Ian Dewhirst

More tunes(and thats what matters now); You dont have to be lying - Gene Chandler(75?) Its all over Charles Mann (74) No second thoughts - Top shelf (73) Alex Oh yes, and let's not forget "Ella Weez" - Leroy Hutson....... Ian D

What year was "Heaven Is In Your Arms" then? That's the Admirations track I most associate with the Mecca. Snoopy Dean hasn't stood the test of time has it? And where is King Sporty???? Ian D

Totally agree Mel! Only IL could take offence at a thread which actively honours him......you just can't please some people LOL.... Ian D

Well maybe there's case for Major Harris, Seven Souls and Ken Williams but Sandi Sheldon........sheesh? I guess what's really cheesing me off is the amount of promos I've left over the years 'cos they were a few bucks LOL..... Ian D

Sandi Sheldon - You're Gonna Make Me Love You - Okeh promo - £852 I'm stunned. I just wouldn't have thought this was so expensive. FANTASTIC record but I've had at least half a dozen promos over the years. Is it being revived or something? I actually think my UK Epic promo is rarer! Ian D

Simply not true Andy. It's totally a historic Northern Soul venue. The Mecca playlists were 100% Northern from '72-'74 - you only have to look at the old Blues & Soul ads to see that. Post Torch and Pre Wigan it was the No.1 Northern Soul venue in the country and kept the scene going at a key time. If you look at the amount of pure Northern records discovered or played first @ The Mecca, it's way up there in the top 5 venues of all time and I'm pretty sure that most people who were around at that time will agree. When Mel gets his list completed you'll be horrified at the sheer quality of the Northern Soul Mecca discoveries alone! Ian D

I think it was the look of fevered concentration on your face which made me wonder LOL..... Ian D

Sorry all. Only just got issue 102 which is wierd 'cos I've got a couple of things in there this month....... Sean's right - 103 going to press as we speak.....and welcome aboard Sean - what are you doing with your right hand in the pic though...........? Ian D

You lucky bugger. I don't even have guilt! Ian D

Huh! That'll be another one of Manship's wind-ups to protect the identify of 'the buyer from the far east' who is in fact a brummie from Aston....... Ian D

You are of course completely correct Paul. But somehow I don't think my beat up copy of Shag's "Loop Di Love" on UK Records 07 would get the pulses racing somehow........ Ian D

Partly my fault Mulf. I was misinformed at an early stage in the proceedings in order to protect the identity of the seller until some final delicate insurance negotiations had taken place. Plus I have a big mouth which suited everyone's purposes perfectly LOL... Ian D

Who's Yoy Vince? Is he a potential bidder from the far east? Ian D

Might be worth publishing. There's price guides and a Top 500 but nothing that traces the chronology of individual records and who played 'em first etc. I like the Wikipedia concept as well. Most stuff would be verifiable as several people would be able to corraborate the time and place etc. It'd also be fascinating to trace the progress of certain records - I noticed some revived records on some of the previous lists - something I remember the Mecca doing quite often (Sterling Magee anyone?). A good little project to get yer teeth into! Be a helluva read too! Ian D

Helluva project Mel. Good luck. Would hopefully cut a lot of arguements off at the chase, especially if several of us could corraborate who heard what and when. The Mecca's the perfect place to start really........ Ian D

Can't blame people for talking about it though Vince. It's more uplifting than the credit crunch, job losses and corrupt bankers LOL..... Ian D

I think only via an early acetate (unless my info is suspect which is entirely possible LOL)......... Ian D

