Ian Dewhirst

Posting from a Samsung outside the 100 Club is a bitch.... Ian D

Actually, you're right to an extent. I have several hundred comps but the quality of the masters isn't always great. Finding the good masters is a task in itself and that's what we've done here. So top notch masters. However, here's the siginifant thing. The Northern Soul soundtrack has unearthed a huge audience, mamy of whom won't have the timw and ferret-like skills that we have to compile the goodies. So this is as good a package as any to get your teeth into and get the real deal. If we get just 10% of the audience who bought Northern Soul: The Soundtrack to invest in The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule then that'll be great. But I think we'll do much better than that touch wood! Merry Crimbo Pete! Ian D

Actually, you're right to an extent. I have several hundred comps but the quality of the masters isn't always great. Finding the good masters is a task in itself and that's what we've done here. So top notch masters. However, here's the siginifant thing. The Northern Soul soundtrack has unearthed a huge audience, mamy of whom won't have the timw and ferret-like skills that we have to compile the goodies. So this is as good a package as any to get your teeth into and get the real deal. If we get just 10% of the audience who bought Northern Soul: The Soundtrack to invest in The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule then that'll be great. But I think we'll do much better than that touch wood! Merry Crimbo Pete! Ian D

Yep, lol. I fhought that when I was going through your track-listings. Great minds etc, etc...a brilliant era helps too! Ian D

LoL, it should have been out for Christmas but that pesky Northern Soul soundtrack has never stopped selling. I didn't want to risk arresting Harmless's biggest selling album ever so February it is.... Ian D

