography, with hundreds of additions and remarks on every page written with a sharp pencil in a small lettering.

Can you imagine how happy I was with these additions made by the master himself. 

Thanks John !!

 I'll keep the discography with your additions as a great treasure.

The deepest and most sincere condolences  go to his wife Sue, and all their family in this most grievous loss.