Northern Soul - help with best tracks?

[Tyrie]

Brenda Holloway 'Reconsider', timeless and fucking magnificent.....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtJsz1fnXSc&playnext=1&list=PL9B2CB458E5FA7D5F&index=52]YouTube - Brenda Holloway - Reconsider (1966)[/ame]

 

[Tyrie]

as good a start as any would be to listen to the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show on 6music, Saturday nights.
Have to put up with his banter a bit but the fella's got one hell of a record bag......

 

[Joey_Cocksick]

Russ Winstanley

An interesting and flamboyant character. never forget russ invented northern soul. :S

the 50 year olds in wigan will tell you that the casino was a bit of a joke club and mr m's was the place to go.

 

[Art Awreet]

Barrie - Thanks for all the background info. A great read and really interesting.

 

[Barrie Jay]

And Wigan Casino had fook all to do with Wigan - the infamous documentary completely missing the point.

 

[Barrie Jay]

Barrie - Thanks for all the background info. A great read and really interesting.

You are welcome.

Must dig out some good compilation recommendations for you sometime. :$