Ian Dewhirst
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" couldn't help noticing the interesting placement of her left boob. Is it really that high up? Or was she bunching it up with the strategic positioning of her left arm? And where's her right one "
Dear Uncle Pervy of Carshalton : you need to get out more .........
Malc Burton
It was a valid question Malc. We know she's a Los Angeles Soul Goddess with at least one well-rounded and extremely highly-hitched left boob which she very skilfully framed with arrangement of her left arm and hand. I just felt sorry for the other one..............
Ian D
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Dammit, it's Xmas, let's hear a stormer from the Motown vaults! Doesn't get any better than this.........
The Funk Brothers "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Inst (Mixed With Strings Waaaay Upfront)
https://www.zshare.net/audio/53042779889363ee/
Many thanks to Steve Edgar for putting me on to this version. Pure brilliance......
Ian D
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A lovely little pre Xmas warm-up this week, where I'll be joined by my old partner in crime Alan Champ for another 2 hours of beautifully sublime Soul music spanning 4 decades and a smorgasbord of genres from uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems put together EVERY WEEK and played LIVE every Sunday afternoon between 2.00-4.00pm and repeated throughout the week on www.starpointradio.com.
And coming up this week.......
Love Unlimited Orchestra feat Brownstone, John Simeone, Caroline Crawford, Ray Simpson, Diana Ross, Mosely & Johnson, The Pasadenas, Endia Johnson, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Silver Platinum, Cheryl Lynn, The Dynamic Tints, Clyde Brown, Ty Karim, The 5th Dimension, George & Gwen McCrae, The Funk Brothers, Garland Green, Felice Taylor, The O'Jays, 7 Samurai, Faze Action, The Neville Brothers, Dooley Silverspoon & Jeannie Burton and Jimmy & Vella Cameron
Very eclectic and very tasty.....
See you @ 2.00pm!
Ian D
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Well Christmas came slightly early this year so I treated myself to a copy of the "The Complete Ty Karim: Los Angeles Soul Goddess". A blinding release and obviously should be in every fanatical Soul fans collection! Full marks to Ady and the Ace/Kent team for the Soul release of the year IMO!
Just one slightly perturbing issue surfaced however.............
As I was listening to the mighty impressive lungs of Ms Karim, I thought I'd take a closer look at her. So I looked @ the cover and couldn't help noticing the interesting placement of her left boob. Is it really that high up? Or was she bunching it up with the strategic positioning of her left arm? And where's her right one? Questions, questions........
Hell of a lung on her anyway! Essential purchase!
Also, many thanks and the highest regards to Mark Bicknell for hosting one of Starpoint Radio's most-listened to shows - The Soul Shack. Great stuff Mark, we'll miss you on Sundays and best for the future!
Ian D
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Believe all asbestos has been removed from the building (safety issue) - I know that some pieces of The Highland Room dancefloor have been "liberated" by certain individuals - better watch Ebay in the coming weeks (how sad) !!!!
I only live 3 miles from The Mecca so will keep people posted as to what is happening - just off to FloorsRUs to get my "original Highland Room laminate flooring" - tee hee.
LOL, cue a mental vision of a Grandad pointing to a beautifully framed presentation display of a wooden tile above the fireplace and saying to his grandson "Does tha know what that is lad?".................
Ian D
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I wasn't over keen on "Bubblegum Breakthrough" when it was first played but I absolutely love it now! I remember hearing it virtually everywhere circa '73 so a big record without a doubt. Everything but the kitchen sink is on there and the record is a masterpiece of instrumentation. Sounds much better these days!
Instrumentals used to be massively popular and would break up the nights brilliantly - especially if the vocal side was also big at the time. There was nothing like hearing a huge instrumental version LOUD. My faves were:-
"Crying Over You" - Duke Browner/The Kaddo Strings
"Nothing But Love" - John Rhys/the Tartans
"Let's Have A Love-In" - Wingate Love-In Strings
"The Way You've Been Acting Lately" - Al Kent
"Psychedelic Soul" Pt 2 - Saxie Russell
"R'n'B Time" - Rodney Jones
Instrumentals were one of the things which inspired me when I got on the scene. I couldn't believe the quality of the string sections on these little records. The fact that small Detroit labels like Ric-Tic, Golden World, Impact and Inferno had full string sections on 'em blew my mind at the time. Startling musicianship........
Ian D
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I'm posting this on here because a lot of people like the walrus of luuuurve. So for those of you of you who have always wondered what a vocal would be like on "Love's Theme", well here it is courtesy of Neil @ https://atomixextendedcuts.blogspot.com/200...x-re-shape.html.
The Love Unlimited Orchestra/Brownstone - "Love's Theme"/"If You Love Me"
https://www.zshare.net/audio/1248154383bc9499/
Just brilliant! Enjoy.......
Merry Xmas!
Ian D
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Technical snafus mean that Sundays show will not be available via the usual link, which is a real bitch because it was a KILLER show. Oh well, c'est la vie, these things happen but what can one do? There was a power outage which resulted in some breaks in the internet transmission which meant that some portions of the show were lost forever dammit!
