I urge everyone to take a look at this. Its published in the UK by Headline.
'Available in all good bookstores £7.99.'
Alright, so its a bit Brit-centric and the early chapters, with a number of
comments along the lines of 'Britain was streets ahead of America' (given
the fact that what the authors mean is that Britain was streets ahead of
America in terms of white people fetishizing the music of Black America, may
rankle) but it is lovingly researched and full of the kind of misty-eyed
recollections from people hearing some classic at a legendary club night
that we occasionally get on this site. I'm really tempted to fast forward to
post-87, but the Northern Soul section is quite superb. Norman Jay gets his
first appearance as a young whipper-snapper at the Wigan Casino on about
page 96 I think.
It's essential background reading for anyone who is remotely interested in
why all of us around the world are sitting here today telling each other
about '5 great cuts we are listening to right now' and so forth ;).
Jim
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