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don't remember there been that much Fred Perry 40 years ago Pete, and you should know, fashion icon that you were! Looks like the "new breed" of Soul/mod fans I've seen a couple of them out and about at niters, they definately haven't had as many birthdays as most of us, and thats got to be a good thing surely.

Those people in the photos look like they are from 40 years ago

Exactley Pete,where is the beer gut,and receeding hair line,(no wait thats me)very manufactured

don't remember there been that much Fred Perry 40 years ago Pete, and you should know, fashion icon that you were! Looks like the "new breed" of Soul/mod fans I've seen a couple of them out and about at niters, they definately haven't had as many birthdays as most of us, and thats got to be a good thing surely.

gotta agree although when read the comments on here at times makes one wonder why some bother.

don't remember there been that much Fred Perry 40 years ago Pete, and you should know, fashion icon that you were! Looks like the "new breed" of Soul/mod fans I've seen a couple of them out and about at niters, they definately haven't had as many birthdays as most of us, and thats got to be a good thing surely.

Well I'm sure they were around, I got my first one when I was 14, second hand off Clive Stepanek. But the haircuts?

gotta agree although when read the comments on here at times makes one wonder why some bother.

I don't know why they did bother to be honest. Should we all be jumping up and down and saying it's a brilliant repersentation of Northern Soul in 2011 Chalky?

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I don't know why they did bother to be honest. Should we all be jumping up and down and saying it's a brilliant repersentation of Northern Soul in 2011 Chalky?

Not saying anything of the sort Pete but is there really any need for the zzzzzzz type comments? And just what is a representation of Northern Soul these days? Yourself, Steve maybe?

just looks like a fashion shoot to me, the only thing missing is, tank top by slarty Bartfast, £12000.99. liners underneath.

Not saying anything of the sort Pete but is there really any need for the zzzzzzz type comments? And just what is a representation of Northern Soul these days? Yourself, Steve maybe?

What I mean is, it's a typical LONDON media type of representation and the truth is sadly more along the lines of what Gigs says. Not saying they aren't nice photos.

Not saying anything of the sort Pete but is there really any need for the zzzzzzz type comments? And just what is a representation of Northern Soul these days? Yourself, Steve maybe?

Come on Chalky it is rather predictable.

Come on Chalky it is rather predictable.

so are some of the responses from some of you. It is as though no one is allowed to do anything that has something to do with Northern Soul unless they follow your rules.

Not saying they aren't nice photos.

no but I am pete, there so desparate to capture the smell of it the atmosphere but miss by a clear mile.

so are some of the responses from some of you. It is as though no one is allowed to do anything that has something to do with Northern Soul unless they follow your rules.

yeah fair piont, its not that I wished thay hadnt happened, but they could be better.

What I mean is, it's a typical LONDON media type of representation and the truth is sadly more along the lines of what Gigs says. Not saying they aren't nice photos.

you see some of the young folk from up t'north dressed in a similar way, by that I mean more fashion conscious, music and fashion always gone hand in hand.

don't remember there been that much Fred Perry 40 years ago Pete, and you should know, fashion icon that you were! Looks like the "new breed" of Soul/mod fans I've seen a couple of them out and about at niters, they definately haven't had as many birthdays as most of us, and thats got to be a good thing surely.

they were worn a lot i had my first fred perry about 1971/2 and they were around before that pretty much staple during early 70's fred perry worn with barathea blazer or harrington jacket.

you see some of the young folk from up t'north dressed in a similar way, by that I mean more fashion conscious, music and fashion always gone hand in hand.

They've just not round to saying sod clothes I'm going to spend all me cash o vinyl yet! it took me till I was about 21.But your right, the look, was and still is important to so many on the scene.

Nice to see young 'cool' people discovering the music.

But the stereotyping of 'the scene' (not this article, but many others) I find acutely embarrasing.

For example the O'Grady show with Winstanley the other year.

It always places empahsis on style over substance, when it's really all about the music

If it ever was about the style maybe mid 70's, that lost it's kudos some 30 years ago.

But I do wonder about what's going on in the head of the odd stomping muppet in Spencer soul bags stuck in a time warp.

It's 2011 let's just move on please.

Is this photo shoot to coinside with the up coming film by Elaine Constantine "Northern Soul, The Film"? Im probably wrong.

We know FULL well that everytime anything to do with Northern Soul is shown or written about in the media Frank Wilson ALWAYS is played and they ALWAYS say about Wigan etc.... It aint gonna change is it?