However, here's what I did play, so you can IMAGINE how good the show was LOL.......
Another 2 hours of beautifully sublime Soul music spanning 4 decades and a smorgasbord of genres from uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems put together EVERY WEEK and played LIVE every Sunday afternoon between 2.00-4.00pm and repeated throughout the week on www.starpointradio.com
Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst, on Sunday 14th December 2008 on www.starpointradio.com.
For 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 alone! Plus, loads of new fully downloadable KILLER mixes in a variety of styles!
So let's go with this week's show:-
1st Hour
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (Eric Kupper Remix)
Yolanda Adams - Open My Heart (Steve 'Silk' Hurley Spiritual Mix)
Ivan Matias - I've Had Enough (Frankie Knuckles Mix),
Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous (Dave Shaw/Winston Jones Mix)
Stephanie Mills - The Medicine Song
Mother's Finest - Your Wish Is My Command
Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely
Rick James - Glow
Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
2nd Hour
The Marvelettes - Only Your Love Can Save Me
Jerry Cook - I Hurt On The Other Side
Rita Dacosta - Don't Bring Me Down
The Ideals - The Mighty Lover
The Detroit Executives - Cool Off
The Ohio Players (featuring Towanda Barnes) - Love Slipped Through My Fingers
J.J. Barnes - Sweet Sherry
Martha Reeves - No One There
Brenda Holloway - All I Do Is Think About You
Blackstreet - We're Gonna Take You Back (Lude)/Don't Leave Me
Zion Train - Rise
Clausell - Let Me Love You
Shot - Main Thing
Switch - Keeping Secrets
The Love Unlimited Orchestra featuring Brownstone - Love's Theme/If You Love Me
Best,
Ian D
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OK, all done and sorted. Another 2 hours of beautifully sublime Soul music spanning 4 decades and a smorgasbord of genres from uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems put together EVERY WEEK and played LIVE every Sunday afternoon between 2.00-4.00pm and repeated throughout the week on www.starpointradio.com
And coming up today @ 2.00 sharp......
Curtis Mayfield, Yolanda Adams, Ivan Matias, Karyn White, Stephanie Mills, Mother's Finest, Val Young, Rick James, Willie Hutch, The Marvelettes, Jerry Cook, Rita Dacosta, The Ideals, The Detroit Executives, The Ohio Players (featuring Towanda Barnes), J.J. Barnes, Martha Reeves, Garland Green, Brenda Holloway, Blackstreet, Zion Train, Clausell, Shot, Switch & The Love Unlimited Orchestra featuring Brownstone
Ian D
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Hi Ian!
Another very classy & very eclectic set!
Some of my favourites:
Absolute - Introduce Me To Love
Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited - Let's Do The Latin Hustle
Esther Williams - You Gotta Let Me Show You
L.J. Johnson - 24 Hours A Day
La Famille - Dancer
Game - Never Get Enough
Cheers,
Mel
LOL, so I got it perfect in the second half-hour I guess!
Thanks as always Mel. You're the most musically-educated listener I have mate!
Ian D
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Hey IanI was reading the Pinnacle thread and you seem to know a bit about the business. I've read 'Death of Rhythm' & Blues and 'The History of Stax records' etc etc but could do with more info. What would be the market coverage of say a The Tempests, Maxine Brown, Chuck Jackson or Garnet Mimms album as opposed to The Miracles or The Tams etc. Any ideas???
Cheers Kev
Hi Kev,
You'll get a much more detailed response from Tony Rounce or Ady Croasdel on this area - they'll know much better than me the ins and outs of the Wand/Sceptre catalogue and distribution set-ups in the 60's I'm sure.
However, I can recommend a few books if you liked the Stax one (which is excellent in my opinion - I met Rob Bowman last year). Try these:-
Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, & Hustlers Of The Warner Music Group - Stan Cornyn
Off The Record: An Oral History Of Popular Music - Joe Smith
The Sound Of The City: The Rise Of Rock N' Roll - Charlie Gillett
Making Tracks: The History Of Atlantic Records - Charlie Gillet
Clive: Inside The Record Business - Clive Davis
There's loads of others but they tend to deal more with Rock/Pop acts and more recent times. The 'Exploding' book is a great read if you're into the history of Warner Brs and record company politics!
Ian D
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It was played for a long time - but it was not played every week - it was "mothballed" every now & then. Just when you thought it may have been dropped Colin would play it again as an unexpected treat. It was the same for records like George Wydell, Major Harris, Leroy Britten, John Stansbury, Earnest Mosely etc.
BTW Betty Lloyd is just such a brilliant record & evokes so many happy memories for me & all that "last hour" generation from The Highland Room.
.....plus Bernie Williams, Denise Keeble and Beverly Wheeler to think of a few more. I bet a last hour @ The Mecca thread would throw up a few more surprises.......I don't remember the John Stansbury record though? Any good?
