10 New Backbeats Albums Coming Up 26/12/11 - Best Ones Yet

[Ian Dewhirst]

OK, to kick us into the season of goodwill, Harmless is proud to announce the next 10 volumes of the Backbeats series which will be released on Boxing Day 26/12/11.

As per usual, we've used great compilers and raided the vaults of labels like G.S.F., Sound Stage 7, Hi, Paula, Curtom, Brunswick, Bearsville, Chi-Sound, Dynamite, Sound Plus, Metromedia, Sansu, Instant, Philadelphia International, Douglas, Invictus, Strata East, Hot Wax, House Of The Fox, Toddlin' Town, T.S.O.P., Soul Power, Ronn, Jet Stream, Gemigo, Cream, Alaska, Mayfield, SSS International, Seventy 7, Canyon, Dakar, Deesu, Share, Philly Groove, Soulville, Nola, Pameline, Vee-Jay, Tollie, One-Derful!, Thomas, Audio Arts, Jewel, Mar-V-Lus, Constellation, Blue Cat and numerous others.

However, the most significant thing is the price! You can buy all of these for less than £4.00 each from both HMV and Amazon including postage! Links below. Don't say we don't look after you!

Merry Xmas All!

BACKB021 Backbeats - Soul A La Mode - 1970's Modern Soul

Compiled by Ian Dewhirst

1 Bobby Womack I Don't Know

2 Lloyd Price Love Music

3 Gavin Christopher This Side of Heaven

4 Don Thomas Come On Train

5 Willie Hobbs 'Till I Get It Right

6 The Anderson Brothers I Can See Him Loving You

7 Africano Satisfactorise Your Mind

8 The Montclairs Hung Up On Your Love

9 Gene Chandler Don't Have To Be Lying Babe

10 Wales Wallace Somebody I Know

11 Skull Snaps I'm Your Pimp

12 Barbara Lynn Movin' On A Groove

13 Sidney Joe Qualls I Don't Do This (To Every Girl I Meet)

14 Jackie Wilson Because Of You

15 Brief Encounter Human

16 Bobby Walls & Co Just You and Me

17 Danny Hunt What's Happening To Our Love Affair

18 Tony Drake Suddenly

19 Ben Monroe Broken Home

20 Ann Peebles If This Is Heaven

21 The Impressions Love Love Love

22 Leroy Hutson Ella Weez

23 The Winstons Color Him Father

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvwe...primaryID=music

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co...22298685&sr=1-1

BACKB022 Backbeats - What's The Word? - Socially Conscious Soul Music

Compiled by Dean Rudland

1 The Impressions Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)

2 Lee Dorsey Who's Gonna Help A Brother Get Further

3 Larry Darnell Son of A Son Of A Slave

4 Moody Scott Bust Out Of the Ghetto

5 Philadelphia All Stars Let's Clean Up the Ghetto

6 The Last Poets Blessed Are Those Who Struggle

7 Parliament Oh Lord Why Lord

8 Gil Scott-Heron Peace Go With You Brother

9 Curtis Mayfield We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue

10 Harrison Kennedy Sunday Morning People

11 Freda Payne Bring the Boys Back Home

12 Laura Lee Woman's Love Rights

13 Billy Paul False Faces

14 Chairman Of The Board I'm A Sign of Changing Times

15 The Identities Hey Brother

16 Brothers & Sisters I Am Somebody

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-1408033602884004513&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=what%27s+the+word&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Whats--Socially-Conscious-Music/dp/B0062Y9CD4/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322298799&sr=1-1

BACKB023 Backbeats - Smooth Grooves - Sophisticated 80's Philly Soul

Compiled by Ralph Tee

1 Lou Rawls Lady Love

2 Patti LaBelle I'm In Love Again

3 Teddy Pendergrass Easy, Easy, Got To Take It Easy

4 M.F.S.B. Tell Me Why

5 McFadden & Whitehead I've Been Pushed Aside

6 The Jones Girls When I'm Gone

7 The Stylistics Mine All Mine

8 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble I Believe In Love

9 Billy Paul You're My Sweetness

10 Jean Carn Start the Fire

11 The Intruders Everyone's a Star

12 Silk (I Can't Stop) Turning You On

13 Phyllis Hyman Set a Little Trap

14 The O'Jays Lovin' You

15 Bunny Sigler Your Love Is Good

16 Instant Funk So Glad You're The One

17 Anthony White Yes You Need Love

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=7595028002107881919&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=smooth+grooves&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Smooth-Grooves-Sophisticated-Philly-Soul/dp/B0062Y9CFW/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322298852&sr=1-5

BACKB024 Backbeats - Philly Busters - Underground Philly Dance Floor Gems

Compiled by Kev Roberts & Ian Dewhirst

1 The O'Jay's Darling Darling Baby

2 Archie Bell & the Drells Old People

3 McFadden & Whitehead I Heard It in a Love Song

4 Jean Carn (with Glenn Jones)Sweet & Wonderful

5 The Futures Sunshine & You

6 Anthony White Hey Baby

7 Teddy Pendergrass When Somebody Loves You Back

8 Jean Carn (No No) You Can't Come Back Now

9 Jerry Butler (I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out

10 Lou Rawls Groovy People

11 Don Covay Travellin' In Heavy Traffic

12 Dee Dee Sharp Gamble Happy 'Bout the Whole Thing

13 Billy Paul Let the Dollar Circulate

14 Harold Melvin & The Blue-Notes Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby

15 The Trammps Stop & Think

16 The Stylistics Found a Love You Couldn't Handle

17 Billy Paul I Trust You

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=7726700183841150706&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=philly+busters&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Phillybusters-Underground-Philly-Dance-Floor/dp/B0062Y9D74/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322298898&sr=1-1-spell

