Ian Dewhirst

Nope never seen the 12" - not sure if it even exists although stranger things have happened......I guess there's bound to be a fair bit of crossover with the Northern/Modern stuff from the early to mid 70's - it's a great area to plough for the sort of goodies on your reviews page...... Ian D

Much of the Mecca stuff was played at all-nighters in Yorkshire - Samanthas in Sheffield for a start and certainly Cleethorpes Pier if Lincolnshire counts as being North enough.......... Ian D

LOL, I spent years looking for some kind of hidden, secret connection between a Disco Digger from Scotland and the legendary Soul producer and artist from Detroit. I always thought there HAD to be a Northern connection and now you tell me it was just a random choice! Site looks great by the way. Congratulations. And well done for putting Quinn Harris "I'll Always Love You" on the "Disco Love" CD. A brilliant track which I actually found in L.A. in '76 along with Sweet Daddy Floyd. Have you heard the Fajado record 'cos I got that at the same time.....? Ian D

Yep. Their "You'll Get Enough" is a top-notch slice of brilliant late 60's Northern Philly which would have been a monster if it had been around in the early 70's. Damn, I wish I'd put in my Top 30 now! It really is one of my all-time faves..... Ian D

Possible? A dead cert I'd say. The intro arrangement is the same. Clarence Avant must have heard L.J. Johnson........ Ian D

Blimey, it's THAT Don Gardner then. Was a 75p record back then and seemed to be everywhere. I must confess it didn't hit me at the time so it makes perfect sense that it eventually became a 'crossover' item. Same as the Differences by the sound of it.......? Ian D

Was just going through this great thread again and came across this:- Were Gonna Make It Big - Don Gardner I don't know it. Anyone got any details or the label? Ian D

R.I.P Ron. One of the greatest vocal groups to ever grace the planet...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWwauOBNAx0 Ian D

Believe me it was a gay paradise LOL. I was a young impressionable 'green behind the ears' 21 year old who arrived in L.A. with a Ben Sherman shirt, 22" side pocket chords and a pair of Kickers and within 2 days they had me dressed in full L.A. 'disco' gear in order to 'blend in with the crowd'. So when I hit "Dance Your Ass Off" I may as well have painted a bullseye on my ass! I was lucky to get out in one piece! Great club though. Shame I didn't stick around long enough to remember much...... Ian D

Talented lady. She co-wrote "My Baby's Got E.S.P." for Four Below Zero amongst other stuff and has been an actress for the last couple of decades...... Ian D

I don't think so but I could be wrong. I remember a lot of stuff was coming over from Canada at one point, around the time of Debbie Fleming, Marboo, Today's People, Nanette Workman etc, etc and I have a sneaking suspicion that Fay Hauser was big in Canada so it's conceivable that the track may have been issued there. I'll check with my mate Vince 'cos he's an expert on 70's Canadian pressings......... Ian D

Nope, it's New York all the way. Came out in the UK on Phillips too. Ian D

Better still it's got the full 11 minute album version of "Got To Give It Up" on the flip, which is much better than the 'A' side. Only one on Discogs @ 25 euros and much in demand! Ian D

15 UK copies on Discogs from £1.50 to £11.95.... https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=582754&ev=rb 2 US copies @ £4.50 & £6.99..... https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=1867581&ev=rb a fiver seemed fair for a mate but you can sit on yours by all means Ken...... and the re-issuing stuff for a fiver is 'cos we're in the middle of a recession and it's a good way of selling several thousand copies of each to a deserving audience! Ian D

Kinky Foxx is a £25 quider for a start! Piece of piss to list. You could do a couple of hundred on a Saturday morning easy. Once you get the hang of it you're looking at 1 minute each tops even with valuing 'em! No scans or anything needed 'cos it's all already there. Only 4 fields to fill in so easy peasy........ Ian D

OK, fair enough. Is it mint and is a fiver OK? This guy at my office is still gagging for one....... Ian D

Damn. Just tried that and f*cked my warped Matta Baby by not realising that my rear tyres are in fact @ 30psi. Please make sure no one else makes the same mistake...... Ian D

