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Arnie,

Did you get a reply to your question?

Guess you didn't 'cos it wasn't about Ian and his Productions and Songs?

Just a guess.

In fact, as you couldn't even be arsed to bother looking down the page, I replied about Soussan in posts 405, 407, 408, 410, 412, and 419.

SATISFIED ?????????

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In fact, as you couldn't even be arsed to bother looking down the page, I replied about Soussan in posts 405, 407, 408, 410, 412, and 419.

SATISFIED ?????????

you are indeed correct ian, i asked a question and u replied promptly, and with a picture of soussan as you have stated, thanks

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I find Simon Soussan fascinating, although you're right, totally ammoral. When Ian Dewhurst and others posted memories of SS on here a while ago, the wealth of anecdotes was amazing and i thought at the time it should be made into a film. With your contacts in the media Ian have you ever thought of making a film about your life, or maybe the history of the scene?

...and who would you like to play you?

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I find Simon Soussan fascinating, although you're right, totally ammoral. When Ian Dewhurst and others posted memories of SS on here a while ago, the wealth of anecdotes was amazing and i thought at the time it should be made into a film. With your contacts in the media Ian have you ever thought of making a film about your life, or maybe the history of the scene?

...and who would you like to play you?

Dale Winton perhaps? Just a thought.

BTW Matt.. like the look of the event in your signature. Off to see what kind of journey it is to Nuneaton.

Posted

With your contacts in the media Ian have you ever thought of making a film about your life, or maybe the history of the scene?

I can just imagine the reaction of three particular people on here if I ever did.

Posted

...and who would you like to play you?

Jack Davenport

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Dale Winton perhaps? Just a thought.

He looks far older than I look NOW. Never mind back then.

Posted

I find Simon Soussan fascinating, although you're right, totally ammoral. When Ian Dewhurst and others posted memories of SS on here a while ago, the wealth of anecdotes was amazing and i thought at the time it should be made into a film.

Tim Brown tells a story about how Soussan was banned from some warehouse for having ripped the owner off, over some records, and when Tim visited he was told Soussan was banned, so Soussan stayed outside yelling through the letter box "Make sure you look for Willie Hutch on Dunhill"

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I know Ian gets a lot of stick on here but I feel I have to say my bit, I think it was one of the threads in November where I asked Ian his favourite Records and how many records he still had , he replied with a list of great records and the fact that he had rather a lot of vinyl (80,000 Singles i think ) I (tongue in cheek ) asked he fancied doing me a 'SOUL PACK' , well he pm'd me and offered me 300 records for 300 quid + 30 carriage and I snapped his

hand off. He promised me loads of Obscure stuff and plenty of 20/30 quid records , well they arrived before christmas and I would just like to say

it's the best 300 quid i've ever spent , loads of 60's/70's Obscure/ Northern/modern/Funk/Sweet/ and a few British (Cameo Parkway/Black Atlantic/Pye (Yelow/Red) Soul as described and I could pick out 10 Records now that I could flog for the 300 quid I spent , so what I'm saying is that 'the man did me

good' and i really appreciate that and if any of you need to add to your collections have a word with him 'cause I know he's got plenty to sell !

Thanks again Ian , nice one!! :thumbup:

Saving up for my next pack as we speak

I just want to say that I'd like to do a couple more of these bargain sets - 300 all different for £300 including loads of obscure collectors items.

Please anyone who might like one, please contact me right away.

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Tim Brown tells a story about how Soussan was banned from some warehouse for having ripped the owner off, over some records, and when Tim visited he was told Soussan was banned, so Soussan stayed outside yelling through the letter box "Make sure you look for Willie Hutch on Dunhill"

:wicked::D:D:)

Can just imagine. Did he have to Duck or was it a case of Credit runs out!

Kev

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:wicked::D:D:)

Can just imagine. Did he have to Duck or was it a case of Credit runs out!

Kev

He'd apparently left the guy's warehouse in the worst mess imaginable on his previous visit, and the guy refused to have him back through the door. He said to Tim Brown - you can come in, but HE stays outside.

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I just want to say that I'd like to do a couple more of these bargain sets - 300 all different for £300 including loads of obscure collectors items.

Please anyone who might like one, please contact me right away.

Sent you a PM :lol:

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Sent you a PM :lol:

I got it thanks. Please e-mail me direct, like I asked.

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He'd apparently left the guy's warehouse in the worst mess imaginable on his previous visit, and the guy refused to have him back through the door. He said to Tim Brown - you can come in, but HE stays outside.