BACKB025 Backbeats - Bustin' Out - Ghetto Grooves from Dusty Cellars

Compiled by Dean Rudland

1 Jackie Beavers Somebody Help the Beggar Man

2 Alvin Cash Keep On Dancing

3 Toddlin' Town Sounds It's My Thing

4 African Music Machine Mr Brown

5 The Genies Know What to Do When You Get It

6 Barbara Lynn You'd Better Quit It

7 Laura Lee If You Can Beat Me Rockin'....

8 Harolyn Montgomery Gotta Get Away

9 Ann Peebles Somebody's On Your Case

10 Bobby Patterson Right On Jody

11 Cyril Neville Gossip

12 Sir Joe Quarterman The Way They Do My Life

13 Al Green Love Ritual

14 Lightnin' Rod Sport

15 Bobby Womack Across 110th Street

16 Aaron Neville Hercules

17 8th Day Good Book

18 The Politicians Close Your Big Mouth

19 African Music Machine The Dapp

20 Scott Brothers Orchestra A Hunk of Funk

21 Hone Cone Ace in the Hole

22 Parliament Funky Woman

23 Exit 9 Miss Funky Fox

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-2214123747628532487&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=busting+out+ghetto+grooves+from+dusty+cellars&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Bustin-Out-Ghetto-Grooves-Cellars/dp/B0062Y9CI4/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322298940&sr=1-5

BACKB026 Backbeats -2 Steps To Soul Heaven - More 70's & 80's Steppers

Compiled by Ian Dewhirst

1 Arnold Blair Trying To Get Next To You

2 Leroy Hutson Lovers Holiday

3 The Dells Ain't It A Shame

4 The Jones Girls This Feeling's Killing Me

5 Ken Williams Sweet Music, Soft Lights & You

6 The Notations Take It Slow

7 Leroy Hutson Lucky Fellow

8 Curtis Mayfield Just Want To Be With You

9 Archie Bell & the Drells It's Hard Not To Like You

10 Intimate Strangers Love Sounds

11 The Staple Singers Let's Do It Again

12 The Dells I Touched a Dream

13 Natural Four Try Love Again

14 Al Green Loving You

15 Joyce Cobb How Glad I Am

16 Jean Carn We Got Some Catching Up To Do

17 Patti LaBelle Love, Need and Want You

18 Strutt Said You Didn't Love Him

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-4970401147272060080&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=2+steps+to+soul+heaven&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Steps-Soul-Heaven-More-Steppers/dp/B0062Y9CFC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322298993&sr=1-1

BACKB027 Backbeats - They Call It Crossover - More Mid-Tempo Soul

Compiled by Sean Hampsey

1 The O'Jays Just Another Guy

2 The Five Stairsteps I'm The One Who Loves You

3 Marvin Smith Who Will Do Your Running Now

4 Erma Franklin It Could've Been Me

5 Bobby Womack Tried & Convicted

6 Otis Clay Holding on To A Dying love

7 Johnny Adams You're A Bad Habit Baby

8 Holland-Dozier ft Lamont Dozier If You Don't Want To Be In My Life

9 Eddie Billups Shake Off That Dream

10 Gene Chandler Without You Here

11 Linda Jones If Only We Had Met Sooner

12 Doris Duke The Feeling is Right

13 Tyrone Davis You Keep Me Holding On

14 Channel 3 The Sweetest Thing

15 Eldridge Holmes Lovely Woman

16 Gloria Edwards I Don't Need Nobody (To Help Me Keep Up With My Man)

17 Ella Washington Stop Giving Your Man Away

18 Tony Love Crying Time Is Over

19 The Eliminators Lovin' Explosion

20 Mary Holmes I Need Your Lovin'

21 Ann Sexton I Had A Fight With love

22 100 Proof Aged In Soul Don't You Wake Me

23 Jackie Wilson What A Lovely Way

24 Kenny Young Aint It Funny

25 Na Allen Lay It on Me Right Now

26 Chuck Armstrong How Sweet It Is

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-2883511376376131371&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=they+call+it+crossover&primaryID=0&btnSubmitSearch.x=46&btnSubmitSearch.y=18

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Call-Crossover-More-Mid-Tempo-Soul/dp/B0062Y9CNE/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322299040&sr=1-1

BACKB028 Backbeats - Mod Life Crisis - 60's Mod Anthems

Compiled by Dean Rudland

1 Sugar Pie Desanto Do the Whoopie

2 Robert Parker Barefootin'

3 Young Holt Trio Wack Wack

4 Johnny Jones & the King Casuals Soul Poppin'

5 Jackie Wilson & Count Basie Uptight

6 Willie Mitchell Everything's Gonna Be Alright

7 Tommy Neal Going To A Happening

8 Little Richard Baby Just Tear Off My Clothes

9 Billy Preston I Am Coming Through

10 Betty Everett Getting Mighty Crowded

11 Barrett Strong Make Up Your Mind

12 Wade Flemmons That Other Place

13 The Sharpees Tired Of Being Lonely

14 Jamo Thomas & his Party Bros Orch I Spy (For the FBI)

15 The Incredibles There's Nothing Else To Say

16 Barbara Acklin Just Ain't No Love

17 Shades of Blue Oh How Happy

18 The Rubaiyats Omar Khayyam

19 Little Hank Mr Bang Bang Man

20 Robert Parker Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)

21 Kim Melvin Doing the Popcorn

22 Toussaint McCall Shimmy

23 Banny Price Monkey See - Monkey Do

24 Bill Black's Combo Turn On Your Lovelight

25 Frank Frost My Back Scratcher

26 Gene & Al's Spacemen Mercy

27 The Du-Ettes Every Beat of My Heart

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=7616371595229694103&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=mod+life+crisis&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Mod-Life-Crisis-60s-Anthems/dp/B0062Y9D1K/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322299081&sr=1-1

