Derek Pearson

Well done to everybody concerned in the release of such a fine double sider on vinyl. My hat is raised to you all. Must admit William Bollinger's "You Can Lead Your Woman To The Altar"** on Chess 1994 was one of the first real soul, deep soul 45s that made my mouth just drop open when I first heard it 20 odd years ago. I gasped. That was then and this is now. And it's still in my all time top 10 deep records of all time. derek ** Oscar Toney also had a go at the song - albeit at a slighter faster pace - on Bell.

A cover-up Mister Howard? You little tinker you. Please don't tell me it's that Fast Eddie thing hahaha. derek x Quality varied set as per usual as expected there Mick. Nice one.

Flippin heck every record thats getting slated on here I've got in my collection. Demo's as well. Think I need to re-evaluate laughs... And if you think I'm coming on here, telling the whole world my sordid little guilty secrets, you're sadly mistaken. Look it was 1979. I was on the run from Approved School. I had a moustache. It was only The Newbeats "Don't Turn Me Loose". On a white demo for £4. Mint. I'll never forgive Dave Withers for making me buy that. Never. I keep the record outside in a shed at the bottom of the garden. It never shares company with my other records. My head is permanently hung in shame. Please forgive me oh Lord. derek And another thing - even to this day I can't bring myself to even play it, just to remind myself how bad I remember it to be. And that's true. And here's another truth. I'm so guilty I haven't even included said record on my record collection database. Now that is guilt of a major kind. .

There you go again - picky picky picky - you record collectors are just so obsessive (big sigh). Hey up Sutty how's it going? Now I can fully understand the mockery heaped upon this mountain of tableware - but I tell you what - if those delicate fine bone china items had been made in the sixties many on here - myself included - would have been soiling themselves** to get hold of 'em. Pretty sure I'd have been picking up the odd piece here and there on the quiet. Ebay would've been getting trawled every night and I'd have been the first to out bid ya. And then 10 years later on forums just like this we'd all be going "yeah I remember getting my first Motown teapot, a special limited edition one with glazed silver trim on the lid from a sale in Woolworths for a couple o' quid. Tried to buy a few more but they only had the one. Even now I still wonder what they had left tucked away in the backroom". Time to walk the dog. In the snow. Again. derek x & ruby woof ** Must make it clear I wouldn't have soiled myself 'cos mi nappy takes care of that sort o' stuff.

Nice one Kenny trust you're well. Tell you what - whilst I was having a mad one sorting out a carrier bag full of old photos recently, what should pop out but an old photo of you looking rather svelte at a Bradford Queens Hall all-nighter sometime circa early 90s. And nothing you can say or do will stop me uploading it soon hahaha. But then again I could be open to offers of bribery and corruption. take care fella. derek

thanks Baz but under cross examination my lips always stay sealed. Mancha trivia thread? - oh bubbles - please no - you're winding me up aren't ya? Don't say somebody's already p*ssed on my bonfire. Gonna have to seach the whole site now just in case. Double Big Sigh. derek Love Alan Coney hahaha but - we always used to stop off at his house on the way back from a soul night somewhere in a field 20 miles west of Bishop Auckland. No street lamps, no petrol stations, no map. Think I was late for my DJ spot every time. Oops Right Alan we'll have a quick coffee, play half dozen records and then we'll be off. What I should have said was 500 records and 4 hours later...

Bet that's just what the old owner of that closed down Record Store in Detroit said recently........ It's a bugger when you laugh at your own jokes. T' Four Tracks on Mandingo perhaps? That was another paper thin attempt at being ever so witty and topical. Bad English as well. Time to walk the dog (again) in the snow. derek

I'm being a bit of a silly billy I guess - I'd drafted summat dead interesting about Mister Mancha and was gonna tag on a couple o' sound clips to explain. But seeing as Refosoul is down there's no point me posting up the words without the sound. So I guess there was no point me opening this thread. See. I told you I was being a bit of a silly billy. Nowt on tele. Borrocks. Think I'll take dog out in the snow again. Sigh. derek

Unable to upload sound clip into Refosoul but purely by chance I was wandering around my Settings box and found this in my 'manage your attachments' section. I'd previously gone on and on about this record complete with sound clip and label scan way back on 20 June 2006 with a thread titled Mystery Track. Here's the link - And on re-reading that full thread it answered one or two questions I'd raised on the thread I posted an hour or so earlier. Big Sigh. Snow arrives. Memory Goes. derek Refosoul is still down so as soon as I can I'll upload the track and link it directly into this thread. Ta.

