The Story of Northern Soul: A Definitive History of the Dance Scene that Refuses to Die
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Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene.
What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no-frills clubs in the North West of England became a youth craze that has long surpassed all others. The Northern Soul scene has confounded its critics by surviving and growing into an adult dance phenomenon whose followers share a passion for the music of Black America unrivalled anywhere else in the world. The Story of Northern Soul takes the first ever in-depth look at the culture, the music, the artists and the people frequenting the all-night venues which are synonymous with the British Soul Scene. Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of a dance scene that refuses to die.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Portico (6 Jan. 2011) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 336 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1907554238 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1907554230 |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm |
by anne campbell
Bought as a present for a friend who is into northern soul but had to return it as he already had a copy!
by Peter Lee
For a long time I’ve enjoyed listening to Northern Soul but I’m far from being an expert, nor have I been to an all-nighter. I was keen to learn more about the scene and the music and hoped that this book would fill in the rather large gaps in my knowledge.
It’s a slightly frustrating read. Initially I found it fascinating, as it told the story of how the music became popular in England, eventually leading to the Wigan Casino scene, but for me the book felt rather fragmented, the text peppered with “top 10s” of Northern Soul songs liked by certain individuals, and numerous reminiscences by people who attended events at the likes of the casino. For a while these are interesting, as you get a feel for what it was like, going to an all-nighter, being there, and then how it felt afterwards, but to me the book seemed to run out of steam, appearing to give up on the narrative and concentrating on the memories of those who were there. Personally this made the book rather dull and drawn out for me, but I imagine that if you were there at the time and had attended the venues in question it will be a great read.
by Chris Law
Enjoyed the book very informative . I could relate very strongly to the memories of people in the book
by sharon
Being a northern soul fan, this was a Christmas gift for my husband. He was really pleased with it.
by prime
the book was everything I knew it would be very in formative great buy
by R SMITH
Bought for father’s birthday. The inside of the book looks fine, all the pages are fine but the outside looks like its 2nd hand and has been slightly damaged. A bit disappointing as I’m giving it as a gift.
by Sara King
Gift for fathers birthday. Think he will like it.
I wasn’t too happy that cover looked slightly battered, but they’re never perfect when being delivered. ????????♀️
by Tina
I have bought this for my brother as a gift and I am happy to say that I received it in excellent condition. The book looks great and I’m sure my brother will enjoy reading it.