It is a brief overview of the northern rare soul scene since the demise of wigan casino. The resident dj here was john vincent on the right, keith minshull on the left, often ably assisted by richard searling, ian dewhurst, twink from leeds, john manship, the occasional appearance from colin curtis, and later paul rowan and the inimitable soul sam. Keith minshull, a somewhat unsung hero of the scene who rarely gets the recognition he deserves. Upbeat soul heard mostly during the northern soul era in britain a number of years decades ago. The building that would later house the torch was constructed circa 1824 as a church, and later functioned as a cinema and skating rink. Its 50 years since the golden torch opened its doors in the potteries offering big name acts and 12 sofull soulful hours of northern soul allnighters. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by. A narrative of the proceedings of seven general synods of the northern. With djs including russ winstanley, ian levine, alan king, ian dewhurst, brian rae, clive jones, david harris, di herring, scots dave, bri rigby, keith minshull, alan cain to name a few full on now for us to get ready for the worlds biggest northern soul weekender, spread over five seperate venues in one location. Keith minshull northern soul stafford allnighters stafford top of the world top dog soul club top of the world. Please note that the attached sound clips are not from the records for sale unless stated. It tells the tale of a nightclub based movement which developed in northern england. S, he is a true legend on the northern soul scene who has played at almost every top venue down the years, his set will.
The sheppards stubborn heart how do you like it northern soul. The golden torch memories of a much missed northern soul nightclub. Various golden torch 2 tunstall stokeon trent 1969 1973 lp. Deptford northern soul club at glastonbury festival 2019 part 45 full. Richard searlings personal selection of the best in northern soul and motown. Special 2 hour set from keith minshull celebrating his 70th birthday. Unsubscribe from mark freemans northern soul youtube page. Style photographer elaine constantine is making a film about her teen crush. Northern soul basic dance tutorial, side step and basic spin duration.
Northern line 10th anniversary keith minshull soul source. Va northern soul the soundtrack mp3 album download. Keith minshull mini stroke all about the soul source. The golden torch, more commonly known as the torch, was a nightclub in tunstall, stokeontrent, england. Keith minshull i still remember the feeling soul underground. A jury at minshull street crown court heard on thursday how one of the. Recalling northern soul nights at tiffanys nightclub in. Northern soul night with torch djs keith minshull, colin. Northern soul the post wigan years soul underground. S, he is a true legend on the northern soul scene who has played at almost every top venue down the years, his. Keith urban wrote a song about nicole kidman,and the. The northern line warrington guest dj keith minshull soul. Fantastic night at alsager civic with nige brown on the decks the sapphires got to have your love. Follow pete smith planet records to never miss another show.
After cezanne, the visual arts burst into a torrent of highly original innovation. Martyn ellis, keith minshull and colin curtis underground creepers, northern soul, the dj. Deptford northern soul club at glastonbury festival 2019 part 45. I know that if i give him an assignment he will get it done and get it done right even if he has never done something like it before. As with this set, not all are discoveries or first played by keith. Leading the way then was the golden torch, a club in the backstreets of tunstall, one of the 6 towns of stokeontrent, which drew. At the end of a long and illustrious halfcentury of giving the world some of the finest american black music to have been recorded, okeh, in a final deaththroe of creativity, produced a selection of soulful dance numbers that would ensure its name lives forever on the uks northern soul scene. Chris burton took up keith minshulls suggestion of saturday northern soul. A veteran of the golden torch and wigan casino, keith was running allnighters at the top of the world prior to it becoming the stafford we know. It was a fantastic experience to work with elaine someone who loves the scene as much as me. The music policy was notable in that samanthas seemed not to have any preference.
The music still has a cult following today and has made its way to brisbane. Northern line 10th anniversary keith minshull 25jan2020. He worked with elaine constantine on northern soul, and said. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up until may 1983 when the. Photos of some of the great events of northern soul. Going on to be reactived by dj keith minshull at the packed, monthly, friday wigan casino oldies allnighters in 1981 and his final dj spots at staffords top of the world. Friday soul nights began at the torch, hosted by djs keith minshull. It made dance records acceptable to the northern crowd. Join facebook to connect with robert minshull and others you may know. Keith critchlow, a renowned historian of the arts of islam, india, and medieval. Join facebook to connect with keith minshull and others you may know. The main focus of the site is to tell the story of the music of the post wigan casino rare northern soul scene.
