Ian Dewhirst

Well Kenny's a Scotsman and John's always a stickler so do the maths LOL........ Ian D

Actually "Nowhere" - Hokis Pokis is even nuttier when you listen to the words. "On My Way To Nowhere" is surely the perfect lyric for a twisted night it plus that mad synth should surely qualify it.........? Ian D

Human Jungle - The Fugitives Gettin' On Life - Wombat The First Shot - Phase 11 It Could Have Been You - David Lenyard & The Family Tree We Got Togetherness - The Jewells Six O'Clock - The Total Eclipses What Can I Say - Watson T. Browne The Zoo (The Human Zoo) - The Commodores Psychedelic Soul - Saxie Russell Light My Fire - MBP Mix Purple Haze - Johnny Jones & The King Casuals Black Is Black - Lord Sitar There's zillions........if only I could remember 'em........ Ian D

One week to go folks! And the record is being graded as Excellent +. Apparently Kenny took very good care of it but J.M.'s playing cautious hence not Mint -. The auction and story is featured in the new edition of Record Collector and will also be featured this Sunday on BBC 6 Music in 'The Music Week' on Sunday between 1.00-2.00pm which covers the biggest events in Music in the forthcoming week:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/music_week/ Has everyone got their bids ready now? Ian D

Same old, same old will be the name of the game for 95% of compilations which need to license from the majors from now on unfortunately Soul.Boy. Film soundtracks have always been expensive to licence because film companies have traditionally always paid through the nose anyway and the companies aren't too interested in giving any breaks to film-makers - they figure that if there's enough cash to make a film, then there's enough cash to pay top whack for the soundtrack. I find it amazing that 95% of all the Motown tracks I want are not available on CD in this country but are freely available on the net if you know where to look. This will become much more common as CD releases start drying up due to the shrinking market. Those Sequel/Westside CD releases which Tony was talking about earlier in the thread are RARE these days! Try finding 'em now. Same for much of the early Ace/Kent catalogue. If you see 'em around then buy 'em 'cos you may not have another chance to get 'em on a pristine CD with proper liner notes etc. Ian D

Tony summed up everything quite comprehensively there. Something else I've noticed in the last few months, is that the majors are now almost completely ignoring any licence requests which 'aren't on their system' and which 'have not been asigned ISRC codes' (these are the digital codes which ensure that any digital payments go to the right song/version/master/copyright owner). A CD will not be manufactured now by any of the majors unless every track has the correct ISRC code. So we're now in a position where they won't really consider releasing anything unless it's: 1) relatively easy to clear, 2) is on their internal system and 3) has an ISRC code, because anything that doesn't comply with that simply becomes a pain in the ass to get cleared. The last few releases I've been involved in with a major have produced huge headaches on virtually all the tracks which have never been released on CD before and even a few which have. What's even more frustrating is that whenever a major has bought out an indie company, the bulk of the repertoire may as well be forgotten as they don't tend to put any resource into updating their databases and systems. Also the people who now seem to be dealing with this stuff at the majors are not the people who know anything about the repertoire. Additionally, they won't make any effort to clear anything unless there's a clear paper-trail of ownership, which for the 60's stuff means accessing a storage facility and looking for 45 year old paperwork if it even still exists. Nuts ay? So anyone attempting to clear, say, a Carl Carlton package through Universal (even if they could afford it) will be screwed. All the Backbeat and Golden World stuff would have to be on the system as well as the ABC masters. I doubt that even 10% of it will be there. Additionally, it makes no financial sense at all to try and clear the lesser-known tracks through the majors anymore. The licensing costs do not bear any relation to the real market, so for a comprehensive Carl Carlton package of say 20 tracks from Universal, there wouldn't be any change from £10K-£15K, IF they'd licence at all, which is unlikely (Universal will tell anyone that 99% of their business is with the other majors and the 1% that isn't is a pain in the ass). So add the cost of MCPS, manufacturing, design, repro, distribution, promotion, marketing, retail discounts and general overhead and you're looking @ a £25K investment in a product which may sell 2K (and falling everyday) if you're lucky. That means you'd have to wholesale 'em @ £12.50 apiece just to break even which ain't ever gonna happen. So the future is clear to me. Apart from the Kent/Ace and Numero's of this world it's gonna be bootleg city for physical product. Depressing ay? Ian D