OK, updated now........ I've just slashed 20-30% across all titles so grab 'em before they get listed elsewhere....... All artist albums worth owning @ nice prices! Plus FREE POSTAGE on any order over £20.00 - which equates to aproximately a 20% discount! Angelo Bond "Bondage" US ABC Promo ABCD 889 VG+ (writing on cover but vinyl perfect) £8.00 Lou Courtney "I'm In Need Of Love" UK Soul Brother LP SBCS 2 M £6.00 Lamont Dozier "Right There" UK Warner Bros BS 2929 M £8.00 Lamont Dozier "Lamont" US M&M MM 104AE M £8.00 The Dramatics "Best Of The Dramatics" UK Stax STX 1047 M- £10.00 The Dramatics "The Dramatic Jackpot" US ABC ABCD 867 M £8.00 The Dramatics "Drama V" US ABC ABCL 5150 VG+ £8.00 The Four Tops "Greatest Hits" UK Tamla Motown STML 11061 G £4.00 Aretha Franklin "Ten Years Of Gold" US Atlantic SD 18204 M £6.00 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell "Greatest Hits" European Tamla Motown WL72103 M £5.00 Al Green "Greatest Hits" UK London SHU 8481 M £6.00 Al Green "Call Me" UK London SHU 8457 M £8.00 Al Green "Al" UK Beechwood Music Promo AGREELP 1 M £4.00 Donny Hathaway "The Best Of Donny Hathaway" UK Atlantic K50525 M £10.00 Loleatta Holloway "Loleatta" UK Salsoul SZS 5513 £10.00 Honey Cone "Soulful Tapestry" US Hot Wax HA 707 VG+ (tear on gatefold border but otherwise OK) £10.00 SOLD The Isley Brothers "Super Hits" UK Tamla Motown STMA 8024 M (with brilliant Motown 45 Sleeve) £8.00 Millie Jackson "Caught Up" UK Polydor 2391 147 VG+ £5.00 Millie Jackson "Still Caught Up" UK Polydor 2391 183 VG+ £5.00 Millie Jackson "Free & In Love" UK Polydor 2391 215 VG (slight kink in sleeve but otherwise OK) £8.00 Janice "Janice" US Fantasy MPF 4523 M £6.00 Eddie Kendricks "At His Best" UK Tamla Motown Promo STML 12080 M £8.00 Gladys Knight & The Pips "Everybod Needs Love" UK Tamla Motown STMS 5039 M- £12.00 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - "Don't Leave Me This Way" UK CBS Embassy Promo SCBS 31600 M £6.00 SOLD The Miracles "City Of Angels" UK Tamla Motown STML 12010 M- £6.00 Moment Of Truth "Moment Of Truth" US Salsoul SZS 5509 M £12.00 SOLD The O'Jays "Full Of Soul" US Sunset SUS 5222 M- (contains "Hold On", "Working On Your Case" etc) £8.00 SOLD The O'Jays "In Philadelphia" UK Epic SEPC 65469 VG+ (contains "One Night Affair", "Looky Looky", "Deeper" etc - plain white sleeve) £8.00 The O'Jays "Collectors Items: Greatest Hits" UK Philadelphia International SPIR 86058 M £4.00 Freda Payne "Deeper & Deeper" UK HDH HDH LP 005 M £5.00 Ann Peebles "I Can't Stand The Rain" UK London SHU 8468 M £8.00 David Ruffin "At His Best" UK Tamla Motown Stickered Promo STML 12079 M £8.00 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson "The Bottle" UK Audio Fidelity AFEMP 1017 M (Heavyweight Vinyl) £15.00 Joe Simon "Love Vibrations" US Spring SP -1-6720 VG+ £4.00 Skull Snaps "Skull Snaps" US GSF GSF-S-1011 G (contains "I'm Your Pimp", "My Hang Up Is You" & "Didn't I Do That To You" - cover split @ seams) £50.00 SOLD Sly & The Family Stone "Dance To The Music" US Epic E 30334 M (contains orig version of "I'll Never Fall In Love Again") £8.00 SOLD Edwin Starr "Soul Master" UK Tamla Motown TML 11094 VG (all the Ric Tic Goodies & "My Weakness Is You") £8.00 The Supremes "A' Go-Go" European Tamla Motown WL 72072 M £4.00 Johnny Taylor - "Chronicle 1968-1972" UK Stax STM 7001 (contains all the Don Davis hits) M £8.00 The Temptations "Anthology" (2LP) UK Tamla Motown Stickered Promo TMSP 6003 M £8.00 The Temptations "All The Million Sellers" US Motown M5-212V1 M £4.00 Jr Walker & The All-Stars "Hot Shot" US Soul S6-745S1 (produced by Brian Holland for HDH productions!) £8.00 SOLD Jackie Wilson "Greatest Hits" UK Brunswick BRLS 3004 M £8.00 SOLD Bobby Womack "Bobby Womack's Greatest Hits" US United Artists UA-LA346G M £6.00 Bobby Womack "Greatest Hits" US Liberty LN 10171 M £6.00 Bobby Womack "Somebody Special" UK Liberty Stickered Promo EG26 0250 1 M £6.00 Bobby Womack "The Poet" UK Motown STML 12168 M £8.00 Bobby Womack "The Poet 2" US Beverly Glen BG 10003 M £8.00 Betty Wright "Danger High Voltage" US Alston A 4400 G (cover spine split and record worn but plays OK hence the price) £6.00 SOLD Betty Wright " I Love The Way You Love" US Alson A 77002 M (contains "If You Love Me") £10.00 SOLD UK & NORTHERN IRELAND LPs £3.00 and £1.00 each thereafter. EUROPE LPs £4.00 and £1.50 thereafter UNITED STATES & REST OF WORLD LPs £5.50 and £2.50 thereafter. All records will be shipped in a well-packaged professional standard cardboard record mailer PM me for orders. Best, Ian D

