amazing days, and we used to have a right crack with the bangor lot on the coach when it stopped at the metropolis of Llandudno Junction. My brother split his bollocks in a Freindship club all dayer and got taken to hospital but i left him on his own because i was having too much fun....no-one can take those days away from us....Wigan Casino at aged 15 when i should have been 'babysitting' at a mates ho ho ho.
my daughter recognised me asleep with another woman @ 1 48 this was actually after the 2nd anniversary but not @ the 3rd because i had my ticket stolen and had to get a taxi back to southport . lots of happy memories @ the casino then mr m 's then onto the swimming baths then back to work for12
wiginar born and bred and never went to the casino i am 51 now so i would have got in but was more blutoes and a turnkey or sometime even the king of clubs or the riverside wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww them were the days but i cant remember why i didnt go my sister did so i know the tunes etc anyways guys + girls who by the way i love them skirts sexyyyyyyyyyy
What I love about watching this clip is that there are loads of young children and even grand-children who have no idea how original Mummy or Gran Dad were in the late 70s... and how they did it all before you were even thought of...
Nice to have a great comment from a fellow North Wales soulie....quite envy you the chance to work in Thailand and Wales....... Keep me in mind if you have any jobs going... lol ;-)
i was one of the north wales crowd , orbit disco , the palace hotel , rhyl, with dj patti swallow ..... 11 pm it was it was onto the all niters , the torch , the catacombs , the wheel and of course wigan .... hardly missed a nite there from the very 1st one fantastic memories of the scene and the music , luv'd it then , still luv it now ... and like razelma below , i also spend half my life in thailand , i have a business there and one in north wales ... northern soul is still in my veins
thank you..proud me little face was included..best time of me life
bobbin around Thailand now just about keepin head above water,,,in the sun..brown girls everywhere,,,,,id swop it for just one more night in an instant...the track...i came home from another shite day in a shite job in 1977 to recieve a parcel from Martin Koppel..Payin ur Dues..Canadian UA,,what an album..thanks again..my next Chang will be a happy one KTF
flexomax.....remeber it well..driving down to St Ives leisuere center from Louth in a snow drift in a mini traveller.you don't give one do you ....KTF
I'm 50, live in France & still listen to Northern on a daily basis.
One cold, snowy Sunday morning in Jan 77, we were heading back to Pembroke after a Sat night at the Casino, 7 of us in an old Austin Maxi listening to tunes on an old Philips cassette player enjoying the memory of the previous night. Next thing, the car slid on black ice & we hit a tree head on. Fortunately no one was seriously injured, we all lived to tell the tale :-) It was a special night & another special memory. KTF
If you have never been there its so hard to explain just what a experience it was.....seeing these clips of Wigan again brings back the push to get in the doors....the heat, the smell of the crowd, but most of all the excitement, the pounding floor.....everyone lost in there own world of music and feeling. I was only about 17, but never will i forget and the northern soul music and the songs that still haunt me to this day.......still keepin the faith!!!! x
bloody gutted that i wasn't around back then:/ would have loved to go to wigan, i can't understand how people are saying that Northern has gone out of fashion, i'm 15 and i absoloutley love Northern!
AS one comment above it truly was a great magic time so glad I lived through it had so much enjoyment close to heaven on the dance floor with great music in the ears great people all around and dancing feeling the music all through me to my feet! the bizz your vid brings back fantastic memorys thanks a lot... Neil
I was into UK soul and Mod stuff in London in the late 70s ; the likes of High Tension, Freeez, Light of the World. We used to see 'Northern Soul' boys at Chelsea FC matches with their weird fashions and have a bit of a laugh.
Now I'm into the Northern Soul scene, but feel like a 'band wagon' jumper. Anything that becomes over exposed for the real fans loses its' meaning. I hope this doesn't happen for a second time to the Northern Soul Scene which is about REAL people and REAL lives. KTF!
I never get tired of looking at this old stuff from the Casino. We used to travel from North Wales and "Bunk the train" .There was just a small group of us, and the local people in our towns and villages thought we were all weird.....but WTF .
It shows how great this music was, and still is, as we all meet up in Prestatyn and Aerospace club in Broughton still after all these years.
hi anybody out there i am trying to find the song by little richie (i am not sure what the name of the song is) the chorus in the song gos something like this (and it looks like feels like and got the ear marks o ya ya its just another heaert break for me) can any body help and is it in you tube YOUR TRULY NORTHERNSOUL STILL KEEPING THE FAITH
@Niteowl45 That sums it up perfectly...at the time we didn't realize just how lucky we were...& you can't explain to anyone, its impossible if you weren't a teenager between '72 & '78 & dragged your ass all over the country to dance all night with mates you'll never forget & have eyes like a rabbit in the headlights, a bag of sweat-loaded clothes, & in my case a '63 Singer Gazelle we hoped would get us home..although Snake Pass in January with 6 in a mini-van rated us as Soul Special Forces! Ktf
@soulboy111 Every now and then when i feel a bit down i sit down and remember all those great nights where everyone was of one mind and we were all lost in the music.dancing with your favourite girl,remember the Brut aftershave.
BUT-BUT-BUT....If this is a part of the Mod scene - how the hell does this fit in with THE JAM - THE WHO - SMALL FACES - THE KINKS...etc.... D'ya get me?...
