Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

LITM Extra - Northern Soul's Haunted Ballrooms [excerpt]


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In this patrons episode, Tim and Jeremy continue their investigation into the musical cultures of Europe and the UK of the 1970s. For this show, pull on your wide-leg jeans, pop a dexy and talc the floor, because we’re talking Northern Soul. We hear about Mod culture, subcultural theory, Quadraphenia, and clubs like the Twisted Wheel, the Wigan Casino and the Blackpool Mecca. Tim and Jeremy excavate a particular wistful, romantic and nostalgic affect to the mid-60s Soul music that fuelled these all-night dances in the north of England, and consider to what extent the dancers were seeking escapism. We also hear about Rave, Jackie Chan and Paul Mason, so get out on the floor and keep the faith!



Tracklist:

Don Gardner - My Baby Likes To Boogaloo
Small Faces - All Or Nothing
Christine Cooper - Heartaches Away My Boy
Dobie Grey - Out on the Floor
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
Kariya - Let Me Love You For Tonight 
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band - Bring It To Me Baby
Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By


Books:

Stephen Catterall and Keith Gildart - Keeping The Faith: A History of Northern Soul

Stan Cohen - Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Watch Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore by Mark Leckey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dS2McPYzEE


Watch Paul Mason’s Keeping The Faith doc here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJsgkXdlkgs

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