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'''David Edward Godin''' (21 June 1936, ], ] – 15 October 2004, ], ]) was an English fan of American ], who made a major contribution internationally in spreading awareness and understanding of the genre, and by extension African-American culture.
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'''David Edward Godin''' (21 June 1936 – 15 October 2004) was an English fan of American ]. As a journalist and ] owner, he made a major contribution internationally in spreading awareness and understanding of the genre, and by extension African-American culture, through his promotion of ] and other ] artists, and by establishing the term "]". He also worked as an arts centre manager.


==Biography== ==Biography==
The son of a milkman,<ref name="Williams">Richard Williams ''The Guardian'', 20 October 2004</ref> Dave Godin spent his early childhood in Peckham before bombing forced the family to move to ], ], where he won a scholarship to ]. Godin began collecting American ] records when at school, where he encouraged the younger ]'s interest in black American music. He said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jonsavage.com/compilations/godin-1/ |title=Jon Savage: interview with Dave Godin, February 1995 |accessdate=2013-09-26 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613015803/http://www.jonsavage.com/compilations/godin-1/ |archivedate=June 13, 2011 |df= }}</ref> "..It was at Dartford Grammar School that I met Mick Jagger and introduced him to black music, I'm ashamed to say. It's ironic that as a result of meeting me he's where he is today." Godin played a minor role in the early jam sessions out of which the ] emerged, but resented Jagger for what he saw as the Stones' exploitation of black music.<ref name="Johnson">Phil Johnson ''The Independent'', 20 October 2004]</ref> Born in ], London, the son of a milkman,<ref name="Williams">Richard Williams {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135933/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/oct/20/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |date=26 June 2018 }}, ''The Guardian'', 20 October 2004</ref> Dave Godin spent his early childhood in Peckham before bombing forced the family to move to ], Kent, where he won a scholarship to ]. Godin began collecting American ] records when at school, where he encouraged the younger ]'s interest in black American music. He said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jonsavage.com/compilations/godin-1/ |title=Jon Savage: interview with Dave Godin, February 1995 |access-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613015803/http://www.jonsavage.com/compilations/godin-1/ |archive-date=13 June 2011 }}</ref> "..It was at Dartford Grammar School that I met Mick Jagger and introduced him to black music, I'm ashamed to say. It's ironic that as a result of meeting me he's where he is today." Godin played a minor role in the early jam sessions out of which the ] emerged, but resented Jagger for what he saw as the Stones' exploitation of black music.<ref name="Johnson">Phil Johnson {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321035653/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dave-godin-544348.html |date=21 March 2016 }}, ''The Independent'', 20 October 2004]</ref>


After working at an advertising agency, and as a hospital porter in place of ] (he was a ]),<ref name="Johnson"/> Godin founded the ] Appreciation Society, and in time was recruited by ] to become Motown's consultant in the UK, setting up its distribution through ]. At a recording of '']'' in 1964, Jagger asked Godin to introduce him to ]. "I told him to fuck off and introduce himself", Godin recalled.<ref name="Johnson"/> After working at an advertising agency, and as a hospital porter in place of ] (he was a ]),<ref name="Johnson"/> Godin founded the ] Appreciation Society, and in time was recruited by ] to become Motown's consultant in the UK, setting up its distribution through ]. At a recording of '']'' in 1964, Jagger asked Godin to introduce him to ]. "I told him to fuck off and introduce himself", Godin recalled.<ref name="Johnson"/>


