Peter stringfellow was amongst the many djs who at some time had a residency there. The fashion was superwide flares, knitted tank tops and sewnon patches. The golden torch vinyl has been added to your basket. Whats on chaos and controversy surrounding the final days of the legendary wigan casino nightclub laid bare in a new book the legendary wigan casino was one of the defining nightclubs of the. Barbara lewis, the originals, the marvelettes, kenny wells, prince phillip mitchell and more. See more ideas about lp cover, lp vinyl and northern soul. It wasnt until 1969 that regular friday soul nights began at the torch, hosted by djs keith minshull and colin curtis. Used, northern soul leeds central soul club or 3 collectable patches all in great condition. Stuart marshall outside minshull street crown court image. Dj is keith minshull and its a pretty atmospheric recording. Various golden torch 2 tunstall stokeon trent 1969 1973 lp.
Had possibly the biggest impact on the uks northern soul scene. The music policy was notable in that samanthas seemed not to have any preference. The allnighters started as a saturday night event, originally running from 2am to allow the early evening normal session to clear out until 8am. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by. The golden torch, more commonly known as the torch, was a nightclub in tunstall, stokeontrent, england. By littlestanley, november 21, 2008 in northern soul days. Its either free to get in, or else its a few old pennies, with free beer for half an hour later in the evening. Photos of some of the great events of northern soul. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by pete smith planet records 39 10. The most famous of the worshippers on the dancefloor had their nicknames tombo, sparky, nogger, millie, matchy, booper, snowy and kimbo and. Keith minshull, a somewhat unsung hero of the scene who rarely gets the recognition he deserves. The signatures, northern soul band getting ready for. Chaos and controversy surrounding the final days of the. Northern soul the torch embroidered iron sew on patch.
Both the wheel and the casino had long runs to build. It wasnt so much a club, as a place of worship it was at the very heart of the northern soul scene in the early 70s. Hundreds of soulies dance the night away for tiffanys. Northern soul is a truly lifeaffirming musical movement and one for which vinyl. Northern soul classics the kid andre brasseur its about 1968. Keith urban wrote a song about nicole kidman,and the. Leading the way then was the golden torch, a club in the backstreets of tunstall, one of the 6 towns of stokeontrent, which drew. And the kingspinners, colin curtis and keith minshull, went on to dj in the local area before becoming part of the secondphase of the blackpool northern soul club.
Keith was running allnighters at the top of the world prior to it becoming the stafford we know. The 23 most important soul patches of all time buzzfeed. Hardly a week goes by without someone getting watery eyed about the torch. Soul in all areas the alldayer 2008 motown river cruise 2020, goa soul 2020, soul cruise 2021, soul event tickets, thames motown soul cruise 2020, barnstaple soul weekender, blackpool soul weekender, bridlington weekender, scarborough weekender, northern soul. A uniquely themed set featuring legendary northern soul tracks from the playlist of ground breaking soul jocks keith minshull, johnny beggs, colin curtis, alan day at the golden torch javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. The golden torch, more commonly known as the torch, was a mod nightclub in tunstall, stokeontrent, england. Opened as a mod venue, it later became important to fans of northern soul. Miss walter was left with bald patches in her hair and underwent. High quality embroidered iron on sew on patch badge.
Northern soul classics emperor of my babys heart kurt harris. The main djs are keith minshull, and graham davo davision. Is northern soul ever likely to become a major mainstream phenomenon. Wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by pete. Lets hope all goes well as it could be a significant step to reestablishing the club to its former glories. I have made a disc of all of my wigan recordings plus some extras available via ebay, just search for seller mayfairmenthol if you would like to buy one or send me a message. Nuneaton all nighter 2018 legendary dj keith minshull. It wasnt until 1969 that a regular soul night began, hosted by budding dj keith minshull. It paved the way for things like heaven must be missing an angel, which was a northern soul monster. Keith minshull mini stroke keith minshull mini stroke. But a club which only ran for months in tunstall, stoke on trent without any doubt. Northern soul is a type of music that is in your blood. After the closure of the twisted wheel in 1971, chris burton took up keith minshulls suggestion of saturday northern soul allnighters at the torch, holding its. Special 2 hour set from keith minshull celebrating his 70th birthday.
Stokeontrent or soul ontrent as it was dubbed in the 60s and 70s was at the very heart of britains northern soul sub culture. Keith urban wrote a song about nicole kidman,and the lyrics reveal secrets about. Friday soul nights began at the torch, hosted by djs keith minshull. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up until may 1983 when the drifters. Keith emerged from a bad patch to rein supreme on the mega oldies, with evo bri n steve. Wigan casino saturday nights 19791981 northern soul days. The resident dj here was john vincent on the right, keith minshull on the left, often ably assisted by richard searling, ian dewhurst, twink from leeds, john manship, the occasional appearance from colin curtis, and later paul rowan and the inimitable soul sam. Guest appearances by ian levine and colin curtis were not unheard of in the early days, as well as john vincent, frank, dave evison, keith minshull, soul sam, pat brady, and of course, brian rae. Northern soul sssshhhh keep it to yourself page 80. I love music really opened the doors, i think, to new singles.
