Rob in the record shop would play unknown tracks behind the piles of the stuff, I guess this is where the obsession really began. This strange music I overlooked, maybe a bit of Stevie Wonder on the radio. My first real love for Motown was "Stoned Love" by "The Supremes", then the wheels were in motion. I started with the odd compilation album, getting a taste for the stuff. I knew something was changing when I chose The Four Tops over a Stone Roses single at Rubber Soul Records.
I've always been interested in Djying , choosing the music at any occasion going; its the buzz you get when people like your stuff. Rob set me up to learn the basics on the turntables, I did in between and after a Who tribute band at The Underground- accompanied by an ex Wigan Casino DJ. If there's a moment in my life I can say I was happy-it was then. From then on Soul music grabbed my life by the strings and shook me right back to 1973. I began buying random singles, then you know this is the bloody dogs bollocks. By Christmas I accumulated a box of my favourite singles and my first set of Numark DJ turntables and mixers, haven't put them down if I'm honest. I remember dancing around the living room to "The Night" - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons; I felt like I'd never heard music before, not like this.
But now, Away from the glory years of the Northern Soul scene, I believe it's revival is more alive than ever.
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