This is what has become of our so called Under Ground Scene, UNDERGROUND MY ARSE . Its the BIGGEST Commercialised Scene since the Camera's came to Wigan .
This is also down to the so called NORTHERN SOUL FILM , Which to me was a bloody Joke .
Every where you go , Supermarkets , shopping centre , Pubs , etc. the music is playing Tee shirts, Hold All's , For sale , and even on Bloody TV Adverts.
The whole Scene is getting to be a joke,
Where were all these people back in the 80s and 90s, After Wigan closed. Probably at their local Night club dancing to Duran Duran .
Those were best years for Northern Rare Soul Scene, Fantastic Venues such as TOP OF THE WORLD STAFFORD , BANK HALL MINERS BURNLEY, CLIFTON HALL ROTHERAM , SHOTTS SCOTLAND , TONY,S EMPRESS HALL BLACKBURN. 100 CLUB LONDON, I could name a lot more , The music was second to none New sixties discoveries, no same old same old , And Fantastic Djs , Mark Bicknell , Roger Banks , Guy Hennigan , Keb Darge , Pat Brady , Ady Croasdale etc all playing new discoveries both 60s and 70s.
Those were the Golden days of Northern Soul . True Dancers , Collectors , and Djs.
I will Take my hat off to those Djs and Promoters who try really hard to put on events where the music is forward thinking , Playing not Rare but quality Under Played Soul . And their are 1000,s of quality Soul records waiting to be played.
As soon as the BANDWAGON Goes over Cliff the better.
Sorry to winge on but enough is enough , After been part of a unique scene for the past 40yrs really hurts to see the scene
as one BIG COMMERCIAL PRODUCT.