Ian Dewhirst

I think this is a UK pressing plant that's doing these. Any ideas anyone? Ian D

I noticed that too. Their previous CD packages would have sold lousily on release so would have probably never been re-manufactured so there's really not that many around. However, there are these on Discogs:- https://www.discogs.com/Flaming-Ember-Westbound-N9-The-Hot-Wax-Sessions/release/710435 Ian D

Normanton Miners Club sometime early 70s on a Tuesday night I think. My set was fine but tempered with the fact that trouble was brewing between the locals and the Northern mob who were all coming down after a long weekend with several beyond control and falling over tables, knocking drinks flying etc, etc. So I knew it was gonna go off and got ready for a quick exit with records intact if poss. Only just made it, they were lobbing bricks at the car as I hauled ass out of the car park. Close call. Ian D

For those into Contemporary Soul we have Bolsoul coming up in Croatia 7th-14 October featuring exclusive live performances from Jarrod Lawson, Tracy Hamlin and Rose Vincent plus 20 of the UKs most loved contemporary Soul music DJs. www.Bolsoul.com Ian D

Just to clear up any confusion, the person who owns the copyright on a sound recording, is the person that paid for the recording of it in most circumstances. If an artist went in the studio and paid for the recording, the studio time, the musicians, engineer etc, then they would own their recordings and could do with them what they wanted. 99% of recordings remain un-recouped, i.e. they don't bring in enough money to cover the costs of recording, studio time, engineer, mastering, statutory payments, manufacturing, artwork, distribution, marketing and promotion. The other 1% do OK and make everyone money generally. The percentage chance of anyone making decent money from recorded music is ridiculously slim at the best of times. Just saying.... Ian D

Certain things couldn't be included due to legal issues and some things that were thought to be P&P owned turned out not be P&P owned. There's almost zero documentation on much of the stuff so this is pretty much the best we could do under the circumstances. Bill Brewster compiled these mainly for the Disco collectors and crate-diggers audiences to be fair...... Ian D

