Derek Pearson

call me old fashioned but I do like reading about people's fond memories of record shops they frequented in years gone by. But what I really like looking at is them old creased black n white photos of said record stores but there must be something in the human psychia that either takes for granted those common everyday items or we simply never think on to take pictures of our favourite haunts. I'm just as bad as everybody else. derek I've just had an idea! Mmmm Once whilst trawling for records somewhere north of Miami I found an old electrical store that supposedly sold some of them old 45s. As I got to the front door I noticed in the window a small hand written note that said 'I sell soul records'. Come to Pappa. I did take a photo and I know I've still got it somewhere in amongst a thoussand and one boxes....

This is why God gave you ears

For me The Tomangoe's ticks every box I can think of that every northern record should have. It's as good as it gets. Roll this idea around in your head for a bit - regardless of who is actually fronting the band - with a vocalist that good surely he went onto record other stuff after Washpan? I doubt he'd have been happy as a background singer so it would have been lead vocal or nothing. His vocals are quite distinctive and up untill this day I've never heard anybody ever say about a record "blimey that vocalist doesn't half sound like him in The Tomangoe's". Maybe any other recordings by The Tomangoe's stayed locked in the can. Imagine in your dreams if an unissued Washpan acetate turned up on Ebay in the near future....... And whoes to say there aren't any tucked away somewhere in this big wide world? derek And bizarrely I don't think I've ever heard the flip side "You've Been Gone So Long" what's it like? And didn't Gilly once get a couple o' copies of The Tomangoe's whilst hunting out an about in Detroit in the mid 80's?

Remember going there - think it was on the road from the train station into town. An upstairs room and pretty dark as I recall? Think they had some sorta little room downstairs as well that was even darker. First time I ever paid double figures for a record hahaha. Boy was I Bobby BigBolloxs that night - they were dragging on t' floor - now I was a man and had joined the big boys league of serious record collectors (or so I thought........). My tenner had bought Garnett Mimms 'Looking For You' on British United Artists. Previous highest was £8 for Vibrations 'Cause You're Mine' Epic WDJ. Derek just call me Big Wad

And despite this being a 70's release and by some sort of white rock type group said record was a massive sixties newie c/up as Williams & Watson "Nobody ever said it was gonna be easy" for Mister Searling at WC in the early 1980s. derek x

Anybody want a copy of the rare book 'The Sound Of Philadelphia' (UK Methuen 0 413 34080 5) written by Tony Cummings, former Black Music magazine features writer. Written in 1975 it's a fascinating insight into the musical history of Philadelphia starting with a detailed look at the roots of The Philly Sound. This authentic account comes direct from interviews with the producers, singers, & writers involved. 150 pages with no tears, rips or writing; littered with great black 'n' white photos; age worn and well read. If this was a record I'd grade it VG+ - call it £10 for a quick sale. SAID BOOK IS NOW SOLD. Ta Add £3 for UK postage or if you know me I'll bring it to a venue (aiming to go Lowton Friday 9th and Bradford EBU Saturday 10th December). Paypal or cheque is fine. onwards, derek

As previously mentioned in sales already - it's the same song as "I'll tell it to the wind" by Tommy Rodgers on AJP but obviously isn't TR. The unknown singer on this soundclip might not be the best vocalist in the world but it's a reasonable effort. He's still unidentified though. derek

Assuming this was what it was covered up as could it have been that Chuck Flamingo thing "What's my chances" on Rujac under the paper? Sorry Chalky I glanced at this thread and this was the first thing that came into my mind. My brain's mush and I haven't been spending too much time on the computer. derek x