BACKB029 Backbeats - Lost In Time -More Northern Soul Treasures

Compiled by Kev Roberts & Ian Dewhirst

1 Sam Fletcher I'd Think It Over

2 Barbara Lynn I Don't Want A Playboy

3 The Ad-Libs Nothing Worse Than Being Alone

4 The Inspirations Touch Me Hold Me Kiss Me

5 Didi Noel Let the Music Play

6 Linda Jones You Hit Me Like TNT

7 Sydney Barnes I Hurt On the Other Side

8 Jimmy & the Entertainers New Girl

9 The Ringleaders Baby What Has Happened To Our Love

10 Fred Hughes I Keep Trying

11 Gene Chandler I Can Take Care Of Myself

12 Nolan Chance Just Like the Weather

13 Mill Evans I've Got To Have All Of Your Love

14 Saxie Russell Psychedelic Soul Pt 1

15 Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie Rosemary What Happened

16 Detroit Executives Cool Off

17 Stanley Mitchell Get It Baby

18 Jimmy 'Soul' Clark (Come On and Be My) Sweet Darling

19 Don Varner Tear Stained Face

20 Maurice Williams Being Without You

21 Little Richie Just Another Heartache

22 Little Johnny Blair Momma's Gone

23 Sam Dees Lonely For You Baby

24 Ohio Players You Don't Mean It

25 The Skull Snaps My Hang Up Is You

26 The Valentines Breakaway

27 The Artistics I'll Always Love You

28 The Impressions Stay Close To Me

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-6162827073892002067&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=lost+in+time+northern+soul&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Lost-Time-More-Northern-Treasures/dp/B0062Y9CP2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322299125&sr=1-1

BACKB030 Backbeats - The Pain Goes Deep - More Deep Soul Gems

Compiled by Sean Hampsey

1 Otis Clay That's How It Is

2 Linda Jones Fugitive from Love

3 Little Archie I Need You

4 100 Proof Aged In Soul I Don't Care If I Never Get Over You

5 Annette Snell You Ought To Be Here With Me

6 George Jackson Aretha, Sing One for Me

7 Jean Plum Loneliness

8 Melvin Davis I'm Worried

9 Doris Duke He's Gone

10 Big John Hamilton Take This Hurt Off Me

11 Tyrone Davis I Keep Coming Back

12 Charles Smith I'm Useless

13 Leon Byrd I Catch Myself Crying

14 The Whispers Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong

15 Bettye Lavette Let Me Down Easy

16 Aaron Neville Been So Wrong

17 Laura Lee I'll Catch You When You Fall

18 Sydney Joe Qualls I'm Being Held Hostage

19 Quiet Elegance You've Got My Mind Messed Up

20 Tommie Young She Don't Have To See You

21 Ann Sexton I'm His Wife (You're Just a Friend)

22 Jackie Wilson Just As Soon As the Feeling Is Over

23 Joe Valentine I Can't Stand To See You Go

24 Wilson Pickett I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak

HMV Link: https://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=-892792513033443401&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=pain+goes+deep+more+soul+gems&primaryID=0

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Backbeats-Pain-Goes-Deep-More-Deep/dp/B0062Y9CRU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322299163&sr=1-1

Could be worse ways to close off the year!

Ian D

Edited November 26, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[Sean Hampsey]

They've got 'Bestsellers' written all over 'em Ian.

So that's Christmas sorted!

Sean

[Swifty]

Ian , some great Tracks there mate and a bargain price. Will b letting the Mrs. treat me to these no doubt about it !

Nice one

Swifty

[Shinehead]

Three Pounds Sixty including postage i'll have some of those! the last 2 Sean Hampsey compiled cds have had a battering since i bought them his new 2 looks as though they will get the same treatment. Keep up the good work Ian.

[Kris Holmes]

these look great!

[Guest southpaw]

Orderd the "they call it crossover" some good tracks on this one

[Scotters]

Blimey, what a bargain! Been listening to "I get my Groove (Crossover soul from the Deep South)" this last few months and great to see some more well though through comps being released. I love trying to track down original 45's I like the sound of, and for me personally these comps are great way to discover yet more great soul to try and hunt down when funds allow.

My only gripe is the post-Christmas release date ...oh, and that these CD's will no doubt double my "wants list" .

All the best, Steve

[Ian Dewhirst]

Blimey, what a bargain! Been listening to "I get my Groove (Crossover soul from the Deep South)" this last few months and great to see some more well though through comps being released. I love trying to track down original 45's I like the sound of, and for me personally these comps are great way to discover yet more great soul to try and hunt down when funds allow.

My only gripe is the post-Christmas release date ...oh, and that these CD's will no doubt double my "wants list" .

All the best, Steve

Great stuff Steve. These comps are designed to do just that and hopefully revive interest in a lot of stuff which would normally stall sales-wise at a higher price. The first 20 volumes have now collectively sold over 80K units which justifies the strategy thank God.

