Blackpool Mecca

Ian Levine was the primary DJ at The Blackpool Mecca with Colin Curtis. The HIghland Room became a northern soul hub from 1967 to 1979. Later it became the Commonwealth Sporting Club. Blackpool Mecca – Wikipedia There is another Mecca dance hall that has held Northern Soul all-nighters The Mecca Manchester.

Northern Soul – Film

Taking many years to bring to the screen, Northern Soul – Film from Elaine Constantine was  released in October 2014. MEN – Manchester Evening News

Top 500 Northern Soul – Kev Roberts

Top 500 Northern Soul – Kev Roberts. A terrific book by DJ and Northern Soul aficionado Kev Roberts. We don’t always agree with his choices but certainly recognise that he is an essential part of the northern soul scene and has done much to ‘keep the faith’! Some great music mentioned here. Northern Soul Top … Read more

Dave Phillips

The DJ Dave Phillips was the most long serving and enthusiastic of the Blue Note DJs. He is still going and appeared recently (2014) on Absolute Radio Soul where he was interviewed at length about the  Blue Note (and not the Blue Nile as incorrectly stated by the presenter, an entirely different club, situated in … Read more

Dave Lomas

Dave Lomas was a DJ at The Blue Note. He would now and again insist upon playing records at the Blue Note that he knew would clear the dance-floor here is one story… The Rivingtons I first knew Dave Lomas as a regular at the Twisted Wheel. Today he would probably be known as a … Read more

Les Lee

Les Lee was the second DJ I remember at the Blue Note. I had seen him before, mainly at the Twisted Wheel where he was a familiar figure on a Friday and occasionally at the Saturday all-nighters. He was mainly known for accompanying Bob who was a builder (honestly), widely recognised by any of the … Read more