In 1967 he founded Soul City, a record shop which in 1967 developed into a record label on which he released such then-obscure soul classics as "]" by ], with colleague ] and friend Robert Blackmore. It was in their shop that Godin coined the term ']',<ref name="telegraph"> ''Daily Telegraph'', 28 October 2004</ref> a description that he would popularise through his work as a music journalist. In a 2002 interview with ] of '']'', he explained that he had first come up with the term in 1968 as a sales reference to help staff in his shop differentiate the more modern ]ier sounds from the smoother, Motown-influenced soul of a few years earlier: In 1967 he founded Soul City, a record shop which in 1967 developed into a record label on which he released such then-obscure soul classics as "]" by ], with colleague ] and friend Robert Blackmore. It was in their shop that Godin coined the term ']',<ref name="telegraph"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209064202/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1475208/Dave-Godin.html |date=9 February 2018 }}, ''The Daily Telegraph'', 28 October 2004</ref> a description that he would popularise through his work as a music journalist. In a 2002 interview with ] of '']'', he explained that he had first come up with the term in 1968 as a sales reference to help staff in his shop differentiate the more modern ]ier sounds from the smoother, Motown-influenced soul of a few years earlier:
<blockquote>"I had started to notice that northern ] fans who were in London to follow their team were coming into the store to buy records, but they weren't interested in the latest developments in the black American chart. I devised the name as a shorthand sales term. It was just to say ‘if you’ve got customers from the north, don't waste time playing them records currently in the US black chart, just play them what they like – ‘Northern Soul’."<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220133242/http://www.chrishunt.biz/features05.html |date=20 February 2008 }} by ], ''Mojo'' </ref></blockquote>
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"I had started to notice that northern ] fans who were in ] to follow their team were coming into the store to buy records, but they weren’t interested in the latest developments in the black American chart. I devised the name as a shorthand sales term. It was just to say ‘if you’ve got customers from the north, don’t waste time playing them records currently in the US black chart, just play them what they like - ‘Northern Soul’."<ref> by ], ''Mojo'' </ref></blockquote>


In his career he also coined the term ] and he promoted the interests of a large number of American musicians whose work had fallen out of favour in their home country. In his career he also coined the term ] and he promoted the interests of a large number of American musicians whose work had fallen out of favour in their home country.
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His second career was in cinema exhibition. Having studied art, design and film course at ], he became a senior film officer for the ]<ref name="telegraph"/> and helped found and was the manager of the Anvil Cinema, Sheffield (1983–90), the only cinema in the UK to be funded by a local authority. His second career was in cinema exhibition. Having studied art, design and film course at ], he became a senior film officer for the ]<ref name="telegraph"/> and helped found and was the manager of the Anvil Cinema, Sheffield (1983–90), the only cinema in the UK to be funded by a local authority.


In the mid 1990s he started to compile a series of CDs of rare (and some not so rare) recordings - ''Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures'' - for ], which featured such artists as ], ], ], ] and ]. The albums were greeted with universal critical acclaim, and Godin described the series as the proudest achievement of his life. In the mid 1990s he started to compile a series of CDs of rare (and some not so rare) recordings – ''Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures'' – for ], which featured such artists as ], ], ], ] and ]. The four albums were greeted with universal critical acclaim, and Godin described the series as the proudest achievement of his life. A fifth, posthumous, volume was ultimately released in 2019, based on lists of tracks he had considered for inclusion, including material intended for the four previous volumes, for which licensing rights could not be obtained at the time.


Godin, a ], was an advocate of ] and ]. He was also known for his involvement in ] and ] organisations, including '']'' and '']''. He was the only atheist in his local pro-life organisation. Towards the end of his life he developed an interest in ]. Godin, a ], was an advocate of ] and ]. He was also known for his involvement in anarchist and ] organisations, including '']'' and '']''. He was the only atheist in his local pro-life organisation. Towards the end of his life he developed an interest in ]. He died in ] in 2004, aged 68.


A biography, ''Dave Godin: a Northern Soul'' by Stephen Stevlor, was published in 2020 on the anniversary of Godin's death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Northern Soul |url=https://www.adampwhite.com/westgrandblog/-godin-book |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Adam White |date=28 August 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=15 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015200819/https://www.adampwhite.com/westgrandblog/-godin-book |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevlor |first=Stephen |title=Dave Godin - A Northern Soul - Book Preview |url=https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/dave-godin-a-northern-soul-book-preview-r4299/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Soul Source |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020434/https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/dave-godin-a-northern-soul-book-preview-r4299/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures : Taken from the Vaults==


As a memorial to Godin, a ] was unveiled in November 2024, at the former site of the Anvil arts cinema in Sheffield.<ref>. Retrieved 6 November 2024</ref>
===Volume 1===


== References ==
1.] - ''I'm Never Gonna Live It Down''
{{Reflist}}
2.] - ''Easy As Saying 1 2 3''
3.] - ''Lights Out''
4.] - ''Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)''
5.] - ''Have A Little Mercy''
6.] - ''Try Love''
7.] - ''I Can't Make It Without Him''
8.] - ''Showdown''
9.] - ''I'm Not The One''
10.] – ''The Turning Point''
11.The Incredibles - ''Standing Here Crying''
12.] - ''She Broke His Heart''
13.The Untouchables - ''You're On Top''
14.] - ''It's Not That Easy''
15.] - ''Cry Baby Cry''
16.] - ''I Still Love You''
17.] - ''Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It)''
18.] - ''Songs To Sing''
19.] - ''How Much Longer (Must I Wait)''
20.] - ''Nothing's Too Much (Nothing's Too Good)''
21.] - ''I Feel Like Crying''
22.] - ''I'm Goin' For Myself''
23.] - ''Tried So Hard To Please Her''
24.] - ''Love Of My Man''
25.] - ''You Got Me''