Incidentaly, the reason for the Boxing Day release, is because this will pretty much coincide with the annual HMV new year sale and the price point of Backbeats means that we can get the third series into every HMV in the country in the 2 for £10 sale, which is obviously a big help sales wise. So if you're not a fan of online ordering, you can pop down to your local HMV from Boxing Day onwards and pick 'em up for a fiver a pop.

I'm currently working on expanding the series and introducing a Backbeats Artists series at the same price which will make a lot of different artists repertoire available to new and wider audiences touch wood and hopefully prod people into digging deeper for more!

They were really designed to be great budget-price samplers, but the series is really nearer to a good quality mid-price release IMO. Onwards and upwards!

Ian D

[Ian Dewhirst]

these look great!

I'm gonna send you some Kris as promised for bailing me out on a few tunes! Better get that deck fixed for the next lot ay?

Ian D

[Kris Holmes]

I'm gonna send you some Kris as promised for bailing me out on a few tunes! Better get that deck fixed for the next lot ay?

Ian D

Cheers, it's actually sorted now, I found a USB interface thing at work which came free with one of the mixers a few years back & has just been languishing boxed up in a cupboard the whole time, brought it home, plugged it in & it is now stereo & the hum is all but gone. Like I said, I never really needed higher quality, but it's there now for whenever

[Mike Lofthouse]

Great stuff Steve. These comps are designed to do just that and hopefully revive interest in a lot of stuff which would normally stall sales-wise at a higher price. The first 20 volumes have now collectively sold over 80K units which justifies the strategy thank God.

Incidentaly, the reason for the Boxing Day release, is because this will pretty much coincide with the annual HMV new year sale and the price point of Backbeats means that we can get the third series into every HMV in the country in the 2 for £10 sale, which is obviously a big help sales wise. So if you're not a fan of online ordering, you can pop down to your local HMV from Boxing Day onwards and pick 'em up for a fiver a pop.

I'm currently working on expanding the series and introducing a Backbeats Artists series at the same price which will make a lot of different artists repertoire available to new and wider audiences touch wood and hopefully prod people into digging deeper for more!

They were really designed to be great budget-price samplers, but the series is really nearer to a good quality mid-price release IMO. Onwards and upwards!

Ian D

Some great stuff there Ian - I'm just pre-ordering from amazon now. Minor point but why the anomaly on the Crossover Cd - £3.99 and later release data? Is Hampsey slacking again?

Mike

[Ian Dewhirst]

Some great stuff there Ian - I'm just pre-ordering from amazon now. Minor point but why the anomaly on the Crossover Cd - £3.99 and later release data? Is Hampsey slacking again?

Mike

Hi Mike,

It's the bane of our lives getting Amazon to list everything correctly. I've had to re-send tracklistings for the entire series (all 30 albums) and get them to re-up them all, but it's a frustrating process and it often takes a week to 10 days for them to update.

Half the problem is that everybody wants stuff waaaay ahead and then when we hit the usual licensing complications or something has to be bumped off, then the whole system needs reloading again! Same thing with the prices, which only Amazon can set. They should all be 100% uniform. We're actually trying to sort it as we speak..... suffice to say the release dates for all of them are being changed to the correct one of 26/12/11 touch wood.

Now let's hope there's no cock-ups with the manufacturing!

Ian D

[Ian Dewhirst]

Some great stuff there Ian - I'm just pre-ordering from amazon now. Minor point but why the anomaly on the Crossover Cd - £3.99 and later release data? Is Hampsey slacking again?

Mike

Actually it kills me to say it, but Hampsey is by far the most together out of the lot of us. Quite freaky actually but there again that's what happens when you spend your life listening to wrist-slashers!

Ian D

[Guest]

suffice to say the release dates for all of them are being changed to the correct one of 26/12/11 touch wood.

Interesting release date choice, Ian.

In days gone by, pre-MP3 times, releasing any piece of product around December was a certain kiss of death with the sell-in...no chance of rack-space amongst the deluge of Christmas titles and sale/special purchase stock. Have the times now changed to allow such a date...are they aimed at the many, many folk that will be off over that week and have nothing better to do whilst the kids trash their gifts!? Generally curious as I have been out of the game for a few years now.

[Ian Dewhirst]

Interesting release date choice, Ian.

In days gone by, pre-MP3 times, releasing any piece of product around December was a certain kiss of death with the sell-in...no chance of rack-space amongst the deluge of Christmas titles and sale/special purchase stock. Have the times now changed to allow such a date...are they aimed at the many, many folk that will be off over that week and have nothing better to do whilst the kids trash their gifts!? Generally curious as I have been out of the game for a few years now.

It's all down to those all-important HMV and Amazon pre-orders these days Dave. They're what cover the costs of the series in this day and age. By the time the indies and exports come in, then theoretically we should be ahead. Because HMV's sales are virtually always cash cows at this time of year, I deliberately priced the series so it would fit in their 2 for £10 racks around sale time. That's what happened with Series' 1 & 2 and they sold through OK (although I wish they'd rack 'em near the Specialist/Soul/RnB sections this time).

But times have changed mate. If you can pre-sell 1K of anything in the UK these days, then you're doing well. There's only so many places to sell to with a series like this 'cos the supermarkets aren't interested in 'specialist' or deep catalogue. Because of the nature of the series (and especially the price), they tend to sell well over time, so most of 'em will do 3-5K in the UK and and another 4-5K on export over the 3 year term touch wood. This is like having a normal release do 5K which I'll take any day of the week LOL.

