A.F.O.U.I on.....Northern Soul

From smoke-filled ballrooms to all-night dancefloors, from battered holdalls and rare seven-inch singles to the euphoric chaos of Wigan Casino at four in the morning - this is the story of Northern Soul.A.F.O.U.I on.....Northern Soul dives deep into one of Britain's most passionate and enduring underground movements. More than just a music scene, Northern Soul became a way of life for thousands of working-class young people searching for escape, identity, and belonging beneath the pounding rhythms of forgotten American soul records.Inside these pages you'll discover: - The rise of legendary venues like Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino- The obsessive hunt for rare vinyl and the DJs who became scene legends- The explosive dance culture that transformed crowded Northern ballrooms into cathedrals of movement- The fashion, rivalries, all-nighters, amphetamine culture, and working-class pride that shaped the movement- How Northern Soul survived long after the seventies and spread across the worldWritten with warmth, energy, and deep respect for the culture, A.F.O.U.I on.....Northern Soul captures the sweat, soul, heartbreak, joy, and unstoppable rhythm of a scene that refused to die.Because Northern Soul was never just music.It was faith.

Pagina's: 218, Paperback, Independently published