Derek Pearson

Before Mister Barclay went to number one on the strength of his downloads I'm told there was a very limited 10" promo mailed out to some lucky DJs in the UK. Anybody confirm with a scan? And more importantly has anyone got a copy to sell? PM or email D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk onwards, derek

Bit of a long shot but nothing ventured an' all that - anybody got an orig Joe Mathews "Aint nothing you can do" on Kool Kat they fancy selling or trading? Off list replies please PM or email D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk thanks, derek

about a month ago I saw a tiny ad in the classifieds of a local paper which read "big stock of soul/disco 12"s just in". To be honest I'd seen this ad run for a few weeks but didnt have the time or inclination to do anything about it. Anyway we had a free Saturday recently and I rang him up asking if he had any soul/disco 12"s for sale, he replied "thousands". I didnt tell Miranda what he said so we drove out there, (Miranda) with no expectations and Derek with a pocketfull of money. Now I've never heard anybody talk about this shop before and I know loads of what the young uns call 'crate diggers' round town. Perhaps they've all kept it quiet Mmmm. So in we goes and its full of rock vinyl and old 7"s, I ask where the 12"s are and he points down the stairs. As we get into the cellar Miranda gasped as she saw boxes and boxes and boxes of twelves marked "70s/80s" & "90s/current". Soul/RnB one wall, house/dance the other. Must admit in all my years of rummaging I can't recall the last time I've seen so many twelves in one room. We spent at least 2 hours solid looking and only did a third. Bought a few nice little things. We intend to go back soon (obviously). derek

here's the incomplete discography: Cruize feat Gee Morris "Get your lovin" TSCRT 2 (blue label) "Get your lovin" Donyx/Soula muffin mix TSCRT 2 Special Touch feat Duval "Your so good" TSCRT 3 (red label) Gold In the Shade "Over you" TSCRT 5 Special Touch feat Duval "Your so good" (blue label)* "Your so good inst" * sold this recently & forgot to jot down the cat no-damn! anybody got anymore? I'm lead to believe the Special Touch 12" that has Gold In the Shade's release on the flip is highly collectable and quite pricey? Think Girth Devon was selling a copy of the Special Touch voc/inst 12" on here recently for £6. onwards, derek

Get your lovin - cruize feat gee morris - uk tsr 12" 14564 refosoul

Over you - gold in the shade - uk tsr 12" 14562 refosoul

You're so good - special touch feat duval - uk tsr 12" 14560 refosoul

whooah nearly shat mi pants there Derek hehehe...

hey up Derek - hows it going down there in Bristol land? Think you were living down there in the early 90's so you'd probably recall the whole Massive Attack period. I'm sure I saw a book recently by someone documenting that whole period of Brisol street life. Sound clips of the TSR 12"s on the way... derek when you back up north lad?

I won't let you do that to me - luther vandross - sony promo 12" 14559 refosoul

Now I realise this may be of no interest to many northern fans but bear with me as there's a very similar parallel going on regarding the music. What words would you use to describe the term "street soul"? Well I'd say it was low budget, bass driven, poorly distributed, UK black music from the urban areas of the early 90's. Listening to it now it's easy to hear many of the artists weren't the best singers and some of the production wasn't too hot either. Can you see the similarities that street soul music shares with northern soul releases? Alright northern isnt bass driven. During the late 80s-early 90s I DJ'd on pirate radio stations in and around Bradford and was sent and bought loads of these twelves (many of them as white labels). I was always curious as to how many they sold and where they were distributed. I suspect they only travelled to the cities with a large black population ie. London (where many of these tiny labels originated), Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bradford etc. The booming Pirate Radio station culture of this period fuelled the release of this genre on tiny record labels that sometimes only had one or a handful of releases. In this thread I'll post up soundclips and label scans of releases on the TSR label which featured twelves by Special Touch featuring Duval "You're so good", Gold In The Shade "Over you" and Cruise. Street Soul seems to be a period and genre very overlooked by collectors, obsessives & historians. onwards, derek

hey up Gilly - have you got a photo of him? I'm from Bradford and went to Wigan during the period you're talking about so I might know him. cheers, derek

I seem to think Dave The Dentist was after a copy of this last year; seem to think it was a '10 year want'. Hope I'm not getting confused again. If I remember I'll contact him and pass on your details. cheers, derek Bought my copy off Ian Cunliffe at Lowton 2-3 years ago for £300.....

Anybody after a copy of the rather wonderful "I won't let you do this to me" by Luther Vandross on a Sony promo 12" from 1997. Would grade it as a nice VG++ even though there's a light mark across it which doesnt affect play. It was a massive spin in the modern rooms on its release, many think it's one of his best! £4 plus P&P. Paypal or Chq. Off list replies please PM or email (D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk) onwards, derek soundclip posted up Sat 10th Feb - record now SOLD was this 12" promo only or did it get a proper release?

and what a wonderful record it is Joan - blimey was only talking to Tony about this record last month or so. Think I bought it at Tony's Empress in downtown Blackburn mid 90's perhaps....Probably was about £75 then, seem to think I gave you £80 and was waiting for a fiver change hehehe anybody got a soundclip of this B side "mind of your own" they could post up please? Oh and thanks to Tommy for explaining the 3 releases so clearly, I've read posts about this record many times before and was left feeling more confused than ever. Yeah I know what the replies will be...... derek

The Jean Carter label was from Detroit whilst Bobby Taylor's was based in LA. Always sorta thought the Andre Scott one was from Chicago? derek

Hey up Ken - how's it going in sunny London - just to crash this thread 'cos I am an opportunistic magpie - I've got a spare of this record on a neat UK 10" copy with picture sleeve in Ex condition. £3 + P&P. PM or email me D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk onwards, derek

Chuck Jackson "I only get this feeling" (ABC 11368) nice American Black stock copy from 1973 in VG++ condition £15 3113 refosoul Refosoul link

Dont destroy me - shirley wahls - smash 13704 refosoul big voiced Shirley tells her man what to do. Company sleeve included - Steady Pearson no need to go extravagant! £5

thats what I get - ike noble - alley 13703 refosoul here's the rather messy uptempo flip to "Its bad", some even prefer this side? Stone mint £25

Street talk - tymes - mgm 13702 refosoul think was an old c/up wasn't it? Unusual item from the Tymes but what a real nice group harmony 45. Only VG+ so £15.

Did my baby call - mad lads - volt 13701 refosoul Originally done by Steve Mancha in the sixties on Wheelsville, here's the Mad Lads covering it in 1972 for the legendary Volt label. Sweetness indeed, this floats. Nice WDJ £20

Its bad - ike noble - alley 13700 refosoul seem to think I bought my first copy off John Weston sometime mid 90s for a tenner. Deep soul with attitude, moodiness in bucket loads. Stone mint £25 this is a white label copy however there's nothing on it to indicate it's a demo. Have seen red label copies too?

Up for sale or trade: All EX condition unless stated - all with soundclips for your listening pleasure... Ike Noble "It's bad / That's what I get" (Alley) £25; Mad Lads "Did my baby call" (Volt) WDJ £20; Shirley Wahls "Don't destroy me" (Smash) £5; Tymes "Street talk" (MGM) DJ £15 VG+; Chuck Jackson "I only get this feeling" (ABC) £15 VG++. Off list replies by PM or email D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk Payment by UK cheque, cash or Paypal + 4% to D.Pearson@bradford.ac.uk P&P is extra £1 within UK. Overseas contact first. onwards, derek

and because I'm a clever so and so I recently acquired this on French Liberty with a colour sleeve. Great double sider indeed. derek