Ah that's a "My Analogue Journal" video, it's like Boiler Room for audiophile digger types. You're definitely not seeing rotary mixers and chunky cables at actual Northern Soul nights lol.
I think the defence of (proper) Northern Soul would be, much like garage rock, that there was such an output of incredible music in that time period (say 64-69) that there were records that were just as good as any hits, but never made it for reasons of economics or chance. Also, it's a dance...
"Rare Soul" also a term a lot of people (myself included tbh) use to differentiate themselves from the Northern Oldies scene. I'd contend that there's a strangeness and rawness to a lot of rare soul that you just don't get on commercial recordings at that time. I've definitely posted this a...
Ian Levine (who went on to produce Hi-NRG, and for Take That) at Blackpool Mecca getting death threats for playing contemporary disco records, "Levine Must Go" banners in the crowd, all very daft.
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