Wigan Casino The Heart of Soul
Sep 24, 2019
4 minutes
Words: Stu Smith
Northern Soul was developed in the North of England from its roots, which had been set in Mod culture, Motown and R&B in London. As Mod culture phased out in the mid to late 60s the music moved towards an influence of love and psychedelia, which probably wasn’t a fitting scene for the hardworking grit of the Northern mind-set. Northerners wanted more; they wanted fast-paced music developed from Motown, and the DJs of the time went Stateside in search of it. The latest hard to find records were sought out and these records were then ‘broken’ for the first time at Northern Soul clubs’ all-nighters.
Wigan Casino ran from 1973 to 1981 and when it
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