Northern Soul

Northern Soul refers to music and dance styles popular in the dancehalls of northern England from the late 1960s. In the beginning, the dancing was athletic, featuring spins, flips, and drops. The music consisted of obscure American soul recordings with a fast beat, very similar to Tamla Motown and rare labels (for example Okeh) along with a several blue beat records. Much of Northern Soul music was recorded in the northern states of the US, although music from the South is not excluded, neither is music that is not strictly "soul". By 1970, UK artists were recording tunes for this market, and the rarity of soul records with the required rhythm led to the playing of stompers, tunes by any artist that featured the right beat. The term 'Northern Soul' was coined by journalist Dave Godin after visiting the Twisted Wheel Club around 1970 for his column in Blues and Soul magazine.

A large proportion of Northern Soul's original crowd came from the mod movement, with their passion for soul music. As some mods turned moved away from these sounds to embrace the psychedelic movement of the late 1960s, many mods - especially those in northern England - chose to stick to the original soundtrack of soul and ska. Some became what would eventually be known as skinheads, and others went on to form the core of the Northern Soul scene.

Early Northern Soul fashion included US bowling shirts, button-down Ben Sherman shirts, blazers with centre vents and many buttons, Poly-velt shoes, baggy trousers or shrink to fit Levis. Many dancers wore club badges.

The first venue that effectively defined the Northern Soul sound was theTwisted Wheel Club in Manchester. Other early clubs included the Golden Torch in Stoke, the Casino Club in Wigan, Blackpool Mecca, The Catacombs in Wolverhampton, North Park in Kettering, The Mojo and KGB clubs in Sheffield, the Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes (still hosting Northern Soul events today), and Va Va's (where Richard Searling used to DJ).

Northern Soul is possibly the most expensive of musical genres to collect. Hundreds of 7" vinyl records have broken the £1,000 ($2,000) barrier. Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You" sold recently for £15,000 ($30,000). The cost of many records has risen due to rarity, quality of beat, melody and lyrics (often expressing heartache, pain or joy related to romantic love). In recent years, many Northern Soul fans went on to add to their collections and accepted the richer and more complex Modern soul sound in the early-1970s and beyond (eg. Garfield Fleming's "Please Don't Send Me Away").

Many Northern Soul artists sought fame without all of the necessary ingredients in place. Small town low-budget independent labels couldn't provide the necessary promotion and radio play. Many artists went back to their day jobs, considering themselves failures, their records vanishing into obscurity, until they were discovered by the Northern Soul scene. Tunes by the Fascinations and the Velvelettes that were unsuccessful in the the 60’s became top 40 UK hits in the 70’s. The Fascinations made number 30 with "Girls Are Out to Get you" and the Velvelettes made number 35 with "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You."

Some artistes have toured the UK to perform their golden oldies at all-nighters, often many years after the original releases. In the 21st century, rare 1960s soul sounds are still being discovered by devotees, and Northern Soul is going strong right around the world, with strong scenes in Germany and Australia to name but a few places.

written by Peteunea Platter of http://www.djdevices.com

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QUANTUM OF SOUL-CHESTERFIELD with CHRIS BROOKE - SATURDAY NOVERMBER 7TH

QUANTUM OF SOUL
AT
THE OXCROFT MINERS WELFARE
STANFREE (NR. CLOWNE)
CHESTERFIELD S44 6AG

THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH

RESIDENTS: CHRIS COOPER, STU BOWER, NEIL PAGE AND FRIENDS
PLAYING NORTHERN CLASSICS, UNDERPLAYED OLDIES -MANY YOU`VE HEARD-SOME YOU HAVEN`T
8PM-LATE. LATE BAR-THE CHEAPEST BAR AROUND. GOOD SIZED DANCEFLOOR.
AMPLE CAR PARKING. OVERNIGHT CAMPING FACILITIES.
GREAT FRIENDLY RURAL CLUB RUN BY FRIENDLY WELCOMING PEOPLE
TOP CLASS GUEST DJs EVERY MONTH TBA

What people said at our first ever night in June 2009...
`As it`s out in the country this venue is (literally) a breath of fresh air..`
'Enormous potential indeed - great first night and looking good, already looking forward to the next one!'
'Top night! Brilliant music, it was nice to hear some underplayed stuff. Danced all night See you next month`


EASY ACCESS! APPROX 2.5 MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A-3 roundabouts-Left at the first roundabout (Bolsover) -Right at the second roundabout (Bolsover/Chesterfield) -Left at the third roundabout (B6418 Shuttlewood). Drive straight through Shuttlewood-we are on the right.