He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up until may 1983 when the drifters failed to perform. A veteran of the golden torch and wigan casino, keith was running allnighters at the top of the world prior to it becoming the stafford we know. Northern soul allniters dave molloy far right with absent friends gone but never forgotten keith brady and johnlouilewis r. The ritz had a northern soul crowd, but it also had a bit of a dance crowd.
Thirty years after the torch closed, stoke on trent is still the no 1 city for northern soul christ burton, the genius behind the torch remains the no 1 promoter of all time in my humble opinion a record 0 people attended an allnighter at the torch in 1973. Soul tracks from the playlist of ground breaking soul jocks keith minshull, johnny beggs, colin. The northern soul torch was passed to its lancashire neighbours clubs including blackpool mecca and wigan casino continued for many years. Russ, richard, soul sam, gary rushbrooke, pat brady, keith minshull. Keith minshull, another somewhat unsung hero of the scene who rarely gets the recognition he deserves. Hmm a tough list indeed although we and colly and the rest of the selby mafia had visited most places the winter gardens pipped it for mesure you can,t deny the overwhelming smell of brut and the dampness of the casino but those early alldayers when sam ruled the world and we all tucked into chicken and chips wether we had taken gear or not.
It must have seemed inconceivable at the time that wigan casino soul club would eventually have over 100,000 members, and would be voted best discotheque in the world. Tickets available from goldsoul on line at uk or the following outlets. By 1972 the allnighters had taken over establishing the torch as the countrys no. The dells, legendary soul vocal group supported by otis leavill and djs including keith minshull, dave evison and butch, play northern and rare soul at trentham gardens, stokeontrent, 9pm7am. Kev roberts, richard searling, tony jebb, keith minshull and russ winstanley regularly uncovering new floorshaking sounds from across the pond, the subculture of all subcultures began to flourish. Thug keith moore from huyton, dragged a woman out of a taxi by her hair outside a. Northern soul is a music scene like no other northern soul is a truly lifeaffirming musical movement and one for which vinyl was and still is the driving force. As with this set, not all are discoveries or first played by keith.
Torch djs keith minshull and tony jebb proved formidable tastemakers, and the club slowly but surely earned notice as a perennial hot spot, reaching its apotheosis on december 9, 1972 when major lance recorded his cultclassic major lance live at the torch, considered by many the greatest northern soul live set ever documented. Recalling northern soul nights at tiffanys nightclub in. Ive heard a record described as northern soul, what. It made dance records acceptable to the northern crowd. Its 50 years since the golden torch opened its doors in the potteries offering big name acts and 12 sofull soulful hours of northern soul allnighters. Its a scene that was built entirely around records and the vast majority of those exalted 45s central to the northern scene would. On the monday o got a list from selectadisc in nottingham and there is was, one of 200 special copiesbootleg in other words. Then in the 1970s, the club became known as tiffany s and the northern soul nights, on thursdays and sundays in the bali hai, became legendary. Okay this is the last one for now, its nice to be asked for these but my ears need a rest from the live tapes. Envy of all northern fans are the original djs people like dave evison and keith minshull, whose vast collections of northern rarities are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and they are happy to play their music today for fans at various clubs around the uk. He teamed up with dave thorley and began promoting allnighters under the top dog soul club banner in early 1982 up. Wigan casino first opened its doors on september 23rd, 1973 to the sounds of put your loving arms around me by the sherrys, and 652 people walked in. As word spread fellow djs alan day and martyn ellis joined the lineup and together, the kingspinners would go on to play a major role in developing the nucleus of northern soul. Richard searling, tony jebb, keith minshull and russ winstanley regularly.
Apart from the live acts, djs such as colin, john murphy, keith minshull, pep and soul sam, introduced many northern soul records to. Colin curtis, from madeley heath, played at the tiffanys revival along with fellow djs soul sam, keith minshull. Its the sistine chapel of this particular faith, with soul legend major lance as the michaelangelo figure, and with djs dave evison and keith minshull as the bishops. Nuneaton all nighter 2018 legendary dj keith minshull ian stacey. Listen to wigan casino 21st july 1977 keith minshull dj spot by. With djs including russ winstanley, ian levine, alan king, ian dewhurst, brian rae, clive jones, david harris, di herring, scots dave, bri rigby, keith minshull, alan cain to name a few full on now for us to get ready for the worlds biggest northern soul weekender, spread over five seperate venues in one location. Keith minshull mini stroke all about the soul source. The first ever northern soul allnighter is also being planned at the mecca for the millennium.