There’s a tomb on Temple Street in Wolverhampton, in the west Midlands of England where the city has buried something long forgotten. For those outside of the West Midlands, Northern Soul isn’t typically associated with Wolverhampton. The underground club movement, known for its obscure music and energetic dancing, is popularly considered a phenomenon. But in the late 1960s, a cult following of dedicated soul fans emerged in the UK’s industrialised heartlands. For just seven years, The Catacombs club lived out its short but brilliant life in a former Wolverhampton smelting works, helping to forge Northern Soul from the genre’s earliest days. Known as The Cats to its followers, the club began playing Northern Soul records in October 1968. Alongside places such as The Twisted Wheel in Manchester, The Catacombs was one of the earliest Northern Soul venues on the scene. The resident DJ,s were 4 local lads...... Blue Max, Basil, Carl Dene, Ian "pep" Pereira. The windowless second storey room was closer to a cellar in the sky than a typical dance hall. nicotine stained condensation would drip down the walls, generated by the heat of enthusiastic, often speed-fuelled dancers. the smelting work’s vaulted ceilings made the club unique.Aspects of The Catacombs ranged from the bizarre to the downright dangerous. i remembered the club served orange squash by the pint and boasted a fire escape made of wood..lol!...unbelievable but true!...happy days.
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26 comments:
Them were the days Nearly bursted into Mary Hopkins then yest that was always true venue top safety no pee flooding the toilets Ahh memory's(Similar Venues) Thanks for the upgrade AMM
Cheers Pedro
Pure. pure Northern Soul, brilliant, my top ten has about 50 tracks on it and at least 5 of these tracks are on it!!!! Ann Perry, J.J.Barnes, The Autographs, The Fi-dels, The Tripps, Jimmy Conwell, Johnny Sayles, Mamie Galore, The Chalfontes, Bobby Treetop, Bobby Prophet.......superb stuff, easily one of the best NS CD's ever, thanks for giving this the AMM treatment
Fantastic collection , theres some of my fave tracks on here . Thanks AMM .
And the cat can't stop dancing, thank you very much!!
Thanks AMM. Love the details about the Catacombs club
Thanks for the upgrades AMM and the review!
It is obvious that everything that concerns my little cat interests me. So let's continue the collection.
Yves
Nice history lesson-Thanks for this great series.
thanks for the review and info on the Catacomb Club AMM
Some of my favorites on here..be nice to have it in AMMM quality!
Cheers!
Bill
Uuh, looking real fruity again :) Thx x 1000 ☀️✌🏻
Thank you so much for the information on this review. Thank you AMM. Let the cat dance.
Thanks for the continued upgrade on the "Cats" MM.
cheers,ELtel
I can't get enough of dancing cats! Purr, purr, purr! 😻
Thanks, AMM!
Lotta hidden gems here
Many thanks AMM for this other Dancing' Cat.
Pierre
Many Thanks for Dancin Cat Album
thanks for the review
Tremendous upgrade from the maim man.
Great music as always AMM, thank you!
A great series... many thanks AMM for this one
BigD
thanks AMM for more dancing cats
Reb
Some of my faves on here!THANKS for the upgrade!
Cheers!
Bill
It's good to be a connoisseur. Thanks for review, P.
thank you mate - fab review as always
The Cat just keeps Dancin'.
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