Northern Soul is a genre of music from American Black Soul Music that emerged from the UK from the subculture 'mods' during the 60s. This heavy beat and fast tempo music began the fast pace dancing in which the northern soulers would groove to until early hours of the morning. The dance-floors would be completely rammed with dancers shuffling around the floor and leaping into the air, and these people would typically take the drug Amphetamine before hand in order to give them the energy they need to be dancing for hours on end.
(Mark Lindores, 2016, mixmag.net) Some of the biggest clubs include; Wigan Casino, The Golden Torch and the first ever Northern Soul club, The Twisted Wheel in Manchester. "The birthplace of Northern Soul, Manchester’s Twisted Wheel was the premier spot to dance all night to black soul music (along with others, like Peter Stringfellow’s Mojo club in Sheffield), it soon developed a reputation not only for its musical influence, but also in establishing Northern Soul’s drug culture; with events often lasting until 10am on Sunday mornings, amphetamines were commonplace among clubbers wanting to last the distance."
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