Various Artists - Northern Soul: 20 Original Classics (CD)

Facts 2010 collection of original Northern Soul classics that provides the listener with an overview of Black American Soul music which swept across England in the late 1960's. Emerging from the British Mod Scene in Northern England, the style focuses on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the Tamla Motown sound of the time. Sleeve-notes by biographer Paolo Hewitt, author of leading books on Oasis, the Jam, Small Faces and more. 20 tracks.