Maybe, just maybe people will read an article and decide to go along to a night and get the bug as we have. Rob Glover runs The Yum Yum in Northampton and not sure if its still running but Brighton Beach in Leicester also. Now these two events aqre extremely well attended by numbers many venues could wish for. The vast majority of the attendees are between 18 to 35 years old. Some go in classic Mod wear etc.... They listen to a varying array of 60's style music be it hammond, Soul, Motown, Northern etc...... But just supposing a dj guested for them who was out and out Northern and the crowd enjoyed it and decided to look about for a strictly Northern Soul event. They then went on Soul Source to find somewhere and decided to look at some of the threads. The attitude towards them on this site from certain parties would certainly turn them against it as they would feel stigmatised and possibly would feel that they wouldnt want to attend so would to continue attend events like above and never go to a Northern Night to experience that aspect of the Soul music genre.

So what if the media potrays The Northern Soul scene in the way it does, when I read the articles or see rediculous interviewers trying to dance to Frank Wilson while someone in baggies and a wide skirt shows them how to dance. Which the interviewer will never understand unless they shut their eyes and let the tune take you rather than attempting ( badly) to mirror someones foot movements. IF anything in the media gives someone a push to go along to an event and see for themselves what its about or just how the music makes you feel then BRILLIANT. Let the Scene be stereotyped in the media so what, once they've read it and ventured into a venue and hear the music and feel the atmosphere they will learn for themselves that its a WHOLE DAMN site better than what they've read.

We cannot afford to alienate these younger 60's enthusiasts etc... We need them to further the Northern soul scene and they will, because they already love the music its the attitude towards them that puts them off.

I'll get my helmet from the loft, I think its still got scrim on it, the art of camouflage.

Is this photo shoot to coinside with the up coming film by Elaine Constantine "Northern Soul, The Film"? Im probably wrong.

We know FULL well that everytime anything to do with Northern Soul is shown or written about in the media Frank Wilson ALWAYS is played and they ALWAYS say about Wigan etc.... It aint gonna change is it?

Maybe, just maybe people will read an article and decide to go along to a night and get the bug as we have. Rob Glover runs The Yum Yum in Northampton and not sure if its still running but Brighton Beach in Leicester also. Now these two events aqre extremely well attended by numbers many venues could wish for. The vast majority of the attendees are between 18 to 35 years old. Some go in classic Mod wear etc.... They listen to a varying array of 60's style music be it hammond, Soul, Motown, Northern etc...... But just supposing a dj guested for them who was out and out Northern and the crowd enjoyed it and decided to look about for a strictly Northern Soul event. They then went on Soul Source to find somewhere and decided to look at some of the threads. The attitude towards them on this site from certain parties would certainly turn them against it as they would feel stigmatised and possibly would feel that they wouldnt want to attend so would to continue attend events like above and never go to a Northern Night to experience that aspect of the Soul music genre.

So what if the media potrays The Northern Soul scene in the way it does, when I read the articles or see rediculous interviewers trying to dance to Frank Wilson while someone in baggies and a wide skirt shows them how to dance. Which the interviewer will never understand unless they shut their eyes and let the tune take you rather than attempting ( badly) to mirror someones foot movements. IF anything in the media gives someone a push to go along to an event and see for themselves what its about or just how the music makes you feel then BRILLIANT. Let the Scene be stereotyped in the media so what, once they've read it and ventured into a venue and hear the music and feel the atmosphere they will learn for themselves that its a WHOLE DAMN site better than what they've read.

We cannot afford to alienate these younger 60's enthusiasts etc... We need them to further the Northern soul scene and they will, because they already love the music its the attitude towards them that puts them off.

I'll get my helmet from the loft, I think its still got scrim on it, the art of camouflage.

Totally agree Kev :hatsoff2: , any publicity is good publicity! Things will move on inevitably but the main thing is the music

and if they start off with the obvious FW etc. and enjoy them that may encourage them to look for other tunes, then hopefully

bring some new blood onto the scene. Lets face it we all new f**k all when we started :yes:

Cheers

Swifty :thumbsup:

p.s. my lad George (21) loves Same Dees - Lonely for you baby , it's a start ! At the moment it's clothes that is his God ( £120 for a pair of 'kin Jeans blink.png ) but you never know , one day maybe ?

The comments on there are excellent, both for and against, and blimey there's nobody on there telling you that you should like them or dislike them like there always is on Soul Source, how refreshing.

oh aye, there's load of that going on in this thread :D

nice photo's chalky! you kinda prove my point in another thread-that the retro thing looks better when done by the youth,but i do know of some middle age mod,skin,suede head,rockabilly/punk etc who have always dressed in their favourite style/culture and can carry it off as they tend to tone it down but these are few and far between,some of the people you've captured elequentley were at stoke the other week they added a much needed injection of style and youth-nice one :hatsoff2:

oh aye, there's load of that going on in this thread :D

The thing is; it's a link to some photographs. Now the easy thing to say is either "I don't like them" or "I like them" but if you do the former you're then told that you are negative, backward looking, unencouraging and so on. They are photos, not the holy grail or the meaning of life. If people don't like them, they don't like them, just editing this bit here, why's there always a need to try to change peoples opinions?

