Ian Dewhirst

I don't think this was ever issued on a 12" in the UK. Never seen one and I'm sure I'd have heard about it if it had been issued..... Ian D

Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show with Ian Dewhirst & Alan Champ - Sunday 11th May 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 get 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. 1st Hour Opening Mix:- The Chi-Lites - Try My Side Of Love The Nite-Liters - K-Gee - Close Mix The Sunshine Band - Blackwater Gold Benny Golson - Hesitation Soiree - Close To You Jay Player - Love Is The Answer Tavares - Only One I Need To Love Raydio - When The Morning Comes Dolette McDonald - Special The Affair feat Alyson Williams - Please Don't Break My Heart Eddie 'Ski' White - Baby Be Mine Bobby Womack - Daylight 2nd Hour The O'Jays - I'll Never Forget You The Continental Four - The Way I Love You Chris Farlowe - Don't Just Look At Me Roscoe Shelton - You're The Dream Dennis D'ell - Better Use Your Head The Charades - The Key To My Happiness The Vibrations - Gonna Get Along Without You Now The Sunlovers - You'll Never Make The Grade The Magicians - Is It All Gone The Impressions - Love Love Love Open Mix: Loose Ends - Sweetest Pain Marvin Gaye - I Want You Richard Rogers - Can't Stop Loving You - Close Mix Average White Band - Atlantic Avenue David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love J.P.Rogers Jr - All My Loving Dexter Wansell - The Sweetest Pain Ashford & Simpson - Get Out Your Hankerchief https://sixmillionsteps.com/6MS-2008-05-11-Starpoint.mp3 Best, Ian D

You'd have thought so wouldn't you? But I've never found any evidence to suggest that people in the U.S. were actually dancing that fast, especially in L.A. I mean they'd have to be dancing Northern Soul stylee just to keep up with "You'll Never Make The Grade" and "My Little Girl" wouldn't they? I just can't imagine any U.S. club playing the Sunlovers, the Mylestones, Bob & Earl, the Checkerboard Squares, the Magicians etc, etc yet the records were being pumped out and some of 'em like "Take Your Hands Off My Baby" for instance, were pressed in quantity so they must have sold a few. So I really wonder whether there was ever was a proto Northern scene in the U.S. in the 60's? Does anyone know? Ian D

Now that is just sheer beauty. Irresistible. Can you imagine finding this in a pile? And then playing it? This is a perfect example of a record being ruined 'cos it was bootlegged too quickly by a French-Morrocan congenital f*%kwit who ruined a potentially brilliant classic through greed. Also it's an ultra-fast record and not a million miles away from the Magicians "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby". The more I listen to some of the L.A./Frisco stuff, the better it gets. Where were they getting this FAST thing from? When you listen to the Mirwood stuff - "My Little Girl", "Cigarette Ashes", "The Same Old Thing" etc, etc, they were just off the scale in tempo. "The Joker", "Double Cooking", "I'll Let It Be You" etc, etc...the list goes on and on....fast and furious...... I thought the West Coast was meant to be laid-back LOL...... Ian D

Same label owners presumably weren't they? And a similar model was used for the Servicemen on Patheway as you say. There's also a tie-in with the Inspirations as well which was on a single-sided boring-looking Breakthrough label and later got booted on a better designed purple Breakthrough label credited to Charles Diamond & The Inspirations - Charles Diamond being the lead singer of the Sunlovers I think.......... It could be the other way around too. Maybe the early labels were the boring ones just going to radio stations and the snazzier labels were for the shops. I say this 'cos the Cal Green record came in a pic sleeve so they must have been thinking retail at some point..... Ian D

Has anyone got a scan of the yellow label? I prefer the yellow label copies 'cos the design's much more interesting.........I always thought this was an interesting label. Snowy used to lug Cal Green's "Johnny's Gone To Vietnam" around all the time and I loved the look of the label from the word go....... Ian D :smile:

It WAS funny Mark LOL. I laughed. I think £100 is cheap for an original of this unless 1000's have turned up since. I only ever found one copy of this and I've always thought it was pretty rare. Also this is a classic case of a record which was bootlegged before anyone even knew it LOL. I think it's an amazing record which never had the chance to get played 'cos it was in the shops as a boot without even being played anywhere. Sheer stupidity and Simon's greed........ Ian D

Will give you another bump on the Original Mastercuts show which is 2.00-4.00pm Sunday's, so a good plug a few hours before your show - we'll give you a shout in our Northern bit which Al's already put together..... The O'Jays - I'll Never Forget You Continental Four - The Way I Love You Chris Farlowe - Don't Just Look at Me Roscoe Shelton - You're The Dream Dennis D'ell - Better Use Your Head Charades - Key To My Happiness The Vibrations - Gonna Get Along Without You Now Although why he's playing Dennis D'ell I'll never know! Best, Ian D