:lol:

I was once in a record store in New Orleans clutching a handfull of Detroit gems when my old mate Paul Franklin started an argument with the owner about why the records were so expensive when they used to be 10c. DOH! Paul ignored me kicking the back of his legs and we were all thrown out. Minus the Detroit gems I might add!

Lesson learnt-Always be polite to record store owners.

Kev :P

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:ohmy:

I was once in a record store in New Orleans clutching a handfull of Detroit gems when my old mate Paul Franklin started an argument with the owner about why the records were so expensive when they used to be 10c. DOH! Paul ignored me kicking the back of his legs and we were all thrown out. Minus the Detroit gems I might add!

Lesson learnt-Always be polite to record store owners.

Kev :lol:

There used to be one in Miami who had moved his stock down from Chicago, who was known to be the rudest man in record sales, but he had the most amazing stock of Chicago labels I have ever seen.

I wish I could remember his name.

Have you noticed how, since they moved my thread into this section, it's all but dried up ??? I guess no-one bothers looking in here after all. It had about two hundred times more traffic when it was in the "All About The Soul" section. I guess I should have expected this when Mike Hughes moved it. I feel like one of those George Bush protestors, a few years ago, who got moved to an area where no-one could see or hear them protest.

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There used to be one in Miami who had moved his stock down from Chicago, who was known to be the rudest man in record sales, but he had the most amazing stock of Chicago labels I have ever seen.

I wish I could remember his name.

Have you noticed how, since they moved my thread into this section, it's all but dried up ??? I guess no-one bothers looking in here after all. It had about two hundred times more traffic when it was in the "All About The Soul" section. I guess I should have expected this when Mike Hughes moved it. I feel like one of those George Bush protestors, a few years ago, who got moved to an area where no-one could see or hear them protest.

Just what it is that you are protesting ???? I am a new comer on here and have been reading past and present posts i know very little about records or producing or promoting but i enjoy the scene and the music, i have read and re-read your posts and the only thing you every seem to talk about is YOURSELF !!!!! Am i wrong but i thought that Soulsource is a forum for people interested in the music and the scene ????, in my opinion anyone who uses wording like "eat cyanide and die" (school boy playground springs to mind) should take any criticism thrown at them and should have been removed indefinitely from the community.

The reason it has dried up is because people are sick of hearing "poor me" in every post you make maybe if all you are interested in is YOURSELF then maybe you should form a web page dedicated to "Ian Levine" ????? :ohmy:

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Just what it is that you are protesting ???? I am a new comer on here and have been reading past and present posts i know very little about records or producing or promoting but i enjoy the scene and the music, i have read and re-read your posts and the only thing you every seem to talk about is YOURSELF !!!!! Am i wrong but i thought that Soulsource is a forum for people interested in the music and the scene ????, in my opinion anyone who uses wording like "eat cyanide and die" (school boy playground springs to mind) should take any criticism thrown at them and should have been removed indefinitely from the community.

The reason it has dried up is because people are sick of hearing "poor me" in every post you make maybe if all you are interested in is YOURSELF then maybe you should form a web page dedicated to "Ian Levine" ?????

How very telling that this is your first ever post on here.

Plus I'm not protesting anything. I was comparing the way my thread had been shut away to the same way people protesting about Bush were shut away out of sight.

But this being your first post speaks volumes about your motivation.


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How very telling that this is your first ever post on here.

Plus I'm not protesting anything. I was comparing the way my thread had been shut away to the same way people protesting about Bush were shut away out of sight.

But this being your first post speaks volumes about your motivation.

"Shut away out of sight" Err. Not quite true Ian. They were and are kept a considerable distance from public events Bush attended. But have been since the Reagan era. And each successive President has enforced those rules and increased the distances involved.

Anyway, back on topic, is there any footage of Carol Woods "Heading Down Fools Road"

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There used to be one in Miami who had moved his stock down from Chicago, who was known to be the rudest man in record sales, but he had the most amazing stock of Chicago labels I have ever seen.

I wish I could remember his name.

Have you noticed how, since they moved my thread into this section, it's all but dried up ??? I guess no-one bothers looking in here after all. It had about two hundred times more traffic when it was in the "All About The Soul" section. I guess I should have expected this when Mike Hughes moved it. I feel like one of those George Bush protestors, a few years ago, who got moved to an area where no-one could see or hear them protest.

On the plus side though all the insults have (virtually) died out leaving you and other interested parties to discuss matters in a civilized fashion.

When the thread was on All About the Soul it was a bit of a 'car crash' with people looking on just to see what was going to happen.

