Category Archives: Disco
THE DEFINITIVE SALSOUL MIXES.
THE DEFINITIVE SALSOUL MIXES. For some time, I’ve been meaning to write about one of my favorite, and without doubt, one of the greatest labels of the disco era, Salsoul Records. They were one of the most influential and innovative disco labels, releasing over three-hundred tracks between 1974 and 1985. Along with Casablanca, SAM, Prelude, …
FUTURE DISCO VOLUME 5-DOWNTOWN EXPRESS.
FUTURE DISCO VOLUME 5-DOWNTOWN EXPRESS. On 27 February 2012, Future Disco Volume 5-Downtown Express was released. This was the latest instalment in a highly successful series that began in March 2009, when I came across the first volume of a new compilation series A Guide To 21st Century Disco, which was the first volume in …
THE POINTER SISTERS-ENERGY.
THE POINTER SISTERS-ENERGY. All too often, when a group lose one of their members, this can prove fatal, resulting in their career being over. Often, if somehow the group survive, then their music is never the same again. Obviously, there are exceptions to this rule, with The O’Jays, Rolling Stones and Temptations all having successful …
CERRONE-LOVE IN C MINOR.
CERRONE-LOVE IN C MINOR. Recently, I wrote about Cerrone’s second album Cerrone’s Paradise, released in 1977. The album that inadvertently started Marc Cerrone’s solo career was Love In C Minor, released the year before, in 1976. After this, Marc Cerrone would go on to become one of the biggest selling artists of the disco era, …
DISCO CONNECTION VOLUME 2-AUTHENTIC CLASSIC DISCO 1974-1981.
DISCO CONNECTION VOLUME 2-AUTHENTIC CLASSIC DISCO 1974-1981. A few years ago, Warners released a number of soul, funk and disco compilations that gave a tantalizing glimpse of the hidden delights within their back-catalogue. Two of the best compilations were the Disco Collection series, a short lived and much lived compilation series. Although both compilations were …
JOHN MORALES THE M AND M MIXES VOLUME 2.
JOHN MORALES THE M AND M MIXES VOLUME 2. One compilation I was really excited about last year, was John Morales The M and M Mixes Volume 2, released in March 2011 by BBE Music. Here was double album featuring eighteen previously unreleased mixes from John Morales that had never been released before. Previously, the …
AL KENT-DISCO LOVE.
AL KENT-DISCO LOVE. One of my favorite compilations of 2012 so far, is Al Kent’s The Best of Disco Demands, a five-disc box set full of some delicious delights of disco music. Al Kent’s The Best of Disco Demands was released on 12 February 2012 on BBE Music, and is one of the best disco …
WALTER GIBBONS-JUNGLE MUSIC.
WALTER GIBBONS-JUNGLE MUSIC. If you were to ask most lovers of all things disco, who the most important, influential and innovative DJs of the seventies were, Walter Gibbons’ name wouldn’t be far from most people’s lips. Walter’s role in the history of DJ-ing can’t be underestimated. He was one of the most technically brilliant DJs, …
HENRY STREET GROOVES: CLASSIC DEEP, FUNKY AND JAZZY HOUSE FROM NEW YORK CITY.
HENRY STREET GROOVES: CLASSIC DEEP, FUNKY AND JAZZY HOUSE FROM NEW YORK CITY. Recently, I reviewed one of my favorite albums of 2012, Johnny D Presents Disco Jamms Volume 1, which is due out today, 5 March 2012 on BBE Music. It was compiled by Johnny De Mairo, DJ, producer, record collector extraordinary and cofounder …
DANNY KRIVIT-EDITS BY MR K-VOLUME 2: MUSIC OF THE EARTH.
DANNY KRIVIT-EDITS BY MR K-VOLUME 2: MUSIC OF THE EARTH. Nowadays, it seems it’s not enough for a DJ to have impeccable music taste and be technically brilliant, but they’ve also get to be an “artist,” capable of remixing and reediting tracks. These are now tools that every DJ should have in their arsenal. This …
THE BREAKS-ORIGINAL B BOY STREET FUNK AND BLOCK PARTY CLASSICS.
THE BREAKS-ORIGINAL B BOY STREET FUNK AND BLOCK PARTY CLASSICS. Recently, I reviewed one of the compilations Harmless Records released to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary, Mellow Mellow. However, that wasn’t the only compilation Harmless released to celebrate fifteen years of releasing quality music. Three other compilations were released, Jumpin’ was a collection of true disco …
DON RAY-GARDEN OF LOVE.
DON RAY-GARDEN OF LOVE. Although Don Ray played an important role in European disco music, working with Marc Cerrone and Alec Constandinos, Don only ever released one solo album, Garden of Love, released in 1978. Garden of Love was co-produced by Marc Cerrone, who released albums like Love In C Minor, Cerrone’s Paradise and Supernature. …
CERRONE-CERRONE’S PARADISE.
CERRONE-CERRONE’S PARADISE. During the disco era, it wasn’t just American labels like Salsoul, Casablanca, SAM and TK that were producing some of the greatest disco music. Over in Europe, producers like Giorgio Moroder, Frank Farian, Claude Francois, Don Ray and Cerrone were releasing some of the most cutting-edge, contemporary dance music. One of these producers, …
ROSE ROYCE-STRONGER THAN EVER.
ROSE ROYCE-STRONGER THAN EVER. From the release of their debut single and album Car Wash in 1976, Rose Royce were one of the most successful groups of the mid-seventies through to the early eighties. Their first three albums Car Wash, 1977s Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom and Rose Royce III: Strikes Again released in …
MASTERS AT WORK PRESENTS WEST END RECORDS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY MASTERMIX.
MASTERS AT WORK PRESENTS WEST END RECORDS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY MASTERMIX. Along with Salsoul, Casablanca, SAM and Prelude Records, West End Records is seen as one of the most important labels in the history of disco. Founded by Ed Kushins and Mel Cherin in 1976, West End Records became one of the most important, influential …
DISCO DISCHARGE-DIGGIN’ DEEPER.
DISCO DISCHARGE-DIGGIN’ DEEPER. Growing up, I was just the right age to hear the best music of the disco era. Since then, I’ve always loved disco music. Even when disco was meant to “suck,” I still loved the music, and over the last thirty odd years, have amassed quite a collection of classic disco. So, …
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