McCartney Times

Obscurity is a word that does not appear in the index of The Beatles; their instant popularity was so overwhelming, in fact, that the word ‘Beatlemania’ had to be coined. You would be forgiven for assuming, therefore, that there is little crossover between the realm of the Fab Four and the northern soul scene, but you would be dead wrong.By the time that Wigan Casino first opened its doors to the hordes of sweaty, amphetamine-fuelled soulies lining up to dance all night to the obscure and forgotten sounds of American soul in 1973, The Beatles were already a thing of the past, having gone their separate ways three years prior. Nevertheless, the band had an unlikely connection with the scene.

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