Soul in all areas the alldayer 2008 motown river cruise 2020, goa soul 2020, soul cruise 2021, soul event tickets, thames motown soul cruise 2020, barnstaple soul weekender, blackpool soul weekender, bridlington weekender, scarborough weekender, northern soul. Listen and download to an exclusive collection of northern soul ringtones for free to personolize your iphone or android device. Wigan casino 5th oldies anniversary 6the february 1981 by pete smith planet records 51 9. Out with keith minshull most saturday nights and will. This is the kind of soul music popular in certain areas of britain where dancing and collecting sometimes fairly obscure singles was the thing. Keith minshull, another somewhat unsung hero of the scene who rarely gets the recognition he deserves. Northern soul night with torch djs keith minshull, colin curtis. An inquiry into child abuse across a range of institutions in northern ireland will. It had to start somewhere for so many people northern soul. I wouldnt change a thing about you northern soul integrity by soulintegrity. Stokeontrent or soul ontrent as it was dubbed in the 60s and 70s was at the very heart of britains northern soul sub culture.
Listen to wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by pete smith planet records for free. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by pete smith planet records 39 10. Thirty years after the torch closed, stoke on trent is still the no 1 city for northern soul christ burton, the genius behind the torch remains the no 1 promoter of all time in my humble opinion a record 0 people attended an allnighter at the torch in 1973. Michaelangelo figure, and with djs dave evison and keith minshull as the bishops. Another northern soul legend 4 years ago i found this article about rob smith, the first record dealer i visited at his make shift office in the heart of nottingham to buy records from his photo copied list that used to arrive in a brown paper envelope every month, thanks rob you have made a fantastic difference to the scene. It wasnt so much a club, as a place of worship it was at the very heart of the northern soul scene in the early 70s. The second volume in sony bmgs topnotch the northern soul story compilation series spotlights stokeontrents golden torch, which supplanted manchesters late, lamented twisted wheel as the epicenter of britains blossoming soul revival culture. It must have seemed inconceivable at the time that wigan casino soul club would eventually have over 100,000 members, and would be voted best discotheque in the world.
The thes first album dropped out of sight after its release in 1983 but was later. The golden torch vinyl has been added to your basket. Count down is on for our 10th anniversary when we bring you our guest dj keith minshull, keith as been at every big venue in the country and he knows how to keep the dance floor busy, were are so lucky to have him gracing the decks at the northern line for our 10th anniversary, there will be a free cd for the first 50 through the doors with. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks you might like.
Northern soul the sherrys put your arms around me by vigo101. Nuneaton all nighter 2018 legendary dj keith minshull ian stacey. Nuneaton all nighter 2018 legendary dj keith minshull. Keith minshull mini stroke keith minshull mini stroke. Which of these northern soul compilations is the best. Modern soul northern soul richard searling stafford top of the world the stafford story top dog soul club top of the world. Colin was very hungry for the records i was discovering. Hardly a week goes by without someone getting watery eyed about the torch. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up until may.
By 1972 the allnighters had taken over establishing the torch as the countrys no. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The very best of northern soul various artists on allmusic. Mary fox, presenter of the bbc radio stokes soulmusic show, says. Okay this is the last one for now, its nice to be asked for these but my ears need a rest from the live tapes. This lovingly and lavishly packaged reissue is a timely reminder of what a supremely focused and satisfying record soul mining is. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for goldmine soul supply releases. Northern soul sssshhhh keep it to yourself page 80. Explore releases from the goldmine soul supply label. Keith minshull from the golden torch radway green social club. Opened as a mod venue, it later became important to fans of northern soul. Wigan casino first opened its doors on september 23rd, 1973 to the sounds of put your loving arms around me by the sherrys, and 652 people walked in.
This isnt what most soul fans would call commercial soul music. The northern line keith minshull archive soul source. Labels we carry include goldmine soul supply expansion kent outta sight ace grapevine soul brother soul junction soul city beat goes public street soul sonic wax goldsoul bestway warner atlantic motown spectrum and many more. It wasnt until 1969 that a regular soul night began, hosted by budding dj keith minshull. A northern soul time capsule compiled by ian dewhirst and released at the beginning of 2015. Bbc local radio richard searlings northern soul episode guide. Christian rules proposed to the vertuous soul aspiring to holy perfection, 3rd edn. And the kingspinners, colin curtis and keith minshull, went on to dj in the local area before becoming part of the secondphase of the blackpool northern soul club. Barbara lewis, the originals, the marvelettes, kenny wells, prince phillip mitchell and more. The fashion was superwide flares, knitted tank tops and sewnon patches. Listen to wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by. Kev roberts cd, event and news updates for the soul fan with a big merchandise page.