It's tough out there and the vultures are hovering. If I can get another 30 out in the next 15 months, then that'll be 60 of 'em out there as a nice thankyou to everyone who's supported the series. By the time we're finished it'll be a cute and very cost effective way of having a decent CD collection as backup for the OVO!

You're not missing anything though. If you thought Sound & Media was a slog, that was like a holiday compared to now! Best move you could have made emigrating. Trust you to go to a place that's jam packed with great records ay?

Ian D

[Guest GARV]

Excellent releases Ian, i am ordering 3 comps for a friend as an Xmas gift & the crossover / Philly / deep soul for myself. Just looking at the track listing on the deep soul & can`t wait to read Sean`s liner notes.

Any news on PIR project

[Guest VepT5]

Ian

Can't moan at those prices, they're bloody good bargains fella, I'll be avin a few myself.

Cheers, Heath

[Guest biggray1]

Mine ordered,best £40 ive spent in ages,now are they gonna get a Vinyl release...please,or has anyone got any backbeats Lps they would like to sell! Pm me Please.

[Seano]

Been impressed with the ones I've bought so far. Added all of these to my Amazon wish list - Christmas can wait!

[Ian Dewhirst]

Excellent releases Ian, i am ordering 3 comps for a friend as an Xmas gift & the crossover / Philly / deep soul for myself. Just looking at the track listing on the deep soul & can`t wait to read Sean`s liner notes.

Any news on PIR project

The first of the Philadelphia International 40th Anniversary releases (the 'Philly 40' campaign) will be out in the new year on 16/01/12. Unfortunately we couldn't get clearance on "Show You The Way To Go" and "Living Together" - The Jacksons 'cos we couldn't get clearance from the Jackson's estate because they're currently involved in all that court stuff, so we'll save 'em for Vol 2 which will probably come out later in the year.

All personally approved by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff!

I'll whack a seperate thread up with the visuals and details but here's a sneak preview of the track-listing:

CD 1 Uptempo Good Time Philly

1) Satisfaction Guaranteed Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 7.22 Morning Star

2) Only The Strong Survive Billy Paul 8.19 J*Ski

3) Save A Place The Trammps 6.37 J*Ski

4) Free Love Jean Carn 7.04 Victor Rosado

5) Do It Anyway You Wanna People's Choice 6.35 Keep Schtum

6) Life On Mars Dexter Wansel 5.35 DJ Mila

7) Mysteries Of The World MFSB 6.00 J*Ski

8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead 7.30 Noodleman

9) Dance Turned Into Romance The Jones Girls 6.55 DJ Friction

10) Be For Real Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 7.43 Tim McAllister

11) Message In Our Music The O'Jays 9.16 Jimmy The Twin

Total 78.56

CD2 Mellow Slinky Philly

1) If You Wanna Go Back Jean Carn 6.46 Morning Star

2) Darlin' Darlin' Baby The O'Jays 8.08 Deep&Disco Rework

3) You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls 8.36 Henry Greenwood

4) Strategy Archie Bell & The Drells 6.05 Touchsoul

5) Let The Dollar Circulate Billy Paul 6.41 scratchandsniff

6) Easy Money Dee Dee Sharp Gamble 6.56 Todd Terje

7) Was That All It Was Jean Carn 7.59 Morning Star

8) Nights Over Egypt The Jones Girls 6.59 Womack & TOT

9) Don't Let Love Get You Down Archie Bell & The Drells 8.00 Ed Zone

10) Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 9.31 Apt One

Total 76.00

How's that for service Garv?

Ian D

Edited November 29, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[Ian Dewhirst]

Ian

Can't moan at those prices, they're bloody good bargains fella, I'll be avin a few myself.

Cheers, Heath

That's the plan Heath. By the way, if you're Heath Denton I owe you a few for mastering services don't I?

Ian D

[Ian Dewhirst]

Mine ordered,best £40 ive spent in ages,now are they gonna get a Vinyl release...please,or has anyone got any backbeats Lps they would like to sell! Pm me Please.

The PERFECT customer Biggray1.

May your excellent choice become the very vanguard of exquisite taste and serve as a sterling example to Soul fans everywhere! Good call mate!

Compliments of the season to you sir!

Ian D

Edited November 29, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[Guest GARV]

The first of the Philadelphia International 40th Anniversary releases (the 'Philly 40' campaign) will be out in the new year on 16/01/12. Unfortunately we couldn't get clearance on "Show You The Way To Go" and "Living Together" - The Jacksons 'cos we couldn't get clearance from the Jackson's estate because they're currently involved in all that court stuff, so we'll save 'em for Vol 2 which will probably come out later in the year.

All personally approved by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff!

