Ian Dewhirst

I've currently got 3 none-payers on Discogs and suffered several times on e-bay earlier this year from a couple of people who I thought would have known better. The e-bay ones were annoying because other people wanted the records at the time. I just don't get it........ Ian D

Which is probably why it stayed in the can...... Ian D

Funnily enough my mate has just found a Mark Cappani in his collection. What's the going rate for an original these days? Ian D

I still love it. It's just such a great song and I prefer the production on the Mark Capanni original to the Jackson Sisters version (which I had multiple copies of in the 70s and couldn't give 'em away lol). For me it's just a great song period. But that Mark Capanni production is something else. And super-rare. I'd love to have one as it would fit nicely with the stuff I'm collecting these days.... Ian D

I'm moving house shortly and need to clear down some stuff, so here are all sorts of items which are essentially spare. It's a real assortment of stuff so check through the whole list. I've just one of each, so first come, first served! P&P details below. I'll post clips if they have 'em! PM me and I'll do 'em in the order of PMs received OK? Best of luck. UK Oddities Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl - UK President Promo - Very Good++ (minor drill hole on label) - £5.00 Not often seen on a promo. Nice collection item for Gene Chandler enthusiasts. Father Angels - Boc To Bach -UK Black Magic - Very Good++ - £3.00 Once the No.1 record on the scene. Pure Northern Soul Four Tops - Ain't Woman (Like The One I've Got) - UK Probe -Very Good+ - £4.00 Finally getting plays again! Well deserved and what a record! Brenda Lee Jones - You're The Love Of My Life - UK American Promo - Nr Mint - £20.00 A beautiful promo of this 70s monster! Stephanie Mills - I Knew It Was Love - UK Paramount Promo - Very Good+ £10.00 Very rare on UK Paramount! Lyn Roman - Just A Little Lovin' (Early In The Morning) - UK Dot - Very Good+ £10.00 Very rare on UK Dot! The Sensations - Lookin' For You - UK United Artists - Near Mint - £10.00 Very rare on UK United Artists! Joe Simon - Standing In The Safety Zone - UK Monument Promo - Near Mint £10.00 Rare 60s UK Promo! Billy Stewart - I Do Love You - UK Black Chess - Good - £3.00 Not great condition but label is excellent! UK Tamla Motown & Stateside The Four Tops - Walk Away Renee - UK Tamla Motown - Very Good+ - £3.00 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - UK Tamla Motown Promo - Very Good+ - £10.00 The Motown Spinners - Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music - UK Tamla Motown - Near Mint - £3.00 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I Gotta Let You Go - UK Tamla Motown - Very Good+ - £3.00 Jimmy Ruffin - I'll Say Forever My Love - UK Tamla Motown - Near Mint - £3.00 The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love - UK Stateside - Very Good - £2.00 Mary Wells - My Guy - UK Stateside - Very Good - £2.00 Northern Soul - Last Chance Saloon + Reductions! Lou Edwards & Todays People - Talkin' About Poor Folks - U.S. CBS Special Products - Nr Mint - £25.00 £20.00 Legitimate 70s re-press of this Blackpool Mecca Ghetto Northern classic. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-wWheZwtE&nohtml5=False Sharon Marshall - Where Did You Leave Your Heart - Kayden - Very Good+ - £20.00 £15.00 Hard-to-find early Vince Montana production on iconic Philadelphia label. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vADGV2WAxsw&nohtml5=False Deep Aldora Britton - No Cookies In My Bag - U.S. Yellow Decca Promo - Very Good/Very Good+ - £10.00 £8.00 Deep Soul classic. On the much rarer Yellow Decca promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9obw_4nveA&nohtml5=False Richard "Dimples" Fields - Tears As Big As Cantaloupes - U.S. Jo Jo - Nr Mint - £15.00 £12.00 Another tough to find Deep Classic from San Francisco. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjE7cxWIqko&nohtml5=False 70s & 80s Modern, Funky & Crossover - More Added Barbara Blake & The Uniques - Let Me Down Easy - U.S. 20th Century - £20.00 £10.00 Very rare issue of "I Need Your Love So Bad" with "Let Me Down Easy" on flip. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GKRVMhcD8I&nohtml5=False Norman Connors feat Prince Phillip Mitchell- Once I've Been There - U.S. Buddah - Nr MInt - £10.00 £8.00 Glorious 70s work of art with Prince Phillip on vocals. Doesn't get any better. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_j8Gbacqx4 Tyrone Davis - Are You Serious - U.S. Highrise Promo -£10.00 £5.00 The usual quality mid-tempo delight from Tyrone but on a rare promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVBWig_rpho&nohtml5=False Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further - U.S. Gordy White Promo - Mint - £20.00 £15.00 All-time Soul classic. This is on the full Gordy label and is the rarest promo of this. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZoYd1B87jM Elegant Taste - Champagne And Caviar - U.S. Magna Glide Promo - £15.00 £10.00 Very rare slice of harmony soul not seen around much at all. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWJAujK9V9c&nohtml5=False Johnny & Michael Hill - You're My Saving Grace - U.S. Salsoul White Promo - Mint - £15.00 £12.00 Fantastic 70's mid-tempo Modern with great catchy hook. No You Tube clip unfortunately. The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go - U.S. Epic/PIR White Promo - Mint - £10.00 £8.00 One of the all-time great 70s Philly productions. Pure classic all the way and lovely on a white promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3DjSMb_3oo London To Rome - Let's Not Wait - U.S. Roulette White Promo - Nr Mint - £5.00 £3.00 70s mid-tempo from New York. No You Tube clip unfortunately. LTG Exchange - Keep On Trying - U.S. Wand - £10.0 £8.00 Totally brilliant Mecca 70s classic and incredible Jerry Ross production. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2nTh7-vnDA Bobby Marchan - Bump Your Booty - U.S. Dial White Promo - Nr Mint - £20.00 £15.00 Nice pounding Nashville Funky 70s stomper from Bobby. Beautiful white promo too! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMBR8ZxffHQ Mistura - The Flasher - U.S. Fusion (Red Label) - Nr Mint (but minor warp which doesn't affect play) - £3.00 £2.00 Different label to the usual ones. Minor warp that, if anything, makes it better! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3aPQ4o9v0w Johnny Moore - Don't Let It Blow Your Mind - U.S. Sonic Wax - Mint - £5.00 £4.00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHxPv3aSE4&nohtml5=False Niteflyte - If You Want It - U.S. Ariola - Nr Mint - £5.00 £4.00 Absolutely gorgeous mid-tempo 70s floater. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdMEuWuWo4 Eugene Record - Take Everything - U.S. Warner Brothers Promo - MInt - £15.00 £10.00 Fantastic 70s beaty chugger. A bit like "Walk Away From Love". Only a 12" clip but the 7" is killer:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-sz2cKwsQ Jean Shy - We've Got A Good Thing Going - U.S. Fox Car - Nr Mint - £20.00 £15.00 One of the greatest records of all-time. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4o5Fi8FLVc S.O.U.L. feat Larry Hancock - This Time Around/On Top Of The World - U.S. Musicor - Nr Mint - £20.00 £15.00 One of the greatest 70s records of all-time again. Larry Hancock was a genius vocalist. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkW65Sv7Kg South Shore Commission - We're On The Right Track -U.S. Wand - Mint - £5.00 £4.00 Dynamite 70s Philly Modern Soul pounder. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU0-2D5B2GM Joe Towns - Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music - Top Dog - Nr Mint - £5.00 £3.00 Pure Detroit cover the Spinners classic. No clip I'm afraid! P&P:- UK & NORTHERN IRELAND - £2.00 and £50p each thereafter. EUROPE - £4.00 and £1.00 thereafter. UNITED STATES & REST OF WORLD - £6.00 and £1.00 thereafter. All records will be shipped in a well-packaged professional standard cardboard record mailer with card stiffeners. Records will be dispatched within 24-48 hours of payment. Cheers, Ian D

