Ian Dewhirst

He who has been banned found Jimmy Raye for sure and Herbert Hunter I believe...... Ian D

Yep that's the one. Rick used to DJ at The Central All-Nighters and always had a tasty box! Ian D

Oh yes, the Detroit Executives, Pocorn Wylie and the Perigents as 30p cheapies on one of his lists! Those were the days........ Ian D

I'm pretty sure that John Manship was first with Ronnie Forte - I think he got it from Disco Bob in 'Frisco 'cos he brought it to Cleethorpes first. Also, some of the rarer Detroit stuff tended to be in Detroit collections rather than DJ's hands at the time. "I'm Gone" was known about but I don't think I ever actually saw a copy back then - it was just hearsay that it was a killer. Much like "Spellbound" - Tamiko Jones. Everyone kept mentioning that there was meant to be a great Tamiko Jones on Golden World but no ever saw one until Anderson unearthed a load......... Ian D

I think Richard used to work @ Global didn't he? I'm pretty sure that's where he picked up most of his early goodies - I think he flew out to Bernie Binnick's place a couple of times (was that where he got the Volcanoes?). "Mr Big Shot" also came out of Global but I think Rick ????? found that (forgot his surname). Didn't Bobby 'Guitar' Woods come from Black Grape originally? I'm sure that was buried away on Gary's shelves for ages 'cos it looked like a blues record...........mind you anything was possible back then. Records were everywhere up North......... Ian D

That would make you late 50's/60 ish or thereabouts Chris? Both were huge Torch records and "Quick Change Artist" was probably the biggest tune when I was just starting out...... Ian D

LOL, 'pot-smoking kitten thrower' is a classic! Another was that 'Charles Manson lookalike freak' from L.A.! How come the nutcases had all the good tunes? Ian D

"The Flasher" perchance......? Ian D

Yep, the bugger! What a discovery that was! Ian D

Brad came up with some beauties! He had direct contacts with a lot of people in the states in the early 70's which was unusual at the time. The source of the first copy of "Send Him Back" among many others (£2.50 if I remember rightly on a Tuesday night @ Burnely Cricket Club)! Ian D

Did this ever actually get issued on Columbia in the 60's? It's on a package called "Super Baby Cakes" - Jimmy Radcliffe & Friends on a recent CD and the sleeve notes don't make it clear whether it was ever actually issued or not. Great mid-tempo pounder which will sound great loud.......... Ian D

Merry Christmas Al - hope yer well mate. And I love that Black Eyed Peas rekid as well! The hook reminds me slightly of Taylor Dayne's "Tell It To My Heart"........ Ian D

Yep, will post up tomorrow Tony. I have to transfer the track-listings from one format to another and get seperate pac-shots so will sort tomorrow and post up time allowing. Best, Ian D

Coming up LIVE @ 2.00pm folks. You're first chance to hear the long lost Tom Moulton mix of "This Is The House (Where Love Died)" plus that INCREDIBLE version of Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" like you've never heard it before! All 100% soulful goodness! Ian D

Heinsight on Hi. Ian D

Coming up LIVE @ 2.00-4.00pm this Sunday afternoon, come along and join the friendliest crowd on t'internet for another episode of the Original Mastercuts Show on www.starpointradio.com this week with Ian D. As per usual we sweep through the last 5 decades of glorious Soul Music for a 2 hour session packed to the seams with some of the greatest music ever released whilst being presented by a jocular host talking crap to a buzzing 'lil crowd of regulars! Yep, I can't think of a nicer way to spend a Winter Sunday afternoon! Coming up tomorrow............... Frankie Knuckles feat Jazmina * Sensory Productions * First Choice * Jean Carn * L.T.D. * Rufus & Chaka Khan * Charles Veal * Alfie Silas * Luther Vandross * Janette Renee * Spank * N'Cole * The Spinners * Don Downing * Lee Garrett * Thelma Houston * The Three Pieces * Prophecy * Wendell Watts * Sharon Ridley * Marvin Gaye & Soulpersona * Aretha Franklin * Jermaine Jackson * Brief Encounter * Robert Upchurch * Dee Dee Sharp Gamble * Lou Rawls See you @ 2.00pm! Ian D

Cheers Brett! It wouldn't something to do with the title and an ex would it............? Ian D

Totally agree too. It pisses me off that the majors and supermarkets have killed off a huge amount of indie stores over the last 10 years especially. It shows how times have changed - HMV is now classed as a 'specialist' and the supermarkets are seen as mainstream. We're now in a situation where for most companies you have to get an order from one or another of 'em to justify a release! Have you read "Last Shop Standing" by Graham Jones yet funkyfeet? If you haven't then put it on your Christmas list. Essential reading for those who care about indie record shops........ Ian D

Yep, I didn't know about that one. I should have said first time on CD in the UK LOL..... Ian D

A fiver is cheap considering that the retailer will take 50% of that! However, we now only have one national music chain left which is HMV, so if they don't order your releases then you're in trouble. So now we have to design releases which will work for HMV, especially in the middle of a recession, so that means coming up with something that they can get behind and which will work for their huge sales campaigns which are about 4 times a year. In order to clear that price you have to go to all the repertoire owners and beg for a lower royalty rate, screw down costs ruthlessly and get your maths right. And then pray that the releases will sell through LOL. It's a horribly difficult market as Ady, Tony and anyone else who is in the music biz will agree. And you're quite right about Richard not allowing his personal tastes to interfere with his job. The supermarkets basically sell music the same way they sell beans - the same principles apply and it's all about revenue and shelf space. I'm pretty sure that Morrison's haven't stocked ANY of Richard's own compilations because the average Morrisons customer probably isn't too bothered about George Soule or Rance Allen and Richard knows that. Having said that, I think supermarkets could improve their ranges beyond the Top 40 and Pop compilations and offer a wider selection in their music sections. Ever since Woolworths and Zavvi crashed it's become much harder for the public to buy CD's spontaneously and I think the supermarkets could pick up more sales if they had a wider selection on offer. It shows how much music has been devalued when you can buy a double Teddy Pendergrass CD for £4.00 and some killer compilations with over 75 minutes of music for less than a packet of fags! And it's worth keep all your CD's and Vinyl 'cos when the Chinese unleash their cyber-bomb and disable all computers in the West, then you'll still have the physical copies left to play! Ian D

Yep, there's bargains galore at the moment! The above albums are both through Demon who are very strong in the supermarkets. Watch out for a new series called Backbeats which launches @ HMV on Boxing Day - 10 albums @ a fiver apiece including a Northern Soul volume with Len Barry's "When You Call Me Baby" on (first time on CD) and a decent Windy City Soul vol with some tasty stuff on....... Ian D

Damn. There goes Mumbai now.....one of my best kept secrets......... Ian D

Beanos warehouse in St Petersburg is always worth a dig around. I found a Tartans and a Lew Kirton in there among other things. I did have a spectacular hit at an Orlando flea market about 10 years ago but only for albums and 12"'s. I went through a box in a corner of a furniture store and found around 20 great albums @ $1 apiece. It turned out the son of the people who ran the store was a prolific album/12" collector but died of aids and his whole collection was back at the parents house. Took an afternoon but I bought around 500 pieces and it made the whole trip worthwhile! Ian D

Isn't a large part of the piano intro missing from the boot? All of which makes the UK copies even more desireable............. Ian D