Anyone Seen One Of These Badges?

[Northern Soul Uk]

Just wondering if anyone else has seen one of these white 'Torch' badges?

I got it at the 'Torch' but never seen another white one, all the ones I have seen

have been the normal black design. Obviously there must be more white ones

out there, but not seen another one recently.

[Agentsmith]

wasnt chris burton responsible for a lot of the badges at the time and not just the torch?

[Northern Soul Uk]

wasnt chris burton responsible for a lot of the badges at the time and not just the torch?

I don't know, I wouldn't mind finding out though.

[Agentsmith]

chris was running the i.s.c., responsible also for the imfamous o.o.t.p. bootlegs which came in the wake of the success of both the torch & wheel. there had to be a demand for displaying allegiances as well as having the latest tunes, so there was a range of badges including i.s.c., right on, the catacombs etc. always thought that the black badge was classy & traditionalist as opposed to what looked run-of-the-mill. so at first they appeared on jacket pockets & collared t-shirts, eventually morphing to holdalls, by this time it would be mecca & wigan era, so there would be considerably more choice. think there were bagdes for va-vas & the pendulum, steam machine, top rank, hanley...later on heart of england soul club, yate, cleethorpes....and so on & so forth. there's probably far more knowledgeable people on the subject on here than me, but one things for certain, theyve always been collectable if not as valuable as vinyl....suppose that also applies to membership cards.

[Northern Soul Uk]

....suppose that also applies to membership cards.

Excellent, I would say that you are VERY knowledgeable on the subject. Thank you Edited November 23, 2012 by Steve Luigi

[kevinsoulman]

Just wondering if anyone else has seen one of these white 'Torch' badges?

I got it at the 'Torch' but never seen another white one, all the ones I have seen

have been the normal black design. Obviously there must be more white ones

out there, but not seen another one recently.

heres mine

kev

[Agentsmith]

Excellent, I would say that you are VERY knowledgeable on the subject. Thank you

dunno about that steve, age-wise i just missed the torch & wheel ( would have been about 13 or 14 ) but obviously still at school and underage when went to the catacombs......and so were many others!, but im not an anorak on the badges...just that the quallty, colour and imagination that went into them, got better. i guess the image you posted up sums up what was felt people wanted at the time, to make a statement.....or, its certainly what chris thought...although the ulterior motive, of course, was to make money and he certainly did cash in there for a short period in our history. the badge is plain but essentially descriptive in that format.

[Guest chic]

yes i have one of these

[Northern Soul Uk]

yes i have one of these

excellent, that's at least 2 then LOL! Where did you got yours from? Was it the Torch?

[Guest chic]

i went to the torch about 7 or 8 times and i remember buying the black torch patch there

but the white one was from selectadisc, blues&soul, black echoes or somewhere like that

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long time ago to remember , used to collect patches then lot of them about at the time.

i have an original up the junction patch, the yellow first night at wigan one plus

whitchurch& ritz all dayer ones

atb

chic

[Pete S]

Those badges were available in Ruby Red Records in Wolverhampton, from Barmy Barry in Dudley and everywhere really, in the end there must have been at least two dozen different ones, I remember buying a black and white one with a first on it bearing the legend "Keep the faith" when I was 14, my Mom sewed it on my jeand and a girl down the street going "Keep the earth, what's that?"

Anyway they were something like 30p each, there's numerous ads in B & S and Black Music showing the entire set of them.

Also have a look at a Contempo compilation from 74/75 as it has loads of them on the cover.

Edited November 24, 2012 by Pete S

[Barry]

Those badges were available in Ruby Red Records in Wolverhampton, from Barmy Barry in Dudley and everywhere really, in the end there must have been at least two dozen different ones, I remember buying a black and white one with a first on it bearing the legend "Keep the faith" when I was 14, my Mom sewed it on my jeand and a girl down the street going "Keep the earth, what's that?"

Anyway they were something like 30p each, there's numerous ads in B & S and Black Music showing the entire set of them.

Also have a look at a Contempo compilation from 74/75 as it has loads of them on the cover.

They used to sell 'em in the booths on Blackpool Pleasure Beach...I suppose at the time they were like One Direction posters.

[Pete S]

Found this on the net, anyone know what "The Yogi Bear Club" badge was about?

Edited November 24, 2012 by Pete S

[Chalky]

Found this on the net, anyone know what "The Yogi Bear Club" badge was about?

Better than your average badge

[Mark B]

I have one also

Still have a pendulum badge also

Mark

[Rick Scott]

There was a "Yogie Bear Scooter Club" late 50's/early 60's maybe connected maybe not?

[Northern Soul Uk]

There was a "Yogie Bear Scooter Club" late 50's/early 60's maybe connected maybe not?

Think you might have made a BooBoo there :-) Edited November 24, 2012 by Steve Luigi

[Paul R]

This ad is from new year 73/74 and shows the white Torch badge.

I was looking for the ads in B&S that showed the full load of ISC badges for "Soul Lancashire", "Soul Yorkshire", "Soul Ashby De La Zouch" etc. Remember at the time being confused by the Yogi Bear ones. As an aside, I couldn't work out why my sister would not get me(at 14 years old) a Torch badge when she went. Eventually7 I got a Major Lance Torch badge, but unpicked the Torch bit so it was just a Major Lance badge.

Paul

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Pete

Cant seem to see the pic for some reason but I remember a t Shirt around at late Yate that had a bear holding am MGM promo? Is that what you mean?

[Guest turntableterra]

heres mine, i didnt go to the torch or wheel. it has writing on the back to tezza from shirley.........probably got it at wigan. also i have an intercity soul club 1975, any info about this. wigan bootleg badges are dead easy to spot too. none are iron on. all stiched. the third wigan was a screen printed one bought in september 1976, first one thats why its on the pocket..................i never thought i would get hooked

[Pete S]

Pete

Cant seem to see the pic for some reason but I remember a t Shirt around at late Yate that had a bear holding am MGM promo? Is that what you mean?

No it's actually a picture of yogi bear and it says "Yogi Bear Club" around the top in an arc

[SHEFFSOUL]

Just wondering if anyone else has seen one of these white 'Torch' badges?

I got it at the 'Torch' but never seen another white one, all the ones I have seen

have been the normal black design. Obviously there must be more white ones

out there, but not seen another one recently.

yep ive one..plus one with an image of major lance..Chris Burton/ISC did loads of badges in the early 70's...

[Rick Scott]

Think you might have made a BooBoo there :-)

Yes you could be right Steve as i never was "Smarter Than The Average Bear"

Edited November 30, 2012 by RICK SCOTT

[Pauldonnelly]

This is the first Torch Badge, note the sqaure design, now owned by the Class of 72 charity fund and will part of the humongous raffle at the 2013 gathering of the clans, we are indebted to Austin King for his generosity.

[Northern Soul Uk]

This is the first Torch Badge, note the sqaure design, now owned by the Class of 72 charity fund and will part of the humongous raffle at the 2013 gathering of the clans, we are indebted to Austin King for his generosity.

That's excellent! Never seen one in that format, I have the original black one, but it's not square. I wonder if that's where the Casino got the idea from when they gave out the 3rd anniversary one on a piece of white cloth to cut out yourselves?

[burt weedon]

i bought one ov these in the 70s...my mates mom woz the forewoman at the factory that made a lot ov the badges.......in the day....x