Sorry for the late replies to PMs - I was at a Betty Wright concert last night. List updated. I'll keep these up for another 24 hours before they disappear to Discogs forevermore.... I've got some oddball Brit stuff coming up too so will probably post those later today.. Ian D

I'm moving house shortly and need to clear down some stuff, so here are all sorts of items which are essentially spare. It's a real assortment of stuff so check through the whole list. I've just one of each, so first come, first served! P&P details below. I'll post clips if they have 'em! PM me and I'll do 'em in the order of PMs received OK? Best of luck. Northern Soul Ralphi D - We Let Go Of A Beautiful Thing - U.S. 20th Century White Promo - Mint - £100.00 - SOLD This should be an absolute monster. A record which has all the best ingredients of Northern Soul on a classic label that is rare as well! One day this will be huge I have no doubt. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6vDS7THZJ8 Lou Edwards & Todays People - Talkin' About Poor Folks - U.S. CBS Special Products - Nr Mint - £25.00 Legitimate 70s re-press of this Blackpool Mecca Ghetto Northern classic. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-wWheZwtE&nohtml5=False Sharon Marshall - Where Did You Leave Your Heart - Kayden - Very Good+ - £20.00 Hard-to-find early Vince Montana production on iconic Philadelphia label. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vADGV2WAxsw&nohtml5=False Deep Aldora Britton - No Cookies In My Bag - U.S. Yellow Decca Promo - Very Good/Very Good+ - £10.00 Deep Soul classic. On the much rarer Yellow Decca promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9obw_4nveA&nohtml5=False Richard "Dimples" Fields - Tears As Big As Cantaloupes - U.S. Jo Jo - Nr Mint - £15.00 Another tough to find Deep Classic from San Francisco. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjE7cxWIqko&nohtml5=False 70s & 80s Modern, Funky & Crossover - More Added The Bang Gang - Who Said Honky's Ain't Got Soul - U.S. Allied Test Pressing - Nr MInt - £25.00 - SOLD Might suit fans of frenetic charging Funky Northern. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HbDflzsRic Barbara Blake & The Uniques - Let Me Down Easy - U.S. 20th Century - £15.00 Very rare issue of "I Need Your Love So Bad" with "Let Me Down Easy" on flip. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GKRVMhcD8I&nohtml5=False Norman Connors feat Prince Phillip Mitchell- Once I've Been There - U.S. Buddah - Nr MInt - £10.00 Glorious 70s work of art with Prince Phillip on vocals. Doesn't get any better. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_j8Gbacqx4 Tyrone Davis - Are You Serious - U.S. Highrise Promo -£10.00 The usual quality mid-tempo delight from Tyrone but on a rare promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVBWig_rpho&nohtml5=False Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further - U.S. Gordy White Promo - Mint - £20.00 All-time Soul classic. This is on the full Gordy label and is the rarest promo of this. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZoYd1B87jM Elegant Taste - Champagne And Caviar - U.S. Magna Glide Promo - £15 Very rare slice of harmony soul not seen around much at all. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWJAujK9V9c&nohtml5=False Johnny & Michael Hill - You're My Saving Grace - U.S. Salsoul White Promo - Mint - £15.00 Fantastic 70's mid-tempo Modern with great catchy hook. No You Tube clip unfortunately. The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go - U.S. Epic/PIR White Promo - Mint - £10.00 One of the all-time great 70s Philly productions. Pure classic all the way and lovely on a white promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3DjSMb_3oo London To Rome - Let's Not Wait - U.S. Roulette White Promo - Nr Mint - £5.00 70s mid-tempo from New York. No You Tube clip unfortunately. LTG Exchange - Keep On Trying - U.S. Wand - £10.00 Totally brilliant Mecca 70s classic and incredible Jerry Ross production. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2nTh7-vnDA Bobby Marchan - Bump Your Booty - U.S. Dial White Promo - Nr Mint - £20.00 Nice pounding Nashville Funky 70s stomper from Bobby. Beautiful white promo too! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMBR8ZxffHQ Mistura - The Flasher - U.S. Fusion (Red Label) - Nr Mint (but minor warp which doesn't affect play) - £3.00 Different label to the usual ones. Minor warp that, if anything, makes it better! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3aPQ4o9v0w Johnny Moore - Don't Let It Blow Your Mind - U.S. Sonic Wax - Mint - £5.00 Fantastic pumping dancer from the great man! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHxPv3aSE4&nohtml5=False Niteflyte - If You Want It - U.S. Ariola - Nr Mint - £5.00 Absolutely gorgeous mid-tempo 70s floater. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdMEuWuWo4 Eugene Record - Take Everything - U.S. Warner Brothers Promo - MInt - £15.00 Fantastic 70s beaty chugger. A bit like "Walk Away From Love". Only a 12" clip but the 7" is killer:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-sz2cKwsQ Jean Shy - We've Got A Good Thing Going - U.S. Fox Car - Nr Mint - £20.00 One of the greatest records of all-time. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4o5Fi8FLVc S.O.U.L. feat Larry Hancock - This Time Around/On Top Of The World - U.S. Musicor - Nr Mint - £20.00 One of the greatest 70s records of all-time again. Larry Hancock was a genius vocalist. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkW65Sv7Kg South Shore Commission - We're On The Right Track -U.S. Wand - Mint - £5.00 Dynamite 70s Philly Modern Soul pounder. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU0-2D5B2GM Joe Towns - Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music - U.S. Top Dog - Nr Mint - £5.00 Pure Detroit cover the Spinners classic. No clip I'm afraid! P&P:- UK & NORTHERN IRELAND - £2.00 and £50p each thereafter. EUROPE - £4.00 and £1.00 thereafter. UNITED STATES & REST OF WORLD - £6.00 and £1.00 thereafter. All records will be shipped in a well-packaged professional standard cardboard record mailer with card stiffeners. Records will be dispatched within 24-48 hours of payment. Ian D