== Further reading ==
===Volume 2===
* {{Cite book |last=Stevlor |first=Stephen |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1294367907 |title=Dave Godin : a northern soul |date=2020 |isbn=978-1-5272-6952-1 |oclc=1294367907}}

1.] - ''How Was I To Know You Cared''
2.] - ''I'm Not Going To Give Up''
3.] – ''The Sweeter He Is''
4.] - ''I Don't Want Nobody But My Baby''
5.] - ''It Was A Lie''
6.] - ''A Love That Never Grows Cold''
7.] - ''It's All Over''
8.] - ''I'm Sorry I Hurt You''
9.] - ''What Will Tomorrow Bring''
10.] - ''Let Nothing Separate Us''
11.] - ''These Four Walls''
12.] - ''If I Could See You One More Time''
13.] - ''I'll Run Your Hurt Away''
14.The Premiers - ''Make It Me''
15.] - ''Losing Boy''
16.Doris Allen – ''A Shell Of A Woman''
17.] - ''Just One More Day''
18.] - ''Go Now''
19.] - ''Cryin' In The Streets''
20.] - ''How Much Can A Man Take''
21.] - ''Anyone But You''
22.] – ''Stop! Look What You're Doing''
23.] - ''Nothing Takes The Place Of You''
24.] - ''Hiding In Shadows''
25.] - ''Let's Take A Chance''

===Volume 3===

1.] - ''I'm Undecided''
2.] - ''Breakfast In Bed''
3.] - ''In These Very Tender Moments''
4.] - ''Look At The Boy''
5.] - ''Lost Someone''
6.] - ''Thanks For Yesterday''
7.] - ''It Sounds Like My Baby''
8.] - ''Baby I Can't Stand It''
9.] - ''I'd Rather Go Blind''
10.] - ''Is It Because I'm Black''
11.] - ''All In My Mind''
12.] - ''Like It Stands''
13.] - ''Wish Someone Would Care''
14.] - ''Don't Leave Me Baby''
15.] - ''I Can't Take It''
16.] - ''Too Far Gone To Turn Around''
17.] - ''Let Me Down Easy''
18.] - ''I'm Too Far Gone To Turn Around''
19.] - ''I Don't Want To Have To Wait''
20.] - ''I Paid For The Party''
21.] - ''Who Are You Gonna Love (Your Woman Or Your Wife)''
22.] & ] - ''Ebony Eyes''
23.]- ''He's Gone''
24.] - ''My Deceiving Heart''
25.] - ''I'm Missing You''

===Volume 4===

1.The ] - ''Temptation 'Bout To Get Me''
2.] - ''I Believe She Will''
3.] - ''I've Been Wrong Too Long''
4.] - ''I Pity The Fool''
5.] - ''I Need You''
6.] - ''Just Loving You''
7.] - ''Slip Away''
8.Black Velvet - ''Is It Me You Really Love''
9.Paul Kelly - ''The Day After Forever''
10.] - ''Giving Up''
11.] - ''I'm A Lonely Stranger''
12.] - ''I Love You''
13.] - '']''
14.] - ''You Got Me Diggin' You''
15.] - ''I Don't Care Anymore''
16.] - ''You Make Me Feel Good''
17.Barbara Brown - ''Can't Find No Happiness''
18.] - ''My Baby''
19.] - ''It's So Hard To Break A Habit''
20.] - '']''
21.] - ''This Heart Can't Take No More''
22.] - ''It Was Like A Nightmare''
23.] - ''The Dark End Of The Street''
24.] - ''I Made It Over''
25.] - ''Don't Ever Leave Me''

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
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English proponent of American soul music

Dave Godin
BornDavid Edward Godin
(1936-06-21)21 June 1936
Peckham, London, England
Died15 October 2004(2004-10-15) (aged 68)
Rotherham, Yorkshire
Occupation(s)Music journalist, promoter, arts centre manager
Known forEstablishing term "Northern soul", promoting Motown and other soul music in Britain

David Edward Godin (21 June 1936 – 15 October 2004) was an English fan of American soul music. As a journalist and record shop owner, he made a major contribution internationally in spreading awareness and understanding of the genre, and by extension African-American culture, through his promotion of Motown and other R&B artists, and by establishing the term "Northern soul". He also worked as an arts centre manager.