I think Mike's done you a favour. If people want to talk to you, and there seems to be plenty who do, they will find you wherever the thread is (unless it gets bumped to Freebasing Humour like one of mine did....now that one did die a death).

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Have you noticed how, since they moved my thread into this section, it's all but dried up ??? I guess no-one bothers looking in here after all. It had about two hundred times more traffic when it was in the "All About The Soul" section. I guess I should have expected this when Mike Hughes moved it. I feel like one of those George Bush protestors, a few years ago, who got moved to an area where no-one could see or hear them protest.

The majority of people on here just click "new posts" at the top of the page and you can see any new ones since you were last here, so the fact that it's in Look At Your Box has nothing to do with anything - there are more posts in that section than there are in All About The Soul usually anyway.

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How very telling that this is your first ever post on here.

Plus I'm not protesting anything. I was comparing the way my thread had been shut away to the same way people protesting about Bush were shut away out of sight.

But this being your first post speaks volumes about your motivation.

Motivation????? and what exactly in your opinion is my motivation ???? i have no agenda behind my post just merely giving my opinion as to why your thread may have been shut away !!!!! :ohmy: ( validated reasons in my opinion )

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The majority of people on here just click "new posts" at the top of the page and you can see any new ones since you were last here, so the fact that it's in Look At Your Box has nothing to do with anything - there are more posts in that section than there are in All About The Soul usually anyway.

Doh, I've never noticed that before, there's me scrolling down each section!!

Silly Me!

P :rolleyes:

PS Its far better in this section IMO

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Anyway, back on topic, is there any footage of Carol Woods "Heading Down Fools Road"

Oh Steve, I only wish there was.

Imagine how fabulous that would be.

You know she went on to win a Tony Award....

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On the plus side though all the insults have (virtually) died out leaving you and other interested parties to discuss matters in a civilized fashion.

When the thread was on All About the Soul it was a bit of a 'car crash' with people looking on just to see what was going to happen.

I think Mike's done you a favour. If people want to talk to you, and there seems to be plenty who do, they will find you wherever the thread is

Yes okay, you do make a fair point here...

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The majority of people on here just click "new posts" at the top of the page and you can see any new ones since you were last here, so the fact that it's in Look At Your Box has nothing to do with anything - there are more posts in that section than there are in All About The Soul usually anyway.

I am now convinced, and I shall not make another murmour about it.

I just hope that the interested people keep on finding the thread.

Posted

PS Its far better in this section IMO

And if you think it is, then that doubles it, and you're the person I most trust on here to be wonderfully open minded.

But I still love Smiffy too. Even though he slags me off sometimes.

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Oh Steve, I only wish there was.

Imagine how fabulous that would be.

You know she went on to win a Tony Award....

I still love the song after all these years.

More about the Tony ?

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I still love the song after all these years.

More about the Tony ?

Here's loads of info. And NONE of it mentions the four songs I recorded with her, "Heading Down Fools Road", "Your Face Keeps Haunting Me", "I'm In Womnderland", and "Never Satisfied"

January 2009

Tonight, Monday January 5th, 2009, the company of the hit Broadway musical CHICAGO welcomes back Carol Woods in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton, the reigning cell block diva of the Cook County Jail.

On the big screen, Woods recently appeared as a featured soloist in Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, performing a celebrated gospel rendition of the iconic Beatles' hit "Let It Be," which she later reprised to great acclaim on the 2008 Grammy Awards broadcast. Her other feature films include Steam, Sweet and Lowdown, Honeymooners and Stepping Out. In addition to CHICAGO, Woods' Broadway and National Touring credits include The Full Monty, One Mo' Time, Follies, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Stepping Out, The Goodbye Girl, Grind, Big River and The Crucible. Her London stage credits include Blues in the Night (Olivier nomination) and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. On television, Woods has appeared in "The Practice," "Third Watch," "Law & Order" and as a series regular on "Parent Hood."

In the role of Matron "Mama" Morton, Woods succeeds Lavon Fisher-Wilson.

CHICAGO is the kiss-and-tell tale of Roxie Hart, a chorus girl who kills her lover as a career move; Billy Flynn, a sharp lawyer who turns Roxie into a celebrity; and Velma Kelly, a dancing jailbird with an ear for headlines and an eye for talent. Chicago, winner of six 1997 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, is a loving look back at vaudeville, a timely satire of the justice system, and a reminder of what great theater can be.

Currently playing at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.), CHICAGO also stars The Office's Melora Hardin in her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart, Tony Award nominee Brenda Braxton as Velma Kelly, Tony Award nominee Tom Hewitt as Billy Flynn, and Scott Davidson as Amos Hart and

With a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, CHICAGO is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording.

