{"product_id":"northern-soul-1993-1996","title":"Northern Soul 1993-1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It was Saturday night, the year was 1993, and I had recently moved to London to try to push my photography career along when I went down to the 100 club where they play rare American 60’s and 70’s soul music. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI had been on that scene up until a few years before and was curious to see where it had gone in the meantime, so I took my camera along with me. Going down those stairs into that dark basement, seeing those shadowy figures moving energetically in sync with each other made me hesitant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene had gone further underground, the crowd older, little new blood, the records more obscure and the attitude on the dancefloor was as fierce as ever. Could I really take pictures in this place? As I suspected, the blast from my first flash altered the atmosphere. I braved it to shoot a few more from different angles but things felt worse with each blinding shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe relief I felt when I heard the familiar opening bars of ‘This Won’t Change’ by Lester Tipton. A fast, raw, jerky, but tender sound. I pushed the camera bag under a chair and got lost in the shadows until morning.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI very soon became a regular again, travelling to different venues around the country but I’d often wait till morning when the lights came on before taking any pictures. Mostly though I went to dance and enjoy the music with friends, leaving my camera at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElaine Constantine 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictures were taken in varied venues including the Manchester’s Ritz, London’s 100 club and in a lad called Steve’s kitchen, plus other places too numerous to remember.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elaine Constantine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57233234559354,"sku":null,"price":6.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6778\/8068\/files\/AAAA4AE9-4FA4-49E9-94F7-2BF98D8CA741.jpg?v=1788607462","url":"https:\/\/raremags.co.uk\/products\/northern-soul-1993-1996","provider":"Rare Mags","version":"1.0","type":"link"}