OK I've just knocked 20-30% off all album titles. Free postage on orders over £20.00. Credit crunch collecting ay? Ian D

Loads Mikey. It was my favourite venue for traditional stompers in it's earlier days and the majority of these I first heard @ the Mecca.......... "Get It Baby" - Stanley Mitchell "Sister Lee" - Sam Ward "Stick By Me Baby" - The Salvadores "Just Another Heartache" - Little Richie "Let Our Love Grow Higher" - Eula Cooper "Philly Dog Around The World" - Jimmy Raye "We Were Made For Each Other" - Terrible Tom "World Without Sunshine" - Sandra Phillips "She's Putting You On" - The United Four "Satisfied" - Ben Aiken "Ain't Nothing You Can Do" - Joe Mathews "Stranger In My Arms" - Lynn Randell "Ain't That Terrible" - Roy Redmond "My Heart Cries For You" - Porgy & The Monarchs "The Trip" - Dave Mitchell & The Screamers "Stubborn Heart" - Ernest Mosely "Gee Baby" - The Malibus "The Chase Is On" - Johnny Howard "Don't It Make You Feel Funky" - Joe Hicks "Landslide" - Tony Clarke "You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me)" - Alice Clark "They'll Never Know Why" - Freddien Chavez "Rat Race" - The Righteous Brothers Band "Take Away The Pain Stain" - Patti Austin "There's A Ghost In My House" - R. Dean Taylor "Watch Out Girl" - The Embers "Temptation's Calling My Name" - Lee David "Set My Heart At Ease" - Mikki Farrow "Hold On Help Is On The Way" - G. Davis & R. Tyler "The Day My Heart Stood Still" - Ollie Jackson "No One Can Ever Take Your Place" - The Inspirations "Ever Again" - Bernie Williams "So Is The Sun" - World Column "Being Without You" - Maurice Williams "Paris Blues" - Tony Middleton "Trying To Find My Woman" - Lou Courtney "Too Darn Soulfull" - Morris Chestnut "Baby Don't You Weep" - Edward Hamilton & The Arabians "Can't Lose My Head" - George Blackwell Etc, etc off the top of my head. Also when I first went to the Mecca virtually all of the Torch tunes were huge...... "Crying Over You" - Duke Browner "Nothing But Love" - The Tartans "Satisy Me Baby" - The Sweets "I Can't Hold On" - Lorraine Chandler "Wait Till I Get To Know Ya" - Bobby Treetop "Our Love Is In The Pocket" - J.J. Barnes "Boc To Bach" - Fathers Angels It was haven for traditional Northern Soul up to circa late '74 when the playlists started incorporating much more newer stuff hence Mel's point earlier about getting some kind of chronology in place........ Ian D

