Soul nation
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RipleyPillwall said:
apparently that aint really true - they caned the speed - If you read Russ Winstanleys book on the The Wigan Casino - there are stories about how clubbers used to knock off a chemists on the way there to get their hands on the pills- blues/dexys etc (which in those days were prescribed for dieting etc)
Liked one quote about about when the masses discovered it and later descended with whistles etc... it killed off the buzz.
reminded me of another scene.
reminded me of another scene.
If yer a reader then you got to read this book on Northern Soul - the parralels with 88 are incredible re:drugs/clubs/travelling/record hunting/over priced tunes etc makes you see that they were doin it 20 years earlier
does the book mention "gerry Marshall" he's my dads uncle and i was told that he either ran wigan casino or used to own it, i would like read up about him if it does?
I saw it, was really disappointed.
Thought Trev dissed the North a bit, said how scared he was of loads of Wigan skidheads who were white, and moaned about it 'better be good', then he spent 45 mins kissing up to the southern scene. Bloody typical southern media bias.
Someone needs to write something decent about Northern soul in Wigan and get it made for telly, its such a great story.
Thought Trev dissed the North a bit, said how scared he was of loads of Wigan skidheads who were white, and moaned about it 'better be good', then he spent 45 mins kissing up to the southern scene. Bloody typical southern media bias.
Someone needs to write something decent about Northern soul in Wigan and get it made for telly, its such a great story.
Armando Needlefluff
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DeeDee said:
Ill tell u what that name does sound familiar - although its that sort of name
If i can find my copy - ill have a lookie fpor ya
Fecking wicked program.......grew up listening to Northen Soul, my uncle(Richard Collier) use to play at KGB's & the twisted wheel , and I have a friend i use to work with who was a casino regular, he always drags me to the Northen Soul reunion nights when im up in York, and have to say........some of the finest dam music ever made.
My all time fav Northen Soul tune's
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Doobie Gray - Out on the floor
Got to agree with Ed about Trevor Nelson, if he is the soul dj expert, how the feck did he only know 2 tunes......WTF, Northen soul was the original all nighters of the North......get a grip man for feck sake
.....No way Dee Dee, Gerry Marshall was the sahsa of NS m8....my m8 never shuts up about him.....Get yourself a copy of this book
Dave Hasslem - Adventures on the wheels of steel
There is a big section on Northen Soul.....and Gerry gets tunes of mentions
wicked program.......just goes to show where us Northen folk get our love for a good anthem from.......it's in our blood, and always will be.........hope im still dancing that good when i touch my mid 40's
Jaxxy
My all time fav Northen Soul tune's
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Doobie Gray - Out on the floor
Got to agree with Ed about Trevor Nelson, if he is the soul dj expert, how the feck did he only know 2 tunes......WTF, Northen soul was the original all nighters of the North......get a grip man for feck sake
.....No way Dee Dee, Gerry Marshall was the sahsa of NS m8....my m8 never shuts up about him.....Get yourself a copy of this book Dave Hasslem - Adventures on the wheels of steel
There is a big section on Northen Soul.....and Gerry gets tunes of mentions
wicked program.......just goes to show where us Northen folk get our love for a good anthem from.......it's in our blood, and always will be.........hope im still dancing that good when i touch my mid 40's
Jaxxy
Dee Dee you are related to a legend - he was in the book - checked last night - loads on t'internet too - check link below
Gerry Marshall
Gerry Marshall
god i didnt realise he was such a legend, i got told about him when i was quite young and didnt know how big the casino was.
i feel quite special now LOL
actually some one i met in shellys once told me about his son (cant remember his name) and he's was supposed to be runnig some big raves back in the early 90's, will have to look that one up as well !
i feel quite special now LOL
actually some one i met in shellys once told me about his son (cant remember his name) and he's was supposed to be runnig some big raves back in the early 90's, will have to look that one up as well !
i just been readin a bit about that northern soul thing in wigan - proper interesting it is. (and yes before you say out i can read!!)
one bit that caught my attention was
good to see ya following in ya uncles footsteps dee dee. with your robot dancing ive seen you do at maximes i can sense the hand clapping and foot steps not too far away. good on ya girl
one bit that caught my attention was
good to see ya following in ya uncles footsteps dee dee. with your robot dancing ive seen you do at maximes i can sense the hand clapping and foot steps not too far away. good on ya girl
>>the pills- blues/dexys etc
Me dad used to nick them to get high at these all nighters, from chemists or summat lol
Glad I aint a chip off the old block
Me dad used to nick them to get high at these all nighters, from chemists or summat lol
Glad I aint a chip off the old block
yeah me old fella always goes on about stuff like that, purple hearts as well were all the rage apparantly
its no wonder he cant remember anything
its no wonder he cant remember anything
There was another little feller back then called "blockers" my friend told me how he use to pop em on the train to Manchester
He told me once when he had em, that people where pointing and laughing at him on the train, he could not see why, until he was about to pull into Manchester Victoria, only to relise he had been reading is news paper upside down for 99% of the jorney
He told me once when he had em, that people where pointing and laughing at him on the train, he could not see why, until he was about to pull into Manchester Victoria, only to relise he had been reading is news paper upside down for 99% of the jorney
raw talent coursing thru me veins mate!LOLbutty said:
good to see ya following in ya uncles footsteps dee dee. with your robot dancing ive seen you do at maximes i can sense the hand clapping and foot steps not too far away. good on ya girl
Those geezers can groove!
Come on then, who is going to put a Northern Soul mix up in the mixes section?!
Do you reckon Dexy's midnight runners were names after those gary's?
Toodle lang a lang, toodle lang a lang (much better than Come on Eileen)
Come on then, who is going to put a Northern Soul mix up in the mixes section?!
Do you reckon Dexy's midnight runners were names after those gary's?
Toodle lang a lang, toodle lang a lang (much better than Come on Eileen)