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nice photo's chalky! you kinda prove my point in another thread-that the retro thing looks better when done by the youth,but i do know of some middle age mod,skin,suede head,rockabilly/punk etc who have always dressed in their favourite style/culture and can carry it off as they tend to tone it down but these are few and far between,some of the people you've captured elequentley were at stoke the other week they added a much needed injection of style and youth-nice one :hatsoff2:

Not my photos, if you look again you will notice it is Dean Chalkley (has an extra "L"). They are good photos though.

they were worn a lot i had my first fred perry about 1971/2 and they were around before that pretty much staple during early 70's fred perry worn with barathea blazer or harrington jacket.

You were privvy tho Mark.....being as you went to school with Fred :wicked:

what i think chalky was/is potraying is were the scene is going and not trying to"capture" the essence of the northern scene as was, as some of you wrongly point out, you cant describe in film or words this unique musical culture we have- only feel it!

apols chalky-well done chalkley! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

You were privvy tho Mark.....being as you went to school with Fred :wicked:

No Nev, I think everyone I knew in 71/72 wore Fred Perry's.

I forgot I went to school with Fred as well. lol. :lol:

Come on Chalky it is rather predictable.

geese lad...is it really that predictable?, i find it totally refreshing that the broadsheets are treating it with respect unlike 74/75...thank god it isnt being courted by TNOTW.....i would have demanded a hacking investigation ( come to think of it,...perhaps IT WAS THEM in 74/75....quick, where's me lawyer??!! :lol:

I've commented over there and plugged Lifeline for August :rofl:

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Was on my hols and now missed it, is it around anywhere else?

Ady

Link to the pics is in Brett's post # 1 Ade. :thumbsup:

I think the the title of 'Northern Soul In Pictures' is fair enough and the pictures are credible and interesting. However a broader NS in pictures would include not only fashion conscious youngsters, but also chaps in their late 50's, maybe they'd be heavy set, maybe they'd be a bit follicle shy, but they would be real and in greater number perhaps than the zoot suiters.. Just about a realistic portrait of Northern Soul In Pictures maybe .. :g:

Is this photo shoot to coinside with the up coming film by Elaine Constantine "Northern Soul, The Film"? Im probably wrong.

We know FULL well that everytime anything to do with Northern Soul is shown or written about in the media Frank Wilson ALWAYS is played and they ALWAYS say about Wigan etc.... It aint gonna change is it?

Maybe, just maybe people will read an article and decide to go along to a night and get the bug as we have. Rob Glover runs The Yum Yum in Northampton and not sure if its still running but Brighton Beach in Leicester also. Now these two events aqre extremely well attended by numbers many venues could wish for. The vast majority of the attendees are between 18 to 35 years old. Some go in classic Mod wear etc.... They listen to a varying array of 60's style music be it hammond, Soul, Motown, Northern etc...... But just supposing a dj guested for them who was out and out Northern and the crowd enjoyed it and decided to look about for a strictly Northern Soul event. They then went on Soul Source to find somewhere and decided to look at some of the threads. The attitude towards them on this site from certain parties would certainly turn them against it as they would feel stigmatised and possibly would feel that they wouldnt want to attend so would to continue attend events like above and never go to a Northern Night to experience that aspect of the Soul music genre.

So what if the media potrays The Northern Soul scene in the way it does, when I read the articles or see rediculous interviewers trying to dance to Frank Wilson while someone in baggies and a wide skirt shows them how to dance. Which the interviewer will never understand unless they shut their eyes and let the tune take you rather than attempting ( badly) to mirror someones foot movements. IF anything in the media gives someone a push to go along to an event and see for themselves what its about or just how the music makes you feel then BRILLIANT. Let the Scene be stereotyped in the media so what, once they've read it and ventured into a venue and hear the music and feel the atmosphere they will learn for themselves that its a WHOLE DAMN site better than what they've read.

We cannot afford to alienate these younger 60's enthusiasts etc... We need them to further the Northern soul scene and they will, because they already love the music its the attitude towards them that puts them off.

I'll get my helmet from the loft, I think its still got scrim on it, the art of camouflage.

BRIGHTON BEACH @ NEWCASTLE IS STILL GOING STRONG, A GREAT NIGHT OUT,IF YOUR ON FACEBOOK CHECK OUT THE BRIGHTON BEACH CLUB PAGE. Brighton Beach Club @ Northumbria University.

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Well I'm sure they were around, I got my first one when I was 14, second hand off Clive Stepanek. But the haircuts?

Used to wear my orange and red Fred in '74.

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