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  1. Ian Dewhirst
    LOL, you're a natural compiler Roburt! This is actually getting in the spirit which is what I wanted. When I eventually get home I'll post a list of some of the tunes we couldn't get for one reason or another. Luckily we managed to get around 80% of what we applied for, so it worked out pretty good in the end. The best bit is trying to imagine the effect that many of these tunes will have on young music researchers looking for great music to use for all the footage. I think this album will give 'em a few ideas hopefully...... Ian D
  2. Ian Dewhirst
    First time on CD too! Ian D
  3. Ian Dewhirst
    Missed that completely! Good call! Ian D
  4. Ian Dewhirst
    Intruders is on there Swifty and the Dells is Universal which made it too expensive to license unfortunately (same goes with Motown, 20th Century, ABC etc, etc).......... Ian D
  5. Ian Dewhirst
    We used it recently on Sean Hampsey's "They Call It Crossover" Backbeats release but actually it would have been perfect for someone pulling out of a race with an injury. Good call.......I could have probably fitted that in....... Ian D
  6. Ian Dewhirst
    More information about "Inspired! Blood, Soul, Sweat & Cheers - Harmless Album For The Olympics"
    We are about to witness the biggest sporting event of this century where an estimated 17,000 athletes, 20,000 journalists, 63,000 personnel and 500,000 spectators will all descend into London town in late July to witness the greatest athletic event of all time - the London 2012 Olympic Games. A mind-boggling 4 billion plus people are expected to watch the various events on TV alone! Damn. And this is right on Harmless's own doorstep too! Opportunities like this don't pop up that regularly - the last time in London was in 1948 and Harmless wasn't around back then unfortunately. So we had to do SOMETHING for the occasion but what....? Bingo! What about an album which picks some of the greatest records about running, jumping, winning, losing, elation, heartbreak, inspiration and aspiration that have ever been ever made.......? Then we'd be talking ay! Even better, what if we heavily promoted the album to a world media which is always thirsty for great topical angles? Most of these guys would probably never even hear these records under normal circumstances in their entire lifetimes! So this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get some incredible music in front of the international media at the perfect time. How could we say no? The opportunity of attempting to reach such a huge worldwide audience for such an iconic event that just happens to be on one's doorstep is obviously pretty enticing to those of us who are still in the business of selling music. So it was really a no-brainer. Opportunist? For sure! Harmless WANT as many people as possible to listen to this album. It's probably the greatest sports compilation ever made for those with impeccable taste. Hand selected with love no less. We trawled through the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's to dig out the gems and went through the usual licensing hell to present them here against a deadline that was set in stone and boy, was it worth it! As with most Harmless releases we give a little bit of history about the songs in question and cheekily add a new section called 'programming opportunity' which suggests the circumstances where the song may work best. CD1 concentrates on some of the most brilliant inspirational and aspirational output from the late 1960's to early 1970's and CD2 covers the late 70's to the late 00's. This package spans the eras. Throughout the journey we take in numerous 60's RnB, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Philly Soul, Funky Soul, Deep Soul and just all-time great Soulful gems from right across the last 5 decades. Numerous tracks have been widely unavailable until now, some are on legitimate release for the first time ever and most of 'em are in demand somewhere in the world right now. It's quite a journey so strap yourself in and enjoy the ride. No one can accuse us of not getting in the spirit of things eh? HURTXCD121 "Inspired! Blood, Soul, Sweat & Cheers" - Released 23/07/2012 Amazon Link http://www.amazon.co...pd_rhf_se_p_t_1 CD1: Inspirational 60's & 70's Northern Soul & RnB 1. The MVP's - Turning My Heartbeat Up 2. N.F. Porter - Keep On Keeping On 3. The Steve Karmen Big Band - Breakaway 4. The Tempos - Countdown (Here I Come) 5. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 6. Archie Bell & The Drells - There's Gonna Be A Showdown 7. Roscoe Shelton - Running For My Life 8. Linda Jones - You Can't Take It 9. Dean Parrish - Determination 10. Willie Mitchell - The Champion 11. Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony 12. Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away From You 13. Billy Butler - Right Track 14. Major Lance - Ain't No Soul (Left In These Old Shoes) 15. Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon - Sweet Inspiration 16. The Exciters - Reaching For The Best 17. Alice Clark - You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) 18. The Mike Post Coalition - Afternoon Of The Rhino 19. The Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes 20. Betty Moorer - Speed Up 21. Bill Moss - Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother 22. Jimmy 'Soul' Clark - I'll Be Your Champion (I'll Be Your Winner) 23. Gene McDaniels - Walk With A Winner 24. Chairmen Of The Board - I'm On My Way To A Better Place CD2: Inspirational 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's Soul, Dance & RnB 1. LTG Exchange - Keep On Trying 2. Betty Swann - When The Game Is Played On You 3. Sly & The Family Stone - Runnin' Away 4. Sandra Wright - I Come Running Back 5. The Controllers - Somebody's Gotta Win, Somebody's Gotta Lose 6. The Spinners - Games People Play 7. New York City - Quick Fast In A Hurry 8. Joe Simon - Step By Step 9. The Intruders - (Win Place Or Show) She's A Winner 10. Michael Valvano's Contours - I'm A Winner 11. Larry Wedgeworth & Clique - No More Games 12. Average White Band - Let's Go Round Again 13. GQ - Standing Ovation 14. Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin' 15. Aretha Franklin - Jump To It 16. Mousse T - Brother On The Run 17. The Heavy - How You Like Me Now 18. Des'ree - You Gotta Be We're promoting the album heavily to Radio & TV over the next 4 weeks, so who know? With a bit of luck we may hear some decent tunes for a change! Ian D
