Posted June 26, 200816 yr I'd never seen a picture of them before and that's the only reason I'm posting this up...
June 26, 200816 yr Morning Pete, the picture on the cover is not of Derek & Ray. I have LP with "Interplay" in my Libary, will dig out and post picture. ALAN
June 26, 200816 yr Author Alan Senior said: Morning Pete, the picture on the cover is not of Derek & Ray. I have LP with "Interplay" in my Libary, will dig out and post picture. ALAN Are you sure? Why would they put two totally unconnected gentlemen on the cover? Were the real Derek & Ray victims of a cruel medical experiment?
June 26, 200816 yr Author Alan Senior said: Morning Pete, the picture on the cover is not of Derek & Ray. I have LP with "Interplay" in my Libary, will dig out and post picture. ALAN Alan - it is Derek & Ray - unless they are being impersonated on the album below as well
June 26, 200816 yr Author ShorterSoul said: Not sure if this has been posted before... Are Derek & Ray in the group?
June 26, 200816 yr Author jez bishop said: Give me Derek & Clive anytime Ah you say that, but if you listen to Derek & Clive now I don't think you'll find them funny, they were hilarious back then, but now? Anyone can swear.
June 26, 200816 yr Alan Senior said: Morning Pete, the picture on the cover is not of Derek & Ray. I have LP with "Interplay" in my Libary, will dig out and post picture. ALAN Could be wrong....... Only going on what i was told by old A&R man at RCA involved at the time. Derek Smith from London and Ray Cohen from Brooklyn New York. They reckoned that by using standins of a Handome nature would help sales along. .......Not quite right in this instance. Here is Interplay album
June 26, 200816 yr Author Alan Senior said: Could be wrong....... Only going on what i was told by old A&R man at RCA involved at the time. Derek Smith from London and Ray Cohen from Brooklyn New York. They reckoned that by using standins of a Handome nature would help sales along. .......Not quite right in this instance. Here is Interplay album That picture shows Derek after his operation...
June 26, 200816 yr Alan Senior said: Could be wrong....... Only going on what i was told by old A&R man at RCA involved at the time. Derek Smith from London and Ray Cohen from Brooklyn New York. They reckoned that by using standins of a Handome nature would help sales along. .......Not quite right in this instance. Here is Interplay album SORRY! The left one is Derek and Right one is Ray
June 26, 200816 yr Pete S said: That picture shows Derek after his operation... Now that was funny Smithy stop it, you"ll ruin your street cred, Pete Smith coming out with a funny
June 26, 200816 yr epic said: Pictures are OK - it certainly beats listening to them !!!! This thread is just getting funnier & funnier Certainly cheered me up today keep it up lads
June 26, 200816 yr Anyone got a picture of Bob & Fred Now thats gotta be one of the maddest names for a duo on the soul scene
June 26, 200816 yr Author moggy said: Now that was funny Smithy stop it, you"ll ruin your street cred, Pete Smith coming out with a funny Most of it obviously flies over your head then Moggy, I'm responsible for at least one belly laugh every day sometimes two or three
June 26, 200816 yr moggy said: Anyone got a picture of Bob & Fred Now thats gotta be one of the maddest names for a duo on the soul scene And one of the worst records ever to be played, which is saying somthing, I really do hope they look like Derek and Clive, would make my year!!
June 26, 200816 yr jocko said: And one of the worst records ever to be played, which is saying somthing, I really do hope they look like Derek and Clive, would make my year!! You Heathan Jocko Still fills many a dance floor my friend and I bet you wish you had a few copies stashed away for a rainy day Its all about opinions which is what makes this scene great
June 26, 200816 yr Alan Senior said: Could be wrong....... Only going on what i was told by old A&R man at RCA involved at the time. Derek Smith from London and Ray Cohen from Brooklyn New York. They reckoned that by using standins of a Handome nature would help sales along. .......Not quite right in this instance. Here is Interplay album Thought Ray was Ray Monique from Detroit who also recorded on other labels or was that Michael & Raymond???. Always thought Derek was Derek Dougan the ex Wolves supremo!!!
June 26, 200816 yr Author jocko said: And one of the worst records ever to be played, which is saying somthing, I really do hope they look like Derek and Clive, would make my year!! Bob & Fred - worst record??? even the instrumental version is a thousand times better than most of what gets served up as top sounds nowadays
June 26, 200816 yr Pete S said: Alan - it is Derek & Ray - unless they are being impersonated on the album below as well Interplay?.2 piano's? Sharing each others "instruments"?.Its all starting to come together now. Def a Wigan sound .oops,money in the tin for the "W" word.
June 26, 200816 yr Steve G said: Thought Ray was Ray Monique from Detroit who also recorded on other labels or was that Michael & Raymond???. Always thought Derek was Derek Dougan the ex Wolves supremo!!! The Ray out of Michael and Raymond was Monnette wasn't it?
June 26, 200816 yr Author KevH said: Interplay?.2 piano's? Sharing each others "instruments"?.Its all starting to come together now. Def a Wigan sound .oops,money in the tin for the "W" word. This was a Wigan sound but St. Ives had it way before Wigan, I remember some of our lot going to St Ives then the next week asking Richard for it at Wigan and he hadn't heard it - took another 3 or 4 weeks to get a copy
June 26, 200816 yr Pete S said: This was a Wigan sound but St. Ives had it way before Wigan, I remember some of our lot going to St Ives then the next week asking Richard for it at Wigan and he hadn't heard it - took another 3 or 4 weeks to get a copy didn't know that Pete,love this site (sometimes ).
June 26, 200816 yr hello all,this youtube link of d+r the bit of info on the r/hand side says it is derek smith and ray cohen,???,
June 26, 200816 yr AndyF said: The Ray out of Michael and Raymond was Monnette wasn't it? Yes you are right. My memory is going. Pass the tablets please.
I'd never seen a picture of them before and that's the only reason I'm posting this up...