Ian Dewhirst

Actually I'm in possession of the rarest UK 45 of all-time. Only 5 were test-pressed, 3 were immediately returned to the pressing plant as the release had been cancelled by then due to legal issues, with the other remaining copy being also being retained in a private collection (but not a Northern Soul one). Unfortunately I can't reveal the title since it would cause a legal avalanche as it should never have been pressed in the first place. But it's absolutely the rarest UK pressing of all-time and one I'm keeping anyway. It's the rarest record I've ever owned in 45+ years of collecting and also a monumental record anyway, so I'm happy to be the custodian. Ian D

Now THAT is a stellar performance. Great taste. What's your name again....? Ian D

LOL, no biters on the above, buts that's fine 'cos these labels are shrouded in mystique anyway. For instance, did anyone know that it was Eddie Holland who set up Invictus, Hot Wax and Gold Forever Music and also instigated all the proceedings with the recordings from '68? Eddie had only been signed to an artist contract with Motown and when that lapsed he was free to split. Brian and Lamont were both signed as writers and producers, so were essentially bound by more constrictive contractual obligations which they had to sit out until they could join him later. Yet Eddie Holland was Berry Gordy's No.1 guy in the 50's. He did all the demos for Jackie Wilson apparently and was the artist on the second Tamla release in 1959:- https://www.discogs.com/artist/589715-Edward-Holland-Jr We're gonna be lucky enough to grill him hopefully. Eddie has kindly consented to undertake some PR for this project. So, does anybody out there have any questions which they fancy posing to Eddie Holland? Following a hugely successful appearance by Holland-Dozier-Holland at the Rock And Roll Museum in Cleveland, the HDH organization have made it clear that they'll welcome questions from the committed experts and enthusiasts in the UK and I don't wanna disappoint 'em..... So any questions which get pitched here, will be collated and sent through to Eddie, so any takers out there? Ian D

Just to close off one of the interesting debates that's come up as a result of this box set, does anyone happen to know which studio "Finders Keepers" - Chairmen Of The Board was recorded at? We now know the reasons for the similarity between Steve Wonder's "Superstition" and "Finders Keepers" which stemmed from Stevie's visits to the Twenty Grand club in Detroit whenever Parliament played there and especially his relationship with Bernie Worrell vis a vis new keyboard technology. This came up in part in a Bootsy Collins/Bernie Worrell interview here (which is great reading if you're into this stuff):- https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/a3e592-interview-with-bootsy-collins-and-bernie-worrell-part-2-of-3 No wonder it sounded nothing like any of the other COTB releases! So we know that "Finder Keepers" was essentially a Parliament/Bernie Worrell jam but I'd still like to try and figure out where it was recorded if possible if anyone can help? Cheers, Ian D

But I thought Bob said that it had been licensed legitimately? In which case you'd have to know who you were dealing with and have the correct title and artist on the contract surely? Ian D

Out of curiosity, what is the point of that Bob? Why would you go to all the trouble of re-issuing something and then not credit the correct artist? Ian D

