Derek Pearson

Every now and then I go visit a lad (a well known Leeds fan and Adam Ant devotee) called Jonah at his house in town and we try and swop/buy/sell some records between us mainly punk, reggae and soul 45s. He’s got records all over the place, piles here piles there, mainly from many years of DJing on the punk scene and active searching through charity shops, car boots etc etc. Anyway one day as I’m wading through this pile I happens by chance to fall on a wedge of about half a dozen Kiki Dee 45s all on uk Fontana and all mint. In conversation Jonah tells me one of his best mates was somehow related to Kiki Dee (Auntie or something?) that’s how he acquired all her Fontana singles. Unfortunately the title everybody wants to sell on wasn’t there, so I casually asked “You haven’t got.......” I didn’t even need to finish the sentence, he knew what I was on about, he cut me short and said “Nah sold it years ago for alot of money”. We both laughed and it still makes me chuckle to this day. derek Kiki Dee was born in Bradford and was the first white British female to be signed to Motown in 1970. Over her lengthy career she’s released 40 singles and 12 albums according to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki_Dee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_wL8kTy5k

Dead tree sculpture. Derek

Walls of distinction made to admire by skilled craftsmen a long time ago. Derek

These items are not available from B&Q stores nationwide. Derek

A quick stroll across Morecambe Bay before lunch. Derek

A quick leap over to the Discogs website to pull up The Isley Brothers discography reveals a multitude of compilations. A quick scan down those that fit the bill and voila - The Isley Brothers '16 Greatest Hits' on the Canadian Trip label released 1972. "This Old Heart Of Mine" is listed as an Instrumental (at a lengthy 4.44 minutes long) performed by The Fire & Fury Band (band members uncredited). Wouldn't mind hearing it to be honest - copies of said album are dirt cheap by the looks of it as well. Derek

It would make me very sad to hear of your demise Ian but I'd be honoured to write your obituary. But please try hold on a bit longer - just give it a couple o' weeks after you've got the competition up an' running eh? Derek Thought I'd mention it in passing but have you got any thoughts on somebody looking after your collection at all?

A mate of mine swears blind it was quite a big tune at The Wheel in Manchester. Is this code talk for something else or am I being a bit daft? Even my pet dog Spanker thinks this record is Bonio. Derek x

As far back as I can remember (which must be touching close to the end of the seventies) every time when the name of Ian Dewhirst came into conversation all I ever heard people say without fail was good things about the man. People used many long flowing words I'd never heard of before - generous was one I distinctly recall mentioned. No matter what the subject was he was always held in very high esteem and the pedestal he was placed on was very high indeed. Nothings changed it's exactly the same today as it was then. Knowing all what's been said about you and I guess you've been thinking about it - I gotta admit it would be a great idea if you could donate a copy of The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time-Capsule Box Set to the winner of a competition set by you here on Soul Source. I say 3 cheers for Ian - hip hip hoorah, hip hip hoorah, hip hip hoorah, I'm gonna write to my MP straightaway that man should get an OBE for Services To Music. All together now - for he's a jolly good fellow........

And another extended version from the same chap. My second pleasant surprise of the evening Derek Extended version II (5.35mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8eb0fiJ9g

It's not often I listen to these type of remixes but this chap used the right language and quite a large amount of skills. Derek Extended version (4.11 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slOQu82QLRo

Over the years I’ve asked myself several times“so what is it exactly that I like about soul music so much?” Well this release ticks all the boxes on my checklist and sums up what I could never say in less than 3 minutes. The Four Tops “Just ask the lonely” (2.50 mins ish) released just at the beginning of 1965 as the US involvement in the Vietnam war escalated even further, resulting in more and more young Americans being drafted into the area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLCr1DoL4mI Quote: Levi Stubbs’s acapella was the most feared by many of the other Motown performers. Smokey Robinson once said the performers used to go to house parties for acapella contests and the winner would win the money collected. Whenever the Four Tops showed, they knew the contest was over! So every now and then after putting away far more than the Governments recommended daily intake of alcohol you might start deluding yourself a bit and daydreaming, “I can sing a bit you know, if only I’d have tried a bit harder, rehearsed a bit more on a good day I could have fronted most of the super groups and given their lead singers a bloody good run for the money”. Oh really? You think you got what it takes? For starters follow this, match it and even better it (if at all humanely possible). Quite simply the distillation and very essence of a male lead vocal in it’s purest form. Breathtaking is the word I’d use. Derek Accapella version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kKs3pZLAO4 Backing vocals and instrumentation: From The Andantes & The Funk Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXtbhSu0OQw

so would I Kev so would I. Unfortunately and rather sadly me thinks the labels on the white demo's aren't that exciting at all with no reference anywhere to it being a demo/promo copy. See the attached 2 scans I pulled off Popsike recently - on cold lonely nights I can often be seen staring at them longingly for quite a considerable time. derek

anybody got a white demo of said tune they would be willing to part with? Gotta be in at least VG++.condition And please don't pull mi pants down....... Please correspond by PM's ta. Derek x