I'll whack a seperate thread up with the visuals and details but here's a sneak preview of the track-listing:

CD 1 Uptempo Good Time Philly

1) Satisfaction Guaranteed Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 7.22 Morning Star

2) Only The Strong Survive Billy Paul 8.19 J*Ski

3) Save A Place The Trammps 6.37 J*Ski

4) Free Love Jean Carn 7.04 Victor Rosado

5) Do It Anyway You Wanna People's Choice 6.35 Keep Schtum

6) Life On Mars Dexter Wansel 5.35 DJ Mila

7) Mysteries Of The World MFSB 6.00 J*Ski

8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead 7.30 Noodleman

9) Dance Turned Into Romance The Jones Girls 6.55 DJ Friction

10) Be For Real Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 7.43 Tim McAllister

11) Message In Our Music The O'Jays 9.16 Jimmy The Twin

Total 78.56

CD2 Mellow Slinky Philly

1) If You Wanna Go Back Jean Carn 6.46 Morning Star

2) Darlin' Darlin' Baby The O'Jays 8.08 Deep&Disco Rework

3) You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else The Jones Girls 8.36 Henry Greenwood

4) Strategy Archie Bell & The Drells 6.05 Touchsoul

5) Let The Dollar Circulate Billy Paul 6.41 scratchandsniff

6) Easy Money Dee Dee Sharp Gamble 6.56 Todd Terje

7) Was That All It Was Jean Carn 7.59 Morning Star

8) Nights Over Egypt The Jones Girls 6.59 Womack & TOT

9) Don't Let Love Get You Down Archie Bell & The Drells 8.00 Ed Zone

10) Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 9.31 Apt One

Total 76.00

How's that for service Garv?

Ian D

You did`t have to go to all that trouble Ian, thanks . Track listings are mouth watering, looking forward to these immensely.

Garv

[Ian Dewhirst]

You did`t have to go to all that trouble Ian, thanks . Track listings are mouth watering, looking forward to these immensely.

Garv

No trouble Garv. All that info was typed up long beforehand so it was a cut and paste job! More details to follow shortly......

Ian D

[Guest]

It's all down to those all-important HMV and Amazon pre-orders these days Dave. They're what cover the costs of the series in this day and age. By the time the indies and exports come in, then theoretically we should be ahead. Because HMV's sales are virtually always cash cows at this time of year, I deliberately priced the series so it would fit in their 2 for £10 racks around sale time. That's what happened with Series' 1 & 2 and they sold through OK (although I wish they'd rack 'em near the Specialist/Soul/RnB sections this time).

But times have changed mate. If you can pre-sell 1K of anything in the UK these days, then you're doing well. There's only so many places to sell to with a series like this 'cos the supermarkets aren't interested in 'specialist' or deep catalogue.

Thanks for the detailed reply...an insight for us all on how the trade flow currently is. HMV and Amazon running the show without the supermarket support, amazing. How long do you think HMV can hold out, or has the downsizing already begun...they shut 363 Oxford Street (or whatever number it was when it moved across the street!?) down, right?

Still, it seems that your passion for the product coupled with excellent packaging and sensible price-pointing will see you through. Keep up the good work...and how about some more YouTube interviews, eh!? Always happy to recommend your titles to the main stores over here...I'm quite a regular customer in the specialist shops, oddly enough!

[Geoff Whitfield]

Cracking stuff there Ian.

when will they be available to indies?

I do hope you have not given them on consignment to HMV Ian?

Hearing a lot of rumours about how long they will be around, and believe it or not they may be our competitors but I want them to survive or most places will have no where to buy physical product thus pushinh more and more people to the internet.

[Theresa]

Three Pounds Sixty including postage i'll have some of those! the last 2 Sean Hampsey compiled cds have had a battering since i bought them his new 2 looks as though they will get the same treatment. Keep up the good work Ian.

Ditto, the whole series to date has been hammered in the Price Family Bus, particularly the Hampsey ones which are mighty fine.

Really looking forward to these new ones - Ian are there any *ahem* 'review' copies for impoverished Surrey housewives? Hee hee. Promise I'll buy some as well as Chrissy pressies for the Sarf Larndon Massive.

Actually it kills me to say it, but Hampsey is by far the most together out of the lot of us

That's cos he's a Capricorn They make lots of lists.

[Guest VepT5]

That's the plan Heath. By the way, if you're Heath Denton I owe you a few for mastering services don't I?

Ian D

If you're twisting my arm, then how could I refuse

[Ian Dewhirst]

Thanks for the detailed reply...an insight for us all on how the trade flow currently is. HMV and Amazon running the show without the supermarket support, amazing. How long do you think HMV can hold out, or has the downsizing already begun...they shut 363 Oxford Street (or whatever number it was when it moved across the street!?) down, right?

Still, it seems that your passion for the product coupled with excellent packaging and sensible price-pointing will see you through. Keep up the good work...and how about some more YouTube interviews, eh!? Always happy to recommend your titles to the main stores over here...I'm quite a regular customer in the specialist shops, oddly enough!

Cheers Dave.

Everyone should watch out for when I post up the FANTASTIC Kenny Gamble interview with Richard Searling and Ralph Tee. Richard brought original copies of all the early (ie pre Philly International) Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff associated records from the 60's including a whole heap of immaculate UK copies of the Sapphires, Doris Troy, Sheila Ferguson, Formations etc, etc many of which Kenny was seeing for the first time in his life and some of which he couldn't even remember! He listened to Doris Troy's "I'll Do Anything" and said it was like a Motown copy but couldn't remember recording it at all!

We're in editing phase at the moment, so the clips should go up in the first week of January touch wood for the launch of the Philly 40 campaign. Will post up here as soon as it's ready!

Best,

Ian D

Edited December 2, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[Ian Dewhirst]

Cracking stuff there Ian.

when will they be available to indies?

I do hope you have not given them on consignment to HMV Ian?

Hearing a lot of rumours about how long they will be around, and believe it or not they may be our competitors but I want them to survive or most places will have no where to buy physical product thus pushinh more and more people to the internet.

Hi Geoff,

Long time no speak. Hope you are well and all is good.