Djs alan day, martyn ellis, keith minshull and colin curtis, pictured at the torch. Join to listen to great radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. This is the final podcast covering the modern soul plays of richard searling, unless sean. Keith williams runs a soul music recordfinding service from his base in south cheshire. Well, its still a vitally important record, containing touches of funk, techno and world music, but most of all its an album besotted with the possibilities of sound.
Various artists okeh a northern soul obsession okeh. The allnighters started as a saturday night event, originally running from 2am to allow the early evening. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Envy of all northern fans are the original djs people like dave evison and keith minshull, whose vast collections of northern rarities are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and they are happy to play their music today for fans at various clubs around the uk. So dont tell me the torchs place in northern soul history doesnt. A few months later in a freak accident the casino caught fire and was razed to the ground. Valentines day and its our 8th anniversary with local ex bridge view soul regular graham schofield providing the early guest set and our special guest is non other than the original kingspinner from the golden torch keith minshull, keith is returning for a 3rd visit to s. I love music really opened the doors, i think, to new singles. Northern soul 1 hours and 42 minutes movie 2014 northern soul is the story of a youth culture in the 1970s which changed a generation. Tickets available from goldsoul on line at uk or the following outlets.
He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up. Leading the way then was the golden torch, a club in the backstreets of tunstall, one of the 6 towns of stokeontrent, which drew fans from all over the midlands and north west. Northern soul dancing by jud clip 523 blackhearts niter 20. I reckon you could do worse then look for the northern soul story on amazon. Keith was running allnighters at the top of the world prior to it becoming the stafford we know. Recalling northern soul nights at tiffanys nightclub in newcastle. Frank, dave evison, keith minshull, soul sam, pat brady, and of course, brian rae. The the soul mining 30th anniversary deluxe edition. Is northern soul ever likely to become a major mainstream phenomenon.
Judith durham again and again uk columbia records old. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up until may 1983 when the drifters failed to perform. Valentines day and its our 8th anniversary with local ex bridge vi. Bob stanley joins the kids polishing their moves and hoping to make the grade on screen. The ritz had a northern soul crowd, but it also had a bit of a dance crowd. We decided to put together an archive of all the messages, stretching back to 2005. On the monday o got a list from selectadisc in nottingham and there is was, one of 200 special copiesbootleg in other words. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by pete. The dells, legendary soul vocal group supported by otis leavill and djs including keith minshull, dave evison and butch, play northern and rare soul at trentham gardens, stokeontrent, 9pm7am. Judith durham again and again uk columbia records old keith minshull wigan casino spin. Northern soul east anglia wigan casino first opened its doors on september 23rd, 1973 to the sounds of put your loving arms around me by the sherrys. Girl crazy 20 northern soul tracks by female artists cd. Dec 10, 2007 browse the top northern soul albums to find new music and discover artists.
The true soul fans moved on as the casino became increasingly populated by curious trendies all wanting to jump on the northern soul bandwagon. Diocese, which justifiably labeled decades of child abuse as soul murder. Kev roberts, richard searling, tony jebb, keith minshull and russ winstanley regularly uncovering new floorshaking sounds from across the pond, the subculture of all subcultures began to flourish. Jan 29, 2015 northern soul night with torch djs keith minshull. The following article was written for the sleeve note of the 10 cd box set the odyssey. Northern soul soulmine records northern soul, rare. Soul at the services with keith minshull 14feb2020. Although not a resident he did make guest appearances at the top of the world. The signatures, northern soul band getting ready for.
Northern soul is sixties soul music, typically by black american artists who had no or limited chart success with their recordings. Primarily what was played at the stafford top of the world allnighters under the auspices of the top dog soul club run by dave thorley and keith minshull. It paved the way for things like heaven must be missing an angel, which was a northern soul monster. Ive heard a record described as northern soul, what. Edwin starr 1964 agent double o soul motown by john g byrne.
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