@clearviewmind in my opinion, this is the true music to the mods, all those bands roots lie with northern soul, look up the high numbers zoot suit and gotta dance to keep from crying etc, covers/reworkings of soul song by the who. mods didnt really listen to the charts till the who.kinks came along they liked to own obscure soul records from the states.
@shabbafrog - You could say that I suppose... The love of some of the best times of our lives... Youthful, innocent, and genuine adoration of the music and the fond memories of the friends that we made along the way...
We still participate on the scene now - but "It's not the same" :-)
fantastic oldie,little anthony & the imperials-its not the same,once its in your blood,your hooked,the southerners dont get it,old wigan goer from barnsley
i love this clip, it brings a tear to your eye looking at all those yesterdays and photo's of those girls and guys, where are they now, they must be in their 40's or 50's now, time flys i know that!
I on it, 2nd from the left at 2'5". Warrington Station, a saturday morning in 1978 (I think). 17 then, 49 in two weeks. Anybody else want to identify themselves?
Only just discovered this genre. I'm trying to fathom it out. It seems to be black music followed by the white man. Am I right? Who's the Godfather(s) of Northern Soul? The person I know who's into this stuff is a die hard Mod! This music doesn't seem to tally up with dude I know. What am I missing?????????
There is a saying amongst the Northern Soul fraternity... "If I have to explain it - you would not understand" It is very much a case of, you had to be there to be part of it. In other words touched by the music in a special way... ;-)
Oh so true, living in London and going up North at weekends was soemthing my London mates could never fathom so I gave up trying. It was very much their loss.
Nice comment, im a Derbyshire guy, had fantastic of Wigan, Blackpool, Stoke, the Music was "felt", just a shame that chalkies and blues jaded some minds eh
@clearviewmind 99% correct - Some of the "Sounds" played at Northern Soul venues were actually by white artists Niteowl45 has a point - You probably did have to be there to get that feeling, but if you want to learn more about the genre then the Godfathers are:
Ian Levine, Tony Jeb, Les Cockell & Colin Curtis, from Blackpool Mecca.
I don't go as far back as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester so, to you Grandfathers who I have missed, I appologise.
Northern Soul`s roots are clearly defined as `Mod`in any `history of Northern Soul` so not sure why our friend can`t "fathom it out"
`Godfather of Soul` would be James Brown or Otis Redding or Marvin Gaye so the `Northern` equivalent would be Frank Wilson or Roy Hamilton etc, certainly not Ian Levine who, it is widely accepted, has done more damage to the scene than good. I`m a Mancunian who lives down South now but feel very alone in my musical tastes. THAT`S why it`s called Northern Soul
@clearviewmind Northern Soul = Obscure (mostly) Black American vinyl records, first found in Liverpool. The discs were used as ballast for Trans-Atlantic ships, that were scrapped in Liverpool. Discs found and played (They liked the sound) That's how it all started.
Big genre crossovers into Scooterists, Mods, even Skinheads.
Still Internationally very popular. Very big in Austrailia.
hi,,this is glen,,you sent me this track some time ago,,i owe you big time for that,,sadly my daughter deleted it by mistake,,i just wondered if you have the time, would you send it again, dont mind if i pay for your time and trouble,,thanks,,GW
Top tune, Just got back from Blackpool, top weekend, for those who dont get it, Its a way of life, OUR'S and its so so good !!, It must be to keep us here 30 years later lol.roll on new years eve Stoke KTF .
i think you will find that the Northern soul Scene is stronger now than it ever was ...google northern soul for your nights out there going on all over the place ..kings hall stoke is the new wigan casino .2,000 people there some nights
Belfast all dayers 84 to 87 , delta club . Thems was the days . Hadnt been to a northern soul club for about 15 years until one night in berlin a few years ago when i was half pissed . Foolishly attempted the old moves for about an hour . All went well until i tried to walk home and the fact id been using specific leg muscles i hadnt used since i was a teenager hit home...cramped up like a bastard . Had to cling onto lamp posts to walk.. bemused and worriedgermans looking at me strangely...errr
probably met you quite a few times!! Was a regular between 83 - 86 at the Delta. Still go to a few do's down here in Oz, joint soul club between Brisbane and Gold Coast. They alternate the last Saturday of each month, and do the odd weekender as well
somewhere in the loft i have some great singles... 'Your ready Now' Sliced Tomatoes' Out on the Floor' and old fav ... What! followed by a true classic Do i love you.... indeed i do! so just rediscovering it all.. i would love to find out if there are any allnighters still going strong... where's me Talc lol
a mass of memories... mine started back in 1975 also as a16 yr old finding his roots in music and dancing for the first time ever!! lol I kept the faith for many years donning the Spencers bags with all its crown flaps and sharply ironed creases and polyveldt shoes.. Fred perry shirts and shetland wool v neck jumpers in red followed by a glorious long black leather coat!!
to mkcasual lstarted going in 76 at the age of 15 i,m 48 now i still love the music now as the first night i walked up those stairs and heard it .the sceane needs young people like to cary it on ktf qam uk
1st got into the Northern Scene in 82. And have to admit even after 27 years I still cant get enough of it. A room full of people all smiling, dancing and know instinctively when to clap in unison. Certainly top form. And as Miss Yuro said "It'll never be over for me"
Can't believe I was stuck in Detroit (of all places) in the 70's. We had nothing like the Casino, and already moved to disco, and nothing with the spirit and vitality that the Northern Soul movement had in Britain. We may have created the sound, but you guys sure knew what to do with it. I want to turn back the clock and emigrate.
