Ian Dewhirst

T-Shits are slightly more expensive than T-Shirts Bearsy! Also harder to produce to order....... Ian D

No, that's a BRILLIANT idea John! A FANTASTIC piece of Marketing genius right there mate! That alone could be worth the price of the winning bid in terms of incredible PR for the site and publicity for the auction itself. Face it, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and I think literally 100's of people would be encouraged to bid just to get the t-shirt (even if they only bid a few quid)! It could be the must-have fashion item for the year and I can see this getting dozens of column inches and exposure right across the media. Whoever came up with that deserves a medal. Seriously. So two questions:- 1) Can I do your PR? 2) Can I do your T-Shirts? If you play this properly, it could be the most widely covered auction story of the year and give Sotheby's some competition for a change. Also the publicity will be absolutely phenomenal in terms of marketing the new website which must be a major plus point. I'll certainly put a bid in on that basis, so order me a triple x large! This could play as a hugely unique once in a lifetime event and you have to market it as such. It's also perfect for those 1 minute 'feel good' slots at the end of the news and I guarantee that no one will be able to resist this story. Forget 77,000 vistors in January - this could bring 100 times that amount easily. Best of luck with it all mate - it's really a one-off opportunity which most of us will never see again in our lifetimes. Ian D

LOL, couldn't stomach that! Ian D

I'm sure Russ had an acetate of it supplied by the notorious Mr Soussan. Only the one known copy of it in the 70's and that went from Soussan to Les McCutcheon to Johnathan Woodliffe....... Ian D

Nope. White guy. I actually introduced Soussan to him in the first place when Motown very nearly signed Shalamar, so I guess it's indirectly my fault LOL...... The record is still technically the property of Motown Records but I guess the statute of limitations has run out by now. Ian D

My best ever trade was a copy of the Exception "You Always Hurt Me" for the first known copy of the Four Perfections "I'm Not Strong Enough" courtesy of Arthur Fenn when he came back from his first U.S. trip bless him! Ian D

Well, what an invigorating weekend it turned out to be! Friday night was spent getting loaded and listening to music all night which was sheer bliss, then Saturday down to Monumental Soul with Nelly, Niki, Girth, Mole and the good Shaun Robbins and the rest of the crew where I bumped into fellow Starpoint stalwart, Chris Box who I then dragged down to the Phoenix Bar in the West End for a mates birthday. One thing led to another and Chris ended crashing at my place and then co-hosted this week's ORIGINAL MASTERCUTS show which was FUN, FUN, FUN! Check it out - link and playlist below! We'll do another double-set of shows the next time Chris is in town for sure! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst and guest Chris Box on Sunday 1st February 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 Nightwriters - Let The Music (Move You) Yolanda Adams - Open Your Heart (Steve 'Silk' Hurley Spiritual Workout Mix) Titus - Don't Worry About Me Jimmy Ruffin - Tell Me What You Want (Tom Moulton Mix) Brenda Holloway/Steve Wonder - All I Do Is Think About You/All I Do Janice McClain - Giving My Love Halo - Let Me Do It Cheryl Hunter - It's Your Attitude Cameo - We're Going Out Tonight 2nd Hour The Supremes - Stoned Love (Long Version) Ed Summers - I Can Tell Tony & Tandy - Bitter With The Sweet Universal Mind - Reach Out For Me Main Ingredient - Work To Do Collins & Collins - You Know How To Make Me Feel Good Lenny Williams - Cause I Love You Millie Jackson - Loving Arms Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number Zion Train - Rise Arnie's Love - I'm Out Of Your Life The Real Thing - Raining Through My Sunshine https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-...1-Starpoint.mp3 Thanks to all for listening! Best, Ian D

LOL, your welcome Mike. Thanks for the tip-off on the Stevie version. Funny that it's been on the shelf all that time and I never even heard it! The whole show is now posted so enjoy! Best, Ian D

Most of 'em eminating from Scorpio in New Jersey........ Ian D

Hey Mike, I went into my own archives, pulled out "That Girl" and hey presto "All I Do" (with abbreviated title) was there on the 'B' side. So I played it on today's show and gave you a shout mate! Good call! Ian D

No wonder he spends all his time in zoos these days LOL..... Ian D

Blimey, the Sunday Social club clocks up its 5th show of the year. Yep another ORIGINAL MASTERCUTS show beckons tomorrow afternoon LIVE between 2.00-4.00pm so please join us for another wonderful 2 hours of uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems and make it another Sunday afternoon to savour with what will undoubtedly be a horribly hung-over host LOL...... On www.starpointradio.com - the home of Soul on the internet of course! Also I'm threatening to be joined in the studio by fellow Starpoint DJ Chris Box who's in town this weekend, so join us and let's have a PAAAAARTY! Coming up tomorrow........ The Nightwriters, Yolanda Adams, Titus, Jimmy Ruffin, Janice McClain, Halo, Cheryl Hunter, Kleeer, Rome Jeffries, The Supremes, Ed Summers, Tony & Tandy, Universal Mind, The O'Jays, Main Ingredient, Collins & Collins, Lenny Williams, Millie Jackson, Judy Clay & William Bell, Zion Train, Arnie's Love & The Real Thing See you @ 2.00! Ian D

Wow. I didn't realise Stevie even did a version! I'll go check it now - might even be able to slip it in tomorrow.....along with some serious pant-wetters and wrist-slashers! Cheers Mike! Ian D