Ian D
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Another 2 hours of beautifully sublime Soul music spanning 4 decades and a smorgasbord of genres from uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Crossover Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems......
Dunno what happened towards the end of the show here but apparently "the stream started buffering" (whatever that means) towards the end of the GREAT Ray Simpson tune and then kept dropping out towards the end of the show, so we've had to fade the recording appropriately dammit!
Will try and post up a better link in the next day or so, but here's 1 hour 50 minutes of the full 2 hours of the time being........
Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst, on Sunday 7th December 2008 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 alone! Plus, loads of new fully downloadable KILLER mixes in a variety of styles!
So let's go with this week's show:-
1st Hour
The Dreamgirls Cast - Family (Blaze Remix)
Al Green & Ann Nesby - Put It On Paper (Spen & Karizma Remix)
The Paradise Orchestra - Colour Me (70's Classic Mix)
Absolute - Introduce Me To Love
Richard Stepp - Caught Up In A Whirlpool
Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited - Let's Do The Latin Hustle
Esther Williams - You Gotta Let Me Show You
L.J. Johnson - 24 Hours A Day
La Famille - Dancer
Game - Never Get Enough
Willie Hutch - Easy Does It
2nd Hour
Lee David - Temptation's Calling My Name
Aldora Britton - Do It With Soul
Wendell Watts - The Grooviest Thing This Side Of Heaven
Tony Drake - Suddenly
Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl
Bobby Womack - Tried And Convicted
Cornelius Brother & Sister Rose - Too Late To Turn Back Now
The Mayberry Movement - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right
Bill Brandon - Whatever I Am, I'm Yours
The Moments - Sexy Mama
Holland & Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers
Chaka Khan - Love You All My Lifetime (The Diva Edit)
Ray Simpson - Crazy Pictures (Frankie Knuckles Mix)
Shara Nelson - Down That Road
https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-2008-12-07-Starpoint.mp3
Best,
Ian D
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I got asked to pull out a few Xmas songs for a Starpoint Radio Xmas show which is coming up, so I thought I'd dig out a few Northern things and I'm struggling already.
The only one I could find was this......
Artie Fullilove "Santa Claus Please Listen To Me" Marlu 1001
https://www.zshare.net/audio/523814705ea9a338/
The best bit on the track is when he sings "Santa Claus please listen to me, please don't bring me a gun" LOL.....
Any others out there?
Ian D
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Just as The Carstairs stood for The Mecca in 1974, so Doctor Buzzard epitomised it in 1976.
That song in particular got played every hour. Hard to put it into context now, as it's just so different to anything that would now get played on the Northern Soul Scene. It was also THE anthem at The Ritz.
Yeah, but the Northern thread is there with Charlie Calello, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell involved........
Ian D
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Done it this morning - I do have the 45, (just ripped one this morning)
Hope it's not too late
Perfectomundo John. Many thanks.
Will be playing it at aprox 3.10pm today on the Original Mastercuts Show coming to ya LIVE with Ian D today between 2.00-4.00pm on www.starpointradio.com
Kick back, pour a glass and groove along to.......
The Dreamgirls Cast, Ann Nesby & Al Green, The Paradise Orchestra, Absolute, Richard Stepp, Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited, Esther Williams, La Famille, Game, Willie Hutch, Lee David, Aldora Britton, Wendell Watts, Tony Drake, Barbara Acklin, Bobby Womack, Cornelius Brother & Sister Rose, The Mayberry Movement, Bill Brandon, Brenda Holloway, The Moments, Holland & Dozier, Chaka Khan, Ray Simpson & Shara Nelson
Ian D
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And coming up later today another 2 hours of beautifully sublime Soul music spanning 4 decades and a smorgasborg of genres from uplifting House & Garage, Soulful Disco, Irresistible 80's, Northern Soul, Modern Soul, Killer Slowies and Uplifting Gems......
Yep it's another Original Mastercuts Show coming to ya LIVE with Ian D today between 2.00-4.00pm on www.starpointradio.com
Kick back, pour a glass and groove along to.......
The Dreamgirls Cast, Ann Nesby & Al Green, The Paradise Orchestra, Absolute, Richard Stepp, Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited, Esther Williams, La Famille, Game, Willie Hutch, Lee David, Aldora Britton, Tony Drake, Barbara Acklin, Bobby Womack, Wendell Watts, Cornelius Brother & Sister Rose, The Mayberry Movement, Bill Brandon, Brenda Holloway, The Moments, Holland & Dozier, Chaka Khan, Ray Simpson & Shara Nelson
See you @ 2.00 sharp!
Ian D
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Can anyone send me an MP3 of "The Grooviest Thing This Side Of Heaven" by Wendell Watts if poss? My copies long gone and I really wanna play it on the show tomorrow.....
Many thanks in advance.
Ian D
Ty Karim New Kent Cd
in All About the SOUL
LOL, yep, gravity can be a bitch even if you're a Los Angeles Soul Goddess.......
Ian D