Mike has graciously allowed me to post this thread in 'All About The Soul' as many Soul Source members were either involved or contributed to this massive project and this will be the best area to keep people up to date with any developments or questions as we gear up towards a 26/05/14 release. Holland Dozier Holland Productions Inc have been totally supportive of this project from day one and we thank them for their keen interest in the package. Eddie Holland has been kind enough to grant us some interview time and we're hoping to lure Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier back into the limelight for this anniversary. Now can we possibly get them over here I wonder......? Holland-Dozier-Holland: The Complete 45s Collection Invictus * Hot Wax * Music Merchant 2014 marks the 45th Anniversary of the launch of the Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant labels — the trio of labels that Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland launched following their acrimonious split from Berry Gordy’s Motown Empire. Since the 45rpm record was the fulcrum of the new operation, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the 45th anniversary by pulling together every single 45 release from the discography of Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant, both A and B sides. That’s 96 x Invictus 45s, 44 x Hot Wax 45s and 17 x Music Merchant 45s — 157 singles and 269 original recordings total. All re-mastered to perfection. In addition to the above we also scoured the world for many of the legendary unreleased singles and a number of extremely rare acetates now residing in private collections. We managed to unearth previously unreleased recordings by the Chairmen Of The Board, Eloise Laws, Honey Cone, the Barrino Brothers, the Jones Girls and 100 Proof Aged In Soul, so we’ve popped these in as a bonus. So another 16 tracks there. Oh and did we mention the 3 unreleased Tom Moulton remixes we found on Chairmen Of The Board’s “Give Me Just A Little More Time” and “You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String” and Freda Payne’s “Unhooked Generation”? Or the 3 exclusive Tom Moulton instrumental mixes of the above only available via an enclosed Download card? We recruited Dean Rudland to write the 64 page accompanying booklet and scoured the world for some interesting scans and pieces of memorabilia and we’ve housed everything inside a deluxe user-friendly box designed for quick reference. This is the most comprehensive re-issue project ever undertaken on this important part of Soul music history. The Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant labels continued Holland-Dozier-Holland’s golden touch with back to back international hits like Freda Payne’s iconic “Band Of Gold” and Chairmen Of The Board’s “Give Me Just A Little More Time” and then went to further huge success with Flaming Ember, Honey Cone, 100 Proof Aged In Soul and Laura Lee among many others. Now, for the first time ever, you can own the whole catalogue in one superb and lavish box set. Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holland-Dozier-Complete-45S-Collection/dp/B00HEXWUPO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1397302695&sr=1-1&keywords=holland+dozier+holland+-+the+45th+anniversary+box+set CD1 Invictus Records — The A Sides 1. Invictus 9071 Glass House - Crumbs Off The Table 2.37 2. Invictus 9072 New Play starring: Ruth Copeland - The Music Box 3.35 3. Invictus 9073 Freda Payne - The Unhooked Generation2.29 4. Invictus 9074 Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time2.39 5. Invictus 9075 Freda Payne - Band Of Gold 2.52 6. Invictus 9076 Glass House - I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me) 2.38 7. Invictus 9077 A Parliament Thang - Little Ole Country Boy 3.55 8. Invictus 9078 Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String 2.57 9. Invictus 9079 Chairmen Of The Board - Everything's Tuesday 2.49 10. Invictus 9080 Freda Payne - Deeper And Deeper 3.16 11. Invictus 9081 Chairmen Of The Board - Pay To The Piper 3.06 12. Invictus 9082 Glass House - If It Ain't Love (It Don't Matter) 2.43 13. Invictus 9083 Barrino Brothers - Trapped In A Love 2.58 14. Invictus 9084 Barrino Brothers - I Shall Not Be Moved 2.24 15. Invictus 9085 Freda Payne - Cherish What Is Dear To You 2.40 16. Invictus 9086 Chairmen Of The Board - Chairman Of The Board 3.32 17. Invictus 9087 8th Day - She's Not Just Another Woman 3.02 18. Invictus 9088 Ruth Copeland - Haré Krishna 2.47 19. Invictus 9089 Chairmen Of The Board - Hanging On To A Memory 2.27 20. Invictus 9090 Glass House - Touch Me Jesus 2.42 21. Invictus 