F*ck Paris Ken. Try finding me copies of the Antilles 12" on UK Creole which I can sell for £100 a pop all day long or Norman Giscombe Jrs "Get Up And Dance" @ £80 a pop, then we'll be talking....... Ian D

Look no further than Discogs. You can see what others are selling theirs for and adjust your own price accordingly. Also on some of the more popular items there's a sales history so you can see what the top, bottom and median prices have been over the sales history of the item. Also on Discogs it's a definite advantage selling from the UK for some reason. Say, on Norma Jean "Sorcerer" which is in demand in some circles at the moment, the only copies on Discogs are 6 from the US and one from Italy all priced between $5-$20/20 euros, so if you put it on @ a tenner from the UK you'd probably sell it immediately. Also what Ken forgets is that what's tat to us is gold for collectors in other countries. I've found a £120 record for 50p and a £70 record for £1 in the last couple of months - both of 'em terrible records by any stretch of the imagination but sheer gold for some people! The Northern scene was built upon buying 'tat' from the U.S. @ 10 cents apiece after all......... Ian D

Where there's tat there's brass lad....... Ian D

Worth listing on Discogs I'd say (which is easy - less than 30 seconds per listing and free - you only get charged when you sell something). Out of the ones above you'd probably immediately sell Curtis Hairston, Conspiracy, Shades Of Silk, Thelma Houston, Caroline Crawford and Norma Jean. There's plenty of buyers for this kind of stuff around the world so worth listing for sure...... Ian D

I don't clean 'em either. Like yourself I'd prefer the buyer to use his/her own methods. The downside is I've sold records which have never been played and only been on the shelves for the last 35 years hence I've classified them as mint only to receive complaints. Likewise when I remember I try and put Mint but dusty! Personally I think anyone's lucky to get a 30 year + record in mint condition these days...... Ian D

Well the last Original Mastercuts show of Winter 2010 and we'll all be glad to see the back of that! Welcome to Spring! We had the usual trawl through the eras with a couple of recent exclusives and an odyssey through the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's covering as many bases as we can in a mere 2 hours. Now that the weather's warming up hopefully we'll see some of you on the road this year, so keep tuned! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 28th February 2010 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring..... 1st Hour DJ Jose Burgos feat Sigma 2 – Free Man – Main Mix Al Green & Ann Nesby – Put It On Paper – Spen & Karizma Mix Light Of The World feat Cylena Cymone - Sunshine– Original Mastercuts Exclusive Randy Crawford – Don't Wanna Be Normal – Desa Basshead Rework Exclusive S.O.S. Band & Switch – Borrowed Secrets Steve Arrington – She Just Don't Know The Jones Girls – You Can't Have My Love First Circle – Can't Find A Love Wornell Jones – It Must Have Been Love Otis Clay – All I Wanna Do 2nd Hour The Steve Karmen Big Band – Breakaway Pt 1 Barbara McNair – Lone Lonely Town Edward Hamilton & The Arabians – Baby Don't You Weep Chico Lamarr – What Do You Think I Am Carol Anderson – I Found Love Clifton Dyson – I'm Giving Up Don Covay – The Overtime Man Marvin Holmes & Justice – Take The Time Out Tommy Tate – I Just Don't Know Ronnie Laws feat Randy Crawford – Show Me Gerry Deveaux – There Goes My Heart Carlton J. Smith - Love Gentlemen's Agreement - Breakaway Shirley Slaughter – I Love Him – Old School Remix Cool Million feat Eugene Wilde – Back For More – Album Version https://www.sixmillio...8-Starpoint.mp3 Al will be behind the decks next week 7/03/10 and I'll be back on the 14/03/10 and then see you all up @ Prestatyn! Enjoy! Ian D

Ego Booster! Ian D

I called in to see him and had a great day over at his place. On the way back I decided to call in at a club called "Dance Your Ass Off" (mainly 'cos of the Pop-A-Groove record which originally came from Bob in the first place). Big mistake. Full of blokes so I danced my ass out of there double sharp........ Ian D