Ian Dewhirst

Fascinating stuff Sean. The next time you get down here I must introduce you to a local bar called "The Priory" which will love this story and serve you up a great cocktail......... I actually took this a stage further by putting in print some none-existent records on my Vinyl Junkies list around '77. I had a GREAT Stanley Mitchell invented track but I can't remember the title dammit.......... I got obsessed with artists and titles from looking through lists to the point where, if an artist or title appealed to me, that would often be enough for me to try and get the record. I liked the mystique of certain names - Duke Browner, Bob Relf, Bobby Treetop, the Tartans, The Wingate Love-In Strings, the Detroit Executives, the Kadoo Strings, Jimmy Conwell, Len Jewell etc, etc. Who were these people with such great names and such great f*ckin' records.....? Surely the first acknowledged 'invention' must be Toby Turner's "My Room Is 6 by 6" on Musicor? Everybody wanted a vocal to Earl Van Dyke's "6 by 6" and someone invented one......... Ian D

Friggin' miracle you lasted that long........... Ian D

Yep. Don't see many of 'em around so that's a coincidence..... Ian D

Wow, a very Disco-centric show this week but that's not such a bad thing when you're in the mood.......and boy was I the mood this week! The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst LIVE on Sunday 6th June 2010 UK time on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Download link below. Enjoy! 1st Hour The Philly Devotions - Hurt So Bad - Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend Light Of The World ft Cylena Cymone - Sunshine - Unreleased Exclusive AC Soul Symphony ft Ricci Benson - Still In Love - Joey Negro Disco Blend Mix Fred Everything ft Lisa Shaw - Here I Am Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited - Let's Do The Latin Hustle Esther Williams - You Gotta Let Me Show You El Coco - Let's Get It Together D.C. Larue - Cathedrals - Greg Wilson Re-Edit Goody Goody - Dimitri From Paris Remix 2nd Hour Alexander Patton - A L'il Lovin' Sometimes Morris Chestnut - Too Darn Soulful Lee Andrews - I've Had It Al Kent - The Way You've Been Acting Lately Ila Vann - You Made Me This Way Rock Candy - Alone With No Love Bill Brandon - Whatever I Am, I'm Yours Wah Wah Watson - Love Ain't Something (That You Get For Free) Tower Of Power - So Very Hard To Go Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody - DJ Apt One Remix Jermaine Jackson - You Like Me Don't Know Heaven N' Hell - Whatcha Gonna Do - Tom Moulton Remix Flowers - For Real https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-2010-06-06-Starpoint.mp3 Al is back behind the new Starpoint space-age console next Sunday and I'll be back the week after on June 20th. Toodle pip! Ian D Ian D

It's also worth pointing out that the U.S. actually issued a 7" Strata East promo on this when it was first issued as well. Must be pretty rare...... Ian D

And that's precisely the market they're aiming for. This will probably outsell far better and more serious compilations by a margin of 20:1 believe it or not. Strange but true. Ian D

I've got one knocking around somewhere you can have. I'll have a dig around........won't be 'til later this week though, so if another comes along then snag it...... Ian D

Yep. On Identify by Momie O I believe........ Ian D

I think it's getting increasingly difficult to expect mint copies of records from 40-50 years ago and I think a lot of people will need to manage their expectations in future. Short of getting a a one-off great hit of untouched stock that's lain untouched for 40 odd years (like John did in Oakland), it's really not going to happen. Also people have been collecting on this scene since these records came out so a good 50-95% of the available stock is already in collectors or dealers hands for the most part, so a lot of those 'minters' have actually been played a few times surely? So when you look at the odds, I'm surprised genuine minters don't demand an even higher premium. It's often made me laugh in the past, when I've been sat on an incredibly rare record that maybe taken me 20 years to find and the person who wants to buy it says something like, "it's got to be mint". Yeah right! That's gonna happen LOL. Obviously we ALL want minters but the days when that is a viable option are receding massively. After all, what's the point in buying a record unless you're gonna play it? Ian D

Mmm. There's food for thought. Can you imagine an Isley Brothers version.....? It's even stranger since R. Dean Taylor was primarily a writer anyway - he wrote both "Gotta See Jane" and "Indiana Wants Me"........ Ian D

Yeah, have you heard it though? The lead singer's a Puerto Rican transvestite with two Brazilian putas on BV's and the beat's kinda Disco Northern.......... And excuse me, but that version I played was the exclusive Larry Saunders Re-Edit! Personally I think you put it into my head LOL.... Ian D

......and here's my Disco Tex & The Sexolettes cover-up....... Ian D

Yep, I figured it could be Move but there's zero info on the record and I can't find it in any listings so it looks like a one-sided test-pressing which never made it any further....... Ian D

I've noticed a lot of differences between UK and US 7" presses over the years. Obviously there's loads of Disco era anomalies but for the older stuff the most noticeable are the late 70's London re-issue of Bobby Paris "Night Owl" and Yvonne Baker "You Didn't Say A Word". Both recordings sound brighter than the U.S. mixes and you can actually hear the tracks to the end - on the Bobby Paris you can actually hear the horns cut out completely instead of going in the fade. Also the London pressing of Larry Saunders "On The Real Side" is tons better than the U.S. pressing. Also the UK 7" of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr "Shine On Silver Moon" is totally different to the 12" mix - almost a different record - less gimmicky percussion and more of a straight song...... I'll try and dig out some more oddball ones..... Ian D