9091 Parliament - Red Hot Mama 2.31 22. Invictus 9092 Freda Payne - Bring The Boys Home 3.09 23. Invictus 9093 General Johnson - I'm In Love Darling 2.44 24. Invictus 9094 Lucifer - Old Mother Nature 2.52 CD2 Invictus Records — The B Sides 1. Invictus 9071 Glass House - Bad Bill Of Goods 2.46 2. Invictus 9072 New Play starring: Ruth Copeland - A Gift Of Me 2.55 3. Invictus 9073 Freda Payne - The Easiest Way To Fall 2.35 4. Invictus 9074 Chairmen Of The Board - Since The Days Of Pigtails (And Fairy Tales) 2.41 Invictus 9075 Freda Payne - Previously Released As Invictus 9073B 5. Invictus 9076 Glass House - He's In My Life 3.32 6. Invictus 9077 A Parliament Thang - I Call My Baby Pussycat 3.22 7. Invictus 9078 Chairmen Of The Board - I'll Come Crawling 2.37 8. Invictus 9079 Chairmen Of The Board - Patches 3.30 Invictus 9080 Freda Payne - Previously Released As Invictus 9073A 9. Invictus 9081 Chairmen Of The Board - Bless You 2.58 10. Invictus 9082 Glass House - Stealing Moments From Another Woman's Life 2.32 11. Invictus 9083 Barrino Brothers - When Love Was A Child 3.44 Invictus 9084 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9083B 12. Invictus 9085 Freda Payne - The World Don't Owe You A Thing 2.57 13. Invictus 9086 Chairmen Of The Board - When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me 3.04 14. Invictus 9087 8th Day - I Can't Fool Myself 2.49 15. Invictus 9088 Ruth Copeland - No Commitment 3.01 16. Invictus 9089 Chairmen Of The Board — Tricked & Trapped (By A Tricky Trapper) 3.18 Invictus 9090 Glass House - Previously Released As Invictus 9082A Invictus 9091 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A 17. Invictus 9092 Freda Payne - I Shall Not Be Moved 2.43 18. Invictus 9093 General Johnson - Savannah Lady 2.26 19. Invictus 9094 Lucifer - What I Am 3.06 CD3 Invictus Records — The A Sides 1. Invictus 9095 Parliament - Breakdown 2.32 2. Invictus 9096 Ruth Copeland - Gimme Shelter 3.19 3. Invictus 9097 Glass House - Look What We've Done To Love 2.55 4. Invictus 9098 8th Day - You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) 2.51 5. Invictus 9099 Chairmen Of The Board - Try On My Love For Size 3.28 6. Invictus 9100 Freda Payne - You Brought The Joy 2.53 7. Invictus 9101 Johnn Billy West - Nothing But A Devil 3.23 8. Invictus 9102 Billie Sans - Solo 3.02 9. Invictus 9103 Chairmen Of The Board - Men Are Getting Scarce 3.12 10. Invictus 9104 Barrino Brothers - I Had It All 4.15 11. Invictus 9105 Chairmen Of The Board — Bittersweet 3.23 12. Invictus 9106 General Johnson - All We Need Is Understanding 2.52 13. Invictus 9107 8th Day - If I Could See The Light In The Window 3.06 14. Invictus 9108 Lucifer - We Gotta Go 3.02 15. Invictus 9109 Freda Payne - I'm Not Getting Any Better 3.31 16. Invictus 9110 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me (Vocal) 3.13 17. Invictus 9111 Glass House - Playing Games 3.30 18. Invictus 9112 Harrison Kennedy - Sunday Morning People 3.07 Invictus 9113 Lucifer - Previously Released As Invictus 9094A 19. Invictus 9114 Scherrie Payne - V.I.P. 3.13 20. Invictus 9115 Melvin Davis - I'm Worried 3.25 21. Invictus 9116 Danny Woods - Let Me Ride 3.00 22. Invictus 9117 8th Day - Rocks In My Head 3.06 CD4 Invictus Records — The B Sides Invictus 9095 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A Invictus 9096 Ruth Copeland - Previously Releasee As Invictus 9088B 1. Invictus 9097 Glass House - Heaven Is There To Guide Us 3.36 2. Invictus 9098 8th Day - It's Instrumental To Be Free 3.06 3. Invictus 9099 Chairmen Of The Board - Working On A Building Of Love 2.53 4. Invictus 9100 Freda Payne - Suddenly It's Yesterday 2.30 5. Invictus 9101 Johnn Billy West - Yeah, I'm A Devil 4.22 6. Invictus 9102 Billie Sans - I Don't Want To Lose A Good Thing 2.20 7. Invictus 9103 Chairmen Of The Board - Bravo Hooray 2.58 Invictus 9104 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9084A 8. Invictus 9105 Chairmen Of The Board - Elmo James 3.28 Invictus 9106 General Johnson - Previously Released As Invictus 9093B 9. Invictus 9107 8th Day - If I Could See The Light - Inst 3.09 10. Invictus 9108 Lucifer - Don't You (Think The Times A-Comin’) 2.53 11. Invictus 9109 Freda Payne - The Road We Didn't Take 3.33 12. Invictus 9110 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me (Instrumental) 2.46 13. Invictus 9111 Glass House - Let It Flow 2.50 14. Invictus 9112 Harrison Kennedy - Up The Organization (Instrumental) 3.13 15. Invictus 9113 Lucifer - Bloodshot Eyes 4.35 16. Invictus 9114 Scherrie Payne - It Ain't The World (It's The People In It) 2.51 17. Invictus 9115 Melvin Davis - Just As Long 3.31 18. Invictus 9116 Danny