Derek Pearson

I know Pete I'm chuckling as I write this sometimes I amaze myself at just not being able to spot the wood from the trees hahaha. At least I figured out which city the Memphis Records label was based in...... derek x

Many records that we chase were issued by labels that only managed to release in many cases less than half a dozen singles. The life span of the label was often very short and greatly depended on one of their opening releases selling in some sort of number. Money would have been tight, just releasing the record would have been an achievement in itself for many, so wrapping them in a company sleeve would have been way down on their wish list. So it's quite unusual and a great bonus to find paper sleeves from the much smaller companies. De-vel Records was another short lived - less than 6 releases - label that operated out of New York City circa 1973. Keni Lewis, Jackie Milton and Madeline & the Monticellos spring to mind. Stunning is the word I'd use

Many records that we chase were issued by labels that only managed to release in many cases less than half a dozen singles. The life span of the label was often very short and greatly depended on one of their opening releases selling in some sort of number. Money would have been tight, just releasing the record would have been an achievement in itself for many, so wrapping them in a company sleeve would have been way down on their wish list. So it's quite unusual and a great bonus to find paper sleeves from the much smaller companies. Memphis Records released less than half a dozen singles - four I think - in 1970. The Girls and Ollie Nightingale spring to mind.

Collecting records was just great but the obsessive in me still wasn't satisfied. The logical extension was to start gathering up paper sleeves as well. Some of my favourites. Never twigged before that both these powerhouse labels bore the same street address (doh). derek

It wasn't till I looked at the sleeves closely that I realised Motown rather kindly dated this range of sleeves which they used to help promote their album releases. Consequently because the label issued such a constant flow of albums they needed to update and reprint the Sound Of Young America sleeves regularly. September 1967 December 1968 October 1970 A new decade A new logo. I would very much like to receive a PM from you Mister Rix. derek

Hi Edu If you're still after a copy I'm pretty certain I've got a copy upstairs that I'd be willing to sell. cheers, derek

Anybody interested in this little beauty? JOHNNIE TAYLOR "Lifetime" A retrospective of soul, blues & gospel 1956-1999. A 3 disc box set released by US Fantasy in November 2000. 65 tracks. Outer box, insert and all 3 CDs in Excellent condition. £15 NOW £10 + £3.50p P&P UK. Full track listing can be provided on request. Amazon.co.uk Review Before Johnnie Taylor was the soul sage of "Who's Making Love" or the pop-disco smoothie of "Disco Lady," he was a gospel star the lead singer of the Highway Q.C.'s, and later of the Soul Stirrers, where he followed Sam Cooke. He eventually shook off Cooke's vocal mannerisms and left gospel for the soul and disco world, but the church always stayed in his voice and in the wry moralism that underscored even his most libidinous songs. When he sang "I've Been Born Again", it was nominally about the woman who'd made him monogamous, but his prayerful phrasing argued otherwise. Taylor died in early 2000, and Lifetime is a smartly constructed survey of his entire recording career, including dozens of big hits and a healthy helping of alternate takes and rarities (admittedly, though, the last two decades of the years in the title are represented by all of four tracks). His first big break in secular pop came when the unrelated Little Johnny Taylor had a hit with "Part Time Love" but couldn't promote it effectively; Johnnie with an "ie" stepped in and remade himself as a bluesy shouter, backed up by the Stax house band in Memphis. By the end of the 1960s, he'd hooked up with producer/songwriter Don Davis, who was his creative foil for the commercial peak of his career and introduced his voice to the Detroit sound for a string of little morality plays that zoomed to the upper reaches of the R&B charts. The culmination of this period, and of his hit-making career, was "Disco Lady," a 1975 collaboration with P-Funk sidemen, but Lifetime's final disc even makes Taylor's long decline sound as sharp as the rest of his canon. Douglas Wolk PM or email pearson544@btinternet.com to discuss etc. derek

Hi Mark Aah you mean this embarassing Paul O'Grady footage from 14th October 2008 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFqPDjk-D8U Thanks for the tip on where to find that missing bit of Big Mick talking. Would love to see the full clip. I bet in time somebody will locate it and air it on summat like YouTube. derek

all from the comfort of your own keyboard... Once I'd located this amazingly brilliant blog - bang went another nights best laid plans https://pubs-of-manchester.blogspot.com Victoria, Hardman Street. © Frank Heaton/Neil Hardman This 1968 photo from the Image Collection shows the Victoria Hotel on Hardman Street looking east towards Deansgate. Joddrell Street to the left and much of Hardman Street has been swallowed up by the huge Spinningfields development, and the Victoria Hotel has also made way. The Victoria was home to Old Fashioned Love Band, a Jazz/big band group and BBC Radio Manchester broadcast a show from the pub in 1972. Keystone, Market Way, Salford, 1990. © deltrems at flickr. The Keystone was originally meant to be called "The Dollies" but owners Tetley decided to name this octagonal-shaped lock-up pub on Market Way on the Precinct. Over two floors it had roaring twenties dcor downstairs with keystone cops black and white films on screens. Up the spiral staircase took you to a disco area. By 1984 the decoration had changed to 1940s style. Burtonwood took the Keystone in 1992 but a couple of years later it was closed, and then demolished by 1998. derek

