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“Take my tears and that's not nearly all” - Tainted Love
An epic orchestral arrangement of Northern Soul anthem Tainted Love.
Northern Soul at the Proms is a night of celebration of the raw, rare American soul music that first obsessed young people across the north and the Midlands in the 1960s and 70s, inspiring an all-night dance culture.
Tainted Love was the B-Side on a 1965 Gloria Jones single that failed to chart, later becoming a classic track for Northern Soul fans at Va Va's in Bolton and Wigan Casino through DJ Richard Searling.
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