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Skandhaless said:
Went to the Highland rooms a few times. Too young for the wheel, torch, va va's etc. We probably know a few people as a lot of my friends were old wheelies, mainly from York and Leeds.
Must admit in general the southern funk influence with their tapered pants and peg legged scissor dancing wasn't welcome for me... But as I say some good lads from down south.
Used to love the ritz all dayers in Manchester.
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2 very different venues , mate. Levine took the original concept of Northern Soul being about rare or obscure 60s tracks that never made much if any commercial success in the 60s and moved it foward to the 70s - results was superb tracks like this that were adopted by Northern Soul venues


This caused him to be demonised by the die hards and that in turn pushed him further towards the more disco type tracks - he even played Sylvester- make me feel in the Highland room !!! The scene is now very much relaxed with all major venues offering at least 2 rooms with main being Classic NS and the other could be "modern" or rare/R&B . The Fed in Aug will have all 3

This is another icon Mecca track from around 77 and then played at Casino etc

 
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marathon9 said:
I never really either.. But it was a passage to better things.. It was a weekend away for us southerners and as I say got into my running life by default...
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Bit early for me ,liked to bop,not bothered about drugs .Went away on motor bikes every weekend in our youth ,local discos,local lasses .
 
Henners61 said:
2 very different venues , mate. Levine took the original concept of Northern Soul being about rare or obscure 60s tracks that never made much if any commercial success in the 60s and moved it foward to the 70s - results was superb tracks like this that were adopted by Northern Soul venues


This caused him to be demonised by the die hards and that in turn pushed him further towards the more disco type tracks - he even played Sylvester- make me feel in the Highland room !!! The scene is now very much relaxed with all major venues offering at least 2 rooms with main being Classic NS and the other could be "modern" or rare/R&B . The Fed in Aug will have all 3

This is another icon Mecca track from around 77 and then played at Casino etc

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Both lovely tracks them. Seem to remember "cashing in" from cleethorpes but might be wrong
 
Henners61 said:
There was indeed a bus every week from Newcastle run by a lad called Duncan . I used it a few times until Peterlee started its own bus



The instrumental to that was massive as well - called Exus Trek . I think it might have been written as a theme turn for a US show but could be wrong . Not sure what came first the vocal or instrumental @Skandhaless might know as he is considerably older than me :p

This one is never out of my top 10 (and has a cracking B side as well ) Just playing it to get the link and I have goosebumps :)

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Great tune, got a bit of a Levi Stubbs tone to his voice.

The chorus of this song below just blows my mind, tingles my head like fuck. Some Northern Soul songs just take me to another level. Dancing to them is one of life's biggest pleasures.

 
Used to be a big Northern Soul night at the Blue Lagoon but I think they acted themselves and got banned (as they did from other venue(s) around the city).
 
marathon9 said:
Wigan casino.. Got me into fell running... Northern soul got me dancing...lads from Blackburn told me Saturday was a morning of graft... Afternoon trotting up n down the fells and Saturday night dancing.. Late 70s early 80s... Dance til down... Then have swim in pool next door.. Then 7 hour coach back down Deep South,.. Did you lot get into northern soul.....
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Can you recommend me a decent Northern Soul compilation as a primer to get me hooked in??
 
mickb2112 said:
Can you recommend me a decent Northern Soul compilation as a primer to get me hooked in??
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