NORTHERN SOUL BADGE – ENAMEL BADGE – BLACK

Origins of Northern soul date back to the late 1960s’ underground rhythm and soul scene. Thousands of teenagers in the North of England danced to the same syncopated beat, revolting against the charts. The music and dance movement combined American soul and Motown music with distinctive dance styles. The phrase was first used by London Soul City record store owner Dave Godin around the time of 1970, after noticing young Northerners weren’t interested in American chart music but were buying energetic, up tempo soul from small labels. It carried a spirit that was to precede a passion for independent labels of punk and new wave to come.