Seconded! Nothing much on CD at all as yet........ Ian D

Bloody typical! What's the betting there'll be a big pile of rubble there for the next few years until the funding unfreezes.............? What a waste........ Ian D

Plus another couple of key questions:- 1) Is this the only known 45 release on Goodway? 2) If it is and it was a giveaway with the album, then why would they need to put it in a special Goodway 45 sleeve? No one would see it until after they'd bought the album, so anything other than a plain white sleeve would be a waste of money. The plot thickens........... Ian D

Well spotted Sebastian. Why would they press this twice? If it was a promo for the LP it would most likely only have had one pressing. The one on the left is kosher but the one on the right doesn't look correct to me.......... Ian D

There's just no way the album sold 200,000 copies. I think someone was boosting the sales figures for some reason. A little Philly company like Goodway would expect to sell circa 2K copies at the most on an oldies act like the Silhouettes if they were lucky. The single is dead rare in my opinion and I'd be surprised if there were any more than a couple of hundred total........ Ian D

Got ya PM Mace. I'll e-mail Joe and see how long he's likely to stick around. It'll probably be down to whatever gigs come in which I guess he won't know for another week or two yet. I'll e-mail him later in the week and see what's come up in the last few days........ Ian D

Hi Jo, I'll have to dig into that box of stuff under the stairs but I'm pretty sure that I've still got the programme for the Island 25th Anniversary do which was @ Shepperton Studios and was the bash of the year! I'll have a rummage and see what I can find. I've still got my Millie Small 12" which I reissued on the 25th anniversary as it was the record which started it all off for Chris Blackwell and I think it may be the only time it actually came out on Island as it was originally issued on Fontana, so a nice little bit of history there - see scan. Have you spoken with Susette Newman? She'll probably have an archive of everything......... Will PM ya and see what I can dig out....... And I will require an invite LOL! Ian D

None Malc! I notice that he shared songwriting credits with Sidney Barnes and J. Cash on "Love & Desire" but blags the whole shebang for him and his then wife Sabrina on "After Dark"............ Ian D

Not yet Reg. I haven't had anyone come back to me as yet plus Joe does have a couple of people sorting gigs for him it seems. He has an idiosyncratic e-mail style which goes something like this:- "Dear Ian----Will be coming to London on June 10th and 11th 2009 for performance with Red Bull Academy-----------the rumors are flying around finally. Looking at Leeds and Glastonbury also .--Any help from you would be appreciated with added venues in the U.K. area.-----------------------cheers God Bless-joe bataan" And.... " Dear Ian---So far June 10th and June 11t are booked in London at the Cargo in London with Red BULL-----OTHER OFFERS HAVE TO BECOORDINATED soon with promoters-----------------Will use band in U.k.------------I traveled with two musicians the others are picked up in U.K.-----------------------------------WORKING ON lEEDS AND glastonbury with Jonny from XGROUP AND LUBIVOC-----------------------CHEERS GOD BLESS-----------JOE BATAAN" So any promoters out there who have stuff on in June should drop me a PM and I'll put 'em directly in touch with Joe...... Ian D

Back behind the wheels of steel again after last week's sojourn to the wilds of Prestatyn and we celebrated Mother's Day in style with a special guest appearance from EMS stalwart Gary Lee who will be starting his own show on Starpoint this Monday 23rd March 7.00-9.00pm - make sure you tune in! Next week my old partner in crime, Alan Champ will be joining me on the show for more Sunday afternoon shenanigans so make sure you join us. And this week's show? Rockin' all the way folks so heeeeere's the download........ Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst and special surprise guest Gary Lee on Sunday 22nd March 2009 on www.starpointradio.com. To download the show simply hit the link below! Or for this and all archived shows please pay a visit to www.sixmillionsteps.com where you can download the last 4 weeks worth of all Six Million Steps produced shows. That's 16 hours of free music over the last 4 weeks plus loads of new fully downloadable KILLER mixes in a variety of styles! So let's go with this week's show:- 1st Hour The Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World - Prelude The Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World - Remix Randy Crawford - All I Do Jose Burgos feat Kenny Bobien - For Your Love The Realm feat Tony Momrelle - Time DJ Kawasaki - Because Of You Armed Gang - You Status 1V - Lovin' You Lady Peachena - Save Me Private Eye - No One Can Love You Like Me Phillip Wynne - Put Your Own Puzzle Together 2nd Hour Gladys Knight & The Pips - Just Walk In My Shoes - Remix The Supremes & The Four Tops - Without The One You Love Mel & Tim - Free For All (Winner Takes All) Loleatta Holloway - We Did It Charles Russell - It Ain't Easy Johnny Taylor - What About My Love Sharon McMahon - When Will Love Come To Me Mariah Carey/Atomix Reconstruction - I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time Perception - Guilty Deborah Cox - Sentimental Ivan Matias - Somebody Knows How You Feel The Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama - Remix https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-2009-03-22-Starpoint.mp3 Many thanks to Gary Lee for popping in and don't forget Champy is with us next week so let's make it a date again! Many thanks to all for listening and making Sunday afternoon's such a gas! Best, Ian D

