Ian Dewhirst

Oh, OK then. Phew. I thought you hadn't received any for a moment. No.84 today which is GREAT believe it or not! Ian D

Damn. I put 10 copies in the post for you about 2 weeks ago. Ian D

Didja get your copies OK Steve? Ian D

Yeh, that was pretty comprehensive wasn't it Malc? PM your e-mail address and I'll thwack a file over. Ian D

Coming Up LIVE @ 2.00pm today on www.starpointradio.com. Featuring: Deep Sensation * Ultra High Frequency * Invisible Man's Band * Leroy Burgess * Marvin Gaye * The O'Jays * Jesse Dixon * El Debarge * The Jones Girls * Bobby Womack * Bill Harris * The Four Tops * Jackie Beavers * Jo Armstead * Willie Hutch * Alice Clark * Love, Peace & Happiness * Lezli Valentine * Leon Haywood * Negghead * Earth, Wind & Fire * Stevie Wonder Hope you can join us! Ian D

Cosmic Disco is basically spacy dance music which appeals to a new breed of 30+ Disco trainspotters who generally wear beards and have unkempt hair. The top Cosmic Disco DJ's are people like Harvey, Theo Parrish and Todd Terje who release their own top sounds and re-edits on custom-made 12" bootlegs once they've broken them in the clubs. Top Cosmic Disco records are often covered-up and the originals end-up being worth hundreds of pounds when they're finally uncovered. Does any of this sound familiar Malc? The arch-deacon and one of the most collectible of the top Cosmic Disco icons is none other than Norman Whitfield, so the Cosmic Disco diggers have been busy finding obscure Nytro and Undisputed Truth album tracks which they then creatively re-edit to create Cosmic Disco masterpieces. However these guys dig for obscure Disco the same way we dig for Northern. They're doing some FANTASTIC stuff with some of the early Philly gear now. A top Cosmic Philly track would be Love Committee's "Just As Long As I Got You" 'cos that's just perfect and a production masterpiece. Some of the best re-edits I've ever heard in my life have come out of these scene. Grey Matter's re-edit of Dee Dee Sharp Gamble's "Easy Money" is a masterpiece as is Todd Terje's Tangoterje remix of Michael Jackson's "I Can't Help It". If you wanna hear a couple of 'em I'll be playing some killer re-edits of Marvin Gaye's "Praise You" and The O'Jays "Darlin' Darlin' Baby" (which is brilliant by the way) on the show today. Start worrying. Some of 'em are digging into Northern now. It won't be long before you hear a Saxie Russell re-edit at your local Cosmic Disco hangout Malc! Ian D

Yep Martin, it's pretty gratifying to know that there's a huge audience for 40 year old material in 2010. Kinda makes it all worthwhile. I always had "Philly Re-Grooved" down as a 'specialist' release at best but then I figured that Tom Moulton appeals to several different scenes - Northern, Modern, Disco, Re-Edit , Cosmic Disco etc, etc, so maybe if all those Moulton enthusiasts bought it at the same time then maybe we'd do OK....... Most of all I'm pleased for Tom. He's kinda like us in his obsessiveness i.e. totally disfunctional. However he's also the living breathing expert on mixing great Soul and Dance records so I'm happy as hell that we've found a decent audience for his work. Just great stuff............ Ian D

Wow, that was some Summer and what a way to launch into September with a brace of incredible gigs on the white island so big shouts to the two George's, the whole Wax On crew and everyone who joined us at Sands Beach Bar and the Es Vive Hotel last Saturday/Sunday, Wok N' Roll on Monday and Aura on Tuesday. I'm still recovering. Hopefully we'll have an Indian Summer in the UK this year and I can't think of a better way of sinking into September then with a burst of Original Mastercuts this Sunday afternoon and as a special treat I'll be joined in the studio this week by my original co-host and co-founder Alan Champ for some good old LIVE banter and the usual killer tunes. The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst & Alan Champ LIVE this Sunday 5th September 2010 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... Deep Sensation * Ultra High Frequency * Invisible Man's Band * Leroy Burgess * Marvin Gaye * The O'Jays * Jesse Dixon * El Debarge * The Jones Girls * Bobby Womack * Bill Harris * The Four Tops * Jackie Beavers * Jo Armstead * Willie Hutch * Alice Clark * Love, Peace & Happiness * Lezli Valentine * Leon Haywood * Negghead * Earth, Wind & Fire * Stevie Wonder Hope you can join us and we'll see you @ 2.00pm sharp! Ian D

Tom Moulton interview coming up shortly on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tnk09 Ian D

