Product Description

COMPREHENSIVELY COMPLIED BY TWO OF THE WORLDS MOST FORMOST AUTHORITIES ON RARE SOUL THIS IS THE LARGEST LISTING OF NORTHERN SOUL MUSIC ON 45 EVER OFFERED. ESSENTIAL REFERENCE FOR COLLECTING NORTHERN AND MODERN SOUL. ALSO INCLUDES A COMPLETE GUIDE TO IDENTIFING NON ORIGINAL RECORDS.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #216422 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-30
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Customer Reviews

THE NORTHERN SOUL QUESTION CLARIFIED
I BOUGHT THIS GUIDE TO HELP ME AS A SELLER ON E-BAY, PURELY AND SIMPLY TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS NORTHERN SOUL. AS I'M SELLING MY OWN COLLECTION I FIND THAT MANY RECORDS THAT I HAD BOUGHT ARE NORTHERN SOUL, BUT WHICH ONES? I BOUGHT SOUL MUSIC AND NEVER SUBSCRIBED TO THE "NORTHERN SOUL CULTURE" AS A BUYER SO IT HAS ALWAYS INTRIGUED ME.

THIS GUIDE IS WELL SET OUT AND GIVES BASIC INFORMATION WITH NO FRILLS, LIKE POTTED ARTIST BIOGS. IT SPECIFIES LABEL, NUMBER AND PRICE PLUS VERY INTERESTING CATEGORISATIONS.

"Nor." IS OBVIOUSLY NORTHERN SOUL BUT ALSO THERE IS "70's" WHICH RELATES TO '68 TO '74 ISSUES. RECORDS FROM THIS ERA THAT ARE BEING PLAYED BY NORTHERN JOCKS. "R&B" TAKES IN MORE SOUL AND BLUES BASED STUFF WHEREAS "MOD" DEFINES THE MORE ORGAN BASED R&B. FINALLY WE HAVE THE AMAZING "POP", WHICH IS RECORDS THAT HAVE A NORTHERN SOUL FEEL BUT WERE RECORDED BY POP ARTISTS. PAUL ANKA'S "CAN'T HELP LOVING YOU" IS GIVEN AS AN EXAMPLE.

IT HAS TO BE STRESSED THAT THE PRICE GUIDE APLIES ONLY TO U$ RELEASES AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE MANY U$ DISCS IT HELPS ME CATAGORISE MY UK STUFF.

FROM MY POINT OF VIEW IT WAS MONEY WELL SPENT SO YOU HAVE TO EXAMINE WHY YOU WOULD WANT THIS BOOK. THIS IS EDITION TWO OF A BOOK FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2008 SO COULDN'T BE MORE UP TO DATE.

northern soul guide
explains the current market value of the US original issue 45s, and at the back of the book there is a section on boots and pressings, easy to use artists in alphabetical order.