Ian Dewhirst

I'll send you one Kris 'cos I don't think I sorted you out with your help on the 'Mod Life Crisis" album did I? A certain degree of personal irresponsibility and no time basically, so PM your address and I'll zap you one. Also, good timing 'cos something's coming up which is right in your arena..... Ian D

This is accurate and now updated with all the correct info on, so light is deffo appearing at the end of the tunnel now - released in a mere 12 days! Should have finished copies in my mitts tomorrow touch wood......... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007O3VO2Y/ref=s9_simh_bw_p15_d0_g15_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-4&pf_rd_r=0PERBVVC6DXXZ7XHSDGB&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=234852867&pf_rd_i=229816 Ian D

Blimey, "Holy Spirit" has just turned up on this month's Uncut playlist! I'm hoping we get some support from some other areas on this release - Uncut, Mojo, The Word etc, etc. These areas can be really supportive for this type of release, so hopefully we'll get a well-rounded audience with this release............. https://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/wild-mercury-sound/the-23rd-uncut-playlist-of-2012 Ian D

You and hundreds of others Pete. Those really were the days ay? Nip into Bradford for a couple of hours and come back with handfuls of brilliant records which are pretty much all worth hundreds of times what we paid for 'em back then. Can't believe we were so lucky really...... Ian D

I wish you'd stop devaluing my collection Steve........ Ian D

Hi Pete, PM me your address and I'll get one sent up to ya. Not actively involved with Manifesto so much these days but good mates with Mike Ritson so I'll sort one out........ Best, Ian

I'm drastically late with the playlists and links for my two shows, but finally I've had enough time this weekend to get 'em done. So here they are - many apologies for the delay! Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 27th May 2012 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... 1st Hour MFSB - Summertime And I'm Feeling Mellow Oscar P & Marcus Pearson - Lovely Day - Opaque & Frankie C Big Soul Mix JD73 - Think Twice Sean McCabe Remix Dom Navarra feat Kat Kyrris - If You Knew - Reelsoul Vocal Mix The Isley Brothers - Spill The Wine Baiser - Summer Breeze The Temptations - Warm Summer Nights - Sounds Of Soul Re-Touch Breakwater - Say You Love Me Girl - The Jackal Re-Edit Timmy Thomas - You're The Song I've Always Wanted To Sing - J*Ski's Extended Re-Edit 2nd Hour James Brown - Sunny Bobby Hebb - Sunny '76 Marvin Gaye - Sunny Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun Bill Withers - Harlem East Coast Connection - Summer In The Parks Audio - Won't Somebody BPM Generation - Brotherly Love Stevie Wonder - Summer Soft War - Summer Jesse Gomez - Lace O.C. Smith - Together - Soulpersona Re-Edit Donna Summer - State Of Independence https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/drupal/node/1635 Six Million Steps Presents The Original Mastercuts Show LIVE with Ian Dewhirst between 2.00-4.00pm on Sunday 3rd June 2012 on everyone's favourite Soul station www.starpointradio.com. Featuring...... 1st Hour Barry White - You're Sweetness Is My Weakness - Womack Re-Work Roy Ayers - Running Away - Ken@Work Remix The Sunburst Band - In The Thick Of It George Benson - Song For My Brother - J*Ski's KenLou 12" Re-Edit Gregory Porter - On My Way To Harlem Cameo - Candy J*Ski Extended Re-Edit The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) - DeepandDisco Rework Armed Gang - You 2nd Hour The Four Tops - Walk Away Renee Jimmy Helms - Romeo & Juliet Jr Walker & The All-Stars - Walk In The Night Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street Sister Sledge - Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me Audio - Won't Somebody Stanley Winston - No More Ghettos In America The Delfonics - Ready Of Not (Here I Come) - Apple Scruffs Re-Edit William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got - Apple Scruffs Re-Edit Dionne Warwick - Move Me No Mountain - Soulpersona Re-Edit Eugene Record - Overdose Of Love - DJ Colourzone Extended Re-Edit https://www.sixmillionsteps.com/drupal/node/1641 Happy listening and see ya next week touch wood! Ian D

I think your wig's safe for the moment Pete. I've never seen one. Ian D

LOL, that's what I get for spending the weekend trawling though banking stuff! So much for multi-tasking ay...? Shit. I used to be good at this stuff LOL.... Ian D

Yep. My mistake. Got the Sceptre thing the wrong way round. Of course "This Is The House" was their first record! Doh...... I wonder if the reason why First Choice never came out on PYE was because they switched to Philly Groove then? That would explain why it was on their UK Bell LP presumably....? Ian D

Pye ay? Interesting. It was probably aligned with Ultra High Frequency which was also a Philly Groove production which came out on Sceptre in the U.S. as well. Ian D

Yes, I guess it would Pete. The U.S. Sceptre release is a bit of a red herring really as it was a Philly Groove recording which would have come out on Bell in the UK. I don't why they switched to Sceptre for that one off but that preceded them signing to Warners and then Salsoul so they were obviously on their way out from Philly Groove....... Ian D

