No. Rare in terms of the music, in that it was records made by small labels struggling under the shadow of Motown, to compete.
These small labels had on their books some fabulous soul singers and musicians, but because of the Motown record industry monopoly, found it hard to break out into the broader market.
A lot of the records issued were of limited supply, some only made it onto DJ Demo's for radio air play only.
Consequently, being much sought after by British soul enthusiasts well after the American 60's soul scene waned.
Northern soul fans have been meeting in clubs around Britain since the 60's to the present day and the scene is still going strong.
Even now, rare soul records are still turning up and some of the rarer stuff changes hands for hundreds and occasionally, thousands of pounds.
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