Hi Andy - how's it going? Pretty sure I've got some spare Motown sleeves tucked away upstairs - give me a day or so and I'll see when I can find. Price? You're having a laugh aren't ya? I've known you a long time and you've always been OK with me so I'll send what I can find for nowt. Collecting records wasn't enough for me, I soon developed a side interest of collecting paper sleeves as well. Then I started collecting record mailers......... derek

Saturday 7th January 2012 Derek Pearson saying it for soul all eras all styles Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM First show of the new year and we continue saying it for soul, we carry on where we left off last year by continuing to play a weird and wonderful selection of them old soul 45s. If you would like to hear the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - if you live within say 10 miles of the BD1 based studio tune your radio to the 106.6 frequency on your FM dial and you should be able to get it. Failing that go through the wonders of the world wide web on www.bcbradio.co.uk and hear it streamed live out of your PC. Dee Pee's playlist: Ollie Jackson - Just a little while - Pepper Vi Campbell - Seven doors - Peacock Billy Keene - Wishing & hoping - Paula Vonda Maria - I feel complete - Phil La Soul Helene Smith - Some kind of a man - Phil La Soul Bobby Patterson - I get my groove from you - Paula Mary Holmes - I'll make it up to you - Philly Groove Jimmy Mack - Be good to the one - Pawn Debbie Taylor - I have learned to do without you - Polydor Emory and the Dynamics - Pretty little school girl - Peach Tree Freddy and the Sounds Of Soul - You're the beat of my heart - Pearl Bud Harper - Let me love you - Peacock The Fabulous Peps - Gypsy woman - Premium Stuff Jerry Townes - Nevermore - Penny King Diamond - Black woman - Powerhouse Patches - I'm gonna make this world a better place - Phax Anthony White - Hey baby - Philadelphia International Mavis Staples - Love gone bad - Phono Checkmates Ltd - All alone by the telephone - Polydor Fortson & Scott - Just a little step - Pzazz Ron Alston - One more tear - Philips

REUBEN HOWELL "You Can't Stop A Man In Love" 2:40 / "When You Take Another Chance On Love" 2:30 (US Motown M 1274F) original 7inch promotional single released in 1973 with picture sleeve. Reduced down to £90 SOLD Label: clean white paper black text; few brown ageing spots - Excellent Record: styrene; deep shine & gloss; light surface marks - Excellent minus Sleeve: original clean flat white paper black design; no seam splits; small writing in red on rear - Excellent PM or email me on pearson544@btinternet.com to reserve/discuss blah blah blah..... Payment by cheque, cash sent recorded or Paypal on pearson544@btinternet.com Postage: add £2 for UK recorded. However if you do me the favour by sending the ££ through Paypal as a gift I will cover the P&P costs (UK only). Ta. derek x

Manchester City Council Libraries - Manchester Local Image Collection https://images.manche...ov.uk/index.php? Brazennose Street ©1961(classic picture most often seen of the Left Wing Coffee House) https://images.manche...gue&refirn=1339 Brazennose Street from No.26 ©1961(slightly different shot of the above) https://images.manche...gue&refirn=1331 But this is the fabulous picture that I've never seen before that was well worth the hour or so it took to find it: Brazennose Street from No.22 ©1961(never seen this fantastic picture before, it gives a much better overview of the position of the Coffee House as it can be aligned with Albert Square in the background. Note position of small road turning right on corner of coffee house) https://images.manche...gue&refirn=1330 Brazennose Street, Looking to Albert Square ©1970 (by then the corner building coffee house had long been demolished - note derelict gap right hand side of street and position of small road right turning) https://images.manche...ue&refirn=30940 History is such a wonderful thang derek x

Manchester Local Image Collection https://images.manche...ov.uk/index.php? whilst wandering about this fascinating site I found this picture taken in 1982 of the derelict building that was The Pendulum. 8-10 Long Millgate, Manchester ©1982 https://images.manchester.gov.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=82736&reftable=ecatalogue&refirn=80760 derek

Looks like there are 2 separate threads going on at the moment that are very similar and overlap many times: Check this thread for similar questions and answers. All Our Yesterdays: 'Wigan Footage' started by Zed1 Dec 25 2011. derek

Hey up Mick - seeing as you were featured in this programme what was the background to it and can you confirm more details, people etc etc.... Memory is such a weird thing - as soon as I watched the above clip of Vernon spinning I knew I'd completely forgotten all about it but immediately remembered I'd seen it many times before. Then I wondered why there weren't snippets of it all over YouTube, of course I never considered that the BBC would routinely clear off sections of videos they owned under copyright laws. And yes Barry you're right - the more I thought about it - there is a section where Big Mick is sat down saying summat like "I'm from Bradford and we come here just for the music, just for the music, it's fantastic"........ derek x also it looks like there are 2 separate threads going on at the moment that are very similar and overlap many times: Check this thread out for more questions and answers. All About The Soul: 'Can you Id the source of film' started by wiggyflat Oct 07 2011.