Woods - It Didn't Take Long 3.29 19. Invictus 9117 8th Day - Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo (Three’s A Crowd) 2.20 CD5 Invictus Records — The A Sides 1. Invictus 9118 Glass House - Giving Up The Ring 2.37 2. Invictus 9119 Harrison Kennedy - Come Together 3.50 3. Invictus 9120 Ty Hunter - Hey There Lonely Girl 3.24 4. Invictus 9121 Barrino Brothers - Try It You'll Like It 2.59 Invictus 9122 Chairmen Of The Board - Previously Released As Invictus 9099B 5. Invictus 9123 Parliament - Come On In Out Of The Rain 2.55 6. Invictus 9124 8th Day - I Gotta Get Home (Can't Let My Baby Get Lonely) 3.21 7. Invictus 9125 Holland-Dozier- Why Can't We Be Lovers 3.44 8. Invictus 9126 Chairmen Of The Board - Let Me Down Easy 2.42 Invictus 9127 Unreleased- Unreleased 9. Invictus 9128 Freda Payne - He's In My Life 3.44 10. Invictus 9129 Glass House - Thanks I Needed That 2.43 11. Invictus 9130 Barrino Brothers - Livin' High Off The Goodness Of Your Love 3.21 Invictus 9131 Unreleased- Unreleased 12. Invictus 9132 Danny Woods - Everybody's Tippin' 2.52 13. Invictus 9133 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 1) 3.24 14. Invictus 1251 Chairmen Of The Board - Finder's Keepers (Vocal) 3.21 15. Invictus 1252 General Johnson - Only Time Will Tell (Vocal) 3.39 16. Invictus 1253 Holland Dozier- Slipping Away 3.23 17. Invictus 1254 Holland Dozier feat Lamont Dozier- New Breed Kinda Woman 2.51 18. Invictus 1255 Freda Payne - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right 3.19 19. Invictus 1256 Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild (Vocal) 3.26 20. Invictus 1257 Freda Payne - Mother Misery's Favorite Child 5.07 21. Invictus 1258 Holland Dozier- I'm Gonna Hijack Ya, Kidnap Ya, Take What I Want 3.40 CD6 Invictus Records — The B Sides Invictus 9118 Glass House - Previously Released As Invictus 9111B Invictus 9119 Harrison Kennedy - Previously Released As Invictus 9112A 1. Invictus 9120 Ty Hunter - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.44 Invictus 9121 Barrino Brothers - Previously Released As Invictus 9104A 2. Invictus 9122 Chairmen Of The Board - Everybody's Got A Song To Sing 2.36 Invictus 9123 Parliament - Previously Released As Invictus 9077A 3. Invictus 9124 8th Day - Good Book 4.07 Invictus 9125 Holland-Dozier- Previously Released As Invictus 9110B 4. Invictus 9126 Chairmen Of The Board - I Can't Find Myself 2.31 Invictus 9127Unreleased- Unreleased 5. Invictus 9128 Freda Payne - Through The Memory Of My Mind 2.40 6. Invictus 9129 Glass House - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.42 7. Invictus 9130 Barrino Brothers - Livin’ High Off The Goodness Of Your Love — Inst 3.13 Invictus 9131 Unreleased- Unreleased 8. Invictus 9132 Danny Woods - Roller Coaster 2.53 9. Invictus 9133 Holland-Dozier- Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love (Part 2) 2.19 10. Invictus 1251 Chairmen Of The Board - Finder's Keepers (Instrumental) 3.42 11. Invictus 1252 General Johnson - Only Time Will Tell (Instrumental) 4.05 12. Invictus 1253 Holland Dozier- Can't Get Enough (Instrumental) 2.41 13. Invictus 1254 Holland Dozier- If You Don't Want To Be In My Life 3.03 14. Invictus 1255 Freda Payne - We've Gotta Find A Way Back To Love 3.05 15. Invictus 1256 Barrino Brothers- Born On The Wild — Inst 4.18 16. Invictus 1257 Freda Payne - For No Reason 2.36 17. Invictus 1258 Holland Dozier- You Took Me From A World Outside 3.38 CD7 Invictus Records — The A Sides 1. Invictus 1259 Melvin Davis - You Made Me Over 3.30 2. Invictus 1260 Lee Charles - Sittin' On A Time Bomb (Waiting For The Hurt To Come) 2.50 Invictus 1261 Unreleased- Unreleased Invictus 1262 Unreleased- Unreleased 3. Invictus 1263 Chairmen Of The Board - Life & Death Pt 2 3.48 4. Invictus 1264 Laura Lee - I Need It Just As Bad As You 2.57 5. Invictus 1265 Brian Holland - I'm So Glad (Part I) 3.57 Invictus 1266 Unreleased- Unreleased 6. Invictus 1267 Natural High - Bump Your Lady (Part I) 2.15 7. Invictus 1268 Chairmen Of The Board - Everybody Party All Night 2.58 8. Invictus 1269 Tyrone Edwards - Can't Get Enough Of You 2.59 Invictus 1270 Unreleased- Unreleased 9. Invictus 1271 Chairmen Of The Board - Let's Have Some Fun 3.38 10. Invictus 1272 Brian Holland - Let's Get Together 3.50 11. Invictus 1273 Laura Lee - Don't Leave Me Starving For Your Love 2.59 12. Invictus 1274 Hi Lites- That's Love (Vocal) 3.06 13. Invictus 1275 Earl English - Wanting You (Vocal) 2.46 14. Invictus 1276 Chairmen Of The Board - Skin I'm In 3.18 15. Invictus 1277 Eloise Laws - Touch Me 3.39 16. Invictus 1278 Chairmen Of The Board Ft Prince Harold - You've Got Extra Added Power In Your Love 3.29 