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180 grams audiophile vinyl / Gatefold Sleeve
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Music On Vinyl presents the third installment in this delightful series of 4 Northern Soul compilations. The Northern Soul phenomenon was one of the biggest musical movements of the '70s in the UK. At its height, thousands of party people would descend on the clubs and venues of the scene every weekend for all-night parties, driven by high octane Soul music from the previous decade up to the present day. The 4 volumes of this series trace the history of the scene via 4 of the greatest clubs on the circuit (The Twisted Wheel in Manchester, The Golden Torch in Tunstall, Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino). These LP's represent the most definitive, best researched survey of Northern Soul 45's ever released, but nearly impossible (or affordable) to collect separately. This volume features music from Blackpool's Mecca, where local dj's Ian Levine and Colin Curtis would stir up the crowd & get them shuffling to the likes of The Trammps, Earth Wind & Fire, Tony Middleton & Susan Barrett.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Blackpool Mecca was at the cutting edge of Northern soul music and with this compilation you will see why.
Instead of filling the gaps with inane, obscure pop music to keep the dance floor filled like other clubs, messrs Levine & Curtis led the way playing fresh modern soul music that others refused to play.
For a taste of the mecca(If you never got to go) This is a good CD and you will get to hear just a fraction what the mecca was playing in its hey day.....Modern soul before the phrase was widely used as it is today, From the No1 club at that time.
Instead of filling the gaps with inane, obscure pop music to keep the dance floor filled like other clubs, messrs Levine & Curtis led the way playing fresh modern soul music that others refused to play.
For a taste of the mecca(If you never got to go) This is a good CD and you will get to hear just a fraction what the mecca was playing in its hey day.....Modern soul before the phrase was widely used as it is today, From the No1 club at that time.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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After getting to this album by searching for my all time favourite - Are You Ready For This by The Brothers - I soon realised the whole album was filled with gems too many to mention. In fact I would go as far as to say 25 out of 25 are continually being played, at home, at work and in the car travelling. I thought I only knew about 5 of the tracks but was pleasantly surprised to find I had heard at least half of them. I am certainly not a Northern Soul expert and had never been to Blackpool Mecca or any other of the well known venues but had heard tracks back in the 70's at local clubs I went to. This album is extremely good value, brings back many happy memories and comes highly recommended. I hope the other associated compilations are as good.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I never quite made it to Wigan Casino or Blackpool Mecca but loved the music when I could get to hear it. This is a great collection of Northern Soul tracks, some of which I never thought I'd find on CD. Favourites are the tracks by Philly Devotions (which I've had on an old Boots C90 cassette for about 30 years), Van McCoy, the MVPs and the Brothers.
Well worth the relatively small investment.
Well worth the relatively small investment.
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blackpool mecca
i was still pooing my nappies when the northern scene was at its height, got into northern via the scooter scene in the 1980s, and im still hooked, top album, motown that never... Read more
Published 7 months ago by hairyegg
chris301
Brilliant content on this Cd. Item was delivered well with the timeframe window and in excellent condition. I would reccommend this product.
Published 7 months ago by chris301
Pinky and Perky
Is it true that Kegsy once gave Levine a covered up copy of Pinky and Perky to play and he did... that must have been a fantastic moment among many a good night a the Mecca... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Don
blackpol rocks
great CD. Good selection of northern soul. some well known songs to dance and sing along to. would def recommend to anyone wanting to recall old tunes or discover northern soul for... Read more
Published 18 months ago by millie
north soul story blackpool mecca vol 3
bought this cd for the brothers track excellent the rest are to check out philly devotions track supberb
Published 20 months ago by lilywhite
Oh yes
This was the first Northern Soul album I ever bought. Thanks to this it won't be the last. Fantastic tracks - especially "Turning My Heartbeat Up" and "I Need You"; proper crowd... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Dr. Blake
Northern Soul
I bought this CD in the hope that it covered the sixties era as did the Twisted Wheel CD. Although it doesn't it still turned out to be a brillant Northern Soul album. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2009 by Mr. Roderick S. Barnes
Outstanding monster tracks - you can't fault
Amazon are giving this away. On vinyl you'll part with over £150 for David Lee's track.
I've the first 3 volumes and this is by far and away the killer - that said, get... Read more
I've the first 3 volumes and this is by far and away the killer - that said, get... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by TheJonesBoy
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