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Thanks for the upload I always had a great time at that iconic club. Latin corner rules ok. I’ve lived just down the road for a few years and with scenesville and the 100 Club and a few others, the soul scene was in full swing in London.

Thanks mate, for me that’s really positive musically as well. Very rare items like the Tomangoes or Lou Pride are only owned by around 2 or 3 people in Germany I think. It’s so fantastic and uplifting when you hear them out on the rare occasion. At the same time other dj play some amazing stuff too and some of the younger ones always surprise me so that I have to ask them what the hell was this & go home happily with another new want or a forgotten classic. Another great weekender in Germany, which is always full to the rafter with some great music played, is the Hamburg Soul Weekender. But anyway, come on guys from Spain, Sweden Japan or Timbuktu. Give us a shout!!! Some Clubs like the Trefoil Soul club in Italy have been strutting their stuff for over 30 years!!!

@Russell Gilbert thanks for the great reply !!!!! A little more info about soul clubs in the 60's or 70's or the emergence of northern soul tunes being played on the dutch scene in the past would be great. They've had a mod and scooter scene since the early 80's where northern soul was played along side other tunes but a little more info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi folks, It would be great if you could write a little about your national none UK northern soul scene (past & present) and also add some info about a current northern soul club or weekender playing original vinyl only. A video and a playlist would also be great. Anyway I’ll start with Germany… The German Northern Soul scene has been going for more or less 35 years. Although soul clubs existed in the 60’s and 70’s in Germany and at some UK military bases they played northern tunes in the late 70’s, 60’s Soul & Northern Soul tunes started slowly to get played in the late 70’s early 80’s with the arrival of the mods, scooter scene and a few trad. skins. Although some die heart German soul fans even travelled to Wigan in the seventies and also collected original rare soul records, in the beginning reissues, Kent LP’S or European issues were played at soul nights in the early 80’s. Nonetheless playing an original set was seen with utmost respect and at the end of the eighties more and more people started to play and collect original vinyl only. The positive effect of people starting to play original vinyl only over the last 30 years has been that a greater variety of sound and styles are on the menu. The difficulty to obtain certain tunes and the limited funds meant that people were digging a little deeper and classics were not played to death especially since the mid 90’s until today. Also people want to offer a different set or a different biggie to other djs to entertain the crowd. Well, some tunes are hunted by everyone but still; most people want to play something a little different. Of cause at scooter runs and at small pub events all formats are played since day one and even today. But at Allnighters it is mostly OVO. However, some ovo clubs & weekender have been going strong for many many years in Hamburg, Berlin and Nürnberg and are still going strong today. (some weekenders since 1991, Soul Clubs since the 80’s) Nowadays we have a lovely small & friendly little scene with weekenders and soul clubs around the whole country playing original vinyl only in Berlin Frankfurt Köln Düsseldorf München Bremen Hamburg Nürnberg Dresden Bamberg Aachen and so on…Quite a few people collect and play original vinyl only but one thing I miss a little is the emphasis on the various northern soul dancing styles with a few acrobatics thrown in for good measure especially with the younger crowd. Right here ya go….. The Motte Allnighter in Hamburg has been going strong for over 8 years with over 38+ different dj from Germany, Italy and the UK, playing a great variety of sounds on original vinyl. The music policy is to play the very best of mainly 60's Northern Soul with quite a few 70's & Modern/Crossover/RnB tunes thrown in for good measure on Original Vinyl Only !!! All Djs are encouraged to play obscure and underplayed tracks as well as classics within their sets. Here is a play list of some tunes I have been playing over the last few years and a video to give you a better idea. Brand New Faces Brand New Faces Dream Merchants Stop Jack Montgomery Don't turn your back on me Geater Davis My Love Is So Strong For You Soulful Illusion To Get Your Love Inovations Just Keep On Loving Me The Winstons Ain't Nothing Like A Little Lovin Charlene & The Soul Serenaders Can You Win The Mighty Marvelows Hey Hey Girl Lewis Clark Red Man's Revenge Jimmie Raye That'll Get It Roy Roberts You Move Me Helen Curry I Want You I Need You The Grier Bros Weeping Baby All The Time Voltaire's Movin' Movin' On Sun & Rain This Is Love The Magictones Happy Days The New Perspective Stone Outta My Head Tommy Payton Mountain of Soul Kelly Brothers Crying Days are Over Ascots She's so Indifferent to me Now Jesse Boone I got to Love You Eldridge Holmes Gone Gone Gone Billy Hambric She Said Goodbye Buddy Ace Pleasing You Dawn & Sunset What It Is The Up Tights Just A Dream Eldrige Holmes Worried Over You The Sweet Broken Heart Attack Jean Carter I Bet You Kenard What Did You Gain By That The Magnificent Men Forever Together Jaedes Uh Uh What Did I Do The Up Tights Look A Little Higher Marsha & The Delwands no hope no faith Lou Bond you shake me up Shawn Robinson my dear heart The Incredibles miss treatment Soul Superiors your love is super good Summits sophisticated lady Teddy and The Fingerpoppers soul groove pt 1 Emulations move a little slower girl Dede Warwick funny how we change places Joe Garland that's his girl Creations just remember me The Carltons ooo baby Roy Handy accidental love The Fat Jack Band Hey It's Summer Jades The Siesta Is Over The Twisters Run Little Sheba Mark Holder Part Time Loving Ronnie Baker The Big Wide World Lamar Thomas You Been Grazin Johnny Sayles Anything For you Lonzine Cannon Quit While I am Ahead Sunny Riddell Come Out In My World The Barons A Teardrop Fell For Me Billy Harner Don't Want My Lovin' Maxine Crayton Don't Take Your Love The Ebonies You Got What I Want The Jaedes True True Gene Chandler Barbara Acklin Love Won't Start Billy Harner Sally Sayin' Something Martha Reeves Show Me The Way Syl Johnson Do you Know What Love Is Johnny Davis You Got To Crawl To Me Skeets Williams I Don't Care Esther Phillips I Never Found A Man Vernon Garrett We People OIn The Ghetto Soul Superiors Let's Do It The 7 Dwarfs Schneewittchen Frankie Vallie The Night