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I have always been aware, that Northern soul has always been big in your city. Any stories. What memories do you have?. What are your fav floor fillers?. I never got to Wigan boo hoo. Had to make do with Rotherham leisure center. I remeber having my trousers made. £20 squid, pound a week.

They were that big, they were like ships sails, and you had to be careful you didn't blown into the air in a gust of wind They had loads of pockets, took ages to find ye door key, and buttons for some reason? Though I looked cool in mi polyvelleds. Never could do that dance properlly. Loved soul girls, still do, but their not so much girls any more. any pics of you in those days?. De Da Pete.

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Hi De Da Pete,

In Nottingham in the 60's were a number of clubs that played the music that became called Northern Soul years later.

The best in my opinion was The Dungeon, (thread elsewhere on this site)

It was a magical place for soul music, especially to someone like me, actually a few years younger than the legal age younhadbto be to get in!

Earlyish Motown, Atlantic, and other almost unheard of labels featuring the best soul music around was played, alongside many acts from the world of soul could be seen regularly, including Edwin Starr, The Spellbinders, Lee Dorsey to name a few.

A good number of DJ's would be inspired by the music there to become Northern spinners, and are still doing it today, myself included!

Incidentally, when you are in the area, can I suggest you search out the regular Soul Night at The Westgate Suites in Long Eaton for a great night of many kinds of soul, including Northern, Motown, and some slightly newer boogie stuff!

It's on the last Friday of the month, just a few minutes away from J25 of the M1.

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Nice to see you back posting Craig, I reckon half the members at the Dungeon were under age in those days.

One of the great soul labels back in the day was 'Stax', a rival to 'Motown', with such artists as Otis Redding,Sam and Dave,Carla Thomas,et' all.

We were spoiled for all the music and the clubs that were around at the time.

Sorry I'm not able to get to one of your 'Soul nights' Craig, but if you can play 'Wake me Shake me', I'll be there in spirit.

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Ahhh Northern Soul at Wigan . Pop a load of Pills & stay up all night Then turn up for work at lunchtime , Had to fire a couple of my employees for that crap.

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Should add that one of Wigan Casino's original DJ's also plays at The Westgates, Kev Roberts.

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/vegas--latest-savior--electronic-dance-music-172607271.html

Craig you better move here quick lol

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Other appearances at the Dungeon, Charlie & Inez Foxx, Drifters (twice, both different line ups), Jimmy Cliff, and of course regular appearances by Mr Stringfellow

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Nice to see you back posting Craig, I reckon half the members at the Dungeon were under age in those days.

One of the great soul labels back in the day was 'Stax', a rival to 'Motown', with such artists as Otis Redding,Sam and Dave,Carla Thomas,et' all.

We were spoiled for all the music and the clubs that were around at the time.

Sorry I'm not able to get to one of your 'Soul nights' Craig, but if you can play 'Wake me Shake me', I'll be there in spirit.

Sorry, can't play you " Wake me, shake me, " there's no such song!

I could play you " Shake me, wake me" instead! Lol!

Many white acts were featured there too, my favourite being a band called The Action, Amen Corner went down well I recall too, and a brother and sister act from Jamaica I think, called Root and Jenny Jackson. Anyone remember them?

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Other appearances at the Dungeon, Charlie & Inez Foxx, Drifters (twice, both different line ups), Jimmy Cliff, and of course regular appearances by Mr Stringfellow

Loved their song " La De Da I Love You" ! Inez and Charlie's that is.

And you've reminded me I saw Jimmy Cliff there, it was at the time of his non Ska type song "Give And Take" I believe.........I say I believe as it was a long time ago, and there were other factors involved too! ;-)

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Sorry, can't play you " Wake me, shake me, " there's no such song!

I could play you " Shake me, wake me" instead! Lol!

Many white acts were featured there too, my favourite being a band called The Action, Amen Corner went down well I recall too, and a brother and sister act from Jamaica I think, called Root and Jenny Jackson. Anyone remember them?

Yeah!! Root & Jenny Jackson, sure I went to see 'em, unless I just saw the poster!! Dungeon was one of the few places I could get in to, as it had no alcohol licence, Iwas gfoing there from age 15. Mainly for the dancing, just watchin' Mondo Kane was a revelation.....................

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Yeah!! Root & Jenny Jackson, sure I went to see 'em, unless I just saw the poster!! Dungeon was one of the few places I could get in to, as it had no alcohol licence, Iwas gfoing there from age 15. Mainly for the dancing, just watchin' Mondo Kane was a revelation.....................

Mondo is a regular at the bi annual Motown And Soul discos that I do for Macmillan Cancer Care.

Not to mention Jan, and a few other Dungeon boys.

Next one is early November at The Polish Club Sherwood Rise.

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I was a regular down the Dungeon Club back in the mid-late sixties and l was too young to officially get in. I do remember the Wednesday night rush l think if you got in before 8pm you only paid 1/-. and the all day marathons on a Sunday and the long queues stretching up Stanford Street.

If you were lucky enough to pull a female the trip up to the cemetery of St Nicholas on Maid Marion Way.

As you could only get coke inside we would occasional call in at the Sawyers Arms, even though e were under age we always got served or the big guy who was with us did.

Does anybody remember the Lambert bros from Clifton or Curley, who were regulars and 'big timers'?

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Thanks, but 1964? I never heard the term until fairly recently and I was doing soul clubs from 1966-ish on, regularly. I was always under the impression it was the 2nd wave of mods (soul boys?) that coined it? Classic Savile n'all.

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I was a regular down the Dungeon Club back in the mid-late sixties and l was too young to officially get in. I do remember the Wednesday night rush l think if you got in before 8pm you only paid 1/-. and the all day marathons on a Sunday and the long queues stretching up Stanford Street.

If you were lucky enough to pull a female the trip up to the cemetery of St Nicholas on Maid Marion Way.

As you could only get coke inside we would occasional call in at the Sawyers Arms, even though e were under age we always got served or the big guy who was with us did.

Does anybody remember the Lambert bros from Clifton or Curley, who were regulars and 'big timers'?

Hi Robbie I was a regular Dungeon goer. I well remember the Lambert brothers ....Eric " little Eric " and his brother not so well but I do remember he had red hair and joined the Navy. Strange how you remember these things after all those years.

Other names that come to mind are Colin Kane " Mondo " Kev Reynolds Jimmy Fay Jan...Polish guy Radio and many more whose names escape me.

There are a lot of threads on here about the Dumgeon and all theses names have been mentioned before.

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Thanks, but 1964? I never heard the term until fairly recently and I was doing soul clubs from 1966-ish on, regularly. I was always under the impression it was the 2nd wave of mods (soul boys?) that coined it? Classic Savile n'all.

Not 1964, Dave Godin is claiming to have coined the phrase when he opened Soul City, so after 1967.

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l agree l have been collecting/selling/exchanging soul records since the mid 60's and been clubbing around Nottingham, Stoke, Manchester, Blackpool and other towns from the 70's and l don't recall the term Northern Soul has being used in the 60's, 70's. or maybe l just didn't notice.

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Without upsetting too many people l think Northern Soul is an acquired taste. Maybe l didn't warm to it as much as the more commercial soul sound is because l was never a good dancer.......still not.

Although l have got a few of the classic northern soul sounds l still get a bigger buzz when l play my Tamla Motown, Stax or Atlantic vinyl on my juke box.

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