17. Invictus 1279 New York Port Authority - I Got It (Part 1) 3.33 18. Invictus 1280 Eloise Laws - Love Goes Deeper Than That 4.07 Invictus 1281 Unreleased- Unreleased Invictus 1282 Previously Released As Invictus 1280B 19. Invictus 1283 New York Port Authority - I Don't Want To Work Today 3.21 CD8 Invictus Records — The B Sides Invictus 1259 Melvin Davis - Previously Released As Invictus 9115A 1. Invictus 1260 Lee Charles - Get Your House In Order (Instrumental) 2.42 Invictus 1261 Unreleased- Unreleased Invictus 1262 Unreleased- Unreleased 2. Invictus 1263 Chairmen Of The Board - Live With Me, Love With Me 2.09 Invictus 1264 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7207B 3. Invictus 1265 Brian Holland - I'm So Glad (Part 2) 2.54 Invictus 1266 Unreleased- Unreleased 4. Invictus 1267 Natural High - Bump Your Lady (Part 2) 1.50 5. Invictus 1268 Chairmen Of The Board - Morning Glory (Instrumental) 2.20 6. Invictus 1269 Tyrone Edwards - You Took Me from A World Outside 2.47 Invictus 1270 Unreleased- Unreleased 7. Invictus 1271 Chairmen Of The Board - Love At First Sight 3.52 8. Invictus 1272 Brian Holland - Superwoman (You Ain't No Ordinary Woman) 4.02 9. Invictus 1273 Laura Lee - (If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me 3.58 10. Invictus 1274 Hi Lites- That's Love (Inst) 3.24 11. Invictus 1275 Earl English - Wanting You (Instrumental) 3.07 Invictus 1276 Chairmen Of The Board - Previously Released As Invictus 1271B 12. Invictus 1277 Eloise Laws - Stay With Me 3.05 13. Invictus 1278Chairmen Of The Board Featuring Prince Harold - Someone Just Like You 2.51 14. Invictus 1279 New York Port Authority - I Got It (Part 2) 4.14 15. Invictus 1280 Eloise Laws - Put A Little Love Into It (When You Do It) 3.30 Invictus 1281Unreleased- Unreleased 16. Invictus 1282 Eloise Laws — Camouflage 4.50 17. Invictus 1283 New York Port Authority - Guess I'm Gonna Cry 3.19 CD9 Hot Wax Records — The A Sides 1. Hot Wax 6901 Honey Cone - While You're Out Looking For Sugar 2.44 2. Hot Wax 6902 Flaming Ember - Mind, Body And Soul 2.54 3. Hot Wax 6903 Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy 3.13 4. Hot Wax 6904 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Too Many Cooks (Spoil The Soup) 2.50 Hot Wax 6905 Unreleased- Unreleased Hot Wax 6906 Unreleased- Unreleased 5. Hot Wax 6907 Flaming Ember - Shades Of Green 3.38 6. Hot Wax 7001 Honey Cone - Take My Love 3.08 Hot Wax 7002 Unreleased- Unreleased 7. Hot Wax 7003 Flaming Ember - Westbound # 9 3.31 8. Hot Wax 7004 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Somebody's Been Sleeping 2.47 9. Hot Wax 7005 Honey Cone - When Will It End 2.52 10. Hot Wax 7006 Flaming Ember - I'm Not My Brothers Keeper 4.10 11. Hot Wax 7007 Laura Lee - Wedlock Is A Padlock 3.09 12. Hot Wax 7008 Silent Majority - Frightened Girl 2.18 13. Hot Wax 7009 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast) 2.23 14. Hot Wax 7010 Flaming Ember - Stop The World And Let Me Off 3.03 15. Hot Wax 7011 Honey Cone - Want Ads 2.46 Hot Wax 7101 Unreleased- Unreleased 16. Hot Wax 7102 McKinley Jackson & The Politicians - Love Machine Part 1 2.52 17. Hot Wax 7103 Flaming Ember — Sunshine 3.56 18. Hot Wax 7104 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) — Driveway 2.42 19. Hot Wax 7105 Laura Lee - Women's Love Rights 3.13 20. Hot Wax 7106 Honey Cone - Stick Up 2.51 Hot Wax 7107 Unreleased- Unreleased 21. Hot Wax 7108 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) 2.48 22. Hot Wax 7109 Flaming Ember - If It's Good To You (It's Good For You) 2.59 CD10 Hot Wax Records — The B Sides 1. Hot Wax 6901 Honey Cone - The Feeling's Gone 2.50 2. Hot Wax 6902 Flaming Ember - Filet De Soul (Inst) 2.20 Hot Wax 6903 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 6901B 3. Hot Wax 6904 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Not Enough Love To Satisfy 3.22 Hot Wax 6905 Unreleased- Unreleased Hot Wax 6906 Unreleased- Unreleased 4. Hot Wax 6907 Flaming Ember - Don't You Wanna Wanna 3.17 5. Hot Wax 7001 Honey Cone - Take Me With You 3.00 Hot Wax 7002 Unreleased- Unreleased 6. Hot Wax 7003 Flaming Ember - Why Don't You Stay 3.10 7. Hot Wax 7004 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - I've Come To Save You 2.56 Hot Wax 7005 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7001B 8. Hot Wax 7006 Flaming Ember - Deserted Village 4.39 9. Hot Wax 7007 Laura Lee - Her Picture Matches Mine 3.53 10. Hot Wax 7008 Silent Majority - Colors Of My Love 2.29 11. Hot Wax 7009 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - If I Could See The Light In The Window 2.42 12. Hot Wax 7010 Flaming Ember - Robot In A Robot's World 