Ian Dewhirst

That's actually a very good idea! "Records I Have Loved And Lost". Dot com. You could have the scans with a soundfile and a nice little comment box for your memories of the record in question. I like it mate! Ian D

Haha LOL! That's funny Alan. Not only that, but they'd have to deal with the dulcit tones of deepest Rotherham - shouts in the background "Sithee, wilst tha put wood in't ole"? That's 'close the door' for the unititiated LOL............ Ian D

Glad you mentioned that Robin. Even if it hurts to let a record go, it's not so bad if it goes to someone who can really use it. In fact, many times I've got rid of stuff which I never play anymore simply because it's an unwanted luxury to have it sitting on a shelf gathering dust. I'd much rather 'recycle' a record and get it to someone who will either play it or cherish it more than me. Ian D

Yeah, wishful thinking Johnny. The way the guy's listed everything is weird 'cos he hasn't included any label info and he has a ton of awful pop on there too - https://users.telenet.be/60spop/Index.htm. A shame really. It'd be great if an unknown Magicians Villa 708 suddenly turned up LOL... 701 - Ozz And His Sperlings - Mo Jo Hanna / The Broadway Earthquake 702 - Ozz And His Sperlings - Dance (Holes In Your Shoes) / I Can't Jerk 703 - The Magicians - Love, Lets Try Again / Dance (Holes In Your Shoes) 704 - The Magicians - Is It All Gone? / Why Do I Do These Foolish Things 705 - The Checkerboard Squares - Double Cookin' / A Day In Sausalito 706 - The Magicians - Keep Your Hands Off (My Baby) / Why Must You Cry (I Deeply Love You) 707 - Performers - Darling I'm So Thankful / I'll Always Love You. Is that Performers record any good? Ian D

Wow, weird you should bring the Magicians up Mark 'cos I was looking at the bloke's 60's collection which I've posted up on here (elsewhere in this section) and there's a ton of Magicians records on his list and I only know about 3 of em.... MAGICIANS ABOUT MY LOVE 1966 MAGICIANS AN INVITATION TO CRY 1965 MAGICIANS ANGEL ON THE CORNER 1966 MAGICIANS BACK DOOR MAN 1967 MAGICIANS DOUBLE GOOD FEELING 1967 MAGICIANS I WON'T BE THERE TOMORROW 1967 MAGICIANS I'D LIKE TO KNOW 1966 MAGICIANS I'LL TELL THE WORLD ABOUT YOU 1966 MAGICIANS INVITATION TO CRY 1966 MAGICIANS IS IT ALL GONE 1966 MAGICIANS LADY FINGERS 1967 MAGICIANS PAINTING ON WOOD 1967 MAGICIANS RAIN DON'T FALL ON ME NO MORE 1967 MAGICIANS THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS MADE OF 1967 MAGICIANS WHO DO YOU LOVE 1967 MAGICIANS YOU'RE SO FINE 1967 Makes you wonder if there's any other goodies in there - I always loved "Is It All Gone" - I had a cracked copy which played fine for years but it just never broke for me back in the day........ Ian D

And I wonder whether that was the one I found at Chris Peakes house in L.A. in '76 LOL......... Dig out the list Malc 'cos there'll be a few nightmares there no doubt...... Talking of which, does anyone on here have a copy of my 'Vinyl Junky's" list from '77 I think? It was an 80 page booklet with 1000's of records listed all cheap. Frightening............. Ian D

My beautiful UK white promo went to Tim Brown along with the rest of my English, so I know exactly how you feel Steve! At least with a lot of the UK gear, you know it'll probably appear again soon when someone's collection come up, whereas with some of the US ones it could be anybody's guess...... Ian D

Nope Dave, that definitely sounds like a moment of madness to me. I don't even know the Vivian Carol Merben record but I do know that neither the Tomangoes or Cecil Washington grow on trees LOL...... A major nightmare inducer for sure. I still regret losing my Tomangoes in a swap deal in the 70's and I've never had another real one since...... Commiserations mate. I'd be beating myself up too! Ian D

Out of curiosity, what did you sell it for Dave? I'm just computing what was probably a one-off collection and 17 years of collecting, not that I want to make you feel even worse! I hear stories of a Detroit collector that has a full run of U.S. Motown and I'm sure there's a couple of complete UK Motown collections, but I'm curious as to what a full UK collection would be valued at these days. Very painful though mate......... Ian D