Produced by Barry and Fran Weissler, CHICAGO is directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Ann Reinking, and features set design by John Lee Beatty, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington and sound design byScott Lehrer. The production also features orchestrations by Ralph Burns, supervising music direction by Rob Fisher and music direction by Leslie Stifelman.

Visit www.ChicagoTheMusical.com for more information.

Carol Woods is an American performer. In February 2008 she performed on the 50th Grammy Awards broadcast singing "Let It Be" from the soundtrack of the film Across the Universe, with Timothy T. Mitchum. She is currently (2009) reprising the role of Matron Mama Morton in Chicago on Broadway, recording material for a new CD titled Blues In The Night.Inspired by Barack Obama's campaign and win she has recorded Grammy Award winner Julie Gold's song America .The CD of America (The Song) will be debut in a Limited Inaugural Edition at the "Shades of Blue" Inaugural Gala ,hosted by Create the Vision Source in Washington D.C. January 20th 2009.

Carol Woods Broadway theatre credits include Matron Mama Morton in Chicago. Stella Deems in the Roundabout Theater's 2001 revival of Steven Sondheim's Follies, Mrs Crosby in Neal Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1993), Maybelle in Grind in 1985. She also made a special guest appearance in the 2002 One Mo Time revival as Ma Reed. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her role in the 1987 London production of Blues in the Night, which led to a NYC run at the Minetta Lane Theater, and in 2008 reprised the role in a San Francisco Production. As a founding member of Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre, in 1992, Carol appeared in their first two productions A Little Hotel on the Side and as Tituba in The Crucible. She left Big River in 1987 to play Rose in the the Tommy Tune-directed Stepping Out (play).On Tour she recreated the role of Jeanette Burmeister in The Full Monty.

Off-Broadway, she is best known for her portrayal of Big Bertha in the Village Gate's 1979 production of One Mo Time and it's TV commercial where she sang part of You've Got The Right Key But You're Working On The Wrong Keyhole and viewers were invited to see the rest in person. In 1993, she portrayed Lorena Hickok in First Lady Suite at the The Public Theater. In 1997 at the Samuel Beckett Theater she appeared as Vy, Aladdin's mother in Dreamstuff a contemporary musical spin on Aladdin.

Her Regional theater credits include An Evening Dinner Theatre in Elmsford, New York where she appeared as Jewel in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas At the McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey, Carol Woods appeared in C'mon and Hear: Irving Berlin's America (1994), A Christmas Carol (1996) ,Greensboro: A Requiem (1996) At Montclair State University in 1992 Carol Woods repeated the starring role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, which she had played in London's Royal National Theater three years earlier. During Theaterfest '94 she appeared in Side by Side by Sondheim, and during TheatreFest '98, Triplets: The Diva Musical with Ruth Brown, and Angela Robinson. For the Williamstown Theatre Festival she appeared in Hot L Baltimore (2000)

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Her first film credit was as the infamous Aunt Bunny in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)

She reprises her stage role of Rose in the Stepping Out (1991 film) version, with Liza Minnelli, Shelly Winters, Bill Irwin and Jane Krakowski. Rose's son in the film was played by Carol's real son Raymond Rickman She performed at both the Toronto Benefit for Starlight during the filming and at the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS New York Premiere of the film.

In Sweet and Lowdown (1999) as Helen Minton she sings All Of Me .

In the Honeymooners (2005) she plays Alice's Mom .

Across the Universe (film)(2007)

Having been directed by Jack Wrangler in cabaret, she appears as herself in the 2008 documentary Wrangler Anatomy Of An Icon.

Steam with Ruby Dee is in Post Production

Television

The Parent Hood with Robert Townsend as Mrs Wilcox - Season 1

Law and Order

Third Watch

The Practice episode - Neighboring Species in which some fool didn't want to hear her sing.

Recording artist

Bosom Buddies with Karen Saunders

Lost In The Stars

Breakfast At Tiffany's

Barcelona

While appearing in the London Production of Blues In The Night ,Carol was befriended by Freddie Mercury of Queen who asked her to sing backup on this Album

Three CDs in The Riverwalk Series:

New Year's All Star Jam

American Love Songs

Hot Jazz For A Cool Yule.

She also appears on the Cast Albums of :

Grind,

The Goodbye Girl

Blues In The Night

[edit]Concerts and cabaret

The Village Gate

Songs In The Key Of Stevie reunited her with Ron Richardson

The Stevie Wonder tribute was directed by Obba Babatund

New Years Eve Party with opening act Dianna Jones

Featured Vocalist at Late Night Swing Shows

During One Mo' Time made frequent "guest " appearances in the Terrace Bar Cabaret

She continued this practice when she dropped in to see other performers, notably Emmy Kemp , until "The Gate" closed.