2.57 13. Hot Wax 7011 Honey Cone - We Belong Together 3.11 Hot Wax 7101 Unreleased- Unreleased 14. Hot Wax 7102 McKinley Jackson & The Politicians - Love Machine Part 2 (Inst) 2.34 15. Hot Wax 7103 Flaming Ember - 1200 Miles 3.34 16. Hot Wax 7104 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Love Is Sweeter (The Second Time Around) 3.32 Hot Wax 7105 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7007B 17. Hot Wax 7106 Honey Cone - V.I.P. 3.48 Hot Wax 7107 Unreleased- Unreleased Hot Wax 7108 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Previously Released As Hot Wax 6904B 18. Hot Wax 7109 Flaming Ember - If It's Good To You (It's Good For You) Inst 2.53 CD11 Hot Wax Records — The A Sides 1. Hot Wax 7110 Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part I 3.29 2. Hot Wax 7111 Laura Lee - Love And Liberty 3.03 3. Hot Wax 7112 Silent Majority - Something New About You 3.07 4. Hot Wax 7113 Honey Cone - The Day I Found Myself 3.03 5. Hot Wax 7114 Politicians - Free Your Mind (Instrumental) 2.46 6. Hot Wax 7201 Laura Lee - I Don't Want Nothing Old (But Money) 2.31 7. Hot Wax 7202 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Everything Good Is Bad 3.12 Hot Wax 7203 Unreleased- Unreleased 8. Hot Wax 7204 Laura Lee - Rip Off 3.16 9. Hot Wax 7205 Honey Cone - Sittin' On A Time Bomb (Waitin' For The Hurt To Come) 3.41 10. Hot Wax 7206 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Don't Scratch Where It Don't Itch 3.48 11. Hot Wax 7207 Laura Lee - If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) 2.53 12. Hot Wax 7208 Honey Cone - Innocent 'til Proven Guilty 3.29 Hot Wax 7209 Unreleased- Unreleased 13. Hot Wax 7210 Laura Lee - Crumbs Off The Table 3.11 14. Hot Wax 7211 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Since You Been Gone 3.48 15. Hot Wax 7212 Honey Cone - Ace In The Hole 3.05 16. Hot Wax 7301 Honey Cone - If I Can't Fly 3.23 Hot Wax 7302 Laura Lee — Previously Released As Invictus 1273 17. Hot Wax 7303 Lee Charles - Somebody's Gonna Hurt You, Like You Hurt Me 2.49 Hot Wax 7304 Unreleased- Unreleased 18. Hot Wax 7305 Laura Lee - I'll Catch You When You Fall 3.26 19. Hot Wax 9254 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - My Piece Of The Rock (Vocal) 3.00 20. Hot Wax 9255 Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash - Somebody Is Always Messing Up A Good Thing 3.24 21. Hot Wax 9256 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority - I'm Mad As Hell (Ain't Gonna Take No More) Part 1 3.23 CD12 Hot Wax Records — The B Sides 1. Hot Wax 7110 Honey Cone - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show Part 2 3.24 Hot Wax 7111 Laura Lee — Previously Released As Hot Wax 7201A Hot Wax 7112 Silent Majority - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7008B Hot Wax 7113 Honey Cone - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7005A Hot Wax 7114 Politicians - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7102B 2. Hot Wax 7201 Laura Lee - Since I Fell For You 5.37 3. Hot Wax 7202 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - I'd Rather Fight Than Switch 2.52 Hot Wax 7203 Unreleased- Unreleased 4. Hot Wax 7204 Laura Lee - Two Lovely Pillows 3.33 5. Hot Wax 7205 Honey Cone - It's Better To Have Loved And Lost 2.44 6. Hot Wax 7206 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - If I Could See The Light In The Window 3.12 7. Hot Wax 7207 Laura Lee - If I'm Good Enough To Love (I'm Good Enough To Marry) 3.39 8. Hot Wax 7208 Honey Cone - Don't Send Me An Invitation 3.01 Hot Wax 7209 Unreleased- Unreleased 9. Hot Wax 7210 Laura Lee - You've Got To Save Me 3.16 10. Hot Wax 7211 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - Nothing Sweeter Than Love 3.22 11. Hot Wax 7212 Honey Cone - O-O-O Baby, Baby 6.20 12. Hot Wax 7301 Honey Cone - Woman Can't Live By Bread Alone 3.02 Hot Wax 7302 Laura Lee - Previously Released As Hot Wax 7207B 13. Hot Wax 7303 Lee Charles - I Just Want To Be Loved 3.53 Hot Wax 7304 Unreleased- Unreleased 14. Hot Wax 7305 Laura Lee - I Can't Hold On Much Longer 2.59 15. Hot Wax 9254 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) - My Piece Of The Rock Inst 3.09 16. Hot Wax 9255 Honey Cone featuring Sharon Cash - Truth Will Come Out 3.06 17. Hot Wax 9256 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority- I'm Mad As Hell (Ain't Gonna Take No More) Part 2 4.12 CD13 Music Merchant Records - The A Sides + HDH Acetates, Test Pressings & Remixes 1. Music Merchant 1001 Brenda Holloway - Let Love Grow 2.40 2. Music Merchant 1002 Just Brothers - Tears Ago 2.18 3. Music Merchant 1003 Jones Girls - Come Back 2.33 4. Music Merchant 1004 