At least you where in that era unforuantly i was born in the crap one i was born in 92 but my nan who was born in wigan where the casino was, she always went to wigan casino and lovers her northern soul, everytime we visit back to wigan as i now live down south we always talk about her experiences and i enjoy the music now at my age but oh well shame we cant turn back the clock
the american music scene went down hill with the fall of radio big stations killed creativity. the 1980's usered in MTV were an artist had to have a music video. now american music scene sucks american idol rap music uterly destroyed the music in america sounds like shite!
the music and artists were americani'll grant you that,its just a pity the yanks didn't know what to do with it !we in the u.k appreciated them far more than their fellow countrymen did ensuring that many a career was rescued thanks to its popularity over here
hi blaxwax,cheers for that buddy,some-one had to put the record straight,soul be it northern/southern/deep or whatever, is one american import i will always be grateful for,i'm not too keen on what followed though RnB/ rap what the hell went wrong there i have no idea,creativity and soul and talent went out of the window i don't think i'm alone in thinking this !!.
great track, great video, great times, I'm still listening and riding lambrettas, but ! "theres something missing" maybe cos i'm 50, but i still fell 20 when i watch this video ! cheers for posting !
Wigan was the so called HEART of the Northern soul scene ,but it wasnt the be all and end all.(Torch ,Wheel,Stars and stripes in yate.)cmon lets just embrace the fact that back then it was frigging HUGE!!!.
hey cornish(i take it your from the westcountry?) there was a semi allnighter (it finished at 4 am)2 weeks ago3/8/09. at the voodoo lounge in plymouth,a great crowd + great sounds it felt just like i remembered 35 odd years ago,hopefully this wont be the last
I came here coz of a comment made about a Sweet video about the dancing, and reminded the folk that this was also the days of Northern Soul. I was to young to go but do remember special buses put on to take the older kids to Wigan for Satuarday night - Loved the dance moves they brought back with them. circa 72 - 75
Look, there's a lot of b*****cks floating around about what club you went to. Did you get down to the music?? Did it stir something insde you??, welcome to Northern Soul.
nivviz, check your times and dates......wigan to plymouth.... WOW.. youe spent more time on the road than on the dance floor.
I was to young for the northern soul scene and although a big heavy rock fan i also like soul. An old friend of mine's sister and brother and their friends from Liverpool and Manchester did go to Wigan Casino in the late 1970's, i can appreciate the music and would have loved to have sampled some of the atmosphere in them days.
The Late 70s at the casino were rubbish in comparison to the earlier years of The underground scene, once the doors had opened to cameras and media the soul scene was murdered by the very people that alledgedly loved it but sold out for cash (djs)
The scene was also invaded by shite unsold / unreleased failed pop music in an effort to keep people on the dance floor.
Even some djs were making there own records in an effort to cash in
Well said 'jeboysvw'. Wigan post-1975 was chock full of divs and hangers-on who had read about it in the tabloids. These are largely the same people who get so misty-eyed about Wigan today (many of whom still can't tell a real Soul record from bloody Helen Shapiro!), but propaganda about Wigan Casino being the "Heart of Soul" is endemic, particularly on Youtube.
can anyone please tell me what the tune played during this video, it is without doubt one of the most magnificent records i have heard!! on a par with "it'll never be over for me" , "i have faith in you" and "time will pass you by". please, i have got to have it. cant believe i havnt heard it before!
yep dr watson i went to a place called the casino club,aint gotta clue where it was i just used to stick my thumb out by the m1 at hemel hempstead on a saturday and hey presto i arrived at the casino club.
amazing days, and we used to have a right crack with the bangor lot on the coach when it stopped at the metropolis of Llandudno Junction. My brother split his bollocks in a Freindship club all dayer and got taken to hospital but i left him on his own because i was having too much fun....no-one can take those days away from us....Wigan Casino at aged 15 when i should have been 'babysitting' at a mates ho ho ho.
kevtwin 3 months ago
what a great vid + track,nice 1 ,cant agree more with all ,once soul's in your blood its there for life,superb & to me precious
petegroover 3 months ago
Nice photos, great memories, I was a Torch/Mecca/Cats man meself but it's all the same - it's soul
MechelenManiac 3 months ago
Goose Pimples ktf
1G0BBER 4 months ago
my daughter recognised me asleep with another woman @ 1 48 this was actually after the 2nd anniversary but not @ the 3rd because i had my ticket stolen and had to get a taxi back to southport . lots of happy memories @ the casino then mr m 's then onto the swimming baths then back to work for12
LIFEWILD1 4 months ago in playlist northern
Wish we could all get together and bring those times back for youngsters today ,Still keepin it
maz3705 5 months ago
wiginar born and bred and never went to the casino i am 51 now so i would have got in but was more blutoes and a turnkey or sometime even the king of clubs or the riverside wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww them were the days but i cant remember why i didnt go my sister did so i know the tunes etc anyways guys + girls who by the way i love them skirts sexyyyyyyyyyy
billstar01 5 months ago
Agree with soulboy 111, wish I was 17 again. Classic.