Carnegie Hall

An Evening with Carol Woods November 27, 2000

Benefit concerts for the Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation honoring Johnny Mercer (2001), Kander & Ebb (2003), and Marvin Hamlisch (2006).

92nd Street Y

Various Lyrics and Lyricists shows

Downtime

Her CD Bosom Buddies was recorded there live

Arci's Place

Stick Around ran from January 30th through February 24th 2001

Rainbow and Stars

'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin(1992) with Jo Anne Worley

Michaels Pub

Tribute shows to Sammy Davis Jr. and Pearl Bailey(1991)

Freddy's

Nell's

B. Smiths

Iridium

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And if you think it is, then that doubles it, and you're the person I most trust on here to be wonderfully open minded.

But I still love Smiffy too. Even though he slags me off sometimes.

Thanks Ian : where do I stand in your consideration stakes ?

Malc Burton

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And if you think it is, then that doubles it, and you're the person I most trust on here to be wonderfully open minded.

But I still love Smiffy too. Even though he slags me off sometimes.

I don't! I just said stop moaning, that's not slagging you off, if I want to do that I'll do it to your face, not hide behind a keyboard!

Posted

There used to be one in Miami who had moved his stock down from Chicago, who was known to be the rudest man in record sales, but he had the most amazing stock of Chicago labels I have ever seen.

I wish I could remember his name.

Have you noticed how, since they moved my thread into this section, it's all but dried up ??? I guess no-one bothers looking in here after all. It had about two hundred times more traffic when it was in the "All About The Soul" section. I guess I should have expected this when Mike Hughes moved it. I feel like one of those George Bush protestors, a few years ago, who got moved to an area where no-one could see or hear them protest.

Ian

You obviously have a great passion for producing. Don't give yerself an ulcer just keep on doin' what your doin'.

Regards Kev


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Thanks Ian : where do I stand in your consideration stakes ?

Malc Burton

Equal first - joint number one.

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I don't! I just said stop moaning, that's not slagging you off, if I want to do that I'll do it to your face, not hide behind a keyboard!

I still love you to bits.

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Ian

You obviously have a great passion for producing. Don't give yerself an ulcer just keep on doin' what your doin'.

Regards Kev

I hope to do so.

Here's a reminder of my favourite production from last year.

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Here's a reminder of my favourite production from last year.

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And seeing him live was brilliant!!

What happened to the vinyl release?

Ask Phil Dick and Ian Dewhirst

Posted

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your thread and absolutely love Nat Augustin - thank you

Thank YOU for being so nice to say so.

Posted

Have you produced any Gospel records Ian?

Kev

Sort of.

I did a version of "You Made Me So Very Happy" with Brenda Holoway where she wanted to change the lyrics into gospel, and the same with Laura Lee doing "To Win Your Heart"

But we produced a triple CD box set for my friend Paul Savory, of Pat Lewis singing all gospel songs.

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Sort of.

I did a version of "You Made Me So Very Happy" with Brenda Holoway where she wanted to change the lyrics into gospel, and the same with Laura Lee doing "To Win Your Heart"

But we produced a triple CD box set for my friend Paul Savory, of Pat Lewis singing all gospel songs.

This I would like to hear - any chance Ian ?

Malc Burton

Guest grahamt
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Ask Phil Dick and Ian Dewhirst

hi ian, i did (following your goodself pointing me in their direction a few month,s ago) this is the reply i got of p,dick in oct

"Hi, It will be out (in about 8 weeks) we have the Freda Payne - Memories & Souvenirs coming out next, closely followed by Nat." Best Regards

Phil

nat augustin is a fantastic (in my opinion) tune and deserves to be released.......graham.

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hi ian, i did (following your goodself pointing me in their direction a few month,s ago) this is the reply i got of p,dick in oct

"Hi, It will be out (in about 8 weeks) we have the Freda Payne - Memories & Souvenirs coming out next, closely followed by Nat." Best Regards

Phil

nat augustin is a fantastic (in my opinion) tune and deserves to be released.......graham.

I do think you ought to ask them again, as it seems to have been forgotten about.

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Ian , hope your well , can you tell me how many copies were pressed of 'The Interpretations' & '1st Amendment' ?

and are they now deleted ?

Cheers

Swifty thumbsup.gif

About two hundred of each, and they've not been available from me since 2002.

The Interpretations is in demand for the B side, not the A side.

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