Derek Pearson

Meant to mention it earlier but forgot - Derek Martin did an unreleased version of "Magic Carpet Ride" during his Roulette years. Derek

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

True. And considering that going out to a soul club should just be a simple enjoyable night out it probably always has been too serious for its own good. But it's that serious downright obsessive traits that has kept the soul scene going as long as it has whilst other scenes have been and gone. derek x