MANCHESTER1263 6 months ago
What I love about watching this clip is that there are loads of young children and even grand-children who have no idea how original Mummy or Gran Dad were in the late 70s... and how they did it all before you were even thought of...
t0mme1981 7 months ago
Pure class !!! takes me right back !
Telford Soulie x
bertlittle1 10 months ago
Nice to have a great comment from a fellow North Wales soulie....quite envy you the chance to work in Thailand and Wales....... Keep me in mind if you have any jobs going... lol ;-)
Niteowl45 10 months ago
i was one of the north wales crowd , orbit disco , the palace hotel , rhyl, with dj patti swallow ..... 11 pm it was it was onto the all niters , the torch , the catacombs , the wheel and of course wigan .... hardly missed a nite there from the very 1st one fantastic memories of the scene and the music , luv'd it then , still luv it now ... and like razelma below , i also spend half my life in thailand , i have a business there and one in north wales ... northern soul is still in my veins
smilecal 10 months ago
thank you..proud me little face was included..best time of me life
bobbin around Thailand now just about keepin head above water,,,in the sun..brown girls everywhere,,,,,id swop it for just one more night in an instant...the track...i came home from another shite day in a shite job in 1977 to recieve a parcel from Martin Koppel..Payin ur Dues..Canadian UA,,what an album..thanks again..my next Chang will be a happy one KTF
razelma 11 months ago
Thanks for posting, love Northern Soul. Brilliant memories of the 70s, still love it now. KTF
64Debs 11 months ago
flexomax.....remeber it well..driving down to St Ives leisuere center from Louth in a snow drift in a mini traveller.you don't give one do you ....KTF
pluggyb1 11 months ago
I'm 50, live in France & still listen to Northern on a daily basis.
One cold, snowy Sunday morning in Jan 77, we were heading back to Pembroke after a Sat night at the Casino, 7 of us in an old Austin Maxi listening to tunes on an old Philips cassette player enjoying the memory of the previous night. Next thing, the car slid on black ice & we hit a tree head on. Fortunately no one was seriously injured, we all lived to tell the tale :-) It was a special night & another special memory. KTF
flexovmax 11 months ago
thanx for posting ktf xxx
ladygina11357 11 months ago
love this tune sooooooo much thanks for posting!ktf :-)x
1264caz 11 months ago
such a magic time
ThePoppypink 1 year ago
@iRyeProductions :O you have good taste in music ahah you're lucky you come from Wigan:)
shannongreeny 1 year ago
If you have never been there its so hard to explain just what a experience it was.....seeing these clips of Wigan again brings back the push to get in the doors....the heat, the smell of the crowd, but most of all the excitement, the pounding floor.....everyone lost in there own world of music and feeling. I was only about 17, but never will i forget and the northern soul music and the songs that still haunt me to this day.......still keepin the faith!!!! x
westendloverful 1 year ago
bloody gutted that i wasn't around back then:/ would have loved to go to wigan, i can't understand how people are saying that Northern has gone out of fashion, i'm 15 and i absoloutley love Northern!
shannongreeny 1 year ago
@shannongreeny SAME!....im 14 love northern soul!:)
iRyeProductions 1 year ago
At 1min 32 seconds that's Colwyn Bay Pier (about to fall into the sea soon:[ )
sultanwarrior 1 year ago
when i was dj at mr smiths in manchester i am proud to have brought the bigger you love by the sisters love into the uk soul charts
riverdance48 1 year ago
AS one comment above it truly was a great magic time so glad I lived through it had so much enjoyment close to heaven on the dance floor with great music in the ears great people all around and dancing feeling the music all through me to my feet! the bizz your vid brings back fantastic memorys thanks a lot... Neil
nelis7777 1 year ago
SOUL ON TRENT haha
stokey72 1 year ago
Love northern soul...would love to be able to do the dance :)
mollyy2008 1 year ago
@mollyy2008 Hi just watche the vids of the dancers on you tube and go to the venues and you will pick it up thats what I did good luck...
nelis7777 1 year ago
Randazzo !!!!!
88cutty 1 year ago
Speaks to you, cheers you up, just class
celticfcno2 1 year ago
we are the chosen few and i'm darn proud of it,ktf all
petegroover 1 year ago
I was into UK soul and Mod stuff in London in the late 70s ; the likes of High Tension, Freeez, Light of the World. We used to see 'Northern Soul' boys at Chelsea FC matches with their weird fashions and have a bit of a laugh.
Now I'm into the Northern Soul scene, but feel like a 'band wagon' jumper. Anything that becomes over exposed for the real fans loses its' meaning. I hope this doesn't happen for a second time to the Northern Soul Scene which is about REAL people and REAL lives. KTF!
t0mme1981 1 year ago 10
@t0mme1981
My story is almost exactly the same as yours cepting i moved to Newcastle in 1980 and got a taste of the Casino in its final years....
KTF
abobjob 1 year ago
I never get tired of looking at this old stuff from the Casino. We used to travel from North Wales and "Bunk the train" .There was just a small group of us, and the local people in our towns and villages thought we were all weird.....but WTF .
It shows how great this music was, and still is, as we all meet up in Prestatyn and Aerospace club in Broughton still after all these years.