Talk about a monster of a project. It's been almost 2 years in the making but hopefully the end result has been worth it...... The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule Amazon Link:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odyssey-Northern-Soul-Time-Capsule/dp/B00JYDGJHM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1418927279&sr=1-1&keywords=the+odyssey+northern+soul ‘The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule’ is the single most comprehensive overview yet of a truly unique UK musical culture which has now lasted over 45 years and had spread across the world. The current popularity of the film “Northern Soul” and it’s soundtrack plus the attendant publicity within the mainstream media - a UK Top 10 film smash, a UK Top 10 album smash and No.1 DVD smash have well and truly put Northern Soul at the forefront of people’s interest again. This is a very, very exciting musical culture which now seems to be appealing to a younger generation of new fans in their teens who love the energy that Northern Soul provides and have the energy to burn off. But how did it start? What made young teenagers in the north of England in the late 1960s and 1970s switch from the mainstream musical scenes and plunge underground into the darkest recesses of black American Soul music? What made them travel hundreds of miles every weekend to see particular DJs and acts? What made them pay 4 weeks of hard-earned wages for a 7” vinyl single from 1967 that hardly anyone had ever heard of? Welcome to Northern Soul. One of the most enigmatic musical cultures ever to exist is now available to explore in depth. Curated by well-known professional compiler, head of Harmess Records and 1970s Northern Soul DJ, Ian Dewhirst, ‘The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule’ is very much a labour of love. The contributors to the project read like a who’s who of Northern Soul’s golden era. Ian Dewhirst and Anglo American’s Tim Brown co-compiled the music and deliberated at length over the myriad of licensing issues. Mike Ritson, publisher of Manifesto magazine, kindly allowed us to use large swathes of his definitive book about Northern Soul, ‘The In Crowd’ to document the history of the scene. Karl White kindly provided us with a summing-up of the post Wigan Casino years, Simon White, journalist and broadcaster, interviewed, supervised and directed the collection of numerous interviews with most of the scene’s best-known characters. Richard Searling interviews the world’s longest-standing and most enigmatic record dealer, John Anderson, as well as squeezing in an interview with Philadelphia International’s Kenny Gamble, who looks through Richard’s collection of his own releases from the 1960’s and sees many of these UK releases for the first time ever! Northern Soul history! Not one, but 2 DVDs. The 160 page book layout was designed by Glen Gunton and the overall package design by Jaffa — both long-serving Northern Soul stalwarts. The music follows the evolvement of Northern Soul, from its early beginnings at Manchester’s Twisted Wheel club in 1968, through to The Golden Torch, Blackpool Mecca, Wigan Casino and Cleethorpes Pier in the 1970s, Stafford Top Of The World and The 100 Club in the 1980s and the huge dearth of Soul weekenders and the 100 Club again from the 1990’s to the present day. Featuring a mind-numbing 230 tracks and over 10 hours of legendary music, all licensed from legitimate sources and all of which have been painstakingly re-mastered and documented within the sleeve-notes. The most comprehensive Northern Soul track-listing ever. ‘The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule’ truly does what it says on the tin. This is the most exhaustive history of the Northern Soul scene ever released. Due to be unearthed in February 2015. CD 1 The Twisted Wheel 1. Open The Door To Your Heart - Darrell Banks 2. Walking Up A One Way Street - Willie Tee 3. I Dig Your Act - The O'Jays 4. I Feel So Bad - Jackie Edwards 5. 60 Minutes Of Your Love - Homer Banks 6. I Spy (for the FBI) - Jamo Thomas And His Party Brothers Orchestra 7. Barefootin' - Robert Parker 8. She Blew A Good Thing - The Poets 9. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours 10. I’m Gonna Run Away From You - Tami Lynn 11. (At The) Discotheque - Chubby Checker 12. I’ll Always Love You - The Spinners 13. Looking For You - Garnet Mimms 14. The Boogaloo Party - The Flamingos 15. I’m Gonna Miss You - The Artistics 16. There’s Nothing Else To Say - The Incredibles 17. Baby Do The Philly Dog - The Olympics 18. That Beatin’ Rhythm - Richard Temple 19. Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb 20. You’ve Been Cheatin' - The Impressions 21. Investigate - Major Lance 22. Just Walk In My Shoes - Gladys Knight & The Pips 23. Ain’t No Soul (In These Old Shoes) - Major Lance 24. A ‘Lil Lovin’ Sometimes - Alexander Patton 25. The Right Track - Billy Butler 26. Baby Reconsider - Leon Haywood 27. Cigarette Ashes - Jimmy Conwell 28. Wear It On Our Face - The Dells 29. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Wood 30. These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) - Chuck Jackson 31. Long After Tonight Is All Over - Jimmy Radcliffe CD 2 The Twisted Wheel To The Golden Torch 1. Here I Go Again - Archie Bell & The Drells 2. You’re Gonna Make Me Love You - Sandi Sheldon 3. The Same Old Thing - The Olympics 4. Hit & Run - Rose Batiste 5. Quick Change Artist - The Soul Twins 6. You Just Don’t Know - Chubby Checker 7. You Get Your Kicks - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels 8. Sliced Tomatoes - The Just Brothers 9. Keep On Keeping On — N.F. Porter 10. Exus Trek - The Luther Ingram Orchestra 11. Psychedelic Soul Pt 1 - Saxie Russell 12. ‘Cause You’re Mine - The Vibrations 13. Honest To Goodness - Herb Ward 14. My Dear Heart - Shawn Robinson 15. Festival Time - The San Remo Golden Strings 16. Groovin' At The Go-Go - The Four Larks 17. Cracking Up Over You - Roy Hamilton 18. Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight 19. I’m Satisfied With You - The Furys 20. I Can't Get Away - Bobby Garrett 21. Head and Shoulders (Above The Rest) - Patti Young 22. Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You - Darrell Banks 23. You Don’t Want Me No More - Major Lance 24. What Would I Do - The Tymes 25. Shing-A-Ling - The Cooperettes 26. This Beautiful Day - Levi Jackson 27. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright - P.P. Arnold 28. Baby Boy - Fred Hughes 29. Purple Haze - Johnny Jones & The King Casuals 30. Thumb A Ride - Earl Wright & His Orchestra CD 3 The Golden Torch To Blackpool Mecca 1. If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) - Jerry Williams 2. Skiing In The Snow - The Invitations 3. The Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith 4. Blowing My Mind To Pieces - Bob Relf 5. Our Love Is In The Pocket - J.J. Barnes 6. I Got To Find Me Somebody - The Vel-Vets 7. I Hurt On The Other Side - Jerry Cook 8. I'm Gonna Love You - Edward Hamilton 9. Let Her Go - Otis Smith 10. She's Puttin' You On - United Four 11. Psychedelic Soul Pt 2 - Saxie Russell 12. Breakaway Pt 2 - The Steve Karmen Big Band 13. Get It Baby - Stanley Mitchell 14. Please Operator - Tony & Tyrone 15. I Really Love You - The Tomangoes 16. Crazy Baby - The Coasters 17. Stick By Me Baby - The Salvadors 18. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) - Alice Clark 19. Baby Don’t You Weep - Edward Hamilton & The Arabians 20. I Can’t Hold On - Lorraine Chandler 21. Satisfied - Ben Aitken 22. There’s A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor 23. They’ll Never Know Why - Freddie Chavez 24. I Just Can’t Live My Life (Without You Babe) - Linda Jones 25. Can’t Help Loving That Man Of Mine - Ila Vann 26. Seven Day Lover - James Fountain 27. She'll Come Running Back - Mel Britt 28. It Really Hurts Me Girl - The Carstairs 29. California Montage - Young Holt Unlimited CD 4 Blackpool Mecca To Wigan Casino 1. Breakaway Pt 1 - The Steve Karmen Big Band ft Jimmy Radcliffe 2. You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies - Dana Valery 3. Night Owl - Bobby Paris 4. Help Me - Al Wilson 5. Afternoon Of The Rhino - The Mike Post Coalition 6. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones 7. I’ll Always Need You - Dean Courtney 8. Serving A Sentence Of Life - Carl Douglas 9. Dance Dance Dance - The Casualeers 10. The Night - Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 11. You've Got Your Mind On Other Things - Beverly Ann 12. Interplay - Derek & Ray 13. Born A Loser - Don Ray 14. When We Get There - Paul Anka 15. As Long As You Love Me (I’ll Stay) - Ronnie & Robin 16. Bari Track - Doni Burdick 17. (It’s Against) The Laws Of Love - The Volcanoes 18. Heartaches Away My Boy - Christine Cooper 19. Don’t Take It Out On This World - Adam’s Apples 20. All Of My Life - Detroit Soul 21. You Didn’t Say A Word - Yvonne Baker 22. Baby Hit And Run - The Contours 23. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson 24. Double Cookin’ - The Checkerboard Squares 25. Country Girl - Vickie Baines 26. Girl, Don’t Make Me Wait - Bunny Sigler 27. You Don't Love Me Anymore - Johnny Caswell 28. I’m On My Way - Dean Parrish CD 5 More Wigan Casino 1. Turning My Heartbeat Up - The MVP's 2. You Don't Love Me - Epitome Of Sound 3. Burning Sensation - Robby Lawson 4. Baby Without You - Danny Monday 5. I Was Born To Love You - Herbert Hunter 6. I Lost A True Love -Danny Wagner & The Kindred Soul 7. I Wanna Know - John E Paul 8. Tear Stained Face - Don Varner 9. She's Wanted (In Three States) - Larry Clinton 10. Where I'm Not Wanted - Eddie Holman 11. This Gets To Me - Pookie Hudson 12. I Don't Like To Lose - The Group featuring Cecil Washington 13. It's Better To Cry - The Appreciations 14. Please Stay - The Ivorys 15. Happiness Is Here - Tobi Lark 16. Love Slipped Through My Fingers - Sam Williams 17. Cool Off - Detroit Executives 18. Love Factory - Eloise Laws 19. Sad Girl -Carol Anderson 20. Strange Change - Herb Ward 21. I Am Nothing - Al Williams 22. The Jokes On You - Kenny Gamble 23. I Really Love You - Jimmy Burns 24. That's No Way To Treat A Girl - Marie Knight 25. A Changed Man - The Rotations 26. This Won't Change - Lester Tipton 27. Gone With The Wind Is My Love - Rita & The Tiaras CD 6 Wigan Casino To Cleethorpes Pier 1. Elijah Rockin' With Soul - Hank Jacobs 2. I Can’t Change - Lorraine Chandler 3. They're Talking About Me - Johnny Bragg 4. My Heart Cries For You - Porgy & The Monarchs 5. You're Never Too Young (To Fall In Love) - The Modern Redcaps 6. Send Him Back - The Pointer Sisters 7. Do The Pearl Girl Pt 2 - The Matta Baby 8. All The Way Home - Dee Edwards 9. Look At Me Now - Terry Callier 10. So is The Sun - World Column 11. The Gig - Raw Soul 12. Wrong Crowd - Prince George 13. Hung Up On Your Love - The Montclairs 14. Ton Of Dynamite - Frankie ‘Loveman’ Crocker 15. Lady Lady Lady (Are You Crazy For Me) - Boogie Man Orchestra 16. I Don't Know What Foot To Dance On - Kim Tolliver 17. I Wanna Be (Your Everything) - The Pretenders 18. Cuz It's You Girl - James Walsh Gypsy Band 19. You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It) - Rodger Collins 20. Cut Your Motor Off - Black Nasty feat Herbie Thompson 21. I Got The Vibes - Joshie Jo Armstead 22. Have Love Will Travel - Rosey Jones 23. Do What You Feel Pt 1 - The Rimshots 24. Wash And Wear Love - Lynn Varnado 25. Elusive - Babe Ruth 26. Are You Ready For This - The Brothers 27. I've Got The Need - The Moments CD 7 The 100 Club And Top Of The World, Stafford Eras 1. Please Don't Go - Willie Tee 2. Since I Found My Baby -The Metros 3. I Need My Baby - Jackey Beavers 4. I Still Love You - The Seven Souls 5. Suspicion - The Originals 6. I'll Never Stop Loving You - Carla Thomas 7. Talkin' Woman - Lowell Fulson 8. You Just Cheat And Lie - Z Z Hill 9. Oh How I Love You - Little Johnny Hamilton & The Creators 10. Too Much For You - Bobby Angelle 11. Naughty Boy - Jackie Day 12. Losing Control - Mary Saxton 13. You Really Made It Good To Me - Ty Karim 14. Girl I Love You - The Temptones 15. Wrapped Tied & Tangled - Lavern Baker 16. Try Me For Your New Love - Junior McCants 17. The Magic Touch - Melba Moore 18. Dearly Beloved - Jack Montgomery 19. Packing Up - Damon Fox 20. Because Of My Heart - Frankie Beverly 21. You Shook Me Up - Roy Hamilton 22. My Love Gets Stronger - Tommy Ridgley 23. I'm Steppin' Out Of The Picture - Johnny Maestro & The Crests 24. Rat Race - Gino Washington 25. I Don't Do This (To Every Girl I Meet) - Sidney Joe Qualls 26. I'm Having So Much Fun - Willie Tee 27. Deep Dark Secret - Dee Dee Sharp 28. What Should I Do - Little Ann 29. Such Misery - The Precisions CD 8 The Weekenders Era 1. If I Could Only Be Sure - Nolan Porter 2. Home Is Where The Heart Is - Bobby Womack 3. Something New To Do - Bobby Sheen 4. Too Late - Mandrill 5. The Game Is Over (What's The Matter With You) - Brown Sugar 6. Because Of You - Jackie Wilson 7. Pour Your Little Heart Out - The Drifters 8. Think It Over (And Be Sure) - Liz Verdi 9. What's That On Your Finger - Kenny Carter 10. Baby-A-Go-Go - Barbara McNair 11. I Can't Break The News To Myself - Ben E King 12. The Stars - Barbara Lewis 13. Something's Wrong - Chris Clark 14. Don't Pity Me - Joanie Sommers 15. Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips 16. In Love - Tony Galla 17. Tune Up - Jnr Walker & The All-Stars 18. Beggin' - Timebox 19. Stolen Hours - Patrice Holloway 20. Call On Me - The Dynells 21. How - The Masqueraders 22. Let’s Tak It Over — Spencer Wiggins 23. Talkin' 'Bout My Baby - Dottie & Millie 24. (Just A Little) Faith And Understanding - The Magicians 25. Dynamite Exploded - Honey & The Bees 26. I’m Slowly Moulding - Cody Black 27. What's With This Loneliness - Chuck Jackson 28. If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely) - The Precisions 29. It'll Never Be Over For Me - Timi Yuro Compiled by Ian Dewhirst with assistance from Tim Brown and Ady Croasdel Merry Christmas All! Ian D