Haha LOL. If only Malc..... Not much dosh in't record business nowdays mate unless you're called Johnny or Tim LOL..... Ian D

Yep, that's the one Kevin. I shudder to think what's listed in there 'cos they were all so cheap! If you find any real clunkers in there then pray tell......... Ian D

Wah-Hey! That's the one Kevin. Haven't seen it for about 30 odd years! There should be some goodies in there and all cheap! Ian D

'Doing a doddy in the matress'..............? Is that Yorkshire vernacular for having a quick one off the wrist in bed........? Ian D

Murderbeat says: I'm Getting On Life - Wombat Surrounded By A Ray Of Sunshine - Samantha Jones What Love Brings - Kenny Bernard Turning My Heartbeat Up - The MVP's All poppy. All great. Hated Wombat when it was was played but love it now. Weird ay? Ian D

Got one here - UK CBS 12" A13 1223 with the full 8.13 version on. It was the U.S. label 'Mel Bay' which got my attention leading me to wonder whether Benny issued it himself on a small label before Columbia picked it up......? I'd sure be interested in seeing a Mel Bay 12" that's for sure. Stranger things have happened. I found a U.S. 12" of "Nightlife" by Blair on a small label out of Buffalo called Solar Sounds a couple of years ago so I guess anything's possible..... Ian D

I wouldn't moan too much if yer living in Spain and hanging around on the beach Snooky! Given the choice of owning a Robbie Lawson but having to live in rainy old England (where it's 75 degrees as I write this), or not owning a Robbie Lawson and hanging on the beach in Spain, I know which one I'd go for LOL.... Anyway, too risky having rare records in Spain with the sun and all. Who wants a slightly sun-warped Robbie Lawson anyway....? And I'll have that Tobi Legend if you like. Dave's rich enough LOL........ Ian D

I dunno Nocker. He's gone to an awful lot of trouble listing 'em all and building a bespoke website. I just stumbled into this when I was looking for something else and it struck me as curious..... Ian D

Looks like she learnt her moves from 'Mad Lizzie' who used to be on TV AM in the 80's LOL..... Ian D

Pretty great double-sider as well and rare as hell IMO. I never found a copy in years of trawling............. Ian D

Don't know it Kev. The Montanas were a horrible white pop group who made a record called "She Let's Her Hair Down When The Sun Comes Up" or something like weren't they? I didn't like the Velours version and I bet the Montanas version sucks big-time. The fact that you said you couldn't dance to it and it had a strange beat kinda gave that one away LOL...... But I am curious. Anyone gotta clip? Ian D

Very true billb! Great record. I think "I'm Gonna Change" has the edge, although I made sure that I got that Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons package that Warners put out a while back, which DOESN'T have "I'm Gonna Change" on but does have "The Night" on. Both the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli solo stuff was great - all eras. And I actually like "Who Loves You". So what's that all about.......? I think it's the key changes, the chords, the harmony's and arrangement on it. What a GREAT f&%kin' record. It's just that I could never, like, actually admit that..............especially on here........... Ian D

Murderbeat says:- I Can't Help Loving You - Paul Anka Dance Dance Dance - The Casualeers I'm Gonna Change - The Four Seasons Afternoon Of The Rhino - The Mike Post Coalition I get filled with elation whenever I hear 'em. Just GREAT Northern soul in every case and all lily-white acts, so I shouldn't really like 'em 'cos that wouldn't be very credible would it? But if I wanna get revved-up for a night out I'll often whack these on early doors then hit the town running LOL... Ian D

Blimey. Bobby Williams has shot up several hundred per cent since back in the day. Is it played anywhere 'cos I remember it being really fast.....? Used to be a two quid special...... Ian D

Yep, that sounds like the one Kevin. Lightish blue with a black overprint and like a mini book I seem to recollect. Does it have a psychedelic-type picture of a vinyl junky on the front LOL? I'm sure there's quite a few future goodies in there but I can't remember what they were..... If there's any obvious cheapo clinkers in there (and there will be) I'm sure you'll let me know LOL..... Ian D

Ouch! I feel the pain mate. Can you believe those prices too.......? Ever heard Darrow Fletcher's "The Pain Gets A Little Deeper" Malc....? Ian D PS I just flogged Ila Vann yesterday for £85 LOL.....

Haha LOL. If you had a "New Killer Joe" - Benny Golson on a label called Mel Bay, I reckon that's rarer than Willie Kendricks! I've never heard of it and I know about this stuff (mostly). I wasn't aware of a U.S. 12" - I thought the ONLY 12" was the UK one. I was under the impression that it was a Columbia recording as we first started playing it of the U.S. Columbia album and then it was issued on UK CBS on 12"........ Are you sure you weren't temporarily mad mate? Ian D