Jesse James "Falling Star" 2:30 / "I Got Corns" 2:27 (Lawn 248) Before I start this thread - first have a good look at the label scan, and then answer this simple question "If you were wading through a pile of records and you saw this record would you stop and think 'Ooh dearie me that does look interesting, very interesting indeed". If you didn't, what does that say about you? Pretty certain I found this single at least 10 years ago somewhere on one of my travels up and down the back roads of America. I mention that because since then I've bobbed it on a compilation CD I did for myself in 2005 which I've copied dozens of times for various friends. Anyway I always kept an eye out for it hoping to quietly locate some more copies to sell on. But my eyes never did see another one. I recall Mal C. raving over it at the time and as far back as 2006 he posted a thread in the Wants section requesting a copy to purchase. Did anything come of that Mal? Oh and by the way - hey up Mal long time no speak/email/communicate. Sorry 'bout that. Seem to think he also posted a thread about this record only recently (like within 6 months or so) but couldn't find a link to it. Surely I thought Jesse James on Lawn it can't be that hard to locate can it.....? Yep, you know where this is going don't you..... So I trawled both price guides* and neither mentioned it; scanned dozens and dozens of online sales lists and drew a blank; Google searched it probably 3-4 times a year, every year and that didn't turn up any positive leads either. No, I tell a lie, I got my bleeding inbox jammed up with links by the hundred for a bloody record done by Cher. So I tries my old reliable favourite Captain Ebay - err no. Surely rock solid Popsike will flag some details up - err nope again. Undeterred I went through my old magazine files and pulled out an old Lawn label listing. Aah, then like the proverbial worm on a hook it all started to twist and turn. There was no mention of a Mister Jesse James on that release number or indeed anywhere in the labels catalogue. Instead Lawn 248 which dates from 1964 was assigned to a group called Dick & The Deamonds. And the 2 songs on their release bore the same titles as the ones recorded by Jesse James. No big deal, it's straight forward then, it's just a simple label mispress, happens all the time. So I was curious to hear the versions done by Dick and his gang. A quick check on both Amazon and Napster revealed 4 songs from this group and I tell you what by golly his go at "Falling Star" sounds exactly like our man Jesse's. So the puzzle is this - is my copy sung by Dick & The Deamonds but simply miss-labelled with Jesse James' name? If so then why credit Jesse James' as writer on both sides? Obvious answer I suppose is maybe he actually did write them? I needed to see a Lawn 248 copy of this Dick & the Deamonds single. A quick check of it would close that mystery. But once again Mister Pearson spent another interesting but in the end fruitless search of Google, Ebay, Popsike and anywhere else I could think of. And that was another couple of hours burnt off my life sat on the computer when I should have been doing jobs a lot higher up the list. So let's finally get down to the record itself - is it worth your time reading this thread? Well think Philadelphia 1964. Think slow, real slow. A lone voice pure and controlled tells the story. A sparse backing of occasional trumpet bursts, piano fills and solitary notes from that triangular instrument. He's just another lonely heart in the city. Words like atmospheric and moody, hollow and empty but rich and textured spring to mind. It's good; actually it's very, very good if you like that sort of sound. I don't think I'd go so far and call it brilliant, though some might argue to differ, but it certainly falls in that category marked most interesting. Welcome to the weird but wonderful world of record collecting. But would we be discussing it if it wasn't so damn obscure? You tell me. Derek * 2003-2004 editions