KTF.
mcpackard 1 year ago
exellent--- brings back old mems ktf
dundee520 1 year ago
I was at the night when martha reeves was on !! any more pics from that night ?
surreytownsoulie 1 year ago
@surreytownsoulie
Me too - it was a fabulous night... there are a couple more pics about... will look see
Niteowl45 1 year ago
l just love watching this video, sadly l'm a few yrs short of being one of the lucky ones who had the chance to be part of it
soulgalcal66 1 year ago
fkcin love this, and always have.
17soulable 1 year ago
bloody hell what a fab post!!thanks x
sheffnyrofan 1 year ago
God bless u all...the time of our lives
razelma 1 year ago
Yeah the song is 'Little Richie - Just another heartach'. Hope this helps.
steveluigi01 1 year ago
in this video gr8 memories of all the n.wales crew.Thanks for the memories.
treholyhead 1 year ago
Mmmmm....lovely
overjoyed12 1 year ago
hi anybody out there i am trying to find the song by little richie (i am not sure what the name of the song is) the chorus in the song gos something like this (and it looks like feels like and got the ear marks o ya ya its just another heaert break for me) can any body help and is it in you tube YOUR TRULY NORTHERNSOUL STILL KEEPING THE FAITH
1962sharif 1 year ago
Little Richie -Just Another Heartache.wmv
Paste this into youtube and you will find it... :-)
Niteowl45 1 year ago
@Niteowl45 hey i was lookin too...star niteowl
john111257 1 year ago
yea your right, and i wouldnt change a thing,am trying to get to the soul cafe in wigan ,just to pay homage i suppose, sad eh? ktf
soulboy111 1 year ago
@soulboy111 what do ktf mean please? excuse my ignorance
ty3165 1 year ago
@ty3165 keep the faith
soulboy111 1 year ago
@soulboy111 thanks mate. can you recommend any god compilation albums for me please?
ty3165 1 year ago
its not the same, but it will never die,when we are out on the floor dancing ,just close your eyes ,and were 17, again, ktf,
soulboy111 1 year ago 6
@soulboy111 - No.. Once touched never forgotten..... Magic times indeed... and all because of some fantastic music...... we were the lucky ones...
Niteowl45 1 year ago 12
@Niteowl45 That sums it up perfectly...at the time we didn't realize just how lucky we were...& you can't explain to anyone, its impossible if you weren't a teenager between '72 & '78 & dragged your ass all over the country to dance all night with mates you'll never forget & have eyes like a rabbit in the headlights, a bag of sweat-loaded clothes, & in my case a '63 Singer Gazelle we hoped would get us home..although Snake Pass in January with 6 in a mini-van rated us as Soul Special Forces! Ktf
JackMDT8888 1 year ago
@Niteowl45 too right we WERE THE LUCKY ONES BEING THERE THE MUSIC AND MAGIC OF WIGAN .................... never again will that ever be back our way
parkerTB6 1 year ago
@Niteowl45
I don't like to gloat ..but I have to agree, we were the lucky one's ..I will never forget those times :)) ktf
TooDarnSoulful 1 year ago
@soulboy111 Every now and then when i feel a bit down i sit down and remember all those great nights where everyone was of one mind and we were all lost in the music.dancing with your favourite girl,remember the Brut aftershave.
iancarline1 1 year ago
wow, simple as that!!!!!!
sexyidol22 1 year ago
BUT-BUT-BUT....If this is a part of the Mod scene - how the hell does this fit in with THE JAM - THE WHO - SMALL FACES - THE KINKS...etc.... D'ya get me?...
clearviewmind 1 year ago
@clearviewmind in my opinion, this is the true music to the mods, all those bands roots lie with northern soul, look up the high numbers zoot suit and gotta dance to keep from crying etc, covers/reworkings of soul song by the who. mods didnt really listen to the charts till the who.kinks came along they liked to own obscure soul records from the states.
servetakid 1 year ago
The Book - "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" Has a great section dedicated to the history of "Northern Soul" and the Wigan's Casino's Top 50
djkaseone 1 year ago
fantastic tune
mrnorthernsoul013 1 year ago
Is this an homarge to a lost love?
shabbafrog 1 year ago
@shabbafrog - You could say that I suppose... The love of some of the best times of our lives... Youthful, innocent, and genuine adoration of the music and the fond memories of the friends that we made along the way...
We still participate on the scene now - but "It's not the same" :-)
Niteowl45 1 year ago
great video, and the music sums it up without the casino its not the same, ktf, memories eh
soulboy111 1 year ago
does anyone know the artist and title of this song please ?
batleth69 1 year ago
little anthony and the imperials it.s not the same
donnysoulboy1959 1 year ago
fantastic oldie,little anthony & the imperials-its not the same,once its in your blood,your hooked,the southerners dont get it,old wigan goer from barnsley
illyfrumtarn 2 years ago
@illyfrumtarn
lol plenty of 'southerners got it" check out all the coaches in the car park :)))
TooDarnSoulful 2 years ago
@TooDarnSoulful
Here here ! And we still do
abobjob 1 year ago
i love this clip, it brings a tear to your eye looking at all those yesterdays and photo's of those girls and guys, where are they now, they must be in their 40's or 50's now, time flys i know that!