Blimey, I feel like a bus. No show for ages and then 3 in the space of 8 days! Anyway this week with the sun finally out in the UK we seem to have a very Disco-centric show today with the usual blend of a couple of exclusives, some killer re-edits and remixes and a general Soulful trawl through the last 40 years of Soul music. The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst LIVE on Sunday 6th June 2010 UK time on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring this week:- The Philly Devotions * Light Of The World ft Cylena Cymone * AC Soul Symphony ft Ricci Benson * Fred Everything ft Lisa Shaw * Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited * Esther Williams * El Coco * D.C. Larue * Goody Goody * Alexander Patton * Morris Chestnut * Lee Andrews * Al Kent * Ila Vann * Rock Candy * Bill Brandon * Wah Wah Watson * Tower Of Power * Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes * Jermaine Jackson * Heaven & Hell * Flowers Hope you can join me LIVE at 2.00pm. Get that ice ready....... Ian D

Just reading Sam's column in this month's Manifesto and he reviews Bobby Bowens & Shades Of Magic ft Ron Engram "Gonna Love Somebody" on Galactic Star and it rang a bell so I checked the shelves and I have a UK pressed single-sided white label pressing of this. There's no info on the label or the deadwax. Does anyone know the story on this. Was is slated for UK release and then never issued? Ian D

OK, this was a Bank Holiday special show to make up for me locking myself out of the studio a couple of weeks back LOL..... Also my first time behind the new space-age console @ the Starpoint Studios trying to deal with a new layout and lots of flashing lights and strange buttons but managed to get through it without too many cock-ups luckily. So this week we have another musical odyssey through the last few decades with a brace of exclusives as per usual but with the common denominator of SOUL! The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst on Sunday 31st May 2010 UK time on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring:- 1st Hour Silvetti - Spring Rain - DJ Degueulasse Retake Nicole Henry - Weekend Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost - Dimitri From Paris Lost Groove Remix DJ Meme feat Jacob - How We Do It DJ Spen & Robert Owens - A Greater Love - DJ Meme Classic Mix Lalo Schifrin - Jaws Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You Billy Paul - Let The Dollar Circulate Sister Sledge - Easy Street The Afro Cuban Band - Something's Gotta Give - Todd Terje Rekutt 2nd Hour Etta James - At Last The Temprees - At Last Little Beaver - Listen To My Heartbeat The Futures - Do Unto Others Lilian Hale - The Signs Were Wrong Heywood Cash - Give It Up Tata Vega - Try Love From The Inside Donald Wilson - I've Gotta Get Myself Together Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody - Coyote Re-Edit Barry White - Playing Your Game Baby El Debarge - Mind, Heart & Soul Anthony Hamilton - So In Love With You - DJ Whoopie Re-Edit Eddie Kendricks - He's A Friend - Dimitri From Paris 12" Remix https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-...1-Starpoint.mp3 Will be back yet again this coming Sunday 6th May hopefully with Al on board for another 2 hours of Sunny chatter to get nicely sozzled! See ya Sunday! Ian D

Damn, you noticed LOL..... Ian D

Yep, credit where credit's due Beeks. The taste thing is a crucial part of wanting to become a DJ - that's certainly why I got into the dark arts and why I still do a radio show and sporadic gigs...... Ian D

And what do we have coming up today folks..... The Sigma Sound Orchestra * Bebu Silvetti * Nicole Henry * Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes * DJ Meme feat Jacob * DJ Spen & Robert Owens * Lalo Schifrin * Chaka Khan * Billy Paul * Sister Sledge * The Afro Cuban Band * Etta James * The Temprees * Little Beaver * The Futures * Lilian Hale * Heywood Cash * Tata Vega * Donald Wilson * Randy Crawford * Barry White * El Debarge * Anthony Hamilton * Eddie Kendricks Catch you @ 5.00pm LIVE today on www.starpointradio.com. Ian D

Yes, folks due to me not doing a solo show for the last few weeks due to:- 1) Locking myself out of the studio 3 weeks ago 2) The North Lancs Soul Festival @ Morecambe last week So today I'm doing a Monday Bank Holiday LIVE special between 5.00-7.00pm today in order to play catch up. So please try and join me 5.00pm today on www.starpointradio.com for 2 hours of the usual Souful oddysey through the eras and some fantastic tuneage! Laters..... Ian D

R.I.P. Max. A massive loss to the scene. Ian D

Blimey. It's almost been a month since I've done a show due to:- 1) Locking myself out of the studio 3 weeks ago 2) The North Lancs Soul Festival @ Morecambe last week So today I'm popping into the studio to join Alan Champ for some of that old LIVE Original Mastercuts banter like we used to do. So please try and join us @ 2.00pm today on www.starpointradio.com for 2 hours of Souful heaven and irreverent banter! Y'know, Radio like it used to be! Ian D

Yep, guess you got me there. What is it with these Morecambe guest house owners anyway? Anyone would think they'd never seen hookers, trans-sexual dwarfs or crack-pipes before for God's sake....... Ian D

Can't make it Tony. I've just found out that I have the symptons of severe Garlic poisoning so I guess tonight's out mate..... But I will buy you a pint at the EMS do! Ian D