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Disco Files
by Vince Aletti - 1973-1978 - New York's Underground, week by week
DJHistory (UK) / 2009 / 9780956189608
Soft cover 467 Pages
Writter: Vince Aletti
Editor: Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster
Impossible without Matthew Higgs, Tony Harris and Mark Lamb
Cover: Leo Elstob
Design: John Meikle
Layout: Frank Broughton and David Barlow
Copy Editor: Miranda Morgan
Copy editing: Christopher Moss, Susannah Gowers
Scanning and library research: Emma Spertus, Ryan Foerster, Andrew Henry, Ryan Evans, Amie Scally, Catherine Nguyen
Photography: Toby Old, Peter Hujar
Printed by Pyramid Press
Contents:
001 Introduction - Vince Aletti, February, 2009
004 Discotheque Rock'73: Paaaaarty! - Rolling Stone, September 13, 1973
010 Dancing Madness - Rolling Stone, August 28, 1975
014 The Loft - Village Voice, June 16, 1975
020 The Men In the Glass Booth - After Dark, November, 1976
024 I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me - Village Voice, April 26, 1976
028 A Dialogue Between Two Editors - MixMaster, Summer 1978
038 Disco Files 1974 - Record World, November 16-December 28, 1974
050 Disco Files 1975 - Record World, January 4-December 27, 1975
156 Disco Files 1976 - Record World, January 17-December 25, 1976
254 Disco Files 1977 - Record World, January 8-December 31, 1977
358 Disco Files 1978 - Record World, January 7-December 16, 1978
452 Vince Aletti Interviewed - DJHistory.com, October 12, 1998
Full title: The Disco Files 1973-1978
Let's cut to the chase; Vince Aletti's, Disco Files is essential reading by anyone even remotely interested in Disco, club culture, record collecting or DJs as this is perhaps one of the only examples of first hand accounts from the beginnings of the Disco era of this magnitude. This information appears here in the form of historically accurate charts taken from Vince's actual Record World articles that he penned over thirty years ago as well as selected articles on Disco from such renowned publications as Rolling Stone and the weekly New York City paper, the Village Voice.
The monthly charts from long-gone discotheques and key Disco DJs alone are gold, but there are fabulous insights into, the-then-new, Disco releases by way of 2,000 record reviews with label scans and countless black and white photographs of the record covers that allow us to relive the '70s all over again. Disco Files is a Disco time capsule in book form and will provide you with oodles of information and will serve as a reference guide for years to come. Highly recommended!
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From the back cover of Disco Files:
- 800 club charts
- 2,000 records reviewed
- Beautiful unseen photography
- Classic magazine articles
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The definitive chronicle of Disco. For anyone with more than a passing interest in Disco, this book will be a revelation. Filled with great stories, beautiful photography and classic magazine articles, it's an incredible read, even if you're not a serious DJ or collector. And if you are, then its 800 contemporary club charts and literally thousands of record reviews make it an amazingly detailed source of information. Photocopies of Vince Aletti's weekly review column circulate amongst the world's hungriest record collectors like the holy grail; now you can own them all in book form.
Vince Aletti was the very first writer to cover New York's emerging Disco scene. The Disco Files is his personal memoir, collecting all the material he wrote on the subject, vividly bringing to life the clubs, the characters and, above all, the music.
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Submitted by DiscoMusic.com (3698)
What a wonderful resource this Disco Files is. Whether you were dancing or listening to the disco sound back in the 70's, or are a rabid fan who didn't get to be there First Time Around, this book has lots of great information from back in the day, all neatly compiled in one book. It has some stunning photos, album cover pics and his witty, interested style of writing really hooks you in.
It is clear Vince Aletti was really into the disco sound; his passion shows. I just wish there was an index! I find myself going back to it again and again to see if a record I have just discovered is written about in there, and it is often hard to find it. Also, what a shame he didn't leave in 1980... the reviews stop at the end of '78 so we miss out on all those 1979 releases. Curiously, there is no best of 1978 list either.
Still, this is an invaluable resource, from the dawn of the disco era and shows what clubs were ACTUALLY playing. The end of the year lists are great and the interviews with the author are interesting also. Great stuff.