Unbelievable! I'm so happy right now. This bloody "Philly Re-Grooved" long-shot album project is actually No.69 in the national compilation chart on the Friday mid-week which pretty much means it'll be Top 75 or Top 100 on Monday touch wood. Listen to the Tom Moulton interview on the Craig Charles Radio 6 Soul Show tonight! I'm amazed to be honest. The fact that Philly Groove and Tom Moulton could actually be in the mainstream UK charts on Monday is kinda mind-blowing..... Ian D

And the first time Philly Groove have managed a Top 50 hit album - No.48 on the first Compilation Chart mid-weeks which is sensational! If we stay in the Top 100 by Saturday I'll be over the moon! Ian D

Damn. That's the second half of November f*cked then......... Ian D

Glad you like it Sonbert. Wait til you see the full hour of the pure Tom Moulton interview which is being edited and which I'll post up when it's done. Ian D

Yep, it's been too long Tony what with me being an international superstar DJ and high-ranking music biz executive. The only time I ever seem to get up there is in the depths of bloody winter, so I'll be there twice in December - Wakefield City Soul Club for Oxo's 50th and Hull Soul Club for an early Xmas do on 17th, so put them in yer diary! Ian D

Well I only posted it in the early hours this morning so it's early days yet. I really don't get the hang of all this techy stuff, so it's a miracle that I managed to post 'em at all LOL....... Ian D

Cheers Garv. I'd rather have gone to New York and done the interview myself, but budgets just don't run to those lengths these days so we still managed to do it on a shoestring thanks to Andrew Stone and Monk 1. And Philly Re-Grooved 2 is on the drawing board (and will draw from some other Philly labels) as well as several other potentially interesting projects for 2011 (the 50th Anniversary of Holland-Dozier-Holland as a songwriting team and the 40th Anniversary of Philadelphia International so stay tuned..... Ian D

Yer, welcome Val. Did anyone notice that Vocanoes 1" Master Tape just lying around there? I'll try and find out what's on it........ Ian D

OK, we shot a couple of clips of Tom Moulton and Reid Whitelaw from Philly Groove talking about the Philly Re-Grooved project.... Tom Moulton and Reid Whitelaw talk about "Philly Re-Grooved" Part 1 Tom Moulton and Reid Whitelaw talk about "Philly Re-Grooved" Part 2 Enjoy! Ian D

Wow. Sunday's show was stretching the systems to the limit! An unbelievable audience coming from everywhere. The streams were maxed out which is maybe why the download link sounds kinda thin. At least it does on this laptop. I need to whack the download link over a decent system and listen how it sounds. If anyone out there can tell me how it sounds over a decent system I'd appreciate it. Music this great deserves to be heard LOUD and CLEAR...... Anyway, a lovely vibe everywhere this Sunday folks. As per usual the show was the best part of the last couple of weeks against some strong competition on the gig side. Vintage @ Goodwood was just unbelievable (book NOW for next year - don't say I didn't warn ya) and ANY gig in Ibiza is an obvious no-brainer, but despite all these advantages, my fave time is the 4 hours of LIVE Original Mastercuts shows I get to do twice a month, 'cos it's like some kind of personal therapy to me. Shit. I should PAYING you to listen.......... Errrr. Maybe that's going a tad too far come to think about it LOL. The point is I LOVE this show and get a big kick out of doing it. So thanks for listening 'cos that makes it so much sweeter. And we rocked it this week......... The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst on Sunday 22nd August 2010 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... 1st Hour The Fierce Angel Collective feat Soraya Vivien - You Know How To Love Me Stevie Wonder - For Your Love - Nassau Re-Loved Remix The Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' - Bah Samba Remix Josh Milan feat Chinablac - 'Till You Go Home - Main Mix Linda Clifford - Don't Give It Up - Inner West Soul One Trick Pony Re-Edit Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Today's Your Lucky Day - Original 12" Mix Denise LaSalle - I'm So Hot - Jimmy M Re-Edit Atlantic Starr - Circles - Classic R'n'B Re-Edit 2nd Hour The Fifth Dimension - You Are The Reason I Feel Like Dancing The Imaginations - Searchin' Jimmy James - Reach Out The Four Tops - All I Do Millie Jackson - A House For Sale Edwin Starr - Treat Her Right Johnny Taylor - Shoot For The Stars Candi Staton - Wake Up Everybody The New Jersey Mass Choir - Yah Mo Be There Momie O (Vicki Anderson & Bobby Byrd) - You're Welcome, Stop On By Ecstasy, Passion & Pain - It's A Shame Heaven & Hell - Whatcha Gonna Do - Tom Moulton Remix https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-...2-Starpoint.mp3 Al's up next Sunday the 29th August Bank Holiday weekend and, touch wood, I'll be back on the 5th September if I make it back from my foreign adventures LOL..... As always, heartfelt thanks to everyone who catches the show. The feedback in all sorts of ways is incredible and I feel blessed to have to chance to lash some tunes down every other Sunday. God bless everyone! Ian D

