Win a box
set featuring 230 re-mastered and documented tracks including 160 page booklet
chronicling the Northern Soul phenomenon from 1968 to present day.
The
Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule is perhaps the most comprehensive
overview of the Northern Soul phenomenon so far!
Featuring
a mammoth 230 tracks, all of which have been re-mastered and documented, The
Odyssey is a truly unique compendium of a UK musical culture which has now
lasted over 45 years and had spread across the world.
The
current popularity of Northern Soul: The Film, a critical and mainstream
success, has well and truly put Northern Soul at the forefront of people’s
interest again. This very exciting subculture now seems to be appealing to a
new generation of fans who love the energy that Northern Soul provides and have
the energy to burn off. The scene still lives on and grows more each day, with
new fans joining the originals in their love of the music.
Released
16th February on Harmless Records, across 8 x CD, 2 x DVDs and a 160 page
booklet, this definitive box set follows the evolvement of Northern Soul, from
its early beginnings at Manchester’s Twisted Wheel in 1968, through to The
Golden Torch, Blackpool Mecca, Wigan Casino and Cleethorpes Pier in the 1970s.
From there, our journey takes us to Stafford Top of The World and the 100 Club
in the 80s to the soul weekenders and the 100 Club from the 90s to the present
day.
Northern
Soul music originally consisted of obscure American soul recordings, including
lesser known songs from Motown Records, Stax Records, Okeh Records and many
more obscure record labels. Based around all night, alcohol-free club nights,
arranged by the fans themselves, devotees pushed their bodies, their finances
and sometimes their minds to brutal and unforgiving extremes. The plain concept
of the 'night out' was elevated to sacramental dimensions and it set the
blueprint for future club culture.
Journalist
and broadcaster, Simon White, interviews the scene’s best known characters in
the superb in-depth documentary, ‘Keep On Moving On’, featured on DVD 1, whilst
DVD 2 features Northern Soul legend Richard Searling interviewing enigmatic
record dealer, John Anderson, as well as Philadelphia International’s Kenny
Gamble.
With the
highly informative, 160 page accompanying booklet designed by Glen Gunton and
overall package design by Jaffa – both long-serving Northern Soul stalwarts,
‘The Odyssey: A Northern Soul Time Capsule’ is quite simply the most
comprehensive overview of the Northern Soul phenomenon, ever.
For a
chance to win a copy, simply enter your details to the prize draw before April
23rd, 5pm.
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