Home Of Northern Soul – Wigan Casino [Dance Britannia]
Posted on : 11-03-2010 | By : admin | In : Gambling
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Home Of Northern Soul – Wigan Casino [Dance Britannia]….
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Home Of Northern Soul – Wigan Casino [Dance Britannia]….
A little info on this vid.. Someof the footage was taken as part of the ‘Something Else,’ programme that used to run on BBC2. When we were filming Harry Green (manager of casino at the time)actually played Manifesto over and over again. I think it was the only record he could get hold of at the time. I helped set this up and hardly ever paid to get in thereafter. Ma Woods would scowl when Harry let me through.
what a load of crap
thanks a lot for your help!!! keep the faith!!!
jackie wilson the who who song
sorry what is the sound of the begenning of this great video?(i thought it was “vigon” but i think its a other version) thanks from a french souler….
It was both speed and passion that kept the dancing going all night…
at the start sound music is vigon!! the great vigon “french souler singer from the 70′s” ” woo woo song” a great classic northern soul sound thanks for this video!!!
i wish i was oldernuff to go !!!!!!!!!!!1
i too went for 3 years, never took a drug, slept in the walk way to Mr M’s when tired, then got back up and danced again
I did it at all the events and sometimes I went to a club all week aswell as weekends…but had to pace myself…..eventually exhaustion kicked in and me and my mate would sleep for 2 days, I was on a natural high and needed no substance…..and watched my friends die of substance abuse……this scared me and I would never touch it..and I agree that we were minorities
Did you do it every week at the Casino or any other nighter? If so, you’re to be congratulated.
People like yourself probably represented about 5% of the crowd, like it or not.
Well if you weren’t fit, you soon would be dancing like that lol
You couldnt dance all night without drugs…..The comment at 5.30….what utter cobblers…..I did it every week, because I was fit……not a druggie you stupid twat.
i was there when tv crew came in,poxy lights on for most of night +some of the camera men were wearing pilots flying jackets,probably cool in movie circles but f’in weird to see ,as it was so damn hot,i tried to get in shot[sad git] ,front left by gents bogs/staircase was my spot .440 mile round trip for me+ well worth it,anyone remember going into mr ms early sat nite for a warm up before the niter? ktf p
NYC’s Studio 54 was full of mere pretenders. For the real American counterpart to the Northern Soulsters of Britannia’s World famous Wigan Casino you’d have had to journey to The Lincoln Club in Paterson, NJ where SWEAT filled the joint as the wooden floor itself ebbed and flowed to the Rock & Soul beat burnt by the DJ. This is what we danced to >> Bill Deal Television Concert
I’ll bet my Stacy Adam’s the Soulsters at Wigan Casino Dance Hall jammed to this killer cut ~ Bill Deal & the Rhondels – May I …Shoot me to da Moon!
what is this woman Peggy Spencer on about? 39 years later and i still have not grown out of it!! the stupid woman!! the old wig wam was good but i still prefer the torch…
what is this woman Peggy Spencer on about? 39 years later and i still have not grown out of it!! the stupid woman!! the old wig wam was good but i still prefer the torch…
Some excellent memories from where many friendships were formed that last to this day,and as for that stupid Spencer woman!the words Foxtrot Oscar spring to mind.
I was lucky enough to be on stage myself Paul CJ Fielding,Sandy Holt,and another guy in the dance champs,what a feeling,as Winstanley introduced us I just stood there,the smell the heat the atmosphere,and thought,Thank you god.Ilove you!for it was a truely stunningly wonderful moment in our young and developing lives!
PCJF
I am sorry to tell that Peggy Spencer bint (speaking at 2:40)that I never grew out of it! I am dancing in this vid, top left at 3:01 – I still have my weekly spin around the floor 30 years later, as do many many people I know! KEEP THE FAITH.
And since when was Wigan a city! Still, decent documentary.
Lucozade, he says. Oh aye! Thanks for posting that.
“best niightclub in the world” TOO FKIN RIGHT
thanks dan , its only split second at 6.11 with fringe dark clothes at back LOVED THAT PLACE’ KTF
go on mymate sarah ‘s in this 1 her cliaim 2fame go on girl danx