First time I saw emidiscs (about 73/74) metal plates cut with the latest sounds. There used to be machines floating around. I remember Sean Cain in Burnley having one and swopping it for a tatoo gun. Everyone went from having really heavy record boxes to having David Carradine dragon tattoos on their arms.
Kev
Richard and Ginger used to dj at Burnley Cats/Rose Room and Richard Searling used to dj with our Dave at the Concorde Club next to Burnley bus Station. By the mid 70's when I got into Northern Burnley and surrounding area was a definite hotbed of Northern with clubs almost every night and week. Keithley Green/110 Club/The Circulation/Rose Grove/Lowerhouse Canteen/Bankhall Miners/ Buffs Club etc etc.
Kev
But Simon I wouldn't say these days were pre Northern Soul. Northern had been going for a long time before the early 70's.