HURTXCD137 Sources: The P&P Records Soul & Disco Anthology https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012BMOK9Q/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-4&pf_rd_r=0HBAYBSEAY92Z9F1ZRDQ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048687&pf_rd_i=desktop CD1 1. Superstition - Dennis Mobley & Fresh Taste Original Club 12" Mix 07:47 2. (Let’s Just) Stay Away - Louise Murray Original Club 12" Mix 06:18 3. Spank Me - Bobby Mann Original Club 12" Mix 03:31 4. Pound For Pound - Le’o Roy Original Club 12" Mix 04:26 5. The Guardian Angel Is Watching Over Us - The Golden Flamingo Orchestra ft Margo Williams Original Club 12" Mix 06:51 6. Gotta Get Your Love - Gary Davis Original Kenny Dope Remix 03:41 7. Charlie's Angels - Oral Caress Original Club 12" Edit 07:28 8. Charleston Hopscotch - Cloud One Original Album Version 06:17 9. Get Down - Rudy Stuart Original Club 12" Mix 05:46 10. Robot Dance - Marvin Wright Original Club 12" Mix 08:33 11. You've Been Hunchin' All Night (And Can't Get It Right) - Catherine Miller Original Club 12" Mix 04:58 12. Got You Dancing - Karisma ft Jocelyn Brown Original Club 12" Mix 05:17 13. It's So Good To Know - Best Friend Around Original Club 12" Mix 07:00 CD2 1. Atmosphere Strutt - Cloud One Original Club 12" Mix 08:08 2. Got To Have Your Love - Clyde Alexander & Sanction Original Club 12" Mix 09:39 3. Dance, Dance, Dance - Marta Acuna Original Club 12" Mix 06:13 4. Out Of Work - Jesse Gould Original Club 12" Mix 06:26 5. Johnson Jumpin’ - Johnson Products Original Club 12" Mix 06:00 6. 25 Hours - Lanier Original Club 12" Mix 06:00 7. Patti Duke - Cloud One Original Club 12" Mix 05:21 8. Super-Jay Love Theme - Super-Jay Original Club 12" Mix 07:30 9. Rock, Spank, Freak - High Voltage Original Club 12" Mix 10:57 10. Stereo Funk - Darrow & Stereo Original Club 12" Mix 04:50 11. Disco Juice - Cloud One Original Club 12" Mix 06:56 CD3 1. Dance Freak - Chain Reaction Original Club 12" Mix 06:42 2. Magic Carpet - High Fidelity Original Club 12" Mix 05:38 3. New York's Movin' - Ahzz Original Club 12" Mix 07:52 4. Don't Let My Rainbow Pass Me By - Cloud One ft Margo Williams Original Club 12" Mix 04:39 5. I Did It Again - Jesse Henderson Original Club 12" Mix 07:27 6. Take Me I'm Yours - Mary Clark Original Club 12" Mix 06:56 7. Turn Up Your Radio - Kessler Original Club 12" Mix 04:46 8. We Are Making Music - Michael Campbell & High Volt Original Club 12" Mix 06:44 9. Flying High Pt 2 - Cloud One Original Club 12" Mix 04:28 10. African Rock - Licky Original Club 12" Mix 06:17 11. Funky Track - Cloud One Original Club 12" Mix 07:05 12. Everything Man - Daybreak Original 7" Single Mix 03:18 13. God Save And Protect All The Children - Margo Williams Original Club 12" Mix 05:57 HURTXCD138 Sources: The P&P Records Funk & Rap Anthology https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B012BMOKZ0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_d1_i2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=desktop-4&pf_rd_r=0HBAYBSEAY92Z9F1ZRDQ&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=577048687&pf_rd_i=desktop CD1 1. Ain’t It Time - Queen Yahna Original Club 12" Mix 03:53 2. Black Ice - Sons Of Darkness Original 7" Mix 02:25 3. I’ve Been Working - Wild Honey Original 7" Mix 03:22 4. Shake Off That Dream - Eddie Owen Original 7" Mix 03:00 5. The Groove I’m In - Florence Miller Original 7" Mix 02:55 6. Here’s To You - Ella Hamilton Original Club 12" Mix 05:24 7. NY Applejack - Scott Davis & The Movements Original Album Version 07:27 8. Who’s Gonna - Otis Turner Original Album Version 03:13 9. I’m Coming Back To Life Again - Florence Miller Original 7" Mix 03:00 10. The Greatest Debt To My Mother - Henry Brooks Original 7" Mix 02:12 11. It’s Party Time With Getting In The Groove Pt 2 - Sentimental Souls Original 7" Mix 02:07 12. Long Time Ago (But I Wish Today Was Yesterday) - Smokie Brook Original 7" Mix 02:11 13. Freaktime - Scott Davis & The Movements Original Club 12" Mix 03:51 14. I Believe In Love - Florence Miller Original 7" Mix 02:51 15. Do The Funky Donkey - Otis Turner & The Mighty Kingpins Original 7" Mix 03:22 16. Feel The Spirit - Foster Jackson Group Original Club 12" Mix 04:01 17. Dance To The Music Freakout - Wayne Forde & Stereo Original Club 12" Mix 13:19 18. God’s Greatest Gift To Man Is A Woman - Margie Lomax Original Club 12" Mix 05:10 CD2 1. School'n (Put Your Mind To The Message) - Sherod Original Club 12" Mix 07:30 2. Family Rap - Family Original Club 12" Mix 06:56 3. Tricky Tee Rap - Troy Rainey Original Club 12" Mix 07:05 4. Spoonin Rap - Spoonin G Original Club 12" Mix 06:59 5. Death Rap - Margo’s Kool Out Crew Original Club 12" Mix 04:36 6. A Game Of Life - Lavaba & E. Mallison Original Club 12" Mix 04:36 7. Boogie Feelin’ Rap - Sweet G Original Club 12" Mix 08:18 8. Scoopy Rap - Scoopy Original Club 12" Mix 04:53 9. Willie Rap - Willie Wood & Willie Wood Crew Original Club 12" Mix 05:59 10. Fly Guy Rap - Fly Guy Original Club 12" Mix 04:00 11. Equidity Funk - Mistafide Original Club 12" Mix 11:20 CD3 1. Roller Rink Funk - Shift Original Club 12" Mix 04:37 2. Big Foot Boogie - Brisko The Kidd Original Club 12" Mix 04:19 3. This Is The Way You Do The Breakdance - Super Coper & Clarence Breakers Original Club 12" Mix 08:41 4. One Time Two Time Blow Your Mind - (MC) Rock Lovely Original Club 12" Mix 04:40 5. Win Jesse Win - Stack Original Club 12" Mix 04:30 6. Sweet Naomi Rap - Naomi Peterson Original Club 12" Mix 06:46 7. CC Crew Rap - CC Crew Original Club 12" Mix 11:04 8. Roller Rooster Rap Dance - Fresh Female Original Club 12" Mix 05:04 9. It’s Rough - The Imperial Three Original Club 12" Mix 05:17 10. Hip Shaker - Two Hype Original Club 12" Mix 03:59 11. Gangster Rock - Little Starski Original Club 12" Mix 07:42 12. Smooth Talk - Mr Fox Original Club 12" Mix 07:50 13. Shout At The Disco - Little Scotty Original Club 12" Mix 05:01 Ian D