Available to everyone from Boxing Day! HMV have committed to include them within the Boxing Day sale and they will all be in the 2 for £10 sections at the front of the stores. However, this time there's no exclusive and the whole of series 3 will be available everywhere and to everyone. Indies should order through Proper but get in quick as we'll have to up their main order based on the volume of pre-orders we're receiving from the indies. All looking good mate!

HMV are in the process of 'diversifying their offering' which means that in-store space for music will no doubt reduce and space for technology, games, magazines, i-pads, dildoes etc, etc will increase. I think they'll be trying to re-brand themselves as a 'lifestyle entertainment destination, or something along those lines.

What will now happen now, is that the grand majority of people who still buy CD's, will probably get the mainstream and chart stuff from HMV and/or the supermarkets and what we call the 'deep catalogue' people will need to go to well-stocked indie stores (who will carry a huge range of back catalogue) to get their fix.

It could the beginning of a rebirth for dedicated indie stores since there will be no competition from anywhere else (apart from online which is another question entirely).

I see potential for every town having an indie record/cd/book type store maybe with a coffee bar and even listening booths 'cos there won't be many other places where music lovers can congregate and keep up with what's new.

Mmm. That'd be like an old time record shop then..............

Ian D

[Daryl]

Some great cd's there have ordered mine & looking forward to the new year & the Phiily releases.

Well done Ian

[Ian Dewhirst]

Ditto, the whole series to date has been hammered in the Price Family Bus, particularly the Hampsey ones which are mighty fine.

Well, that's what they were designed for Theresa. I must admit that Surrey housewives weren't the key target group. Most of the Surrey housewives around here seem to have a penchant for singing "I'm Every Woman" or "I Will Survive" at any given opportunity, but mostly when they go out en mass......

But otherwise, absolutely! All Backbeats albums are suitable for family buses on school runs or supermarket trips. They're designed to make normal life just a little more liveable

Really looking forward to these new ones - Ian are there any *ahem* 'review' copies for impoverished Surrey housewives? Hee hee. Promise I'll buy some as well as Chrissy pressies for the Sarf Larndon Massive.

What's the deal here Theresa? You get treated better than the majority of my personal concubine and favourite geishas, yet I'm not even sure if we've ever met LOL.

OK, you can choose 2 on the basis of advance promotion via the Price Family Bus OK? If you like 'em, then you're bound to yap about 'em aren'tcha?

That's cos he's a Capricorn They make lots of lists.

Yep, I know the type LOL. Sean's the only compiler who regularly moans because the sleeve notes aren't long enough! I'm gonna let him go nuts on the Backbeats Artists series next year LOL....

Cheers m'dear. Here's to some exhilerating bus journeys in the near future!

Ian D X

[Ian Dewhirst]

Some great cd's there have ordered mine & looking forward to the new year & the Phiily releases.

Well done Ian

These should work with the Hull crowd Daryl! I was thinking of you lot when I put 'Soul A La Mode' together. Merry Xmas to all by the way!

Ian D

[Theresa]

What's the deal here Theresa? You get treated better than the majority of my personal concubine and favourite geishas, yet I'm not even sure if we've ever met LOL.

OK, you can choose 2 on the basis of advance promotion via the Price Family Bus OK? If you like 'em, then you're bound to yap about 'em aren'tcha?

You know it makes sense Ian, just think how costly it could be if we were better acquainted! Best just keep me at arms length by tossing me a copy of everything you put out, before I start asking for a monthly clothes allowance, Maserati, and a serviced apartment at Chelsea Harbour, lol.

I'll take the two Hampsey ones please, 027 & 030, thanks honey

[Ian Dewhirst]

You know it makes sense Ian, just think how costly it could be if we were better acquainted! Best just keep me at arms length by tossing me a copy of everything you put out, before I start asking for a monthly clothes allowance, Maserati, and a serviced apartment at Chelsea Harbour, lol.

I'll take the two Hampsey ones please, 027 & 030, thanks honey

Phew. Result!

If it takes a couple of Backbeats CD's to keep her at bay, then cheap at the price. Good job I never met her. Christ, she'd have been even more costly than that Brazilian ball of fire who wanted a boob job back in '87......

Brilliant advice! Thanks a bunch lass. Saved me a whole heap of stress.

That's Theresa's a piece of work isn't she.......?

Ian D

[Guest ScooterNik]

Some good looking stuff there Ian, can see interest in maybe three of four of them from the scooter side of things too.

Nicely done

[Ian Dewhirst]

Some good looking stuff there Ian, can see interest in maybe three of four of them from the scooter side of things too.

Nicely done

Actually that's a good point Nik. Can you suggest any Mod forums that may be interested in 'Mod Life Crisis', 'Lost In Time' and some of the others? You could PM if you do.......

Cheers,

Ian D

Edited December 3, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[Guest welshruss]

Ian,,will you be taking any to "The Hilton" in January.....damn sure alot would sell mate.....Russ

[Ian Dewhirst]

Ian,,will you be taking any to "The Hilton" in January.....damn sure alot would sell mate.....Russ

I'm pretty sure that Fish and Soul Brother will have 'em up there. Actually they'll probably do well with 'em since it could be the first opportunity for people to buy 'em. I'll give 'em a call and get 'em prepped. Good thinking Russ!

Ian D

Edited December 3, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[John Siret]

I'm gonna let him go nuts on the Backbeats Artists series next year

Ian,

Who are the artist CD's in the pipeline ?

A Otis Clay CD would be great.

Thanks.

John.