A lovely original white promo. I used to have one, so if you want to sell it............ Ian D

I'm moving house shortly and need to clear down some stuff, so here are some mainly 70s items which are spare. It's a real assortment of stuff so check through the whole list. I've just one of each, so first come, first served! P&P details below. I'll post clips if they have 'em! PM me and I'll do 'em in the order of PMs received OK? Best of luck. The Bang Gang - Who Said Honky's Ain't Got Soul - U.S. Allied Test Pressing - Nr MInt - £25.00 Might suit fans of frenetic charging Funky Northern. Super Rare On A Test-Pressing. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HbDflzsRic Norman Connors feat Prince Phillip Mitchell- Once I've Been There - U.S. Buddah - Nr MInt - £10.00 Glorious 70s work of art with Prince Phillip on vocals. Doesn't get any better. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_j8Gbacqx4 Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further - U.S. Gordy White Promo - Mint - £20.00 All-time Soul classic. This is on the full Gordy label and is the rarest promo of this. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZoYd1B87jM Johnny & Michael Hill - You're My Saving Grace - U.S. Salsoul White Promo - Mint - £15.00 Fantastic 70's mid-tempo Modern with great catchy hook. No You Tube clip unfortunately. Hot (featuring Gwen Owens) - Taking My Love For Granted - U.S. Big Tree White Promo - Mint - £5.00 - SOLD For Gwen Owens completists. A great 70s mid-tempo with Gwen in great form. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhHWjBeMyk The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go - U.S. Epic/PIR White Promo - Mint - £10.00 One of the all-time great 70s Philly productions. Pure classic all the way and lovely on a white promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3DjSMb_3oo London To Rome - Let's Not Wait - U.S. Roulette White Promo - Nr Mint - £5.00 70s mid-tempo from New York. No You Tube clip unfortunately. LTG Exchange - Keep On Trying - U.S. Wand - Nr Mint - £10.00 Totally brilliant Mecca 70s classic and incredible Jerry Ross production. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2nTh7-vnDA Bobby Marchan - Bump Your Booty - U.S. Dial White Promo - Nr Mint - £20.00 Nice pounding Nashville Funky 70s stomper from Bobby. Beautiful white promo too! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMBR8ZxffHQ Mistura - The Flasher - U.S. Fusion (Red Label) - Nr Mint (but minor warp which doesn't affect play) - £3.00 Different label to the usual ones. Minor warp that, if anything, makes it better! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3aPQ4o9v0w Niteflyte - If You Want It - U.S. Ariola - Nr Mint - £5.00 Absolutely gorgeous mid-tempo 70s floater. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdMEuWuWo4 Eugene Record - Take Everything - U.S. Warner Brothers Promo - MInt - £15.00 Fantastic 70s beaty chugger. A bit like "Walk Away From Love". Lovely on a promo too! This is the 12" clip but the 7" is a killer:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-sz2cKwsQ The Shirelles - Do What You've A Mind To - U.S. RCA Promo - Nr Mint - £10.00 - SOLD Lovely dreamy 70s mid-tempo from 60s group. Rare on promo. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9itpp4xLNDM Jean Shy - We've Got A Good Thing Going - U.S. Fox Car - Nr Mint - £20.00 One of the greatest records of all-time. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4o5Fi8FLVc S.O.U.L. feat Larry Hancock - This Time Around/On Top Of The World - U.S. Musicor - Nr Mint - £20.00 One of the greatest 70s records of all-time again. Larry Hancock was a genius vocalist. Pure soul at it's very best. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkW65Sv7Kg South Shore Commission - We're On The Right Track -U.S. Wand - Mint - £5.00 Dynamite 70s Philly Modern Soul pounder. Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU0-2D5B2GM Tavares & Freda Payne - I Wanna See You Soon - UK Capitol - Nr Mint - £10.00 - SOLD Quite simply my favorite duet of all-time. Lovely on a UK promo too! Here's a clip:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K16Kw9AuNU P&P:- UK & NORTHERN IRELAND - £2.00 and £50p each thereafter. EUROPE - £4.00 and £1.00 thereafter. UNITED STATES & REST OF WORLD - £6.00 and £1.00 thereafter. All records will be shipped in a well-packaged professional standard cardboard record mailer with card stiffeners. All shipped within 24 hours of payment. Best, Ian D:)

So that is definitely Al Kent singing on "The Way You've Acting Lately" then. Wow. What a voice the guy had. I can't believe he didn't make any other recordings as a vocalist. For me he's right up there with the best. Ian D

It's the 70s legit re-press. Ian D

Two pages in and it's become obvious that everyone has their own interpretation of what "Crossover" actually is, so it's kinda murky and obviously hard-to-define clearly and succinctly. I've never understood why people would want to hijack an existing term and confuse things by trying to re-invent the same term as something else entirely. The same thing has happened with 'garage'. 'Garage' records were traditionally lo-fi pop/rock records that were literally recorded in garages, generally in outer L.A. in the mid 1960s. Then some bright spark decided that 'garage' would be the term that described UK urban late 90s dance records. Crazy. 'Crossover' is a traditional US music term to describe records which have half a chance of crossing over to the mainstream Pop chart. The diametric opposite of the UK meaning of the word. Y'know, are there so FEW words in the English language that we can't help repeating the same ones whether they make any sense or not? I've never heard one person be able to describe what 'crossover' actually is. I KNOW what crossover is, but it beats me why an existing term had to be appropriated rather than inventing a new one. Great thread though Ivor! Ian D

If you want the ultimate Northern Jazz double-sider, then this takes some beating.......... Ian D