CONTACT US: STU 07846380918 thesoulintention@hotmail.com
CHRIS 07843177906 chrcooper@tiscali.co.uk

JEANIE TRACY - MAKING NEW FRIENDS

Clyde Mcphatter - Please Give Me One More Chance

Patrinell Staten - Little Love Affair

QUANTUM OF SOUL-CHESTERFIELD OLDIES withMARK HOPES - SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH

QUANTUM OF SOUL
AT
THE OXCROFT MINERS WELFARE
STANFREE (NR. CLOWNE)
CHESTERFIELD S44 6AG

NOW ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH


RESIDENTS: CHRIS COOPER, STU BOWER AND FRIENDS
PLAYING NORTHERN CLASSICS, UNDERPLAYED OLDIES -MANY YOU`VE HEARD-SOME YOU HAVEN`T
8PM-LATE. LATE BAR. GOOD SIZED DANCEFLOOR.
AMPLE CAR PARKING. OVERNIGHT CAMPING FACILITIES.
GREAT FRIENDLY RURAL CLUB RUN BY FRIENDLY WELCOMING PEOPLE
TOP CLASS GUEST DJs EVERY MONTH TBA

What people said at our first ever night in June 2009...
`As it`s out in the country this venue is (literally) a breath of fresh air..`
'Enormous potential indeed - great first night and looking good, already looking forward to the next one!'
'Top night! Brilliant music, it was nice to hear some underplayed stuff. Danced all night See you next month`


EVEN EASIER ACCESS? APPROX TWO AND A HALF MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A-Straight off the M1 J29A-Left at the roundabout-We are approx 2.5 miles straight up the road on your right-look for the sign!

CONTACT US: STU 07846380918 thesoulintention@hotmail.com
CHRIS 07843177906 chrcooper@tiscali.co.uk

Jesse Fisher - You're Not Loving A Beginner

The R & B's Northern Soul

The term Northern Soul was termed by Dave Godin, a journalist for the "Blues and Soul" magazine back in 1968. Godin came up with the term when helping employee's stock music on the shelves of his record shop in London England. As newer music Rhythm and Blues (R&B) music was arriving, he wanted to be able to differentiate the smoother sounds of early R&B from the newer funkier sounds that was hitting the airwaves. The term northern soul now refers to the golden oldies of Rhythm and Blues that are played at many of the most popular nightclubs in Northern The United States was flooded with R&B musicians, however, in England opened another new venue for R&B artist to make it big, and biog they did England today.

Back in the 60's when most clubs where changing up their beats to the more modern genres of music, many Northern England nightclubs chose to keep the rare soul music beats. This has not slowed business down for these well-established clubs today, if anything it brought in more patrons then ever before. Patrons knew what they liked and did not feel the need to follow the fads of the time.

Northern Soul music played a huge role in the beginning of the DJ culture in England. The United States was filling up with R&B artist and England opened up a whole new venue for artist to not only collect on but for some make it big in the music industry who wouldn't of had a chance otherwise in the States due to the huge amount of R&B artists already circulating. Artist like Tammi Lynn, The Fascinations, The Velvelettes, The Tams, and many others made top hits in the UK due to the love of the Northern Soul.

So just who makes up the Northern Soul genre one may ask, the answer is simple yet vast, as thousands make up the Northern Soul genre. This genre includes top R&B artist to one hit wonders. Northern Soul music isn't a style, voice, musical instrument choice, or even topic of song, northern soul music is a feel, a beat, and the ability to dance to it. Some of the Northern Soul choices are very rare and even hard to come by today, others more popular, some had a slow groove beat while others have a upbeat tempo.

Remember Kool and the Gang, Bill Withers, or Gwen Guthrie; they all added to the Northern Soul movement in northern parts of England as well as several hundreds to thousands of more R&B artist. Names such as Randy Crawford, Bobby Womack, Gerald Levert, and even the O'Jays still play a part of the dance floors in nightclubs around the world. More current artists such as Kenny G, Whitney Houston, and Chaka Khan also play a large role of the northern soul genre. If the feet can be put to the beat of the Rhythm and Blues, more then likely it has become a part of the Northern Soul genre.

I really love you --The tomangoes

QUANTUM OF SOUL-CHESTERFIELD OLDIES with CRESSY SATURDAY AUGUST 15TH

QUANTUM OF SOUL
AT
THE OXCROFT MINERS WELFARE
STANFREE (NR. CLOWNE)
CHESTERFIELD S44 6AG

NOW ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH


RESIDENTS: CHRIS COOPER, STU BOWER AND FRIENDS
PLAYING NORTHERN CLASSICS, UNDERPLAYED OLDIES -MANY YOU`VE HEARD-SOME YOU HAVEN`T
8PM-LATE. LATE BAR. GOOD SIZED DANCEFLOOR.
AMPLE CAR PARKING. OVERNIGHT CAMPING FACILITIES.
GREAT FRIENDLY RURAL CLUB RUN BY FRIENDLY WELCOMING PEOPLE
TOP CLASS GUEST DJs EVERY MONTH TBA

What people said at our first ever night in June 2009...
`As it`s out in the country this venue is (literally) a breath of fresh air..`
'Enormous potential indeed - great first night and looking good, already looking forward to the next one!'
'Top night! Brilliant music, it was nice to hear some underplayed stuff. Danced all night See you next month`


EASY ACCESS: APPROX THREE AND A HALF MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 30
DRIVING NORTH? APPROX THREE MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 29A

CONTACT US: STU 07846380918 thesoulintention@hotmail.com
CHRIS 07843177906 chrcooper@tiscali.co.uk