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Title: The Strange World Of Northern Soul Publisher:   Weinerworld Country: Europe Format: DVD Box Set Date: 19 May 2003 Region Code: Region 2 Classification: E (EXEMPT) Barcode: 5018755217418 Cat#: WNRD 2174 Genre: Music Rating: Rate Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  2 Own Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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"The Way We Were"

We look at the origins of the Northern Soul Scene, understand just exactly what is Northern Soul, and what has made it so special to so many people for over thirty years.

"Hallowed Ground"

We look at the clubs. From The Torch to Blackpool Mecca to the legendary Wigan Casino. We begin to understand just what the magic was that kept people going week in and week out. And why those records are SO valuable.

"Sex, Drugs, And Northern Soul"

We look at the fashions, the record dealers, the promoters, and the seedier side of the scene, the sex and the drugs, Then we look at the recent past and the future. And we close with a moving and touching tribute by so many people whose lives were touched by this phenomenon.

"Motorcity" - Part One

We look at the reunion in Detroit in the late eighties of most of the legendary Motown acts who brought the world the classic Motown Sound. We see the reunion in glorious never before seen archive footage. So many of these artists have now passed away, but we see them share their hopes and dreams, and get to sing in the studio once again, after so many years.


"Motorcity" - Part Two plus "Togetherness"

In the fifth disc, we continue the story of the reunion of the classic Tamla-Motown stars. We then look at the magic of the annual "Togetherness" weekenders at Fleetwood, where every year in October, two and a half thousand eager dancers flock to a caravan site in Fleetwood to dance their hearts out for three days and nights continuously, as if the outside world has ceased to exist.

The Making of "The Strange World Of Northern Soul"

And this is the icing on the cake. A four hour, in depth look, at the trials and tribulations of tracking down 131 artists, filming them and interviewing hundreds of DJs and dancers. Contains fourteen never seen before videos, not included in the original 131 performances. Plus deleted scenes that never made it to the final cut first time around.

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RogerFoster 6th Apr 2018		I've added the adverts that appeared in "Blues & Soul" 892 (Apr 29th 2003) - Image #1625118 - and 894 (May 27th 2003) - Image 1625119. The B&S 892 advert has this being due for issue on Apr 29th 2003 but the B&S 894 advert has its issue date as 19th May 2003 so it looks like the planned issue date was pushed back a few weeks ... hardly surprising for a project of this magnitude. If you have a weekend to spare (and I do mean a weekend as the combined running time of the 6 CDs is over 24 hours) it is worth watching, though I think I've only seen it in its entirety twice in the 10 years or so since I purchased a copy. I've added an image - #1625112 - of the side of the box when half opened, that has a little more information about the set.

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