Due to the snow causing all sorts of problems round here - the station decided the easiest and safest thing to do was to re-run Saturday 6th November show tonight instead. So if everything goes to plan - the bizarre twist is that you can hear the show here first before it's aired.... Dee Pee left to his own vices and voices Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM Fasten your seat belts and await 60 minutes of the good groove. It could go anywhere and often does. Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. That you can depend on. And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - first try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio and secondly through the wonders of the world wide web www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. derek pearson - Sat 4th December 2010 - Bradford BCB Radio 106.6FM Dee Pee's varied vinyl selection of old 45s:: Lou Rawls "Dead End Street" Capitol EP version; Donald Jenkins "I've settled down" Cortland; Nancy Wilson "Where does that leave me" Capitol; Betty Lavette "Let me down easy" Calla; Joe-L "I'm not gonna be worried" Clissac; J.L. Brown "My true love" Clifton; Johnny Barnes "Real nice" Cap City; Cody Black "I'm sorry" Capitol; Sandra Wright "Gotta see my baby" Coral; Patrice Holloway "Stay with your own kind" Capitol; Leon Haywood "Consider the source" Capitol; Ronn Matlock "You got the best of me" Cotillion ©1979; The Pretenders "Just be yourself" Carnival; Jeannie Reynolds "Hit and run" Casablanca ©1976; Gloria Scott "What am I gonna do" Casablanca ©1974; Jean Wells "What have I got to loose" Calla; Bettye Swann "Closed for the season" Capitol © 24 Oct 68; Gwen McCrae "Lead me on" Columbia; C.P. Love "Never been in love before" Chimneyville; The Impressions "Sooner or later" Curtom ©1975 The Dells "It's all up to you" Cadet.

The Volumes "Gotta Give Her Love" originally came out on the American Arts label sometime in late 1964. And what a truly great record it is. Supposedly a year or so later this yellow vinyl release surfaced on the Pittsburgh based Astra label which I'm lead to believe was a long, long way from being legitimate. This Steel City imprint just laughed in the face of licensing, royalties and all that boring stuff so the story goes allegedley. I'd long heard of this yellow vinyl 45 through countless nights of record gossiping with fellow obsessives. But I'd never seen one. But when I did - I couldn't help but marvel in its glow. In the darkness of winter months it's like a blast of sunshine. derek In all my years I've seen loads of the American Arts release but few if any of the Astra ones. It wouldn't suprise me one bit if these re-issues (coughs - alright bootlegs - there I've said it) are indeed much rarer than the legit ones.

Anybody out there got any memories of an old record store on Earl Grey Street in Edinburgh called Waverley's?

Derek Pearson left to his own vices and voices Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM Fasten your seat belts and await 60 minutes of the good groove. It could go anywhere and often does. Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. That you can depend on. And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it - first try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio and secondly through the wonders of the world wide web www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. Dee Pee's varied vinyl selection of old 45s:: Lou Rawls "Dead End Street" Capitol EP version; Donald Jenkins "I've settled down" Cortland; Nancy Wilson "Where does that leave me" Capitol; Betty Lavette "Let me down easy" Calla; Joe-L "I'm not gonna be worried" Clissac; J.L. Brown "My true love" Clifton; Johnny Barnes "Real nice" Cap City; Cody Black "I'm sorry" Capitol; Sandra Wright "Gotta see my baby" Coral; Patrice Holloway "Stay with your own kind" Capitol; Leon Haywood "Consider the source" Capitol; Ronn Matlock "You got the best of me" Cotillion ©1979; The Pretenders "Just be yourself" Carnival; Jeannie Reynolds "Hit and run" Casablanca ©1976; Gloria Scott "What am I gonna do" Casablanca ©1974; Jean Wells "What have I got to loose" Calla; Bettye Swann "Closed for the season" Capitol © 24 Oct 68; Gwen McCrae "Lead me on" Columbia; C.P. Love "Never been in love before" Chimneyville; The Impressions "Sooner or later" Curtom ©1975 The Dells "It's all up to you" Cadet.

Yes, I've got a lovely super shiny Ex condition red issue Mercury 72966 you can have. Not sure of current value but I'm sure we can strike a deal. PM to discuss. Ta derek

jimmy norman - I'm Leaving (this old town) - To be honest I was pretty suprised this great tune wasn't already listed in Refosoul; so I trawled through You Tube where there was every other track by him except this one? Oh, better make a sound clip I thought.... derek

Is there anybody out there interested in purchasing either or both of the following 45rpm singles: Basic Black and Pearl "There'll Come A Time, There'll Come A Day" (UK Bus Stop 1030) DJ copy date stamped 10.10.75 - Excellent condition £50. RESERVED Jimmy Norman "I'm Leaving (this old town)" (US Mercury 72727) Excellent condition £50. PM or Email pearson544@btinternet.com to express an interest. Lower offers and possible trades welcomed and considered. Postage is extra UK recorded £2; Europe £2; Rest Of The World £3. I would certainly recommend some sort of additional insurance/ tracking to be considered, paid by the buyer extra at cost. Cheque preferred for UK buyers. Alternatively Paypal is just fine and dandy. onwards, derek

