The Northern Soul Podcast

Step back to 1967 ,when the sound of American soul was travelling across the the Atlantic and finding a new home in the basements and backstreet clubs of Britain
In this episode we dive into a world of raw ,rare ,and underplayed Northern soul records -the kind of 45s that once spun on turntables in the ledgendary Twisted Wheel .
Fast records ,Ferocious records ,that sounds as powerful today as it did nearly sixty years ago

Tonight episode is a journey into the Detroit 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 261
and 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 .