Hey up Salmon - hope you're well on the road to recovery now. Assuming it's "The girl every guy should know" that you're after I have a copy in my possession that soon could be living in downtown Rochdale if negotiations are successful. If you twist my arm enough I'm sure you could talk me into trading it for The Enjoyables on Capitol (smile) failing that some hard cash would be very nice indeed. If you're going to Paul Harris's super wonderful EBU next saturday 10th I'm sure we can argue/discuss a bit more.... derek x

playlist as promised: The Holidays "Watch Out" Golden World Willie Kendricks "Give Me Lots Of Loving" RCA Liz Lands "Midnight Johnny" Gordy The Vows "Tell Me" VIP The Falcons "Love Look In Your Eyes" Big Wheel Luther Ingram "Run For Your Life" Hurdy Gurdy Emanuel Lasky "Run For My Life" Thelma Johnny Gilliam "Baby Take Me Back" Modern Dynamics "You Make Me Feel So Good" RCA Deon Jackson "When Your Love Has Gone" Carla Illusions "Just an illusion" Freedom Lee Williams "Girl From A Country Town" Rapda Bobby Taylor "There Are Roses Somewhere" Sunflower Willie Hobbs "Til I Get It Right" Sound Stage Seven Ghetto Children "It's not easy to say goodbye" Roulette The Turks "The good brought the bad" DJO Willie Mallory "You went back on what you said" Lanor Gene Middleton "You can get it" Soul Town Johnny Guitar Watson "Wait a minute baby" Highland Bobby King "Thanks Mister Postman" Federal Turnarounds "Can't take no more" Minit Grover Mitchell "Take your time and love me" Josie Soul Patrol "Save your love" Highland Deon Jackson "I can't go on" Carla derek

Derek Pearson playlist 12-1am It was the first time I'd been behind the decks at the Wilton for a couple of years so I was really looking forward to it and my intention was to try and spin as many records as I could that I'd never played there before and more importantly still keep people moving on the dance floor. I also had a little sneaky competition with myself to see "what was the cheapest record I could play which still received a good reception". Think I got it down to a fiver..... Inez & Charlie Foxx "Tightrope" UK Stateside Marva Whitney "Saving all my love" Federal The Holidays "Watch out girl" Golden World Cody Black "Going going gone" Ram-Brock Marvelous Ray "Whirlpool" Abner Percy Milem "Call on me" Goldwax Stewart Ames "Angelina" J&W Ad Libs "Think of me" Karen Geater Davis "My love is so strong" House Of Orange Timothy Wilson "Hey girl do you love me" Veep Joseph Moore "I still can't get next to you" MarVlus Deon Jackson "When your love has gone" Carla Nat Hall "Why" Loop Luther Ingram "Run for your life" Hurdy Gurdy Emanuel Laskey "Run for my life" Thelma Volumes "Am I losing you" Karen Gambrells "You better move" Carla Firestones "I just can't wait" Moira Singing Sam "Move it baby" Dandy Rex Garvin "You don't need no help" WSJ Eugene Gaspard "Holding On" Rosemont Sir Henry Ivy "He left you standing there" Future Dimension onwards, derek

Apologies for my lateness in posting up my playlist. Derek Pearson playlist 2-3am (not in particular order) Elbie Parker "Please keep away from me" Veep Marvelous Ray "Whirlpool" Abner Masqueraders "How" La Beat Percy Milem "Call on me" Goldwax Stewart Ames "Angelina" J&W Timothy Wilson "Hey girl do you love me" Veep Joseph Moore "I still can't get next to you" MarVlus Barbara & Brenda "Never love a robin" Dynamo Deon Jackson "When your love has gone" Carla Garland Green "Girl I love you" Revue Garnet Mimms "Prove it" Veep Nat Hall "Why" Loop Fred Hughes "Don't let me down" Vee Jay Clifford Binns "You've got to help me" Carrie Liz Lands "Midnight Johnny" Gordy Johnny Gilliam "Baby take me back" Modern Buddy Connor "When you're alone" Breakthrough Gambrells "You better move" Carla Eddie Wilson "A toast to the lady" Tollie Friendly People "Ain't got nothing but the blues" VMP New Yorkers "Don't want to be your fool" Tac-Ful Rex Garvin "You don't need no help" WSJ

