The Story of Northern Soul: A Definitive History of the Dance Scene that Refuses to DiePacked with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene. What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no frills clubs in the North West of England became a youth craze that has long surpassed all others. The Northern Soul scene has confounded its critics by surviving and growing into an adult dance phenomenon