Ian Dewhirst

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Blimey this years going fast! It's hard to believe that since the last show we've seen a Royal Wedding, finally nailed Osama Bin Laden and enjoyed the Southend Film Festival! However, the most important news is that we have another LIVE show this Sunday packed to the brim with jaw-droppingly GREAT tunes that scan all the eras over the last 5 decades. Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 8th May 2011 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring........... Self Made Millionaire feat Al Mason * Jay Soul * Kenny Bobien * Frankie Knuckles feat Jamie Principle * Dr Rubberfunk feat John Turrell * Turbofunk feat George Benson * Esther Williams * Eugene Record * Charles Drain * The Del-Larks * Edward Hamilton & The Arabians * Bobby Wells * Frankie 'Loveman' Crocker * The Casanova Two * Mary Gresham * Tony Lindsay * Magic Night * Young Holt Unlimited * The Isley Brothers * Blackstreet * Sly & The Family Stone * Jill Scott feat Anthony Hamilton * The Jacksons Hope you can join me LIVE @ 2.00pm sharp! Ian D

They booted this???? Was this ever a big record? I found it in the early 70's and it sounded way too raw to work back then. When and where was it big? I'm wondering if I sold it to Guy............. Ian D

Off the top of my head......... Craig Pruess "Moving In The Direction Of Love" Ariola Joe Bourne "Born To Satisfy" Pye Peggy Scott "You Got It All" Pinnacle Ward Jensen "Hard Hard Hard" Safari Watson T. Browne "What Can I Say" Pye Ian D

Charted on the Don label @ No.65 on 27/3/76 and spent 6 weeks on the Billboard RnB charts Immy........ Ian D

east coast connection - summer in the parks - soul-tbc Ian D

I'd take a leisurely drive down the coast road from L.A. down to San Diego and take in some of the beautiful Orange County spots like Laguna Beach etc and then check out San Diego for a night or two. There's not much between San Diego and Vegas except desert, so you may as well spend the time exploring L.A. to San Diego properly before you do the San Diego-Vegas run. I don't know about record shops these days. The last time I was there was 2003 and I found some bits and pieces at a record fair and I've always bumped into stuff in San Diego but I seem to remember that most of the obvious spots had been well and truly rinsed. I'd check and see if there's any major record fairs when you're there and plan any possible trips around them. Ian D

But at least putting 'em on E-bay or Discogs makes 'em viewable to the world. And it's surprising what people are looking for elsewhere. I've sold lots of stuff that's reasonably common here to foreign buyers who either can't find 'em locally or want generally superior UK pressings. If you're really lucky you could find a Disco completist (yes, lots of people seriously collect Disco, some of 'em on even on here). Also sometimes events conspire to create weird demand for stuff that's everywhere. Every single Jacksons and Michael Jackson record went from my Discogs stock within 12 hours when MJ passed away, not that I'm being Ghoulish or anything. Who knows what can suddenly fan a demand? Good idea to put 'em into genre-based catergories too. I'm actually going through a few thousand Soul/Disco 7" things right now so I might try a few targetted packs out myself.......... Ian D

Slick. As per usual I'll need to grab some more for the archives dammit.......... That's some catalogue....... Ian D

Even I wouldn't have been that presumptious! I always got a kick out of announcing it though. My kinda rekid........... Ian D

Yep. As it happens I've never seen this record but if I had've stumbled into it there's a pretty good chance I'd have just thwacked it on the shelves with thousands of other funky looking or just odd records. Like Dave says, at the time, a record by Everyday People on a Brownstone label would have probably been overlooked or mistaken for the other Brownstone and thus probably concidered to be too funky for serious consideration at the time. Ian D

Nah Malc. I made it to Will's stag night but there was no way I was getting up @ 5.00am to sit in Westminster Abbey all day. I shall wander down to the party in my street in about half-an-hour with a magnum of Uluvka vodka and start spreading some cheer around the neighbourhood. Did I pre-announce "Ton Of Dynamite" by saying "here comes the Loveman" by any chance? Ian D

I wonder if that was my copy being played! Ian D

Ah. So it probably wasn't pressed in the other Brownstone quantities then? Anyone got a label scan? It sure sounds like a funky record though. I wasn't even aware that there was another Brownstone label....also I wonder if it's the same Everyday People who were on Red Coach.....? Ian D

I seem to remember this being around circa '75/'76 but only a couple of people had it to my recollection. I'm pretty sure Sam had it in his box at the time. Never heard it out back then though........ Ian D

That's the story of so many records though. Tons of these kind of titles came through in the 70's and often they'd be bulk buys, more often than not, at 10p each if you bought 1000. I had literally thousands of spares which were unplayable back then but which now make sense. Anything on Brownstone would be an automatic reject back then because it would be classified as Funk full stop. Records like Little Johnny Blair's "Momma's Gone" or even Ann Sexton's "You've Been Gone Too Long" were long shots that defied the odds mainly because the jocks who broke 'em (Levine and Curtis) stuck with 'em against all the odds. We were very elitist about labels back then and some labels were just too funky for their own good. Ian D

