Deep Disco for the Heads

[Houseman]

I will admit, I know some pretty deep people who love their classics, but this group is purely dedicated and I admire that greatly.

Everytime I listen to DISCO it never ceases to amaze me how they were able to put the tracks together. The creativity, arrangement, vocals, lycrics and all just blows me away... still to this day.

Got a wild hair the other day and put together some underground disco selects. I would love to hear about your top obscure disco favorites.

Some of mine are:

Donna - Art of Noise
The End - Change
Lucky - Donna Summer
First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love - Giorgio Moroder
Now I Need You / Midnight Shift - Donna Summer
Disco Train - Dance Reaction
Love Is In You - Nightlife Unlimited
Magnifique - Magnifique (Disconet Remix)
Automatic Lover - D.D. Jackson
Dance, Freak and Boogie - Nightlife Unlimited
Disco Choo Choo - Nighlife Unlimited
You Can Get Over - Stephanie Mills
Once In A lifetime (DMC Break for Love Remix) - Talking Heads
Happy Station (Original Mix) - Fun Fun

Listen
http://www.virgolounge.com/1105_Disco_1.ram



Standing In the Shadows of Love
When you Walk In The Room - Ramming Speed
Love and Desire - Arpeggio
Hazy Shades of Love - Amant
Glide (Francois Kevorkian Remix) - Musique
I'm A Man - Macho
Fire Night Dance - Peter Jacques Band
Devil's Run - Peter Jacques Band
Walking On Music Peter Jacques Band
Singin' In The Rain - Sheila & B. Devotion
Music In The Air - Macho
I'm A Man (Break) - Macho

Listen
http://www.virgolounge.com/1105_Disco_2.ram

Looking forward to reading your favs.

Thanks,
Houseman

[eddie]

I always dug Philly International, Salsoul, and Prelude which are not really rare but in the soul/disco click. I truly believe the best songs are the ones that never crossover and hit between 5 and 50 on the Billboard R&B charts. Here's a list of some examples.
1)Pockets-Come and go with me
2)Slave-Stone Jam
3)Steve Arrington Hall of fame-Nobody can be you but you
4)Jeanette Lady Day-Come and let me love you
5)Dennis Coffee-Scorpio
6)Brass Construction-We can work it out
7)Unlimited touch-I hear music in the street
8)Bobby Thurston-Check out the groove
9)Linx-You're lying
10)Linda Clifford-Never gonna stop
11) Cavier-I'll never stop loving you
12)Xavier-Work that sucker to death
13)Fazo-Good thang
14)Pleasure-Glide
15)Skipworth and Turner-Thinking about your love

Disco music is much like kenburnsjazz in the idea that an outsider cannot conceptualize the whole thing with just reviewing big named artists. All of the artists I mentioned obtained their footing with related artists you probably know. Something's lost in the edits, remixes, and streamline comilations.

[Houseman]

Dennis Coffey - Scorpio... That was one of my favs in Jr. high. haha... Funny how these song still work their way through.