MrTaxi10 2 years ago
I on it, 2nd from the left at 2'5". Warrington Station, a saturday morning in 1978 (I think). 17 then, 49 in two weeks. Anybody else want to identify themselves?
Llwydmor 2 years ago
Consider myself to be so lucky to be part of it - once touched by the music there is no cure !! keep the faith :))
TooDarnSoulful 2 years ago
Top track and cool clip!
Alquit4 2 years ago
i believe you can't explain northern soul you feel it !!! :¬)
ginamalina68 2 years ago
Only just discovered this genre. I'm trying to fathom it out. It seems to be black music followed by the white man. Am I right? Who's the Godfather(s) of Northern Soul? The person I know who's into this stuff is a die hard Mod! This music doesn't seem to tally up with dude I know. What am I missing?????????
clearviewmind 2 years ago
There is a saying amongst the Northern Soul fraternity... "If I have to explain it - you would not understand" It is very much a case of, you had to be there to be part of it. In other words touched by the music in a special way... ;-)
Niteowl45 2 years ago 2
Great reply! Thank you very much for that.
clearviewmind 2 years ago
Oh so true, living in London and going up North at weekends was soemthing my London mates could never fathom so I gave up trying. It was very much their loss.
MechelenManiac 2 years ago
Nice comment, im a Derbyshire guy, had fantastic of Wigan, Blackpool, Stoke, the Music was "felt", just a shame that chalkies and blues jaded some minds eh
spireitetillidie 2 years ago
so true mate ktf al
TheSweetsoulmusic 2 years ago
Just to add to that - there is a good description on Wikipedia
Niteowl45 2 years ago
Nice one Niteowl145. I shall have a butchers.
clearviewmind 2 years ago
@clearviewmind 99% correct - Some of the "Sounds" played at Northern Soul venues were actually by white artists Niteowl45 has a point - You probably did have to be there to get that feeling, but if you want to learn more about the genre then the Godfathers are:
Ian Levine, Tony Jeb, Les Cockell & Colin Curtis, from Blackpool Mecca.
I don't go as far back as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester so, to you Grandfathers who I have missed, I appologise.
PS. check out Dave Goddin from Soul City Records.
MeccaTony 2 years ago 2
Northern Soul`s roots are clearly defined as `Mod`in any `history of Northern Soul` so not sure why our friend can`t "fathom it out"
`Godfather of Soul` would be James Brown or Otis Redding or Marvin Gaye so the `Northern` equivalent would be Frank Wilson or Roy Hamilton etc, certainly not Ian Levine who, it is widely accepted, has done more damage to the scene than good. I`m a Mancunian who lives down South now but feel very alone in my musical tastes. THAT`S why it`s called Northern Soul
greencard572 2 years ago
@greencard572 plenty going on thnx just have to look mate
stives68 1 year ago
@clearviewmind Northern Soul = Obscure (mostly) Black American vinyl records, first found in Liverpool. The discs were used as ballast for Trans-Atlantic ships, that were scrapped in Liverpool. Discs found and played (They liked the sound) That's how it all started.
Big genre crossovers into Scooterists, Mods, even Skinheads.
Still Internationally very popular. Very big in Austrailia.
Kurthenker 1 year ago
@clearviewmind I'm afraid if you need to ask then you will Never understand. Ktf
cloud9dj 1 year ago
top vid proper ko ko
bigunfromwigan 2 years ago
top top tune little antony its not the same vastly underplayed on the scene!!!
dundeeron 2 years ago
great video,where did my youth go, thanks!!
willgonow 2 years ago
hi mate still the best video & tracks ktf al
TheSweetsoulmusic 2 years ago
Twisted Wheel FTW......fantastic times:)
eightiesrarities 2 years ago 3
has enebody got a copy on mp3 of little anthony and the imperials it not the same # jim
chelm1996 2 years ago 3
PM me your email address and I'll send you one... Al
Niteowl45 2 years ago
thankyou so much keep the faith ~~jim~~
emofrog1996 2 years ago 3
You are welcome - glad u liked it
Niteowl45 2 years ago
out of the tracks you av sent why not this one!!!!! dont be sending any more to anyone else lol ha ha ktf al got to be the best video on youtube
HeNdOxJeNdo 2 years ago 3
what is the song playing?
emofrog1996 2 years ago 2
little anthony and the imperials it,s not the same
donnysoulboy1959 2 years ago 2
brill al you are the man top soulie ktf
HeNdOxJeNdo 2 years ago
hi,,this is glen,,you sent me this track some time ago,,i owe you big time for that,,sadly my daughter deleted it by mistake,,i just wondered if you have the time, would you send it again, dont mind if i pay for your time and trouble,,thanks,,GW
portobelloboy 2 years ago
Hi - just PM me your email address..
Niteowl45 2 years ago
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Keffa999 2 years ago
I'm sure its all been said before but this track is brilliant.
tallnotmuchhair 2 years ago 7
Thanks.....
Niteowl45 2 years ago
Top tune, Just got back from Blackpool, top weekend, for those who dont get it, Its a way of life, OUR'S and its so so good !!, It must be to keep us here 30 years later lol.roll on new years eve Stoke KTF .