Gibby from Halifax guesting on BCB 106.6FM tonight 22.11.14 @ 9-10pm At the controls will be MC Pearson complete with baseball cap on sideways. We laugh in the face of technical problems and carry on regardless. Derek x

Blimey I thought there was only me in the whole wide world that likes this record - it never seems to get talked about anywhere. It's not that expensive as Detroit 45's go but when did you last ever see one up for grabs? Either in sales boxes or on lists? I've got eagle eyes and I ain't seen one hidden in the small print on page 7 anywhere. Me thinks the complete lack of demand for it has stiffed it's price somewhat. Remember playing it at Craig Butler's house in Brighouse one night many years ago - whilst praising the record and making scribbled notes he glanced towards the deck. On realising what the record was and without missing a beat he casually mentions "You know these are The Falcons under another name?" Pearson shot down in flames once again. I feigned illness and left soon after - then spent several hours (days) re-reading old lists and fanzines from cover to cover. None of this unfortunately helps you obtain the record - sorry. Derek

Both George Wydell releases on Tangerine are well worth acquiring - nice shout Martyn. Now if you don't know this record - get ready you're in for one helluva bumpy ride. Sit down, fasten your safety belt and hold tight. Real tight. Rough, rugged and raw. With a voice that can cut wood Lee simply tears into the song. Pure soul, real soul - call it what you want. Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Lee Moses with 'Bad Girl' on Musicor. Listen with your eyes shut for maximum effect. Like most things 10 years ago you could pick up a copy for a tenner (even then it was quite hard though), these days it seems to be going up £50 a month. Regular checks on Ebay and Popsike constantly amaze me. It can't get any higher can it? The demand for copies is pretty intense to say the least. Can it get any better than this?

Another good time was had by me and many others I suspect - ooh I do like playing records to the regulars at this cosy little club. Playlist (not in order) Sandra Richardson “Stay here with me” Inter-Soul Lolletta Holloway “Mother of shame” Awake Serena Johnson “All work and no play” Big 2 Reggie Garner “Hot line” Capitol J. J. Barnes “Sweet sherry” uk Contempo Danny Woods “You had me fooled” Correctone Little Johnny Hamilton “Oh how I love you” Dore Masqueraders “How” La Beat Jack Montgomery “Do you believe” Scepter New Yorkers “Don’t want to be your fool” Tac-Ful Lorraine Ruddolph “Keep coming back for more“ Jetstream Barrino Brothers “Trapped in a love” Invictus Sir Henry Ivy ”He left you standing there” Future Dimension 100% Pure Poison “You keep coming back“ uk EMI Gwen McCrae “Lead me on” Columbia Rosetta Johnson “Mine was real” Clintone Buddy Conner “When you’re alone” Breakthrough Cody Black “Mr Blue” D-Town Joseph Moore “Still can’t get next to you” Mar-V-Lus Clarence Hill “Whole lotta loving going around” Mainstream Ad Libs “Think of me” Karen Tony Hestor “Just can’t leave you“ Karate Trends “Not too old to cry” ABC Robert Parker “Caught you in a lie” Nola Lee Moses “Bad girl” Musicor So looking forward to playing some more tunes in Tadcaster on Saturday 13th December. Derek x

RUBY ANDREWS (Zodiac) “Just loving you” VG++ deep shine, light surface marks, no cue burn £100 ON HOLD THE DYNAMICS (RCA) WDJ “I need your love” EX £175 SOLD SHARON SOUL (Wild Deuce) “How can I get to you” EX £30 WILSON PICKETT (Verve) “Let me be your boy” EX £50 ON HOLD SEAN TAYLOR (Magic Touch) DJ “Too late to turn back now” EX £20 THE DUPREES (UK Polydor) large centre hole “Check yourself” VG++ £15 Payment by Bank Transfer, Paypal (gift/friends preferred if comfortable with it and you trust/know me) otherwise I’ll pay all fees. Postage & Packing is included in the price. Your record will be sent well packed in the UK by Recorded Delivery or Special Delivery on (Ruby Andrews/The Dynamics) and outside the UK by air mail or International Signed For (Ruby Andrews/The Dynamics) Please PM to reserve, discuss etc. I thank you, Derek