[Ian Dewhirst]

I'm gonna let him go nuts on the Backbeats Artists series next year

Ian,

Who are the artist CD's in the pipeline ?

A Otis Clay CD would be great.

Thanks.

John.

Still early days and we're still wading through different ideas but initially......

The Five Stairsteps

Leroy Hutson

The Impressions

Ann Peebles

Lee Dorsey

Otis Clay

Syl Johnson

Willie Mitchell

Chairmen Of The Board

Holland & Dozier

Laura Lee

Freda Payne

Bobby Womack

Gene Chandler

Tyrone Davis

Sydney Joe Qualls

Curtis Mayfield

Barbara Lynn

Bobby Patterson

First Choice

The Delfonics

Ann Sexton

Young Holt Unlimited

Barbara Acklin

Linda Jones

Jackie Wilson

The Artistics

Jean Plum

Average White Band

The Chi-Lites

Honey Cone

Quiet Elegance

African Music Machine

Erma Franklin

Otis Leavill

Walter Jackson

Tommie Young

The Montclairs

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

The O'Jays

Let's put it this way, that's the shortlist LOL.........

Ian D

Edited December 3, 2011 by Ian Dewhirst

[John Siret]

Nice list to go at !

Hope some come out

John.

[Steve Edgar]

Still early days and we're still wading through different ideas but initially......

The Five Stairsteps

Leroy Hutson

The Impressions

Ann Peebles

Lee Dorsey

Otis Clay

Syl Johnson

Willie Mitchell

Chairmen Of The Board

Holland & Dozier

Laura Lee

Freda Payne

Bobby Womack

Gene Chandler

Tyrone Davis

Sydney Joe Qualls

Curtis Mayfield

Barbara Lynn

Bobby Patterson

First Choice

The Delfonics

Ann Sexton

Young Holt Unlimited

Barbara Acklin

Linda Jones

Jackie Wilson

The Artistics

Jean Plum

Average White Band

The Chi-Lites

Honey Cone

Quiet Elegance

African Music Machine

Erma Franklin

Otis Leavill

Walter Jackson

Tommie Young

The Montclairs

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

The O'Jays

Let's put it this way, that's the shortlist LOL.........

Ian D

Otis Leavill !!

Fantastic Ian .... if ever anyone deserves a compilation it's this man imho

steve

ps. watch out for the postman this week for a little Chicago selection

[Ian Dewhirst]

Otis Leavill !!

Fantastic Ian .... if ever anyone deserves a compilation it's this man imho

steve

ps. watch out for the postman this week for a little Chicago selection

Good! That's what I want to talk to you about! Will buzz ya later!

Ian

[Guest ScooterNik]

Actually that's a good point Nik. Can you suggest any Mod forums that may be interested in 'Mod Life Crisis', 'Lost In Time' and some of the others? You could PM if you do.......

Cheers,

Ian D

I'm not allowed to play on mod forums any more Ian. I invariably point out a couple of things, get into arguments with people, and then get banned....

modculture.com and modforum.org are two of the many I'm not allowed back on any more ;-) and seem the busiest.

Sometimes I wonder why Scootering still employs me, I've pished off an awful lot of people.

[Guest ScooterNik]

BTW I can see them all going well across the scooter scene except maybe the Smooth, Philly Busters and Deep collections, and even there you'll find the odd people who'd enjoy them. The others would sell though, more traditional looking than those.

[Guest soulpeeper]

The Philly one looks really nice particularly with the Don Covay tuneTravellin in Heavy traffic on it. First time ive seen this on cd. Superb arrangement from an epic philly era.I have always loved this. My brother had this tune and it takes me back to school days. theres a great hook in the chorus line and its Probably my favourite ever philly outing.. the words of the song with Don pickin up a prostitiute in his car and battling with his feelings with what is about to happen is first class. and a great groove. Check it.

[Ian Dewhirst]

I'm not allowed to play on mod forums any more Ian. I invariably point out a couple of things, get into arguments with people, and then get banned....

modculture.com and modforum.org are two of the many I'm not allowed back on any more ;-) and seem the busiest.

Sometimes I wonder why Scootering still employs me, I've pished off an awful lot of people.

What were you doing to cause such excitement then I wonder?

You seem perfectly reasonable to me. Many thanks for the tips - I'll get on 'em!

Ian D

[Ian Dewhirst]

BTW I can see them all going well across the scooter scene except maybe the Smooth, Philly Busters and Deep collections, and even there you'll find the odd people who'd enjoy them. The others would sell though, more traditional looking than those.

The interesting thing about the Backbeats series, is that the differential between the top-selling ones and the least selling ones actually isn't that great at all luckily. With this new bunch, it's pretty much all Soul across the 60's-80's so they're slightly easier to target plus that's the general direction that the series seems to be going in anyway. We managed to avoid doing any Disco, Jazz, Hip-Hop, House or Garage in this lot although there's been a bit of righteous indignation from none-Soul quarters..........

Ian D

[Guest ScooterNik]

Righteous indignation is cool, it's bullshit indignation that annoys me....

Oh, and it's usually laughing at people with modern scooters dressed up like 60s machines, who won't see past half a dozen bands (Usually The Who, The Jam, Small Faces, The Kinks, Secret Affair and The Lambrettas), who don't want the mod scene to move forward - it was originally a very forward looking scene ffs! - who get me into trouble.

Doesn't bother me, they're too narrow minded for me anyway.

This is probably the only music forum where I've never got into arguments with anyone, I know when people know more than I do :-)

If