The diary

Londoner Graham Sharpe was in Wellington recently visiting his new grandchild, Georgia. A big collector of vinyl records, Sharpe always visits Slow Boat Records on Cuba St when here. He had been listening to Tony Joe White’s recording of Rainy Night

In Georgia to celebrate the baby’s birth and by chance Slow Boat was playing the artist’s new CD during his visit, so Sharpe bought it. ‘‘Back in England, I decided to listen to Tony Joe in the car en route to work on my first day back,’’ he said. ‘‘Opening the sealed package, I was choked to discover there was no CD included in the cover ... an email to Slow Boat’s

Jeremy [Taylor] produced an instant apology and offer to send the missing CD over.’’ That parcel arrived on January 17, leaving Sharpe ‘‘very impressed by the shop’s excellent, speedy customer service and willingness to accept that I wasn’t just trying to score a free CD!’’