Well I don't know that one Chris. Just thought I found one but it's gone.... https://www.recordsbymail.com/static/artist...POWERED%20CLOCK Was it any good? I'm intrigued...... Ian D

Now this is what I call a collection! This guy's a vinyl nut. The amount of Northern he has is ridiculous if he's genuine - and I think he is. TONS of stuff tucked away in there which I guess goes to show that there's still plenty of stuff out there in private collections..... https://users.telenet.be/60spop/Index.htm Ian D

Now here's someone who has their priorities right. Steve, your attitude is much too sensible for 'Vinyl Therapy' LOL..... Quite right too: your health is your wealth at the end of the day. And there were a few black Patti & The Emblems around back in the day when it was a £2 'in every box' type record, I seem to remember......... Ian D

Hey, that's weird....? How come we have more replies than views? How is that possible? Has the view counter stuck or something.........? Oops, gotta go for a cuppa.... Ian D

Well that just serves ginger-minge right LOL! That Ron got away with bloody murder back in the day so he had it coming and he got well and truly served there LOL. That'll make the bugger realise the consequences of his actions 'cos I bet he's really tormented by that to this day! Now THAT is theraputic LOL.... Ian D

Ouch! Now that's EXACTLY the stuff of horror stories! My commiserations Ken. Never has the title of a record been more appropriate! I feel your pain. Ian D

It's theraputic Eddie! Your pain is good for the well-being of all of us LOL...... But the Larry Atkins on Romark is a bit difficult to bear. If it's any consolation at all, I had both the Ty Karims, a Virginia Blakely, a Delilah Moore (one of the Modern ones I sold to Pat) and a Chico Lamarr I sold to Tim Brown. And you're right, this isn't really helping is it? Who's bloody idea was this??????? Ian D

Aha Mr Senior, I thought you'd pop up on this! I STILL have all those nice white-promo 12"'s I used to buy off you in the 70's LOL... Amazing how having a few copies of something makes you sell 'em too cheap at the time.......and then they come back to haunt you as a painful memory years later..... EXACTLY what this thread is all about LOL........ My God. No one's gonna thank me for this are they........? Ian D

Harry's never gonna hear the last of this is he Di? And I haven't even started on him yet LOL...I thought I'd let him revel in his moment of glory but I'm coming in for the kill next week when we should have been in LA raising hell! Still a great story though and there's deffo a screenplay in it. I don't know if Dean Cavannaugh caught the story but he'd love it. So maybe we can still get that dosh out of the Weinsteins LOL.... Good. Things warming up nicely now.....! Ian D

Clandestine meetings in a damp basement? I wish I'd thought of that LOL.... OK, then Jo, I'll PAY for the stories godammit! And the way that I'll pay is by gauranteeing a theraputic session right here on SS. Yep, that's right folks, you too can get rid of those nightmares forever by pouring out your hidden, submerged memories and secret fears on this very thread. It's called 'Vinyl Therapy". A sort of A.A. for painful record experiences, which we need to log for posterity. As I said to Harry, it may be painfull to some but it's absolutely cathartic and you will ultimately emerge from the experience a more relaxed and well-rounded young woman knowing that you have shared your experiences with others. So, as Al Pacino stated several times in his role as Puerto-Rican gangster Carlito Berganzi (where he displays the duplicity and subsequent torment between his reformed spirit and the endless seduction of the street), in Brian DePalma's superbly directed "Carlito's Way"........... Here comes the PAIN........" Ian D

Yep, forgot it's tonight LOL! I went to the chemist yesterday and ended up in Hoxton last night listening to Disco-Trance LOL and today I'm feeling the PAIN, which is what this thread is all about! So any advance on Harry's Al Williams W/D? For £30? Mmm, the chemist must have been closed...... Good luck tonight mate and regards to the missus..... Ian D

This thread will get rid of that pain Harry! It'll be cathartic to re-live the experience and pour it out for the benefit of younger SSers who HAVEN'T FELT THE PAIN LOL... For instance, I'm living the pain of NOT going to L.A. to spend Harvey Weinsteins money now and that's YOUR bloody fault! I WANTED Don Cornelius to sue you LOL. We'd have made a fortune........ Hey, how was it last night? And did the pics come out OK in the Evening Post........? Ian D