Saturday 3rd December 2011 Derek Pearson & special guest Craig Butler Shades of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM As we near the end of the year it's quite fitting to have back in studio 2 tonight Craig Butler from Brighouse who has guested more times than virtually anybody else. He possesses a mighty fine collection and once again we ask him to delve back into that big wooden cupboard of his...... Fasten your seat belts and await 60 minutes of the good groove. It could go anywhere and often does. Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - first try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio and secondly through the wonders of the world wide web www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. Craig Butler's choice of 13: Oliver Lynch - I Wanna Be - Renee Eddie Floyd - Make Up Your Mind - Safice The Deans - No Not Now - Panik The People's Choice - Ease The Pain - Palmer Shirley Johnson - Trippin' On You - Diamond Gem Brenda Devlin - Where You Ever Lonely - Road Soul Survivors - Temptations 'Bout To Get Me - Atco John Standbury - Help Me Now - Josie Connie McGill & Visions - For That Great Day - Sugar Baby Washington - I Can't Afford To Lose Him - Cotillion The Rhythm Rascals - Why Do You Have To Go - Roulette Tony & Lynn - I'm Hip To You - Blue Rock The Pageants - Are You Ever Coming Home - RCA Victor Dee Pee's choice of 8: Ron Alston 'Something ain't right' Philips The New Concepts 'Give me another chance' Philips Jerry Townes 'Nevermore' Penny The Village Choir 'Talk to me sometimes' Paramount (c/o Jim Eddleston) James Brown 'People wake up and live' Polydor Joe Perkins Wrapped up in your love' Plush The Intentions 'Don't forget that I love you' Philips Johnny Williams 'Love don't rub off' PIR

thanks for the nice comments. The show is scheduled 2 weeks on 2 weeks off - so this months pair of shows were on Saturday 5th with Colin & Shirley, then on the following Saturday Blake Helliwell came into the BCB studios for the first time. My calender says we then miss the Saturdays 19th & 26th before resuming our rightfull place on the airwaves on Saturdays 3rd & 10th December. The first show next month sees that man Mick Howard from Heywood back in the studio 2 hot seat. Currently I'm in very complex lengthy negotiations with the guest for the following week - so as they say in radio speak - stay tuned or summat.

Playlists as promised...... Eleven choice cuts from Blake Helliwell: Gladys Knight 'Whole lot of woman' Soul LP Lorraine Johnson 'If you want me to be' Atlantic Erma Coffee 'Anyway the wind blows' Hi William Bell 'Yesterday I lied' Mercury LP Billy Kent 'Take it all this time' Expo Johnnie Hoyle 'What about me' Raybo Sarah Simpson 'All of a sudden' Soul-Po-Tion Don Hollinger 'Let him go' Mercede The Nightingales 'I don't want to be like my daddy' Stax Clarence Reid 'Push a little harder' Dade Milt Mathews 'I'm the man to see' Commonwealth LP Derek Pearson's bundle of eight: Inez & Charlie Foxx "Tightrope" UK Stateside The Profiles "I still love you" Bamboo Sylvia Tomas "At last" Bamboo The Voice Masters "You've hurt me baby" Bamboo Third Demetion "If my heart was an open book" Bumpshop Verna & Bob "I'm in love with you" Way Out Marvin Smith "Love ain't nothing but pain" Brunswick Chuck Armstrong "A better place" Blackrock

Derek Pearson and guest Blake Helliwell on t' radio Saturday 12th November Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM In tonight's show we welcome into the BCB studios for the first time well known collector Blake Helliwell from Leeds now York who I've known since the mid 1990s. Well liked and respected by many it will be interesting to see and hear what he brings to the turntables and airwaves. Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. And that's just the guests... And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - first try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio and secondly through t' wonders of the world wide web www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. And you know it. Playlists to be added as soon as I can