Afternoon Of The Rhino - Mike Post Coalition It Rained 40 Days & Nights - Garland Green You'll Never Make The Grade - The Sunlovers You're Messin' Up My Mind - Herb Fame Tell Me It's Just A Rumour - The Isley Brothers Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Stevie Wonder Ian D

Yep, as I keep saying the scene today is lot different to 30 years ago. It's probably 1000% harder to 'break' a record these days with the crowds being so splintered and the oldies/newies split. I sincerely take my hat off to anyone who can break an unknown these days - it must be ridiculously difficult......... Also I was speaking in the wider context of deejaying and I think I was pretty accurate by that measurement. Northern Soul has always been an anomaly on those terms - in it's own micro-world or bubble if you like. Plus with incredibly idiosyncratic audience which is hard to please at the best of times which must be one of the things that makes it so satisfying when a record does eventually take off across the scene. Ian D

That's 'cos I just woke up Malc! Well, that and a small dose of senility LOL.... Please accept my most profound apologies old bean. Ian D

Good! The radio promos working nicely around the country then! Glad ya like it Mike and Darryl. Best, Ian D

Coming up LIVE at 2.00pm today! The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst on Sunday 22nd August 2010 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... The Fierce Angel Collective feat Soraya Vivien * Stevie Wonder * The Fatback Band * Josh Milan feat Chinablac * Linda Clifford * Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes * Denise LaSalle * Atlantic Starr * The Fifth Dimension * The Imaginations * Jimmy James * The Four Tops * Millie Jackson * Edwin Starr * Johnny Taylor * Candi Staton * The New Jersey Mass Choir * Momie O (Vicki Anderson & Bobby Byrd) * Ecstasy, Passion & Pain * Heaven & Hell Hope you can join me for 2 hours of LIVE musical passion on the radio! See you @ 2.00pm! Ian D

Wow, what a whirlwind of a month. I'm knackered. The most rest I've had in the last 3 weeks has been putting this show together. Since the last show, I've shelled around everywhere like a man possessed. So some shout-outs are due..... A big yell to the GREAT crowd @ Southend who turned out for myself, Russ, Kev and Jim a couple of weeks back. Great fun and I met Tony Hayzer for the first time too, so hi Tony! A great weekend all round folks! Big love to George and all the Wax-On posse over in Ibiza for yet another great night @ Aura with Paul Schofield a week last Tuesday. We'll see you all next week @ The Sands (Sat 28th August), Es Vive (Sat/Sun 29th August all night) and Aura (Tues 31st August) for 4 more days of sunshine and music to die for...... Lovely to meet all the DJ History crew at The Book Club for the launch of Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's new book, "The Record Players" a week last Thursday and great to meet Andrew Weatherall and Jeff Dexter too two legendary DJ's in their respective fields and two lovely blokes. There are perks to this job after all..... And then there was Vintage @ Goodwood. Quite simply the best festival of all time with a crowd to die for. Big ups to Wayne Hemmingway for his vision and hard work, Eddie Piller and Greg Wilson for being top-notch curators and all the DJ's and Artists for making it a once in a lifetime experience. And an absolute gas being sandwiched between Chris Bangs and Chris Hill despite the mental imagery. A pleasure playing with you gentlemen, if you 'scuse the expression. What a weekend. I'm still buzzing............. And coming up, directly after the show this Sunday, I'll be shelling down to the Six Million Steps session @ East Village in Hoxton with Alan, JJ, Dave, Andrew, Lofty and special guest Mark Roman manning the decks. I can't think of a better way to close the weekend. Anyway, down to business. What do we have in store on the show this week then........... The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst on Sunday 22nd August 2010 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... The Fierce Angel Collective feat Soraya Vivien * Stevie Wonder * The Fatback Band * Josh Milan feat Chinablac * Linda Clifford * Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes * Denise LaSalle * Atlantic Starr * The Fifth Dimension * The Imaginations * Jimmy James * The Four Tops * Millie Jackson * Edwin Starr * Johnny Taylor * Candi Staton * The New Jersey Mass Choir * Momie O (Vicki Anderson & Bobby Byrd) * Ecstasy, Passion & Pain * Heaven & Hell Hope you can join me for 2 hours of LIVE musical passion on the radio! See you @ 2.00pm! Ian D