The Soul Fox was his preferred moniker I believe...... Ian D

Wow. Agreed James. Makes perfect sense. Ian D

Yeeeeaaaaayyyyy! Back with a vengeance! I'm INSPIRED!!!! That's what a few days in Prestatyn, hearing some great music and making some great contacts will do for you LOL.... A rockin' show coming up this week. It's Mothers Day for a start so I'll be nice to all females (but especially my mum), there'll be a Prestatyn report and there's a strong rumour that EMS stalwart Gary Lee will drop by to see how it's done with oldies LOL...... Like this Gary...... The Isley Brothers, Randy Crawford, Jose Burgos feat Kenny Bobien, The Realm feat Tony Momrelle, DJ Kawasaki, Armed Gang, Status 1V, Lady Peachena, Private Eye, John White, Ashford & Simpson, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Supremes & The Four Tops, Mel & Tim, Loleatta Holloway, Charles Russell, Johnny Taylor, Sharon McMahon, Mariah Carey/Atomix, Perception, Deborah Cox, Ivan Matias and The Intruders Will be fun folks! Gary's on tomorrow night for his new show so make sure you keep it www.starpointradio.com. 2.00pm sharp folks. This one's a goodie! Ian D PS Many thanks to Steve Handbury, Steve Jeffries and Ian Nichol for some brill sessions! Prestatyn was a gas!

LOL, what did we expect with a thread entitled 'Northern Soul Snobs'. I detest snobs in real life because most of 'em are arrogant prats who couldn't have a good time if they tried. But I don't seem to mind Northern Soul Snobs for some reason. It must be the elite training we go through or something.......... Ian D

Yep, could be fun Tony. He still performs regularly in New York so he'll be a total pro I reckon.......... Ian D

That's along the lines of what I was thinking Reg. Plus I sold a Joe Bataan record to Ady not so long back so he's a fan for sure. Joe Bataan doing a Latino-Soul LIVE set for the first-time ever in the UK at Cleggy in the middle of Summer? Nah? Too good to be possible...........? Are ya there Ady? Ian D

I just got an e-mail from Joe Bataan saying he's coming to the U.K. in mid June to appear at the Red Bull Music Academy and do a couple of London gigs @ Cargo on the 10th and 11th June and he's asked me to ask around and see if anyone's interested in doing some more shows around that time. Very surreal. I tried to get Joe over here when I put out the Joe Bataan Salsoul anthology a few years back but it didn't happen unfortunately. However, he loved the anthology and we kept in touch. I was wondering whether he could maybe do a Latino Soul type set for the Northern crowd? Anyone who's interested should drop me a PM and I'll bounce any enquiries over to Joe. It will almost certainly be the only time he'll play the UK and I think it would be a gas if he could do some of the more uptempo 60's Northern Latino tunes which he probably hasn't performed for a while. So any of you Latino-Soul lovers out there should get yer thinking hats on! Appearances, gigs, P.A.'s whatever - I'd love to see Joe get a warm welcome in the U.K. as he's one of the true greats and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Also, what would be a good set for him to do? His repertoire runs from 60's Latino Soul through 70's Soul and even to 80's Latino Rap LOL. Plus the instrumental of "The Bottle (La Botella)" of course. Could this be up anyone's street? Give me a yell...... https://www.joebataan.net/ Should be a BRILLIANT Summer! Don't forget that set list! Ian D

And could you give us all some tips on DJ etiquette and DJ sartorial elegance whilst yer at it Trevski? Ian D

Or perhaps more appropriately "These Boots Were Made For Walking" by the Happy Cats except no self-respecting Soul Snob could possibly play that, O.V.O. or not! Ian D