LOL, Dewsbury. Which decade was that then? If it is "This Is The House (Where Love Died)" that surprises me. I wasn't aware that it was ever slated for a UK release. Mind you, I have a 20th Century UK acetate of R.B. Greaves "Let's Try It Again" that never came out either, so I guess anything's possible...... Ian D

Which First Choice is this? Ian D

Yep, same here. I did loads of blind buying in the late 70's. I used to buy 2000 UK records a time for 2p each, then cream off the interesting stuff and then sell them on for 10p each! Most of the stock tended to be UK promos which were filling up the radio stations record libraries so they'd have annual culls and dump 1000's of records into certain shops or dealers around the UK. I had major hits of this kind of stuff in Nottingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Harrogate from '77-'79 which included Ray Munnings, G.C. Cameron, Marva Hicks, Darlene Love, Paul Kendrick, Bo Cooper, Craig Pruess, Ruby Andrews and numerous others. In fact, one of my jobs this summer is to go through several shelves of the UK Soul stuff and remind me of what's there again...... Ian D

Butch is in a great position, in that he can pretty much dictate immediate interest in any tune he plays because he's the top guy. He's probably got a couple of hundred others that he'll unleash in coming years - they'd be called 'secret weapons' on other scenes. He'll almost certainly have a 'may play' section in his box for these kind of tracks which he may debut for a variety of reasons - atmosphere, how many chin-strokers are there in the place, where in the world he's playing etc, etc. He arguably has a wider choice than most but still has to have the guts to play 'em. If people had never heard Lee Fields over a loud system in their lives and then they heard Butch play it, the immediate reaction would be that they'd want a copy. So most of those now have to be prised out of 70's collections, hence the price hike. Ian D

Truer words were never spake Ivor. Records come in and out of fashion, especially after 45 years. The Soul City on Goodtime was mass imported in the early 70's and you could buy it easily for 25p like "Stanky (Get Funky)" - Billy Davis which no one wanted 'cos of the title and the fact it was common as muck and a soul pack record. Times sure change. I wonder if it's time to wheel out my original Champion copy of "Tainted Love" that Marc Almond taped from me and then went on to sell 34,000,000 copies around the world? Boy, Manship would have a field day with that ay? Ian D

He's a great actor in the right roles for sure as his role as Tony Wilson proved in "24 Hour Party People" demonstrated - one of the better UK films of the last decade for sure. Funnily enough I bump into him all the time as Baby Cow are on the same floor as Demon so we share the same Cappacino machine LOL..... You must pop in and meet the luvvies next time you're in the smoke Jocko..... Ian D

The group is called Fork In The Road and the song is "Can't Turn Around Now". Came out on GM in the U.S....... Ian D

This could be a great thread. Even in my limited capacity as a 'wide-range' Discogs vinyl seller, I'm seeing some interesting trends. New markets are emerging along with the traditional bedrock markets. Roughly 66% of my sales are abroad and more and more are coming from 'emerging markets' like Brazil, Russia and many of the old soviet block countries. It's like some of these guys are discovering 70's and 80's records for the first time and actively trying to hunt them down in the same way that we have for the last 60 years. Interesting stuff. It's almost like the stuff that we're all tired of, is the same stuff which is now inspiring new markets that never had easy access to it before. So certain markets will sweep up the stuff we leave and create their own scenes from our leftovers. Very organic really and a natural progession in it's own way. I think the ethos of vinyl collecting is still very strong out there and the refreshing thing is that so many musically-minded young people still take it seriously. So an 18 year old guy in Brazil is only just discovering the stuff that we had in the 70's and, furthermore, wants it on the original vinyl? No probs. Bring it on! Ian D

Be patient like Jocko! Ian D

That extra week was down to some intricate repair work on 19 masters, which has made a FANTASTIC difference to the sound quality so hopefully it's worth it! Are you in London Jocko? I'm off Great Tichfield St if you fancy a pint or two......... Ian D

Well, yeah for sure. But there's sure an abundance of Paris's in the house. The best-known Paris of 'em all is the rap guy who hit big in the 90's. Even my daughter knows THAT Paris LOL. But Paris was obviously a name that a few people went for. Did the Chi-Sound Paris make any earlier records under a different name I wonder? He's just too good to be a first-timer on "I Choose You", which is one of my favourite vocal performances of all-time as an aside. I've bumped into this Paris problem before......... Ian D

For sure. That's why we're all here. I'd like to work out the recording history of the Paris who recorded "I Choose You" on Chi-Sound. This my personal favourite Paris but who was he and what did he do before? Fascinating stuff...... Ian D

"I Can See Him Loving You" to be precise (and slightly pedantic LOL). The production values of the Paul Kendrick record and the Anderson Brothers aren't a million miles apart in my opinion. I actually had a Private Stock acetate of it at one time but that ended up in a collection. It's a bit of a bummer 'cos it's not even on You Tube so I can't immediately reference it, but I recall it as being a great record with a brilliant 70's production........... Ian D