I remember it being played at both the Mecca and Wigan but only for a week or two and then it disappeared.... Ian

£15K I reckon. Ian D

Great. Glad you like it. And keep it forever 'cos there will never be anymore made! Once these are gone, then that's it! Ian

Also I'm sure that I read on another thread that Tommy Ridgely was played at Wigan wasn't it? Think it's on Pete Smith's Wigan tape isn't it....? Who would have played it first then? Not that I'm decrying Butch but rules are rules...... Ian D

Nah Dave. Plenty of copies. There shouldn't be a problem. Sounds like an excuse to me..... Ian D

Yes. Some key archive footage which Simon located. Some vintage Chris Burton and Mary Chapman footage which hasn't been seen before I believe....... Ian D

You should have tried licensing the bastard........ Ian D

It's the licensing that costs Gary. We've got 230 tracks and over 10.5 hours of music but it's virtually all had to be licensed in, so it's an expensive package. I was actually arguing for a higher dealer price because the DVDs ended up costing more than I thought too but my boss held it @ under £50, so I think it's a bargain anyway. We did the Philly International package @ £29.99 and it's still selling plenty but we didn't have any advances to pay on that as we had the PIR catalogue at that point. I think a fiver per CD/DVD for that level of tracks is fantastic value. The 160 page book is an added bonus really....... Ian D

Whoops. Tried to edit Dottie and Millie and it posted LOL. Anyway that's the track-listing. Handy to have all those killers all in one place. Less dicking around LOOKING for stuff! Oh, and the book is pencilled-in for the next couple of years. Been busy with other stuff just lately! Ian D

