Friday, 26 May 2023

VA [2023] - Northern Soul: Wigan Casino Oldies, Vol. 1 [Cazio Music]


A Japanese digital compilation "Northern Soul: Wigan Casino Oldies, Vol. 1" which may have been out before as the cover image looks familiar and also Spotify is giving a date of 2019.

Some obvious and some less obvious Northern Soul tunes. Worth the price for James Phelps (which, if we are correct, may be the first time available digitally?) and Shirley Wahls, but not a bad compilation as not full of run of the mill, tried and tested, tunes.

However, the Wigan Casino tag is a bit 'dubious' as we're not convinced all of these were played at Wigan, (as Dena Barnes for sure was played at first for the flip side "If You Ever Walk Out Of My Life" and wasn't flipped for "Who Am I" until later) but a marketing ploy for the uninitiated because, of course, Northern Soul began and ended at the Casino didn't it?

Eleven tracks is a bit of an odd and low number for a compilation but there you have it, but as it states Vol 1 perhaps further volumes are still to come?.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.

Details
Rating: 8.3
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Cazio Music
Cat No: None
Date: 26/05/2023
Price: £8.99
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