NORTHERN SOUL. Never got into this scene myself but plenty did. Like most buffoons of my day, the 'no ale' concept put me off. At the age of seventeen a dude once told me (rightly or wrongly) that drugs spoilt the taste of Stones Bitter so I never did drugs either.

It seemed to me that it was a bit more than just a type of music or style of dancing. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that when Northern Soul declined in the late 70's many of its followers turned into illegal CBer's (Come back, good buddy) and these days they walk round all Bluetoothed up. I could be being grossly unfair but I'm sure you know what I'm trying to say.

The starter video is a great documentary (I love documentaries) which tries to explain it all. If you watch it, you'll never push from the back of a queue again.

"Wade in the Water" by Ramsey Lewis, 1972 reached No31 in UK singles chart. Top track this one and played in all discos.