Well, it's happened to all of us hasn't it? At some point most of us have had a record in our hands that is very special. Then, for one reason or another, you allow the record to leave the cosy comfort of your collection and then spend the rest of your life regretting the fact that you'd allowed it to slip through your fingers. It may have been for a number of reasons. Possibly there was another fresher record that you wanted and in order to get it, you may have had to trade that special one, thinking that you'd be able to get it again in the future. Or, in my day, it could be that one of the special ones was about to be bootlegged, so it'd be traded in a swap deal or sold to an 'oldies' collector. That's where my Eula Cooper, Four Perfections, Tomangoes, Yvonne Baker and Detroit Executives went for instance - all of them being mega-rare at the time. Or it may have been a financial imperative. I've had about 4 seperate Northern collections over the years. My first collection was sold to finance a trip to the U.S. in 1976, which co-incidentaly meant I amassed a second collection almost immediately. I eventually got back to the UK and used Collection No.2 to fund a few essential purchases - cars, clothes, women and investments in a 'live fast, die young' lifestyle which obviously failed miserably! Collection No.3 came following lots of trips to the U.S. in the 80's where I hit lucky a few times before hitting a slump at the end of the decade which Collection No.3 got me over and helped me to finance the development of a great compilation series (Mastercuts). This was when I sold a BEAUTIFUL little Modern collection to Pat Brady which would now be worth £30K by itself! Then, in the 90's I got lucky again and acquired a tasty UK collection and some lovely RARE U.S. originals which contributed to Collection No.4. But then I had to finance another venture, so bang went my my Alexander Patton, Lou Johnson, Garnet Mimms, Levi Jackson and Major Lance promos along with a ramp of U.S. goodies. Some of you on here bought 'em so I know they went to good homes! I've got battle-hardened over the years and I'm now used to maintaining a 'floating' collection all the time. I keep everything in one form or another, so I still have everything that I've ever owned or wanted right here. But, alas, Stanley Mitchell is not on a Dynamo white-promo anymore and the Professionals is a boot LOL......... However, every so often, I sometimes wake up in the dead of night covered in a film of sweat reliving the tortuous moment when I had to let a goody go! One instance that springs to mind was when I flogged the ONLY test-pressing in existence of the Si Hightower ep to Colin Dilnot in the late 70's. I KNEW it was a one-off and incredibly rare but, to be honest, it was WAAY to slow for the Northern scene at the time and wasn't one of my preferences anyway. So I let it go to a good home - to someone I knew would really appreciate the record and nurture it until it was ready, which, as it happens, is EXACTLY how things turned out. So a good decision in my opinion. And this is how I've managed to justify letting some key records go over the years LOL..... But I wonder whether Les McCutcheon, Johnathan Woodliffe and Kev Roberts have similar nightmares over THAT 1st copy of Frank Wilson? Were they happy? What circumstances made them pass on the only-known copy of the ultimate rarity? And can they sleep at night LOL.... So what records have YOU let pass through your fingers and then regretted it forever? The records don't have to be mega-rarities either. They could be records which have a strong sentimental tie for you or which remind you of a particularly good or poignant time in your life. Or they may be unique copies in some way or other. But it still tugs your heartstrings on occasion just thinking about that particular record, who you sold or swapped it with and the reasons why you sold or swapped it at the time. There's gotta be some GREAT stories here, so let's hear 'em! Ian D

Yeah Di, course we can go - we just need to antagonise Mr Cornelius again! Plus I put a none-refundable deposit down on the hookers and the Chippendales and I don't want to lose it! Maybe Harry could accuse Don Cormelius of attempted aggravated buggery or something? That'll GUARANTEE we'll get to L.A...... Some come on, get yer sunglasses out........ Ian D

Dammit Harry! That not what I wanted at all! The plan was to convert this into a WORLDWIDE CONTROVERSY so that we could then flog the film script to Harvey Weinstein and then go to L.A. and spend all his cash! Oh well, let's get back to basics again. Please use the artwork from the following logo on all future Soul Train flyers, ads, beer mats and ashtrays........ If at first you don't succeed........... Ian D

Sounds great Di! Lemme order up a private show from the Chippendales for you whilst Harry and I attend to, ahem, some important contractual type business which you wouldn't really understand........ And I take it you'll wanna do the Rodeo Drive shopping excursion on Day 2...........? Beauty/Spa/Make-Over treatment is lined-up for Day 3 and the Cosmetic Surgery consultation for Day 4 (not that you need it of course)............ How's that sound? Ian D