This is Northern Soul Podcast

For me Modern Soul isn't just a label...its proof that the scene has never stood still .It evolves it re invents and it keeps surprising us This is the first episode of "This is Modern Soul "

Random Selected Tracks ......... like having a box of 45RPM records and playing them as you pick them and telling a story about each track . no script

The Story behind The British Motown Chartbusters and the start of a new Podcast series

Tonight episode is a journey into the Soul of Manchester .Were heading to the streets of the NORTHERN QUARTER ,a part of the city that today is full of record shops,bars and restaurants-but in the 1970s was a gritty warehouse district at the heart of a growing music culture .From there we step into the legendary clubs that defined the era where rare American records from places like Detroit found a new life on British dance floors .1974 Manchester had its own New commercial radio station piccadilly 261and there's a personal moment too -a visit to the basement warehouse of Global Records where I was gifted with the first pressing of James fountain seven day lover So tonight its Manchester now, and the 1970s -the clubs, the records ,the people and the soul of the city

Tonights episode is from the Soul City ,not Chicago not Detroit -but Manchester UK A City with its own rhythm, its own heartbeat ,and its own deep connection to soul music .

Tonights episode is dedicated to the Deep cuts-rare soul and obscure soul , buried gems ,dusty 45s where the rare becomes essential .

This episode is a journey through memory, history and sound From the moon landing of 1969 seen on black and white tv ,to adult reflection this is how moments shape us- and how music connects them .

The influence of British Northern Soul extends far beyondits birthplace .From the clubs of London,Manchester ,and Wigan,to festivals ,vinyl fairs ,and DJ sets around the globe the spirit of the scene continues to inspire new generations .Its a culture built on passion ,perseverance ,and the power of music to move the body and soul and the music ?............... Timeless

Before Northern Soul had a name...it already had a heartbeat .This episode is a journey back to the British underground of the 1960s-when soul wasn't a scene ,it was an identity .A time of Stateside imports ,basement clubs ,pirate radio and backroom record culture .when fashion was uniform not a trend when music was carried ,hunted ,and protected -not streamed or shared .From Blue note ,Flamingo,and the ambassadors to Dave Godin ,Soul City and the rise of the keep the faith movement ,this is the story of how British culture was built from the ground up .

Tonights episode is a tale of two cities connected by music we begin in Detroit in the 1960sfrom the legendary clubs to rare artists whose records would later ignite the northern soul scene .Then we fast forward to New York the start of the new millennium ,its a place I thought I new but this was my first visit experiencing Harlem ,The Apollo, radio City theatre and thanks to bobby Womack a trip to 110th street

Personal journey through the sound of the sixties -from Beat to Soul .Vinyl ,Pirate Radio ,British soul ,mods record shops, and obscure gems that shaped the dance floor long before Northern Soul had a name

Streaming may have changed the rules,is this the future of Northern Soul ? The heartbeat of the scene still lives in the clubs ,in the people, and on the dance floors across the UK and beyond

Tonight I'm Travelling deep into the underground of British Soul - Voices that never chased the charts ,but found their place in the clubs the basements and on the dance floors These records were overlooked ,forgotten sometimes ignored -but they had soul if this episode is popular I have in the vaults much more

Northern Soul was never just about records ,It was about Places Three Venues Stand Above all Others The Golden Torch -The Spark that burned BrightestWigan Casino :The Spiritual Home Blackpool Mecca : Where Northern Soul Grew Up, and Split The SceneThis is That Story ......

Manchester in the 60s was a very different place.Basement clubs like the Twisted Wheel came alive, you walked down the steps into sweat, smoke and sound .no neon signs ,no sponsorship ,just a DJ and a pile of American 45s and a crowd that knew every beat before it hit the floor .This wasn't entertainment -it was survival .Music was how Manchester breathed

These were songs pressed in hope,forgotton in time, and rediscovered decades later on Northern dance floors far from where they were made .Secret Soul, the records they never meant you to hear.....

We'll explore the crossover tracks that lit up the dance floorenchanted listeners, each record tells a story ,music featured is mid 70s

Before Wigan Casino took its legendary place at the heart of northern soul ,there was a little club hidden down the cellar stairs of Elizabeth house on Great moor street bolton known simply as Va Va' it opened April 1973 and quickly became the Friday night Destination for rare soul lovers The DJ there was Richard Searling

A story of passion obsession and music that refuses to die . it's 2026and the beat goes on ,From the Mod clubs of the 1960s to the legendary clubs and the all-nighters we celebrate the music the world had forgotten .

Northern Soul didn't end in 1975 ...but it stopped being innocent from that point the scene would split, argue ,evolve and survive - so when I look back now fifty years on, 1975 stands out not because the music failed -but because it succeeded .