  7. Ian Dewhirst
    No I'm Harmless Steve......this is already getting confusing mate...... Ian D
  8. Ian Dewhirst
    Well, there's one I missed for a start! Too busy looking for running, jumping, winning, losing, etc, etc. I had a pretty long list but had to lose several of the more obvious ones due to licensing issues and not much time etc, etc.... Any more suggestions before I start seriously kicking myself......... Ian D
  9. Ian Dewhirst
    That's why I did the album Jordi. A lot of music researchers tend to go for the obvious via key word searches etc, so I thought I'd give 'em a hand with some stuff which doesn't turn up on the databases or Guiness Book Of Records...... Ian D
  10. Ian Dewhirst
    It was on the original track listing along with a load of others but we couldn't license it unfortunately..... Ian D
  11. Ian Dewhirst
    LOL, my stuff is in the best possible taste. Remember, just one synch deal from all this could make a heap of difference for the artists, writers or label owners. The real reason for doing this was to try and offer some different music to programmers everywhere as they'll probably all be looking for olympic or games related stuff to play over the next 7 weeks touch wood..... Ian D
  12. Ian Dewhirst
    We are about to witness the biggest sporting event of this century where an estimated 17,000 athletes, 20,000 journalists, 63,000 personnel and 500,000 spectators will all descend into London town in late July to witness the greatest athletic event of... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full
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    The Times Review 23/3/2012
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    inspired! blood, soul, sweat & cheers

    From the album: Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes

  15. Ian Dewhirst
    Unless you're an obsessive compulsive typa person, then don't get too hung up on the odd label markings. It's par for the course, especially for records which are 40-50 years old. You're lucky to even get a decent copy in many cases. Yes, of course we'd all love unblemished labels but I'm just being practical...... Ian D
  16. Ian Dewhirst
    You never know everything. It's just too vast. There's some records which I saw in the 70's that I haven't seen since. I hear stuff every week and think, how did I possibly miss that at the time. Also, through the course of several collections and a few bulk purchases over 45 odd years I've probably had 200,000 records through my hands. Dave Hill and Greg Belson's "Holy Spirit" album alone intoduced me to another 40 tunes I'd never heard before,as do many of the Ace/Kent, Numero, Grapevine and other releases these days. And I'm still finding fantastic records on my shelves which I'd maybe only played once 30 years ago. Or I'll check an LP out and there'll be a brilliant track which I'd dismissed or never heard before. It's endless............ Ian D
  17. Ian Dewhirst
    Yep he was smart for sure. Those two records built the foundations of the whole company when you think about it. Plus the royalties from "Reet Petite" probably didn't hurt either......... Ian D
  18. Ian Dewhirst
    Absolutely. Trying to press and distribute a million records in a few weeks would be a cash-flow nightmare..... Ian D
  19. Ian Dewhirst
    Hi Greg and welcome back to the UK mate. Hopefully we'll meet up next week. I had to close my Harmless Olympics album this week so it's been a bit mad but all done now, so hopefully we'll hook up next week. Plus my radio guy is lining up interviews which is a good sign. I'm absolutely knocked out with the reaction to what is essentially a double CD of 50 year old Gospel music. We haven't had a lot of time to promote this but luckily we've stoked it enough to put it on the map. It demonstrates that there is an audience out there for great music if you can reach them (which is the half the battle these days). Right now it's the 1449th best-selling album on Amazon, which is amazing considering the content. It's looking pretty good for Monday! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007O3VO2Y/ref=s9_simh_bw_p15_d4_g15_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0KRTB1ENGJA74X0RWM5T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=234852867&pf_rd_i=229816 Ian D
  20. Ian Dewhirst
    Yep, especially when you see a playlist. Ian D
  21. Ian Dewhirst