It is fabulous. Took some bloody work though. I'm pretty happy with the track-listing 'cos licensing was the single most difficult thing on this, for all sorts of different reasons. Tim Brown and I put the first track-listing together 18 months ago and it's gone through many permutations and plenty of input along the way. It could have been a 20 X CD, 4 x DVD and 500 page book but gotta draw the line somewhere, as my bosses keep telling me. Here's the track-listing:- HURTBOX005 The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule Track Listing CD 1 1. Open The Door To Your Heart - Darrell Banks 2. Walking Up A One Way Street - Willie Tee 3. I Dig Your Act - The O'Jays 4. I Feel So Bad - Jackie Edwards 5. 60 Minutes Of Your Love - Homer Banks 6. I Spy (for the FBI) - Jamo Thomas And His Party Brothers Orchestra 7. Barefootin' - Robert Parker 8. She Blew A Good Thing - The Poets 9. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours 10. I’m Gonna Run Away From You - Tami Lynn 11. (At The) Discotheque - Chubby Checker 12. I’ll Always Love You - The Spinners 13. Looking For You - Garnet Mimms 14. The Boogaloo Party - The Flamingos 15. I’m Gonna Miss You - The Artistics 16. There’s Nothing Else To Say - The Incredibles 17. Baby Do The Philly Dog - The Olympics 18. That Beatin’ Rhythm - Richard Temple 19. Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb 20. You’ve Been Cheatin' - The Impressions 21. Investigate - Major Lance 22. Just Walk In My Shoes - Gladys Knight & The Pips 23. Ain’t No Soul (In These Old Shoes) - Major Lance 24. A ‘Lil Lovin’ Sometimes - Alexander Patton 25. The Right Track - Billy Butler 26. Baby Reconsider - Leon Haywood 27. Cigarette Ashes - Jimmy Conwell 28. Wear It On Our Face - The Dells 29. Seven Days Too Long - Chuck Wood 30. These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) - Chuck Jackson 31. Long After Tonight Is All Over - Jimmy Radcliffe CD 2 1. Here I Go Again - Archie Bell & The Drells 2. You’re Gonna Make Me Love You - Sandi Sheldon 3. The Same Old Thing - The Olympics 4. Hit & Run - Rose Batiste 5. Quick Change Artist - The Soul Twins 6. You Just Don’t Know - Chubby Checker 7. You Get Your Kicks - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels 8. Sliced Tomatoes - The Just Brothers 9. Keep On Keeping On — N.F. Porter 10. Exus Trek - The Luther Ingram Orchestra 11. Psychedelic Soul Pt 1 - Saxie Russell 12. ‘Cause You’re Mine - The Vibrations 13. Honest To Goodness - Herb Ward 14. My Dear Heart - Shawn Robinson 15. Festival Time - The San Remo Golden Strings 16. Groovin' At The Go-Go - The Four Larks 17. Cracking Up Over You - Roy Hamilton 18. Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight 19. I’m Satisfied With You - The Furys 20. I Can't Get Away - Bobby Garrett 21. Head and Shoulders (Above The Rest) - Patti Young 22. Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You - Darrell Banks 23. You Don’t Want Me No More - Major Lance 24. What Would I Do - The Tymes 25. Shing-A-Ling - The Cooperettes 26. This Beautiful Day - Levi Jackson 27. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright - P.P. Arnold 28. Baby Boy - Fred Hughes 29. Purple Haze - Johnny Jones & The King Casuals 30. Thumb A Ride - Earl Wright & His Orchestra CD 3 1. If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) - Jerry Williams 2. Skiing In The Snow - The Invitations 3. The Girl Across The Street - Moses Smith 4. Blowing My Mind To Pieces - Bob Relf 5. Our Love Is In The Pocket - J.J. Barnes 6. I Got To Find Me Somebody - The Vel-Vets 7. I Hurt On The Other Side - Jerry Cook 8. I'm Gonna Love You - Edward Hamilton 9. Let Her Go - Otis Smith 10. She's Puttin' You On - United Four 11. Psychedelic Soul Pt 2 - Saxie Russell 12. Breakaway Pt 2 - The Steve Karmen Big Band 13. Get It Baby - Stanley Mitchell 14. Please Operator - Tony & Tyrone 15. I Really Love You - The Tomangoes 16. Crazy Baby - The Coasters 17. Stick By Me Baby - The Salvadors 18. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) - Alice Clark 19. Baby Don’t You Weep - Edward Hamilton & The Arabians 20. I Can’t Hold On - Lorraine Chandler 21. Satisfied - Ben Aitken 22. There’s A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor 23. They’ll Never Know Why - Freddie Chavez 24. I Just Can’t Live My Life (Without You Babe) - Linda Jones 25. Can’t Help Loving That Man Of Mine - Ila Vann 26. Seven Day Lover - James Fountain 27. She'll Come Running Back - Mel Britt 28. It Really Hurts Me Girl - The Carstairs 29. California Montage - Young Holt Unlimited CD 4 1. Breakaway Pt 1 - The Steve Karmen Big Band ft Jimmy Radcliffe 2. You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies - Dana Valery 3. Night Owl - Bobby Paris 4. Help Me - Al Wilson 5. Afternoon Of The Rhino - The Mike Post Coalition 6. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones 7. I’ll Always Need You - Dean Courtney 8. Serving A Sentence Of Life - Carl Douglas 9. Dance Dance Dance - The Casualeers 10. The Night - Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 11. You've Got Your Mind On Other Things - Beverly Ann 12. Interplay - Derek & Ray 13. Born A Loser - Don Ray 14. When We Get There - Paul Anka 15. As Long As You Love Me (I’ll Stay) - Ronnie & Robin 16. Bari Track - Doni Burdick 17. (It’s Against) The Laws Of Love - The Volcanoes 18. Heartaches Away My Boy - Christine Cooper 19. Don’t Take It Out On This World - Adam’s Apples 20. All Of My Life - Detroit Soul 21. You Didn’t Say A Word - Yvonne Baker 22. Baby Hit And Run - The Contours 23. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson 24. Double Cookin’ - The Checkerboard Squares 25. Country Girl - Vickie Baines 26. Girl, Don’t Make Me Wait - Bunny Sigler 27. You Don't Love Me Anymore - Johnny Caswell 28. I’m On My Way - Dean Parrish CD 5 1. Turning My Heartbeat Up - The MVP's 2. You Don't Love Me - Epitome Of Sound 3. Burning Sensation - Robby Lawson 4. Baby Without You - Danny Monday 5. I Was Born To Love You - Herbert Hunter 6. I Lost A True Love -Danny Wagner & The Kindred Soul 7. I Wanna Know - John E Paul 8. Tear Stained Face - Don Varner 9. She's Wanted (In Three States) - Larry Clinton 10. Where I'm Not Wanted - Eddie Holman 11. This Gets To Me - Pookie Hudson 12. I Don't Like To Lose - The Group featuring Cecil Washington 13. It's Better To Cry - The Appreciations 14. Please Stay - The Ivorys 15. Happiness Is Here - Tobi Lark 16. Love Slipped Through My Fingers - Sam Williams 17. Cool Off - Detroit Executives 18. Love Factory - Eloise Laws 19. Sad Girl -Carol Anderson 20. Strange Change - Herb Ward 21. I Am Nothing - Al Williams 22. The Jokes On You - Kenny Gamble 23. I Really Love You - Jimmy Burns 24. That's No Way To Treat A Girl - Marie Knight 25. A Changed Man - The Rotations 26. This Won't Change - Lester Tipton 27. Gone With The Wind Is My Love - Rita & The Tiaras CD 6 1. Elijah Rockin' With Soul - Hank Jacobs 2. I Can’t Change - Lorraine Chandler 3. They're Talking About Me - Johnny Bragg 4. My Heart Cries For You - Porgy & The Monarchs 5. You're Never Too Young (To Fall In Love) - The Modern Redcaps 6. Send Him Back - The Pointer Sisters 7. Do The Pearl Girl Pt 2 - The Matta Baby 8. All The Way Home - Dee Edwards 9. Look At Me Now - Terry Callier 10. So is The Sun - World Column 11. The Gig - Raw Soul 12. Wrong Crowd - Prince George 13. Hung Up On Your Love - The Montclairs 14. Ton Of Dynamite - Frankie ‘Loveman’ Crocker 15. Lady Lady Lady (Are You Crazy For Me) - Boogie Man Orchestra 16. I Don't Know What Foot To Dance On - Kim Tolliver 17. I Wanna Be (Your Everything) - The Pretenders 18. Cuz It's You Girl - James Walsh Gypsy Band 19. You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It) - Rodger Collins 20. Cut Your Motor Off - Black Nasty feat Herbie Thompson 21. I Got The Vibes - Joshie Jo Armstead 22. Have Love Will Travel - Rosey Jones 23. Do What You Feel Pt 1 - The Rimshots 24. Wash And Wear Love - Lynn Varnado 25. Elusive - Babe Ruth 26. Are You Ready For This - The Brothers 27. I've Got The Need - The Moments CD 7 1. Please Don't Go - Willie Tee 2. Since I Found My Baby -The Metros 3. I Need My Baby - Jackey Beavers 4. I Still Love You - The Seven Souls 5. Suspicion - The Originals 6. I'll Never Stop Loving You - Carla Thomas 7. Talkin' Woman - Lowell Fulson 8. You Just Cheat And Lie - Z Z Hill 9. Oh How I Love You - Little Johnny Hamilton & The Creators 10. Too Much For You - Bobby Angelle 11. Naughty Boy - Jackie Day 12. Losing Control - Mary Saxton 13. You Really Made It Good To Me - Ty Karim 14. Girl I Love You - The Temptones 15. Wrapped Tied & Tangled - Lavern Baker 16. Try Me For Your New Love - Junior McCants 17. The Magic Touch - Melba Moore 18. Dearly Beloved - Jack Montgomery 19. Packing Up - Damon Fox 20. Because Of My Heart - Frankie Beverly 21. You Shook Me Up - Roy Hamilton 22. My Love Gets Stronger - Tommy Ridgley 23. I'm Steppin' Out Of The Picture - Johnny Maestro & The Crests 24. Rat Race - Gino Washington 25. I Don't Do This (To Every Girl I Meet) - Sidney Joe Qualls 26. I'm Having So Much Fun - Willie Tee 27. Deep Dark Secret - Dee Dee Sharp 28. What Should I Do - Little Ann 29. Such Misery - The Precisions CD 8 1. If I Could Only Be Sure - Nolan Porter 2. Home Is Where The Heart Is - Bobby Womack 3. Something New To Do - Bobby Sheen 4. Too Late - Mandrill 5. The Game Is Over (What's The Matter With You) - Brown Sugar 6. Because Of You - Jackie Wilson 7. Pour Your Little Heart Out - The Drifters 8. Think It Over (And Be Sure) - Liz Verdi 9. What's That On Your Finger - Kenny Carter 10. Baby-A-Go-Go - Barbara McNair 11. I Can't Break The News To Myself - Ben E King 12. The Stars - Barbara Lewis 13. Something's Wrong - Chris Clark 14. Don't Pity Me - Joanie Sommers 15. Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips 16. In Love - Tony Galla 17. Tune Up - Jnr Walker & The All-Stars 18. Beggin' - Timebox 19. Stolen Hours - Patrice Holloway 20. Call On Me - The Dynells 21. How - The Masqueraders 22. Let’s Tak It Over — Spencer Wiggins 23. Talkin' 'Bout My Baby - Dottie & Millie 24. (Just A Little) Faith And Understanding - The Magicians 25. Dynamite Exploded - Honey & The Bees 26. I’m Slowly Moulding - Cody Black 27. What's With This Loneliness - Chuck Jackson 28. If This Is Love (I’d Rather Be Lonely) - The Precisions 29. It'll Never Be Over For Me - Timi Yuro