Seconded. Not much fun for me either Trev. When the alternative is to go to Houseparty/Private Do where you can still smoke and relax it's very tempting. Many London clubs are closing and I'd say a good 33-40% of the pubs down here are either closing down or in big trouble - they're mostly empty these days with no regulars anymore. Unfortunately smokers tend to be precisely the sort of nervous, excitable buzzy people who LOVE going out and partying and if you can't do that in the way you've been accustomed to then it takes the edge off the night. I saw EXACTLY the same thing happen in New York when they brought the smoking ban in - it was the best place in the world for buzzing clubs at one time - now it's just a ghost of it's former self. So sad. I personally don't know what was wrong with having a smoking area within a venue - it seems a bit droconian making people go outside in this Winter LOL..... I'm sooooo glad that I lived in the 70's, 80's & 90's. I see the 00's as the 'no fun' era and I think that probably has a bearing on the lower attendances generally. Houseparties and no-holds barred private parties are up a good 100% in my circle as that's now preferable to going to a club and much more like the old days! Ian D

Going to press this week I think Nick...... Ian D

OK, the show actually pretty much went without a hitch today apart from me taking a call @ the studio and leaving the mike up all the way through the Gene Chandler track LOL.....at least I didn't swear! Also got the exclusive play on Neil Thompson's latest work of art - a combination of Odyssey's "Native New Yorker" and The Brand New Heavies "I Don't Know Why I Love You" which I closed the show, so make sure you check it out! Don't forget that Sir Paul Thrower will now be appearing on the show next week Sunday 22nd February which is one week before Chi-Soul which is on Saturday 28th February! Also Alan Champ, my partner in crime will be dropping in too so make sure you tune the dial nest week! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst on Sunday 15th February 2009 on www.starpointradio.com. To download the show simply hit the link below! Or for this and all archived shows please pay a visit to www.sixmillionsteps.com where you can download the last 4 weeks worth of all Six Million Steps produced shows. That's 16 hours of free music over the last 4 weeks plus loads of new fully downloadable KILLER mixes in a variety of styles! So let's go with this week's show:- 1st Hour Ann Nesby - Can I Get A Witness (Mousse T Mix) Shadow Kings - Soul Music Alex Latimore - Rush Hour Stevie Wonder - This World Was Made For All Men Syreeta - One To One Fat Larry's Band - Centre City Steve Arrington - Dancin' In The Key Of Life Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely Roberta Flack - Lovin' You (Is Such An Easy Thang To Do) Starpoint - Bring Your Sweet Loving Back Spank - Oh Baby 2nd Hour Eddie Foster - I Never Knew The Mylestones - Sexy Lady The Dynamics - Yes I Love You Baby The Ambers - Potion Of Love Denise LaSalle - Here I Am Again Tavares - Too Late Gene Chandler - Without You Here The Four Wonders - Just Looking For My Love Jean Wells - What Have I Got To Lose The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her Ray, Goodman & Brown - Another Day Norman Connors feat Michael Henderson & Phyllis Hyman - We Both Need Each Other Michael Henderson - In The Night Time Gary Bartz feat Tawatha Agee - Keep Goin' On Odyssey/Brand New Heavies - I Don't Know Why I Love A Native New Yorker (Atomix Re-Construction) https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-2009-02-15-Starpoint.mp3 Thanks to all for listening! Best, Ian D

And coming up today LIVE between 2.00-4.00pm on the ORIGINAL MASTERCUTS show.......... Ann Nesby, Shadow Kings, Alex Latimore, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta, Fat Larry's Band, Steve Arrington, Val Young, Roberta Flack, Starpoint, Spank, Eddie Foster, The Mylestones, The Dynamics, The Ambers, Denise LaSalle, Tavares, Gene Chandler, The Four Wonders, Jean Wells, Donny Hathaway, The Chi-Lites, Ray, Goodman & Brown, Norman Connors. Michael Henderson, Gary Bartz feat Tawatha Agee and Odyssey/Brand New Heavies See you @ 2.00pm! Ian D

Stuart Cosgrove is on here and watching what's going on LOL.....he knows the publicity this will generate. Maybe we should get one of those bonus rich bosses of RBS to bid and put some of their dosh back into circulation! Looks like Kenny's copy then............ Ian D