VARIOUS ARTISTS - WIGAN CASINO - 50 GOLDEN YEARS [LP]

Charly Records

£30.58

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: CHARLY729LP
Barcode: 5060767449929
Release Date: 15 Mar 2024
Genre: Soul

• Wigan Casino 50th Anniversary Special Edition
• 100% Northern Soul as played by original Casino DJs Russ Winstanley, Kev Roberts and Richard Searling
• Endorsed by No.1 collector Tim Brown, owner of the world’s most valuable record ‘Do I Love You’ by Frank Wilson

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the world’s No.1 disco – the high temple of Northern Soul – the legendary WIGAN CASINO, Lancashire. Set against a backdrop of rampant inflation, the 3-day working week and national power cuts, Northern Soul emerged as an escape, a secret society, a haven for like-minded teenagers. Every Saturday night for eight years, the faithful made the pilgrimage to the desolate mill town of Wigan to a broken down, pre-War dancehall on Station Road. It was a sanctuary, a special place of togetherness, elitism, and the catalyst for the music scene’s longest enduring sub-culture… Northern Soul.

Our exclusive playlist highlights key records from the thousands played at the famed all-nighters by its original founding deejays, Russ Winstanley, Kev Roberts and Richard Searling.

Keep The Faith…

1. BILLY HAMBRIC She Said Goodbye
2. JERRY WILLIAMS If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)
3. SONS OF MOSES Soul Symphony
4. MAURICE WILLIAMS Being Without You
5. GENE CHANDLER I Can Take Care Of Myself
6. PAULA PARFITT Love Is Wonderful
7. CREATION I Got The Fever
8. LITTLE RICHIE Just Another Heartache

1. DON THOMAS Come On Train
2. MR FLOODS PARTY Compared To What
3. THE CHANDLERS Your Love Makes Me Lonely
4. JERRY FULLER Double Life
5. THE INSPIRATIONS Your Wish Is My Command
6. LYDIA MARCELLE It’s Not Like You
7. RON HOLDEN I’ll Forgive And Forget
8. DONNA KING Take Me Home