Keffa999 2 years ago 2
still love this al ktf
HeNdOxJeNdo 2 years ago 2
Me too mate..... Stunning track
Niteowl45 2 years ago
i think you will find that the Northern soul Scene is stronger now than it ever was ...google northern soul for your nights out there going on all over the place ..kings hall stoke is the new wigan casino .2,000 people there some nights
bigun204 2 years ago
Belfast all dayers 84 to 87 , delta club . Thems was the days . Hadnt been to a northern soul club for about 15 years until one night in berlin a few years ago when i was half pissed . Foolishly attempted the old moves for about an hour . All went well until i tried to walk home and the fact id been using specific leg muscles i hadnt used since i was a teenager hit home...cramped up like a bastard . Had to cling onto lamp posts to walk.. bemused and worriedgermans looking at me strangely...errr
kbcmighty 2 years ago
Thanks for the great comments..... don't be put off.. .us old codgers still get out and manage a few hours on the dancefloor.... :-)
Niteowl45 2 years ago
probably met you quite a few times!! Was a regular between 83 - 86 at the Delta. Still go to a few do's down here in Oz, joint soul club between Brisbane and Gold Coast. They alternate the last Saturday of each month, and do the odd weekender as well
moonstomp70 2 years ago 2
somewhere in the loft i have some great singles... 'Your ready Now' Sliced Tomatoes' Out on the Floor' and old fav ... What! followed by a true classic Do i love you.... indeed i do! so just rediscovering it all.. i would love to find out if there are any allnighters still going strong... where's me Talc lol
steviebmob 2 years ago
Dig those records out and get your dancing shoes on..... Try the Stoke Kings hall all-nighters if you want a blast of nostalgia,,,,
Niteowl45 2 years ago
wilton ballroom still doingall nighters up september but closed till april 2010 for re furb but plenty of soul nights in Hull
hayleyrid 2 years ago
a mass of memories... mine started back in 1975 also as a16 yr old finding his roots in music and dancing for the first time ever!! lol I kept the faith for many years donning the Spencers bags with all its crown flaps and sharply ironed creases and polyveldt shoes.. Fred perry shirts and shetland wool v neck jumpers in red followed by a glorious long black leather coat!!
steviebmob 2 years ago
to mkcasual lstarted going in 76 at the age of 15 i,m 48 now i still love the music now as the first night i walked up those stairs and heard it .the sceane needs young people like to cary it on ktf qam uk
shaafi123 2 years ago
The good ole days, not like the shit thats being spouted now!
MrTaxi10 2 years ago 2
Happy times, huh? The music is breathtaking!
Apsu72 2 years ago
1st got into the Northern Scene in 82. And have to admit even after 27 years I still cant get enough of it. A room full of people all smiling, dancing and know instinctively when to clap in unison. Certainly top form. And as Miss Yuro said "It'll never be over for me"
kevsuch 2 years ago
In the US we got screwed out of this music way too early. At least you folks got to enjoy it for another decade than we did. Shame on us.
Jnkdog 2 years ago 2
Thanks for bringing back the memorys, wish someone had footage from Aberdeen All nighters
cheristar 2 years ago
Thanks - Glad you liked it
Niteowl45 2 years ago
this is beautiful what memories
henrymadman14 2 years ago 3
Can't believe I was stuck in Detroit (of all places) in the 70's. We had nothing like the Casino, and already moved to disco, and nothing with the spirit and vitality that the Northern Soul movement had in Britain. We may have created the sound, but you guys sure knew what to do with it. I want to turn back the clock and emigrate.
jsdb321 2 years ago 17
At least you where in that era unforuantly i was born in the crap one i was born in 92 but my nan who was born in wigan where the casino was, she always went to wigan casino and lovers her northern soul, everytime we visit back to wigan as i now live down south we always talk about her experiences and i enjoy the music now at my age but oh well shame we cant turn back the clock
mkcasual 2 years ago
the american music scene went down hill with the fall of radio big stations killed creativity. the 1980's usered in MTV were an artist had to have a music video. now american music scene sucks american idol rap music uterly destroyed the music in america sounds like shite!
johnny9148 2 years ago 2
northern soul belongs to americans!
johnny9148 2 years ago
the music and artists were americani'll grant you that,its just a pity the yanks didn't know what to do with it !we in the u.k appreciated them far more than their fellow countrymen did ensuring that many a career was rescued thanks to its popularity over here
layorseniram 2 years ago
exactly mate,well put!!!
blaxwax 2 years ago
hi blaxwax,cheers for that buddy,some-one had to put the record straight,soul be it northern/southern/deep or whatever, is one american import i will always be grateful for,i'm not too keen on what followed though RnB/ rap what the hell went wrong there i have no idea,creativity and soul and talent went out of the window i don't think i'm alone in thinking this !!.
layorseniram 2 years ago
great track, great video, great times, I'm still listening and riding lambrettas, but ! "theres something missing" maybe cos i'm 50, but i still fell 20 when i watch this video ! cheers for posting !
dadswizz 2 years ago
superb posting.
forestgumpaed 2 years ago
Wigan was the so called HEART of the Northern soul scene ,but it wasnt the be all and end all.(Torch ,Wheel,Stars and stripes in yate.)cmon lets just embrace the fact that back then it was frigging HUGE!!!.
cornish12363 2 years ago
We really need to resurrect these great nights????