Derek Pearson with guests Colin & Shirley Wood on t' radio Saturday 5th November Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM In tonight's show we welcome into the studio for the first time Mr & Mrs Wood better to known to many as Colin & Shirley. Think it's the first time I've also ever had 2 guests at the same time in the studio, hope I've got enough fingers to operate all the microphones at the same time...... Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. And that's just the guests... And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - first try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio and secondly through t' wonders of the world wide web www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. And you know it. A straight dozen from Colin & Shirley: Terrible Frankie Nieves - True Love - Speed The Ethics - I want my baby back - Vent Mel & Tim - Forever and a day - Stax Spyder Turner - Tell me - Band Trax Chris Calloway - You're something else - Cub Little Melvin & Boleros - Jealous Lover - Valarie Rainbows End - I can't get enough - Fart Superiors - I'd rather die - Sue John Gary Williams - The whole world is going damn crazy - Stax Philharmonics - I need your love - Soulin Edwin Starr - Don't ell me I'm crazy - Soul Bobby Taylor - Just a little bit closer - Mowest Dee Pee's usual mixture of all sorts: Little Ann "Who Are You Trying To Fool" UK Kent The San Francisco TKO's "Make Up Your Mind" UK Kent Gene Faith "Call The FBI" UK Power Exchange Sandra Richardson "Stay Here With Me" Inter-Soul Eddie Parker "I Need A Tue Love" Triple B Turnarounds "Can't Take No More" Minit Rex Garvin "You Don't Need No Help" WSJ Sound Singing Sam "Move It Baby" Dandy Big Frank and The Essences "I Won't Let Her See Me Cry" Blue Rock

Hey up Blake that Lee Moses "Bad Girl" is a truly phenomenal sound - as good as it gets. Pricewise probably £20 or so, got my mine from Mister Dyson about 10 years ago for a tenner or summat. And don't get the song on that other label (is it Gates or summat?) as its wishy washy (as far as I remember it) compared to his Musicor outing but I'm sure you knew that already. See you soon, derek

Just PM'd you. Ta, derek

Oh and if anybody wants an orig copy of Dave and Ansil Collins "Double Barrell" on UK Techniques I know a man with a dog thats got a super near mint copy for sale @ £5 plus P&P. Just PM me. derek

Remember being told similar stories many many years ago by several long time record dealers across America. Berry's tactic to get heavy radio airplay for his new releases (and more importantly to keep getting it) was to simply say summat along the lines of "Look you know my history of producing big hits - if you don't play our new product you won't get any more promos from me in the future". No radio station worth its salt wanted to miss out on the exclusive promos Berry sent there way and the big hits that followed. Berry knew that and played it to his advantage. Berry possessed that rare air gift of consistantly - over time - producing exceedingly fine records which virtually walked themselves onto radio playlists. His strong arm tactics wouldn't and couldn't have worked for any length of time if his output was decidedly average. As we say in Yorkshire "You can't polish a turd". derek x

In a bizarre twist it's probably easier - and cheaper - to obtain "Headache In My Heart" flipped with "I'm In Love Again" on the UK Track 604035 release from January 1970. Derek

If you trawl YouTube regularly like I do there seems to be a massive shortage of good quality clips featuring soul/mod based clubs in the UK from the mid 1960’s to the early 1970’s. Then I stumbled purely by chance upon this great 2:38 minute long film of a club from 1967 in full swing. And what made it all the more fascinating was this revered Halifax club was only 5 or 6 miles from where I’m living now. About 10 years ago after reading John S Wharton’s fascinating book on the history of ‘Plebs The Halifax Jazz Club 1961-1968’, I must confess I did have a little wander over to Halifax to see where this club was or used to be. The building is still there but sadly is now empty and derelict. Impressions - Can't Satisfy @ the Plebeians Halifax1967 Watch and enjoy. Derek

Would have loved to have been there that night when Cecil first came out of the box. I was attending regularly around this period (1979-81) and I know the effect this record caused when the intro kicked in. First night play! Damn I'm slightly jealous..... Would love to hear Richard's side of the story regarding its purchase. Summat like this I guess: John Anderson on the phone to Mister Searling "Er Richard I've got this unknown northern record that I think you'll like....." Wouldn't you love to have been there and seen the reaction when JA first played it to RS. Phew hose me down with cold water. Derek Assuming it was JA that sold CW To RS....

Hi Richard not sure if it's bad form to post links to another forum (Erm don't know where I've got that idea from?) but it follows on from what Chalky's already mentioned. Will PM you more details. Luther Ingram's version is a super fabulous track. derek