I'd like to know what the hit rate was. The vast majority of 12"'s from that era have not held any kind of value and there's warehouses and collections full of the stuff. Discogs is rammed to the gills with it. It reads nicely but I'd be surprised if it didn't contain 98% of clunkers. Ian D

Joe Mathews "Ain't Nothing You Can Do". A casualty of being on the floor in the record room. That was a bad day.... Ian D

First place I heard Tobi Legend believe it or not..... Ian D

First got into Northern with Al Horseford from Huddersfield who's Dad used to run the Reggae Club in Huddersfield (and was the venue for Taurus - a Northern Soul night). My then flatmate was a black guy guy called Kelly who loved the dance moves and relentlessly practised them at home until he caved in the ceiling of the flat below with his backdrops. Used to buy records regularly from Mopsy from Sheffield, who never altered his look or attitude for the Northern scene but still managed to dig up serious records. Went out with Del from Huddersfield who was probably the most elegant and best-dressed black woman on the scene back then and we'd regularly go to Blackpool, Wigan and Cleethorpes along with Steve Caesar from Leeds, who was a formidable dancer himself. I can't remember any out and out racism but really the best people to comment would be the black people who attended back in the day. It's worth bearing in mind that attitudes were far less tolerant in the early to mid 70s and racism generally was much more rampart and the National Front were very active at that time. If anything, the Northern Soul scene was a refuge away from everyday racism. Ian D

Sandi Sheldon. Blimey. I thought that was pretty much a deffo for most collections and not particularly rare. Had it a few times myself...... Ian D

If I were you, I'd contact e-bay. Looks like someone is using this as a tester.......​ Ian D

​Yep, I seem to remember one with a spoken intro and the other goes straight into the beat......? Ian D

All from the master tapes to my knowledge. How they never released this as a single I'll never know. It would've been a monster Northern track had it ever been available back in the day. What a record! Barbara McNair 'Lone Lonely Town' Ian D

Interesting. I didn't know George was such a soul music devotee. I wonder when they bumped into Doris Troy then? I often wondered where the Doris Troy/Billy Preston connections were made........ Ian D

Even more so when they were a quid a pop on Bradford Market back in the day..... Ian D

This is the sort of surprise that most of us dream of. Well done! Ian D

Remember when you had to force The Precisions on people for 25p in a swap deal just to get rid of 'em? I was always quite partial to those nice white Canadian Drew copies of "If This Is Love" that were around in quantity too. I saw more copies of the Precisions than most UK hits at the time lol..... Ian

Lots of Bluesy/RnB/Duke/Chess and Checker type stuff as well as mainstream U.S. Motown in the stuff I went through too... Good memory Rick! Ian D

I didn't know it had been booted but this sure looked like one and he wanted £20 for it anyway, so I passed...... Ian D

Mmm. The guy in the shop had a Joey Delorenzo which came from the same load. It looked like a boot to me so I passed on it but I did wonder what that was doing with the other stuff. Should I nip back and get it....? Ian D

These have been wholesaled in a load of places Pete. Even one of my local shops had a bunch of these along with some quantity of some really old Selecta pressings. The story I got told was that this was all dead stock which had been laying around in a cellar for 20 odd years. Some of the stock looked slightly water or storage damaged to me and some of those pressings indicated that this was in fact dead stock. Ian D

Another one of mine Dave. I keep telling people to buy 'em whilst they're out! Ian D

I did exactly the same thing Ivor. Only played IHSMF for several years until I flipped it a few years later and got a pleasant surprise. Weird ay? Ian D