We're trying to identify a guy I met in L.A. in 1976 George. I thought his name was Al and he told me that he'd been been Lou Ragland's manager for a while - I think the same period when "I Travel Alone" cane out on Amy. He had a room full of records so I think he was a promo guy at one point and/or had a record store. He was in hock to the mob so he wasn't doing too well at the point when I met him. Lovely guy though. Ian D

The quality of the pressing put me off the record full-stop. Over a big system the bottom-end was like hiking through mud. If the system was terrible (as most were back then), then all you'd hear was a sea of muffled distortion. Ian D

Could have been. I think he was a promoter at one time. I met him in '76 and I believe he worked with Lou in the late 60s...... Ian D

Hey Roburt, If you get the chance, can you ask Lou about a guy I met in L.A. in '76. I think he may have been called Al Rosen (?). Al claimed that he was Lou Ragland's manager at one time and this made sense 'cos I bought a promo of "I Travel Alone" from him. He couldn't believe that I even knew the record and he had many fond memories of his time with Lou. When I bumped into Al he was down on his luck and owed the mob a lot of money. I went round to his place and he wasn't doing too well but I did believe that he was connected with Lou and he was a lovely guy. I'm sure if you mention it to Lou he'll probably remember him..... Ian D

Sexy Mama, Girls, Nine Times. I love the commercial ones. Ian D

Not to forget their visit to Philly either......... Ian D

The Mecca. It didn't take off anywhere else plus got re-issued too quickly so died before it really had a chance.... Ian D

Yep, I'd love to have a look at the list - Ian.Dewhirst@btinternet.com Cheers, Ian D

Great points Russ. I hate the majority of Ian's productions which are usually rinky-dink pedestrian backing tracks. Every so often a beauty emerges like Barbara Pennington's "24 Hours A Day", James Wells' "Baby I'm Still The Same Man", Sydney Barnes' "Standing On Solid Ground", Gary The Master Blaster's "Cafe Regios" or David Ruffin's "Hurt The One You Love". I mean just listen to this...... The fact is that Ian can do the Pop stuff in his sleep. It doesn't really motivate him. It's much more of a challenge to him to try and replicate an authentic Northern Soul production, then to get a contemporary Pop hit. Strange but true. Ian D

That's a pretty accurate assessment Mal. I'm really not such a great friend to him - I haven't even seen him for at least a couple of years and didn't even manage to get over when he had the stroke last year, for which I feel genuinely bad. Also I'm not the easiest friend for him as I don't mind telling him how it is. I keep telling him that if he keeps acting like an arrogant prick, then that's how he'll be perceived. But naturally he never listens to common sense from the likes of myself. Some primeval force keeps compelling him to continually shoot himself in the foot at almost every opportunity. But that's the nature of the beast. He's always been like that ever since the first time I met him up close and personal when he was being ejected from Andy Handley's car for being a prick at Knutsford Services sometime in the early 70s, just before we rescued him. But he taught me so much, just via his knowledge alone, that I can forgive him. Plus he's always been a very loyal and supportive friend throughout the last 45 years, so DESPITE him being an arrogant prick who shoots himself in the foot at every opportunity and DESPITE the fact that we disagree on most things, I consider him a dear friend. I owe him that as a minimum. Sometimes you have to take the rough with the smooth and if that is the price then so be it. He's the single most knowledgeable person about Soul music I've ever met in 61 years. His knowledge and recall is right off the scale. Which is probably why we're still friends. He doesn't make it easy though....... Ian D

I should point out that there were hardly ANY boots of Eddie Daniels back then. The record came into conversation quite a bit but no one I knew had a copy, not even Colin Curtis and he loved it. If there were bootlegs of it, then they certainly didn't filter onto the scene back then. I don't think there could have been any more than a handful. There was a massive amount of bootleg paranoia at the time. I received a George Blackwell 'original' from Soussan but didn't take any enjoyment from it because I thought it was a boot, so it went in a swap deal. But guess what? I never saw any more after that. So these were not titles that were bootlegged in any quantity that's for sure. Ian D