Derek Pearson and special guest Ian Cunliffe Shades Of Soul 21.00-22.00pm. Bradford Community Based Radio BCB106.6FM In tonight's show we welcome into the BCB studios for the first time Lowton's finest - the one and only - Mister Ian Cunliffe. He's been a big time, top end collector since I was a little boy and over the years I've heard him DJ all over the north of england. Expect the weird. Expect the wonderful. And that's just the guests... And as usual if you're interested in hearing the show live there's 2 ways to go about it (1) try the good old 106.6FM frequency on your radio if you live within say 10 miles of the studio, and (2) by the wonders of the world wide web visit www.bcbradio.co.uk Onwards, Derek All Era's. All styles. All over the place. And you know it. Ian Cunliffe's selection: I know he played some Detroit stuff and a handfull of 45s from Chicago and a few other places.... Details to be added asap Dee Pee's eight choices: Cody Black "Going going Gone" Ram-Brock; Barbara Acklin "Just ain't no love" Brunswick; The Chosen Few "Birth of a playboy" Maple; Bobby Taylor "Oh, I've been bless'd" VIP; The Holidays "Watch out girl" Golden World; The Ad Libs "Think of me" Karen; Dramatics "Your love was strange" Volt; Eugene Gaspard "Holding on" Rosemont.

label scan attached as promised: Note: A&R by Virtue/Stiles cheers derek

Hey up Brett - it was only an assumption of mine that "Wayward Dream" is white demo only simply based on its rarity. But who knows what collectors have got tucked away somewhere. Have got a very faint recollection that it was the mighty Alan Darker that first put me onto it after hearing via one of his tapes at a Southport weekender circa early nineties. I tell you what is pretty amazing - - - there's no mention of Annette Poindexter anywhere in Popsike. Guess that means since Popsike was launched no copies of her Twinight 45 have sold through Ebay. That's my girl Kirsty - quick as a flash and you were in there hahaha.... And finally for those that don't know the tune under discussion here - this is what the fuss is all about: annette poindexter - wayward dream -

Confession Time: "I, Derek Pearson have a short attention span and I get easily distracted". The Proof: My honest intensions this afternoon were to (a) mow the lawn before it starts raining and (b) take the dog out for a long walk before it starts raining. What have done this aft - spent the last hour or so pissballing about on the Internet making Google's Search Engine bleed hahaha

Yep Yep sure did bang on the button! Good man Tony As daft as it sounds I never thought whether the gloves were significant or not untill I'd actually posted up the photo. Sort of wondered if Mick Howard in his first reply was hinting at this and I actually did wonder if anybody would suggest the name The Magicians. Good idea but then the clues wouldn't fit would they? Thanks for the interest chaps. Will reply with a scan of the rear of the photo in a couple o' minutes. Derek And can we have less frivolous talk about men polishing their balls please when we solemn collectors are trying to have a serious adult conversation....... Consider yourself told off hahaha.

In all the years I was chasing this record and in all the years since obtaining it I don't ever recall seeing a copy up for sale/auction/swop whatever, either in the UK or America or indeed anywhere. Wouldn't like to hazard a guess on price but its got to be up in the range Chris A mentioned previously. And you would think because of its high value people would occassionally be off loading them and copies would rotate around the world of collectors. How about this for a theory - because you never see them, is that a good indication of just how rare it is? Would assume it was a very limited white demo press at the time and never made it to the shops as a red issue. Think she only did 2 records - this one and the one on Brena "You'll get it right back" and I don't know which came first. Did Twinight sign here on the strength of the Brena 45? However if Brena came afterwards then Twinight must have signed her up as a virtual unknown? So despite her qualities she wasn't a big hitter and Twinight might have been tempted not to plough loads of money into her promotion. Whilst I remember has anybody got a copy of Harrison & Majestic Kind on Twinight for sale or swop please? onwards, derek The story of how I got my copy is one of those just bizarre 'once in every ten years' allnighter stories that makes collectors just keep on looking and looking. And looking. And finally my copy has got a 1cm edge crack hence the pencil arrow at 7o'clock.