Tonight you have your complimentary door pass to the Northern Soul Club and nearly every track we played was obscure ,vintage and highly sought-after by collectors -the kind of records that make NorthernSoul scene so special.

Step inside The Northern Soul Club ,where tonight you have a complimentary pass .The lights are low ,the mirrored walls glint and the dancefloor is packed with energy .Every beat tells a story ,every groove is rare and every record has a history waiting to be uncovered .

What all these songs have in common is their rarity ,their collectability, and their power

These weren't chart hits -they were Lost Treasure....

Rediscovered by DJs and kept alive by dancers , some of these 45s are worth hundreds ,even thousands of pounds today .

Radio Caroline wasn't just a pirate station .It was freedom ,It was rebellion, It was the sound of new Britain

All played from the deck of a rusting ship in the North Sea

It was where I first heard Motown ,Stax ,and the Soul records that soundtrack my life today .

A Journey through the Underground Soul clubs of 1960s Britain,where talent grit ,and passion created a sound that still resonates today .

These records may have been overlooked at the time but in the hands of the right DJ They became treasures ,floor-fillers and the heartbeat of British Soul

From the Memphis horns to Chicago drama ,from Detroit urgency to South Carolina harmonies and Philly fire thrown in for good measure ,these records remind us why Northern Soul became more than just a scene .

Tonights Episode is something really special.

Every single track you'll hear is straight out of the ledgendary Northern Soul Top 500 .

These are the sounds that shaped a movement - rare elusive ,and guaranteed to fill a dancefloor .

Rare and Exclusive Northern Soul episodes are a bit like waiting for a bus ....sometimes there's none for ages . and then suddenly they all turn up at once !

Tonight we've got another deep dive into the hidden corners of the scene......

The 1960s were a perfect storm for Soul music and especially for rare ,upbeat records that became........ Northern Soul Anthems

Tonight its all about mis -spent youth ,my first meeting at a coffee bar that led to me being introduced to Northern Soul

The year was 1969 and this is the story of my first night at The Birdcage ,which I later discovered has an important family connection