A fantastic 45mins DJ set of some of the rarest Northern Soul records ever played at Wigan Casino All-Nighters. Recorded in HD from original 1960's vinyl.

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Take 1 previously had over 25,000 listens but five songs needed to be removed below due to Copyright issues. More fool them, those songs will remain in obscurity and less people will know they exist to buy.

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This video is listed to educate the listener to what was once the underground world of Northern Soul. Music, predominantly from small USA recording studios that never stood a chance against the major labels of the day. However, theses recordings were revived in Northern towns and cities in the UK in the 70's. for you to comment and criticise upon in the comments section below.

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Al Williams - I am Nothing (Palmer Demo)
Jimmy Burns - I Really Love You (Erica - Issue)
Cecil Washington - I Don't Like to Lose (Prophonics - Issue)
Sam Ward - Sister Lee (Groove City - Issue)
Salvadores - Stick by me Baby (Wise World - Issue)
The Magnetics - I Have a Girl (Ra-Sel - Issue)
De-Lites - Lover (Cuppy - Issue)
The Just Brothers - Carlena (Garrison - Promo)
Little Joe Roman - When Your Lonesome (Tuff - Demo)
Kenny Gamble - The Jokes on You (Arctic - DJ Copy) - Removed due to someone claiming Copyright
Tomangoes - I Really Love You (Washpan - Issue) (My Desert Island Disc!)
The Construction - Hey Little Way Out Girl (Sync6 - Issue)
Frankie Karl - You Should'o Held On (Philtown - Demo)
Del Larks - Job Opening (Queen City - Issue)
Lester Tipton - This Won't Change (La Beat - Issue)
Luther Ingram - If it's All the Same to You Babe (HIB - Demo)
Tony Clarke - Landslide (Chess - DJ Copy) - Removed due to someone claiming Copyright
Larry Clinton - She's wanted (Dynamo - Red Issue) - Removed due to someone claiming Copyright
Court Davis - Try to Think (East Coast - Issue)
Freddie Chavez - They'll Never Know Why (Look - Demo)
Afin Demain - Silent Treatment (Blue Star - Promo Copy)
Al Scott - What Happened to Yesterday (Genuine - Demo)
Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By (Mala - Issue) - Removed due to someone claiming Copyright
Eddie Parker - I'm Gone (Awake - Issue)

I've collected, DJ'd and danced to Northern Soul since going to Wigan Casino in the late 1970's. These recordings are made so that long into the future, anyone can visit YouTube and continue to learn about and listen to this fantastic music, after I'm gone. They were recorded in the USA at a period in time when sadly overlooked. Only to be discovered and played in the 1970's soul clubs of the UK, and now played in many venues in countries all over the world. Many are recorded on obscure record labels, that simply never got airplay and the small number of records that were pressed, just disappeared. Hence their rarity.

If you wish to find out more about the fantastic and varied world of Northern Soul, search out the website - SoulSource. I warn you though, once down the rabbit hole, you could be hooked. I have no affiliation to the site, but there you will find a wealth of knowledge from dedicated lovers of the music. Together they know every artist, band member, pressing plant, label, label owner and origin of every track. Some so knowledgable that they can even tell you who the third saxophonist on the left was on some of the recordings. Others on the rare soul scene though may argue that it was his brother! Whoever is right, Northern Soul fascinates and satisfies many over 50years on.