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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, popular Northern soul records generally dated from the mid-1960s. This meant that the movement was sustained (and new recordings added to playlists) by prominent DJs discovering rare and previously overlooked records.
Jul 15, 2020 · Having emerged in Northern England in the late 1960s, it defined a music and dance revolution. Today it is celebrated through a resurgence of popularity, with events such as the Deptford Northern Soul Club who aim to bring the subculture’s music back into the conversation of modern dance music.
Nov 7, 2016 · Interesting how each aspect of why 'the Northern Soul scene is what it is' gets the microscope treatment, and its more predictable due to circumstance than unique due to the product. Somehow spoils the concept that it was just a series of unintentional coincidences that brought it all together!
Sep 5, 2024 · The term “Northern Soul” was first coined by Dave Godin, a British music journalist and owner of the Soul City record store in London. He noticed that customers were more interested in fast-paced, upbeat soul records from smaller American labels than the commercial hits dominating the charts.
Jun 13, 2016 · The latest instalment examines how music – and dance – devotees transplanted soul from Detroit to the towns of northern England. The term 'northern soul' was reportedly coined in 1968 by music journalist and owner of the Covent Garden's Soul City record shop, Dave Godin.
Jun 7, 2021 · In terms of UK subcultural origins, Northern Soul can be traced to the early Mod – or Modernist – culture which was beginning to proliferate in London in the early 1960’s.
Northern Soul music was at its peak in the 1970s, when DJs in places like Wigan and Blackpool rediscovered high energy soul music by black American artists.