Brotherly Love - Mama's Little Baby (Loves Lovin') 2.44 5. Music Merchant 1005 Warlock - You've Been My Rock 2.43 6. Music Merchant 1006 Sweet Rock - Big Train 3.02 7. Music Merchant 1007 Brotherly Love - Growing Pains 3.07 8. Music Merchant 1008 Just Brothers - Things Will Be Better Tomorrow 2.17 9. Music Merchant 1009 Jones Girls - Your Love Controls Me 2.41 Music Merchant 1010 Just Brothers - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1002B 10. Music Merchant 1011 Eloise Laws - Tighten Him Up 2.59 11. Music Merchant 1012 Smith Connection - I Can't Hold On Much Longer 3.00 12. Music Merchant 1013 Eloise Laws - Love Factory 3.25 13. Music Merchant 1014 Smith Connection - I've Come To Stay 4.12 14. Music Merchant 1015 Smith Connection - I'm Bugging Your Phone Pt 1 2.37 15. Music Merchant 1016 Raynel Wynglass - Bar B Q Ribs 2.42 16. Music Merchant 1017 The Jones Girls - Taster Of The Honey (Not Keeper Of The Bee) 2.51 HDH - Unreleased Acetates, Test Pressings & Unreleased Remixes 17. Previously Unreleased Acetate Chairmen Of The Board - What's The Use 2.43 18. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - Trapped In A Love 2.55 19. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - (You're Mine) Baby Doll 3.17 20. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - Something About You 3.33 21. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - Don't Burn The Bridge 4.55 22. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Satisfaction Unlimited - Bright City Lights - Unreleased Single Version 3.41 23. Previously Unreleased Acetate 100 Proof Aged In Soul - Since You've Been Gone - Unreleased Long Version 5.45 24. Previously Unreleased Remix Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation - Tom Moulton Remix 5.02 CD14 Music Merchant Records - The B Sides + HDH Acetates, Test Pressings & Unreleased Remixes 1. Music Merchant 1001 Brenda Holloway - Some Quiet Place (To Rest My Mind) 2.40 2. Music Merchant 1002 Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes 2.20 3. Music Merchant 1003 Jones Girls - You're The Only Bargain I've Got 3.49 4. Music Merchant 1004 Brotherly Love — Bingo 2.30 5. Music Merchant 1005 Warlock - The Judgement Day 2.43 6. Music Merchant 1006 Sweet Rock — 1984 2.55 7. Music Merchant 1007 Brotherly Love - I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore 3.27 Music Merchant 1008 Just Brothers - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1002B Music Merchant 1009 Jones Girls - Previously Released As Music Merchant 1003B 8. Music Merchant 1010 Just Brothers - You've Got The Love To Make Me Over 3.29 9. Music Merchant 1011 Eloise Laws - You Made Me An Offer I Can't Refuse 3.10 10. Music Merchant 1012 Smith Connection - (I've Been A Winner, I've Been A Loser) I've Been In Love 3.30 11. Music Merchant 1013 Eloise Laws - Stay With Me 3.06 12. Music Merchant 1014 Smith Connection - The Day You Leave 3.24 13. Music Merchant 1015 Smith Connection - I'm Bugging Your Phone (Part 2) 3.06 Music Merchant 1016 Raynel Wynglass - Unreleased Music Merchant 1017 Unreleased - Unreleased HDH - Unreleased Acetates, Test Pressings & Remixes 14. Previously Unreleased Acetate Chairmen Of The Board - Where There Is Faith, There Is Hope 3.03 15. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Honey Cone - If I Can't Fly - Unreleased Version 3.06 16. Previously Unreleased Acetate Barrino Brothers - I Want To Give You All The Love You've Been Giving Me 2.51 17. Previously Unreleased Acetate Honey Cone - Come Back 2.46 18. Previously Unreleased Acetate Eloise Laws - The Easiest Way To Fall 2.30 19. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing The Jones Girls - Don't Be Sorry Be Careful 2.46 20. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Eloise Laws - I Think You Need Love 2.54 21. Previously Unreleased Test Pressing Satisfaction Unlimited - Why - Unreleased Single Version 2.45 22. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time - Tom Moulton Remix 4.19 23. Previously Unreleased Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String - Tom Moulton Remix 4.46 Download Card: 1. Previously Unreleased Remix Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 5.03 2. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 4.05 3. Previously Unreleased Remix Chairmen Of The Board - You've Got Me Dangling On A String Instrumental - Tom Moulton Remix 4.46 This will be an on-going thread, so if I get any good news, feedback or questions they can be discussed here. Many thanks to Mike and all the Soul Sourcers who contributed to this project. Your help has been essential to wrapping this project in time. Best, Ian D