Jesus. Are we saying that Paypal's homophobic then......? Ian D

Blimey, that bank holiday weekend went quick. Busy week again folks so no time to wax lyrical this time. Suffice to say, it was the usual Original Mastercuts musical odyssey through several different eras featuring some incredible mixes and some all-round killer tunes. Business as usual then! Plus of course whenever Al and I get together you can guarantee a certain amount of inane banter plus the added attraction of being joined by Dave W just before his show, so a great bank holiday show all round and an absolute gas to co-host! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst and Alan Champ between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 24th April 2011 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... 1st Hour South Shore Commission Free Man Sonny DJ 2011 Restructure Isaac Hayes Love Has Been Good To Us - Monstermix Joi Cardwell Trouble Tom Moulton Remix 7th District Inc feat Michael Proctor Work It 7" Mix Marlena Shaw Woman Of The Ghetto DJ Raw Sugar Redub Brass Construction Changin' DOKO Re-Edit Eugene Record Take Everything Jimmy Michaels Remix Final Edition Betcha Can't Love Just One Sherrick Just Call - Remix 2nd Hour Ultra High Frequency Incompatible Tom Moulton Remix Tapestry It's Not The World That's Messed Up (It's The People In It) The Spinners Honest I Do Corey Blake How Can I Go On Without You Miss Louistine I Don't Wanna Love Nobody But You Miss Louistine Tommy Tate If You Got To Love Somebody Edwin Starr There You Go Curtis Mayfield You're So Good Tom Me Jeannie Reynolds The Fruit Song Clausel Let Me Love You Scratchnsniff Re-Rub The Temptations Warm Summer Nights The Isley Brothers Work To Do Scratchnsniff Re-Rub This Week's ORIGINAL MASTERCUTS Show with Ian D & Alan C Al will be hosting next week and I'll be over in Southend reporting from the Southend Film Festival I shit thee not, so if anyone's in in the area pop down for a Northern/Mod session @ The Kursall next Sunday night! Catch ya next time...... Ian D

This used to be around in the UK a fair bit in the mid 1970's. Naturally you couldn't give it away back then. I'm pretty sure that a load of 'em were imported as cut-outs back then 'cos it could be found quite regularly around the North. I've had 3 or 4 of 'em over the years and sold all of 'em for between 50p to a £1.00 and thought I was lucky to get that LOL..... Ian D

Phew. One hell of blast over the last 10 days. Last weekend saw me over at the brilliant Baltic Soul Weekender where I had the pleasure of meeting The Trammps again (first time since Cleethorpes in the mid 70's), Ann Sexton, Gloria Scott, Marc Evans again and loads and loads of new friends. An absolutely mind-blowing weekend which I'll remember forever! And then a couple of days back home before Al and I headed up to Hull for the Hull Soul club and had a lovely beginning to the Bank Holiday weekend – so big shout outs coming for the good people from Germany and Hull! I've seen a few coastlines this week...... As an Easter treat, Al and I will be doubling-up again for some Easter Sunday LIVE banter whilst negotiating our way through the usual trawl through the eras. Some truly special stuff tomorrow so try and join us or put us on in the garden! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst and Alan Champ between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 24th April 2011 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... South Shore Commission * Isaac Hayes * Joi Cardwell * 7th District Inc feat Michael Proctor * Marlena Shaw * Brass Construction * Eugene Record * Final Edition * Sherrick * Ultra High Frequency * Tapestry * The Spinners * Corey Blake * Miss Louistine * Tommy Tate * Edwin Starr * Curtis Mayfield * Jeannie Reynolds * Clausel * The Temptations * The Isley Brothers Hopefully we'll see you @ 2.00pm! Ian D X

Mmmm. Interesting. I saw the George Blackwell and Johnny Vanelli boots and they were incredibly good at the time I seem to remember. I didn't realise that the Eddie Daniels were boots as well. I wonder how many of each he did 'cos that Eddie Daniels must be shit rare on a boot 'cos I never see that anywhere? Ian D

That makes sense. I think it's a massively rare record so if there were any copies around it would have been around that time for sure....... Ian D

Nope, it wasn't Dave, it was Soussan. This was originally on Soussan's list at the time and only a couple of copies made it over here as far as I know. I don't think those were boots either. It's an incredibly obscure record and I've certainly never seen any more than one original in my entire life. It could because it was around at that particular juncture that everyone assumes it was booted. If it had been booted there'd be loads of 'em over the years wouldn't there? Ian D

Very good! Some free Backbeats CD's for that Jerry! # Ian D

You have me confused with someone else Simon. I hate mash-ups generally apart from the Brownstone/Love Unlimited Orchestra which was brilliant. If you're talking about re-edits that's a different kettle of fish...... Ian D