I take it condition won't be a factor then? With the best will in the world, Kenny must have played it a few hundred times on a variety of different decks so what condition does everone think it will be in? And will that be a factor or will the auction winner be buying it for it's historical value alone? Ian D

I swear he's probably still got it as well. Our Tim doesn't like to waste money on things like clothes LOL........he's not known as Tim "No Frills" Brown for nothing as anyone who has had the misfortune of being in that FREEZING rat-infested warehouse will confirm! Ian D

Well I did that as well Bearsy! I didn't need much encouragement. In fact whenever I got too low on funds that would propell me into a digging frenzy and usually I'd get a result.......and then go out to celebrate LOL..... Ian D

Working on it Patto. I just collated my stories from the Soussan and Greatest Record Finds threads and they come to 15,000 words just on those two. That's what I love about Soul Source -people jog my memory about certain incidents and then I get enthused and the stuff just pours out LOL... But there's a hell of a lot more which isn't Northern Soul related - the 80's & 90's, New York, Chicago, Ibiza, Serious Records, Island Records, Warner Bros, Mastercuts, drugs, sex, guns, gangsters, businesses, bankruptcy, marriage in Las Vegas, having a daughter etc, etc, so it won't be a quickie LOL.... I'm pretty capable of banging out sleeve notes and articles so a book would be a natural ambition. Thanks for your encouragement and everyone on Soul Source who have been supportive - it's pretty fullfilling to get the stories out there, so thanks for reading 'em! It'll be a motherf*cker of a book if I can get it all down LOL...... Ian D

Those were the days LOL..... I flogged you a few over the years I seem to remember......... Ian D

LOL, typical! Serves you right for getting a girl to pump me for info but a smart move nonetheless Datch. I was always pussy-whipped and no doubt Janet would have been a bit of allright....... Sorry about the blind alley with Bob Cattaneo's address though. I always had Bob down as a straight-shooter and it surprises me that he was turning around boots. I stayed at his place when I went to Frisco in '76 and a nicer guy you couldn't hope to meet. I dunno what he was doing with Soussan boots. It's very possible that Soussan could have stung Bob with those Ree pressings, which I think were extremely limited weren't they......? Ya live and learn.....alll in the rich tapestry of life as they say.......... Out of curiosity did you ever get any action with Janet...............? Ian D

1000's and 1000's Bearsy! Several bulk loads were sent over and then sold via Neil Rushton from an office in Litchfield - Neil and I had a company at the time which specialised in bulk imports and legitimate re-presses, so the majority of the stuff got fed into the company. I shudder to think of some of the titles which were £2-3 quiders at the time! I maintained a small personal Northern collection but at that point I was collecting several different types of Soul music so I had a lot of different stuff in my entire collection. Things like Si Hightower were considered waaay too slow back then, so they remained on my shelves for a long time after I came back until deep Soul collectors like Colin Dilnot unearthed 'em from my shelves. I put out a massive sales book circa 1978 called Vinyl Junkie which was about 60 pages long which gives some idea of some the stuff that was held over from the original U.S. trip. I read it and weep every so often. I've been back about 50 times since but mostly on other business. However, on every trip I usually managed to find records so the collection has expanded and contracted numerous times over the years. I ALWAYS have too many records so the collection is a constantly mutating beast and it's been that way since 1976. I actually work on the basis that my records should circulate among like-minded people. I've learned to become less precious about personaly hoarding stuff over the years as I'd rather have records out there, being played and finding an audience rather than staying on my dusty shelves. Without that philosophy a LOT of records would never have been played in the first place. I like to think that 1000's of records which have been through my hands have re-circulated and found themselves a nice home with an owner that can appreciate 'em as much as I did in a period when I actually had time to listen to 'em! Records were made to be played not hoarded and I stick with that. I say this knowing full well that I'm about to have a massive clearout LOL. Gotta clear circa 20 feet of albums and 12"'s and around 30 feet of U.S. and U.K. 45's 'cos I need the space so it's the same old problem LOL......... Ian D

Are you in touch with him Mulb? Ian D

Sounds about right. I was going for 6 months so I needed enough to cover me for that period of time. Not included on the list was a whole heap of British and a pretty good run of Motown and other UK Soul items and it took me about 3 months to clear everything. I was inspired to go after hearing the tales of Soussan and Graham Warr's finds over there........ That trip actually made me a load of dosh 'cos when I got back I didn't work for a good 9 months, I got a new flat, new car, new girlfriends and spent a lot of time in London having fun..... Ian D

The thought did occur to me. I've spent quite a bit of time over the years pondering it. The centre-hole on U.S. records could conceivably be used for a quick James Arthur I guess.............. Ian D

Yeah it sounds crazy saying that there were just too many records but often it boils down to the simple percentage of how long you have to dig to find something worthwhile. At House Of Sounds you could spend days just going through 100's of 1000's of Pop, C&W, Jazz and Novelty records and if you were lucky you may hit a seam of small label Soul but that could just be in one crate out of hundreds. Whereas you could hit an independent store in the Black part of town which may only have a few thousand records but the hit rate would be fantastic compared to House Of Sounds..... Actually whilst you're on Andy, do you you remember that place in Bradford that was packed out with UK MGM, Verve stuff and 1000's of English labels? It was in one of those old buildings at the bottom end of town I think - up a couple of floors and a room full of English. I got there too late but I suspect you boys found the gaff..... Ian D

Actually in answer to the original question, I seem to remember a young Tim Brown paying the grand total of £11 for Duke Browner. I felt sorry for him at the time 'cos the jumper he was wearing had a huge hole in the sleeve.......... Ian D