    Yeah but in a way you've just emphasized why playlists are important. There's a wide swathe of music out there and playlists help you figure out what kind of stuff different people play. Obviously when you go out you may personally want million mile an hour pumping adrenalin fueled stompers which is fine and exactly what I want too when I'm in that kind of mood. But other times I may fancy hearing more sophisticated, smoother stuff. Sometimes I fancy hearing some funkier edged stuff or a crossover set. It all depends on my mood. That's why I like playlists. I can make evaluated decisions about who and what I want to listen to and choose accordingly. Playlists spread the appeal of the music as well. Putting a playlist up and then other folk copying some of your selections basically 'breaks' records to the wider scene and you'll generally get the credit for pushing the record first hopefully. People keep moaning about how the 'real' rare soul venues are losing attendances and how the audiences are dwindling at these venues and I think I can understand why. If the rare scene becomes too exclusive and up it's own arse it'll end up with a room full of well-meaning chin-strokers and no crowd or atmosphere if it's not careful. Plus of course, these days everyone's a DJ which means that the scene is diluted with too many DJ's who are really collectors at heart. That's why playlists are good. A quick glance at a playlist will give you a good idea of whether you want to spend an hour of your life listening to a particular DJ or not surely? Go on! Give us a playlist Tezza! Ian D
  22. Ian Dewhirst
    It's interesting how a major hit can kill an indie isn't it? I've often had old time American record guys tell me exactly the same thing. "Tell It Like It Is" sold a million and the company went bust. The company was probably ticking over just fine in the New Orleans and Southern markets but suddenly having to press 1,000,000 45's and distribute them across the USA in 1967 must have been a step too far. One record veteran told me that you always have to have the next hot record ready to go otherwise the distributors will try and stiff you on the current hit. They certainly didn't press many G. Davis & R. Tyler's did they..........? Ian D
  23. Ian Dewhirst
    Another beautiful finished package with a lovely booklet..... Out this Monday! Zooming up the Amazon rankings as we speak! https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007O3VO2Y/ref=s9_simh_bw_p15_d4_g15_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0KRTB1ENGJA74X0RWM5T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=234852867&pf_rd_i=229816 Plus a few Radio plays happening...... Radio Craig Charles - BBC 6 Music : Play Confirmed Jazzie B - BBC Radio London 94.9 FM / Solar R adio : Play Confirmed Mark Dean - BBC Radio Northampton/ Inspiration FM : Play Confirmed Jim Ingham - BBC Radio Lancashire : Play Confirmed Steve Barker - BBC Radio Lancashire : Play Confirmed Devon Daley - BBC Radio Derby / Nottingham & Lincoln : Play Confirmed John Leech - BBC Radio Essex / Time 107. 5 FM : Play Confirmed Paul Miller - BBC Radio Solent / Surrey, Sussex & Berkshire : Play Confirmed Steve White - BBC Radio Yorkshire : Play Confirmed Robert Luis - Juice 107.2 FM : Play Confirmed Peter P - Time 107.5 FM : Play Confirmed Simon Harrison - Basic Soul : Play Confirmed Ross Allen- Ministry Of Sound Radio : Play & Interview Feature Confirmed Mike Bradshaw - Totally Radio : Play Confirmed Dave Burton - Soulconnextion : Play Confirmed + Album Playlisted DK (Coldcut) - Various Stations : Play Confirmed Laurent Garnier - Pedro's Broadcasting Basement/Various : Play Confirmed Aitch B - Colourful Radio : Play Confirmed Marcia Carr - Colourful Radio : Play Confirmed Fitzroy The Buzzboy - Colourful/Stomp Radio : Play Confirmed Andy Peebles - Smooth Radio : Play Confirmed Keith Martin - Magic Network : Play & Interview Feature Confirmed Christian Bragg - Jazz FM : Play Confirmed Robbie Vincent - Jazz FM : Play Confirmed Peter Young - Jazz FM : Play Confirmed Mike Chadwick - Jazz FM : Play Confirmed Colin Curtis - Starpoint Radio : Play Confirmed Dave Needham - Starpoint Radio : Play Confirmed Gary Spence - Solar Radio : Play & Interview Feature Confirmed Kev Roberts - Solar/Signal Radio : Play Confirmed Colin Faver - Solar Radio : Play Confirmed Mark Phillips - Solar Radio : Play Confirmed Mario Chrisostomou - BFBS Radio : Play & Interview Feature Confirmed Graeme Park - Various : Play & Online Competition Confirmed Brian Hurst - Various : Play Confirmed Press Forthcoming - press (reviews) Mojo Uncut Wire Record Collector Shindig! Echoes The Soul Survivors Online: https://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/the-23rd-uncut-playlist-of-2012 https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/reviews/1781-various-holy-spirit-harmless.html Looking good for Monday! Ian D
  24. Ian Dewhirst
    Yep. 'Fraid so. I was trawling Paul Schofield's collection at the time and this appeared out of the blue. I wasn't even over keen on the original but, hey, there was nothing much else popping up at the time......... ....you can put Al De Lory's "Right On" in a similar catergory..... Lenny Curtis was pretty cool though, although everyone wrote it off as being too dated at the time........ Ian D
  25. Ian Dewhirst
    Yeah but that's the thing about playlists. You nail your balls to the floor and people can make their own minds up about your taste and whether it may appeal to them or not. It's a pretty democratic process. To come out guns blazing and having a go at someone who's been bold enough to release their playlist, without you releasing your own, is kinda one-sided and too easy in my opinion. You seem to want to denigrate other people's musical tastes without revealing your own preferences. So, in a perfect one hour DJ spot what would you play mate? If I knew your personal favoured playlist, I'd then be able to gauge your personal taste and then put your thoughts into context regarding other people's playlists. Does that make sense? Ian D


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