Soul Underground
Richard Caiton on a visit to the UK in 2016, 19th November to be precise where he appeared at The Wilton Ballroom before an ecstatic crowd.
Debbie Taylor (aka Maydie Myles) Live at The Wilton Ballroom 9th November 2013
Category: Karl White
At the age of 16 in 1983 I began working in Chesterfield, I met Pete Stone who had some patches on his bag, Samantha’s the one I noticed, we got chatting about the music and he loaned me his record collection which I taped (still have the tapes) and this began my love affair with Soul Music. I have been a collector, DJ, promoter and a contributor of some written works over the years, mainly to do with the scene post Wigan, which seems to be ignored by too many. I don’t go out as much these days but the music is still as strong, still buying and listening. Favourite ever record: Tommy Ridgely – My Love Gets Stronger.
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Karl White
Soul Underground
Northern Soul – The Post Wigan Years
The following article was written for the sleeve note of the 10 CD Box Set The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule compiled by Ian Dewhirst and released at the beginning of 2015. It is a brief overview of the Northern/Rare Soul scene since the demise of Wigan Casino. it is by no means a comprehensive and full overview of what was happening and has happened since 1980/1981. It focuses only on the main all-nighters of the time. There has been 100s off venues since Wigan that have held an all-nighter and it was impossible to mention all within the constraints of the word count I was held to. It neither focuses on Soul Nights of which there was literally 1000s and even more today. The majority held no influence on the scene in the way the likes of Blackpool Mecca did. That isn’t to say there was none, some are featured but many are not as space didn’t allow . Hopefully there will be a book to follow that will feature many of the venues and clubs omitted.
Much has been written about the Northern Soul scene up to the demise of The Wigan Casino, but very little has actually been written about what followed. For many, the scene died when Wigan Casino closed its doors for the final time.
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Karl White
Soul Underground
We have digitised magazines in the past, Shades of Soul, Backbeat etc so I thought I’d do Rod Dearloves magazine from the early 80s, Midnight Express.
Issue 1. Rod Dearlove / Soul Sam / Danny Feeney / Ian Clark and so much more…..
Midnight Express Issue 1.PDF39.38 MB · 429 downloads
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