Tons of the new Deep House tracks lift hook, line and sinker from 70s and 80s tunes. Ralph Tee and I played spot the sample a few months back and there were just loads of 'em. Sometimes it's a challenge remembering 'em 'cos they might sample part of an original verse and turn it into a hook. All this stuff sells digitally and it's like the wild west in the digital world, but not enforced, so people are getting away with murder musically.......... Ian D

Actually I've never really had a lot of time for cover-ups. It was an exercise in frustration for me personally. The records somehow didn't seem real until they were eventually outed whether they were any good or not. I'd usually breath a sigh of relief when some of the great ones were uncovered - The Coasters, Steve Karmen Big Band, the Capreez, Ila Vann etc, etc. I'm one of those people who like to know who singers, musicians, arrangers, producers, publishers and record labels actually are. So that's why I never liked cover-ups. Ian D

Sounds like T. Connection to me. Definite Miami vibe I think...... Ian D

I bought an original "Rosemary What Happened" - Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie white promo for £1.00 in the mid 80's. Thought it looked authentic and it turned out it was. I'm pretty sure I did the same thing with a Velours MGM promo too....... Ian D

I send around 10-15 records a month back to the U.S. I always think it's quite ironic to be sending 'em back to where I found them in the first place. I sometimes wonder why people are buying some of the titles that I would have thought would be relatively easy to pick up over there. It could just be that it's easier then spending time going to any existing record shops or fairs etc...... Ian D

Here is Frankie Knuckle's last mix. It was commissioned especially by Ralph Tee from Expansion Records as a Record Store day exclusive and will be released on 19/04/14. NOT a cash-in, but a genuine Frankie Knuckles top-notch killer mix. So here is Paul Johnson "Better Than This" - Frankie Knuckles Directors Cut Classic Soul Mix. R.I.P Frankie. Rockin' it to the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DZsZGFculI Ian D

Mmm. I didn't realise "Not Me Baby" was on the album too. For some reason I thought the single was an extra..... Ian D

I know a place Where we can we all just be free I know a place Where karma is not a factor you’ll see I’ll take you there, oh, I’ll take you there I know a place Where we can all live in harmony And I know a place There’s no wars to fight everyone lives in peace Come on and follow me I’ll take you there, oh, I’ll take you there I know a place Where we can live like naturally And I know a place Where the children can play and believe in their dreams Come on and follow me I’ll take you there, oh, I’ll take you there © Jamie Principle “I’ll Take You There” — Frankie Knuckles feat Jamie Principle R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles January 18, 1955 — March 31, 2014 Ian D

Steve Karmen singing "Breakaway"? I presume you meant Jimmy Radcliffe....? Ian D

Following my trial-by-fire last month - it’s always interesting interviewing an act that I didn’t know I’d be interviewing and who I knew nothing about — hi Carmichael Music Lover - well I’m back! There’s simply nothing like a LIVE show to keep the blood flowing! Loads of tunes to smash this week including an exclusive DJ Spilla remix on Tyrone Lee, new releases from Paul Johnson and Nathan Adams, a tasty rework of the Northend tune that suddenly popping up everywhere, some 70’s, some 80’s, some Northern, some Modern, some Crossover, some Ballads, some Edits, some Killers. Come join the Original Mastercuts Sunday afternoon crowd in the Starpoint chatroom for some banter from 2.00pm tomorrow. Oh and did we mention that it’s LIVE by the way….? Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 30th March 2014 on everyone’s favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring…… Alicia Keys * Paul Johnson * Nathan Adams * Tyrone Lee * Northend * Marc Evans * Five Special * Roberta Flack * Jeffrey Osbourne * E. Rodney Jones * Bobby Treetop * Darrow Fletcher * The Four Sights * Living Colour * Jack Ashford * The Original Drifters * James Fountain * Dee Edwards * Tommy Keith * Pete Belasco * Rose Royce * Dionne Warwick * Moments & Whatnauts * The Chi-Lites See you @ 2.00-4.00pm! Ian D

No never seen that Pete. I just love the passion of Freddie Hughes' vocals. He's turned into one of my favourite vocalists over the last 40 years....... Ian D

The Casanova Two's "We Got To Keep On" just the witness the intensity of one of the greatest male duets ever put to plastic.... Ian D

Let's try and get the first one out before we start thinking about a sequel ay Mikey....... Ian D

Yep. It's pretty dark in places.... Ian D

It does have angst. Tons of it according people who have seen an early cut..... Ian D

I think anyone who's moaning about a bit of lightweight tea-time fare on BBC1 in 2014 obviously never experienced the humiliation of trying to explain why Wigan's Ovation wasn't indicative of Northern Soul following their Top Of The Pops appearance almost 40 years ago. This was tame in comparison believe me. At least the One Show finished with Lorraine Chandler! Ian D

This thread's taken on a life of it's own hasn't it...... Sheeesh..... Ian D

Not easy. We're going through nightmares working we what we can find. Also we've bumped into some howlers on mastered versions of some original CD releases, so accuracy has not been a hallmark of this label. I'm getting there but it's painful.... Ian D