Derek Pearson and 2 extra special guests saying it for soul, all eras, all styles and generally all over the place. Saturday 8th November 2014 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB 106.6FM 60 minutes of the good groove awaits so buckle up an’ fasten your safety belts. You know you wanna. Tonight’s show features 2 very special guests Craig ‘Bad Boy’ Butler (that’s his WWW pseudonym) and his adorable model like wife Debbie Butler. Tonight’s show features records. Loads of them all black, round and 7 inch. And as you'd expect and as per usual we continue saying it for soul and carry on whistling like a good man should If you would like to hear the show live there’s 2 ways to go about it — if you live within say 10 miles of the BD1 based studio tune your radio to the 106.6 frequency on your FM dial and you should be able to get it. Failing that go through the wonders of the World Wide Web on www.bcbradio.co.uk and hear it streamed in real time out of your PC. Derek playlists to be added asap

Derek Pearson saying it for soul all eras all styles all over the place Saturday 11th October 2014 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB 106.6FM 60 minutes of the good groove awaits so buckle up an’ fasten your safety belts. You know you wanna. Tonight’s show features records. Black, round and 7 inch. As you'd expect and as per usual we continue saying it for soul and carry on whistling like a good man should If you would like to hear the show live there’s 2 ways to go about it — if you live within say 10 miles of the BD1 based studio tune your radio to the 106.6 frequency on your FM dial and you should be able to get it. Failing that go through the wonders of the World Wide Web on www.bcbradio.co.uk and hear it streamed in real time out of your PC. As and when I get organised expect to hear in the next few months a great selection of tunes from a glittering list of specially invited guests. You know who you are. Derek playlists to be added/finished asap think ... Betty Lavette The Turn-a-Rounds Debra Johnson Wee Willie Walker Del Royals The Enticers Gene Faith The Barrino Brothers Chuck Jackson Brown Sugar Marie Franklin Ilana and loads more I can’t remember at the moment

From the fifties onwards soul music had a long history and a fine pedigree of talented groups, artists and singers who for whatever reason went down the independent route and did it their way for richer or poorer. Labels were set up and their music was released on their own imprint.. Some were more easily identified than others. Derek

Without any shred of evidence at all I reckon this record is probably in most collectors top five of all time. Classic is too small a word to describe it. It's way way beyond good and great - think awesome think immense. It's everything rare northern soul should and could be. It ticks all the boxes. It's got it all. It doesn't get any better than this. Would love to know the timeline / history of this 45 - like who first played it and where etc etc... It could be one of those mental stories in that it never took off when first played and soon got relegated to the back of the box. Only to be resurrected a few years later. I do love a good story. Years ago, when I used to smoke a bit, I did write a completely fictitious story regarding this record purely for my own amusement. Things we do when we're younger eh? This Ebay sale cropped up in conversation earlier today and once again I made the bold statement (without any shred of evidence at all to back it up) that I bet there's more copies of the record here in the UK than there are left over in the states. Derek

Thanks to everybody that has replied requesting various records. It's all gone a bit radio rental phew! I've contacted the winners and updated this listing. If you haven't heard from me yet - sorry you didn't get it this time. You know when you've under-priced it when half a dozen people want it hahaha... On my way out now - will reply individually on my return. Ta Derek

Time to get the dog another box of Bonios All vinyl & label conditions: Excellent TIMOTHY WILSON (Veep) WDJ “Hey girl, Do you love me” £130 ON HOLD J.B. BINGHAM (United Artists) DJ “All alone by the telephone” £100 ON HOLD MARKE JACKSON (Jamie) “I’ll never forget you” £30 ON HOLD SHARON SOUL (Wild Deuce) “How can I get to you” £40 Reduced to £30 WILSON PICKETT (Verve) “Let me be your boy” £75 Reduced to £60 MARSHA & DELWANDS (Zudan) “No hope, no faith” £40 ON HOLD SEAN TAYLOR (Magic Touch) DJ “Too late to turn back now” £25 Reduced to £20 THE DUPREES (UK Polydor) large centre hole “Check yourself” VG++ £20 Reduced to £15 Payment by Bank Transfer, Paypal (gift/friends preferred if comfortable with it and you trust/know me) otherwise I’ll pay the fees. Postage & Packing included in the price. Item will be sent well packed. UK: Royal Mail Recorded or Special Delivery (TW & JBB) Outside UK: Airmail or International Signed For (TW & JBB) PM to reserve, discuss etc. Derek