Hi All, Many thanks for your enquiries and interest. Tracks are licensed and mastered, DVDs are finished and book is being wrapped this week. I'll put up a separate thread shortly, but suffice to say, that I think this will be the most comprehensive overview of the scene yet. Will post up all info tonight touch wood! Ian D

This thread suddenly reminded me of a GREAT fast-funker that I never hear anywhere, even though I'd love to..... Don Covay - The Overtime Man Ian D

I notice the leap in the Amazon charts today since the price dropped:- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music) #9 in Music > R&B and Soul > Motown #24 in Music > R&B and Soul > Soul #36 in Music > Pop > Pop R&B Selling tremendously now. But please don't forget your local dedicated record shops too! Ian D

Worth pointing out that Amazon have done one of their unpredictable price-drops on the Holland-Dozier-Holland Rare 45s Vinyl Box. Now available @ a staggering £41.79 including postage. That works out @ £4.00 per unreleased 7" single and there are only 1000. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holland-Dozier-Rare-Vinyl-VINYL/dp/B00N86M7M2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417392643&sr=8-1&keywords=holland+dozier+holland+rare+45s+box+set Anyone wanting this should get in now whilst the stock is there 'cos it won't be there long at this price! Ian D

I wish. This place is too small to house my beautiful Kenwood stack system and bespoke record deck....... Ian D

Warlingham in Surrey but just off the M25 if that's any good...? Ian D

Tougher than tough. I think I've only ever seen one copy in 40 odd years. Was always super rare....... Ian D

I've got an top-of-the-range Kenwood stack system including a seperate record deck up for grabs if you're interested. I still have all the instructions and the system includes:- Record Deck CD Deck 2 x Cassette Deck Radio Tuner Graphic Equalizer Amp 2 Huge Speakers This was the system that all the Mastercuts albums were compiled with and was given to me by Kenwood at the time, so everything's top of the range. Will probably need a good clean and general service plus one of the speakers will need a cone replacing and the deck will need a new stylus. I'd have kept it 'cos it's a king-hell system but I've run out of room. £400 if you can collect it. PM if interested. Ian D

Not in the world I knew. I wouldn't have called Guy Stevens, Roger Eagle and Brian Phillips spotty, nerdy anoracks of no status and figures of contempt. Where are you getting this stuff from? Ian D