Hi, I just felt the need to inform you that Northern Soul has been in Germany since 1985 at least. Strong regional scenes are in and around Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg , Leipzig/Dresden and Berlin of course where I had the joy and pleasure to celebrate the 14th anniversary allnighter of my Hip City Soul Club together with DJ Butch last month. I think we play a healthy mixture of classic tunes, semiknowns and future items of interest there. Please feel free to read my article in the last two isssues of Shades Of Soul for deeper inlook in the German Scene.
The top ten plays you are referring to are from one of the two major events (not the Hip City Soul Club) and have not been changed since 1996 when the site was installed by my friend Hannes Rosenhagen, who is also one of the deejays at the Roter Salon.
He btw is inviting Terry Jones in October for a Modern Soul Allnighter in Berlin.
Thanks for your interest and time.
Marc Forrest