Biography

Born in Peckham, London, the son of a milkman, Dave Godin spent his early childhood in Peckham before bombing forced the family to move to Bexleyheath, Kent, where he won a scholarship to Dartford Grammar School. Godin began collecting American R&B records when at school, where he encouraged the younger Mick Jagger's interest in black American music. He said: "..It was at Dartford Grammar School that I met Mick Jagger and introduced him to black music, I'm ashamed to say. It's ironic that as a result of meeting me he's where he is today." Godin played a minor role in the early jam sessions out of which the Rolling Stones emerged, but resented Jagger for what he saw as the Stones' exploitation of black music.

After working at an advertising agency, and as a hospital porter in place of National Service (he was a conscientious objector), Godin founded the Tamla Motown Appreciation Society, and in time was recruited by Berry Gordy to become Motown's consultant in the UK, setting up its distribution through EMI. At a recording of Ready Steady Go! in 1964, Jagger asked Godin to introduce him to Marvin Gaye. "I told him to fuck off and introduce himself", Godin recalled.

In 1967 he founded Soul City, a record shop which in 1967 developed into a record label on which he released such then-obscure soul classics as "Go Now" by Bessie Banks, with colleague David Nathan and friend Robert Blackmore. It was in their shop that Godin coined the term 'northern soul', a description that he would popularise through his work as a music journalist. In a 2002 interview with Chris Hunt of Mojo, he explained that he had first come up with the term in 1968 as a sales reference to help staff in his shop differentiate the more modern funkier sounds from the smoother, Motown-influenced soul of a few years earlier:

"I had started to notice that northern football fans who were in London to follow their team were coming into the store to buy records, but they weren't interested in the latest developments in the black American chart. I devised the name as a shorthand sales term. It was just to say ‘if you’ve got customers from the north, don't waste time playing them records currently in the US black chart, just play them what they like – ‘Northern Soul’."

In his career he also coined the term Deep Soul and he promoted the interests of a large number of American musicians whose work had fallen out of favour in their home country.

His second career was in cinema exhibition. Having studied art, design and film course at Sheffield Polytechnic, he became a senior film officer for the British Film Institute and helped found and was the manager of the Anvil Cinema, Sheffield (1983–90), the only cinema in the UK to be funded by a local authority.

In the mid 1990s he started to compile a series of CDs of rare (and some not so rare) recordings – Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures – for Ace Records, which featured such artists as Loretta Williams, Eddie and Ernie, Jaibi, Ruby Johnson and Jimmy and Louise Tig. The four albums were greeted with universal critical acclaim, and Godin described the series as the proudest achievement of his life. A fifth, posthumous, volume was ultimately released in 2019, based on lists of tracks he had considered for inclusion, including material intended for the four previous volumes, for which licensing rights could not be obtained at the time.

Godin, a vegan, was an advocate of animal rights and Esperanto. He was also known for his involvement in anarchist and anti-capitalist organisations, including Freedom Newspaper and Class War. He was the only atheist in his local pro-life organisation. Towards the end of his life he developed an interest in Jainism. He died in Rotherham in 2004, aged 68.

A biography, Dave Godin: a Northern Soul by Stephen Stevlor, was published in 2020 on the anniversary of Godin's death.

As a memorial to Godin, a blue plaque was unveiled in November 2024, at the former site of the Anvil arts cinema in Sheffield.

References

  1. Richard Williams Obituary: Dave Godin Archived 26 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 20 October 2004
  2. "Jon Savage: interview with Dave Godin, February 1995". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Phil Johnson Obituary: Dave Godin Archived 21 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Independent, 20 October 2004]
  4. ^ Obituary: Dave Godin Archived 9 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2004
  5. For Dancers Only Archived 20 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine by Chris Hunt, Mojo
  6. "A Northern Soul". Adam White. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. Stevlor, Stephen. "Dave Godin - A Northern Soul - Book Preview". Soul Source. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. "Blue plaque for man who coined 'Northern Soul'", BBC News, 3 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024

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