cornish12363 2 years ago
hey cornish(i take it your from the westcountry?) there was a semi allnighter (it finished at 4 am)2 weeks ago3/8/09. at the voodoo lounge in plymouth,a great crowd + great sounds it felt just like i remembered 35 odd years ago,hopefully this wont be the last
layorseniram 2 years ago
I came here coz of a comment made about a Sweet video about the dancing, and reminded the folk that this was also the days of Northern Soul. I was to young to go but do remember special buses put on to take the older kids to Wigan for Satuarday night - Loved the dance moves they brought back with them. circa 72 - 75
j669am 2 years ago
goose bumps
stokey72 2 years ago 3
you show me a generation i envy! i'm 36 and never saw times in clubs like this! keep showing and keeping the faith xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
TheBrooklyn23 2 years ago 4
Man, every time I listern to these tunes and see the pics, the memories and feelings come flooding back, nice one.
KTF
RareSoulKTF 2 years ago 4
have tried to get this cd,,anyone know where its being sold
portobelloboy 2 years ago
anyone know where i can get this song,,or on what DVD it might be on,,thanks
portobelloboy 2 years ago
cd 'the best of little anthony and the imperials' track9 EMI RECORDS
stillnorthern 2 years ago
thanks
portobelloboy 2 years ago
beltin, I think there is a northern soul night every saturday in bolton. The Brass Cat on Churchgate Bolton.
andygin 2 years ago
Memories eh! PUUUUURRRRFFFEEECTTTTTTTT!!!
love this tune thank you!!!
KTF
isobella50 2 years ago
can someone please tell me the name of this song and the artist. Thanks!
beub1961 2 years ago
(Answering beub1961)
It"s "Little Anthony & The Imperials" and the song is called "It's not the same"........ released in 1966.
Westonelm 2 years ago
Thanks Westonelm
beub1961 2 years ago
happy days. i'll take them nights to the grave with me. its a none stop allnighter on the other side. i'm sure of it.. HEAVEN
dadswizz 2 years ago 3
Loved this! Fantastic memories and familiar faces - lets see more of North Wales! xx
misslivingupnorth 2 years ago
Marvellous days..Excellent post,
Graham.
brooky1956 3 years ago
ska rules rudeboys take northern soul on a trip to the moon!
happysnappytwinkleas 3 years ago
Look, there's a lot of b*****cks floating around about what club you went to. Did you get down to the music?? Did it stir something insde you??, welcome to Northern Soul.
nivviz, check your times and dates......wigan to plymouth.... WOW.. youe spent more time on the road than on the dance floor.
KTF
Dave
1959bigd 3 years ago
I was to young for the northern soul scene and although a big heavy rock fan i also like soul. An old friend of mine's sister and brother and their friends from Liverpool and Manchester did go to Wigan Casino in the late 1970's, i can appreciate the music and would have loved to have sampled some of the atmosphere in them days.
fletch00001 3 years ago
Make sure you are not influenced by lies,
The Late 70s at the casino were rubbish in comparison to the earlier years of The underground scene, once the doors had opened to cameras and media the soul scene was murdered by the very people that alledgedly loved it but sold out for cash (djs)
The scene was also invaded by shite unsold / unreleased failed pop music in an effort to keep people on the dance floor.
Even some djs were making there own records in an effort to cash in
jelboysvw 3 years ago 2
Well said 'jeboysvw'. Wigan post-1975 was chock full of divs and hangers-on who had read about it in the tabloids. These are largely the same people who get so misty-eyed about Wigan today (many of whom still can't tell a real Soul record from bloody Helen Shapiro!), but propaganda about Wigan Casino being the "Heart of Soul" is endemic, particularly on Youtube.
drwhatson 2 years ago
Thanks for posting, Have just seen myself in theose clips wow! the good ol days eh!!!!
KTF
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sweetdelicatehotty95 3 years ago
there is a meet tonight (20/2/09) Llandudno
ecoproxy 3 years ago
Talk about bringing back memories I had no idea this stuff was here!
mrgmyers 3 years ago
Perfect !! Halcyon days the likes of which we'll never see again.
MechelenManiac 3 years ago
The song playing is:
LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS-IT'S NOT THE SAME
its also on you tube . fab isnt it - just a total understatment ..............
moneymagnet 3 years ago
awesome!!! I am jealous
blobboflava 3 years ago
can anyone please tell me what the tune played during this video, it is without doubt one of the most magnificent records i have heard!! on a par with "it'll never be over for me" , "i have faith in you" and "time will pass you by". please, i have got to have it. cant believe i havnt heard it before!
surntie 3 years ago
Little Anthony & The Imperials - It's Not The Same
deamster10 3 years ago
Now i do cod liver oil and glucosamine- Fuckin back drops! lol!
sawbenchwarrior 3 years ago
Ha-Ha Just had an op on my right knee and told the consultant my worn knee was from dancing and he laughed his cock off!
Now on Glucosamine / Chonditorin and cod liver oil too!! LMAO
jelboysvw 3 years ago
yep dr watson i went to a place called the casino club,aint gotta clue where it was i just used to stick my thumb out by the m1 at hemel hempstead on a saturday and hey presto i arrived at the casino club.
pete from hemel ktf
zantepete 3 years ago
Did you lot go anywhere else BESIDES bloody Wigan? I suspect not.