Stafford Spin anyone?

[Andreas Rex]

I've just been searching for something on and somehow came across the term 'Stafford Spin'. The first website which references this is www.soul-source.co.uk, which leads me to think that the origin is the Northern Soul nights which were famously held at Top of the World/Zanzibrawl/Colosseum, amongst other places in the UK (Wigan Casino, the Blackpool Mecca) back in the day. Anyone else heard of this before? There must be a few oldies amongst us who frequented the old 139 when these were on....

 

[TENSHON]

I've just been searching for something on and somehow came across the term 'Stafford Spin'. The first website which references this is www.soul-source.co.uk, which leads me to think that the origin is the Northern Soul nights which were famously held at Top of the World/Zanzibrawl/Colosseum, amongst other places in the UK (Wigan Casino, the Blackpool Mecca) back in the day. Anyone else heard of this before? There must be a few oldies amongst us who frequented the old 139 when these were on....

Soul Source do the Northern Soul shizzle at the Rangers which by all acounts is going well. I'm sure they'll be able to answer your questions...

 

[Andreas Rex]

Soul Source do the Northern Soul shizzle at the Rangers which by all acounts is going well. I'm sure they'll be able to answer your questions...

I'd just like to point out that i'm not into Northern Soul or owt, just like the fact that there is a strain of music called Stafford Spin!

 

[Sofa]

Hey boyz, dont knock the groovy rock and roll thang which has been a part of the Fords make-up for ages. IT is the source! Let's go and check it out before we say what we think...

 

[Andreas Rex]

Hey boyz, dont knock the groovy rock and roll thang which has been a part of the Fords make-up for ages. IT is the source! Let's go and check it out before we say what we think...

Ain't knockin it Sofa. When i lived in St Albans a few years ago, a lot of the people I used to hang about with were a few years older and were well into their Northern Soul. When they realised I was from Stafford, one of THE places to be for such music, they decided to educate me. It's not generally my kind of music, but I can appreciate its qualities. I'm up for checking it out...in fact i'll even polish my brogues.