1000 Paradise Garage Classics 1976-1987

[Zef]

Although I have collected disco records since 1978 and also having been to the Garage a few times in 84/85. I have found lists like this great in latter years to identify some stuff I had forgotten, or was not even aware of because they may not have hit the UK at the time. So for younger Guys I'm guessing they are invaluable.

best wishes all
Z

[The Boogie Doctor]

Ha! Good to see that people are liking the list and not quibbling over its minor innacuracies like that guy Quinny. It really is a valuable tool and I hope that all who check it out get something out of it!

Peace, love and deep music.
The Boogie Doctor

[QUINNY]

Originally Posted by The Boogie Doctor

Ha! Good to see that people are liking the list and not quibbling over its minor innacuracies like that guy Quinny. It really is a valuable tool and I hope that all who check it out get something out of it!

Peace, love and deep music.
The Boogie Doctor

Excuse me! It may actually matter a lot. If you were to google Atmosphere - Dancing In Outer Space it throws up 35 sites, google Atmosfear........ and you get 800 odd. I would have thought someone trying to track it down might get richer pickings with a choice of over 800 to examine!!

A list is only a valuable tool if it gives you some idea as to the merits of each track....otherwise, it's just a list. Why do the words 'tomato ketchup' mean anything on a shopping list? It's because you know exactly what the words mean and you know you like it with certain foods. If you had no idea whether it was good, bad, toxic, harmless, sweet, sour, red, green or whatever, the words have much less reason to make you wanna buy some. You might want to explore this delight, but then not knowing which brand was worth the effort you might just pick up the most awful crap that has ever been given the monicker, but at least you tried it.

I luvs me my HEINE tomato ketchup.....NOT.

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

I luvs me my HEINE tomato ketchup.....NOT.

HEINE tomato ketchup???

Is that squeezed directly from the tomato's ass????

[Videoskooter]

It's a great and useful list with many of my favourites on it and indeed a superb list to discover forgotten tracks.

I know something about the Paradise Garage and Larry Levan and I'm pretty sure I would have had a supah time in that club!!!

But I didn't know it was a restaurant as well

That guy Quinny amazes me every day. The interstellar connection between Disco and Tomato Ketchup! WOW! Far out!

BTW I love Disco and I love my Heinz, da only real thang! Can't live without it! But...since the company gets free publicity here: bring back the bottle instead of those stupid plastic squeeze things. There ain't no bottles in Belgium and I want it to be real!

Boogiedoctor, thx for posting this list and don't worry about that guy Quinny. He's a chap full of love but sometimes he finds it hard to express it! (ehmmm, many times)

[QUINNY]

VIdeoskooter: Yeah, I'm full of love.........only it's not unconditional.

Marky: I thought you hadn't got the joke, or I hadn't spelt heine right, until I read your last line.

[The Boogie Doctor]

[quote=QUINNY;116219]A list is only a valuable tool if it gives you some idea as to the merits of each track....otherwise, it's just a list. Why do the words 'tomato ketchup' mean anything on a shopping list? It's because you know exactly what the words mean and you know you like it with certain foods. quote]

Quinny - I think you are overlooking a quite important fact: you have failed to note the obvious fact that the list is not arbitrary nor random but is, in fact, a list of tunes that a man commonly regarded as the greatest DJ to ever live played at a club commonly regarded as the best ever to exist. This very fact gives the words and numbers strewn across the page a good deal of meaning and a clear indication of their musical merit. I am obviously not taking this to its logical extreme and arguing that because a track is on this list it is sublime but merely that the majority of tracks are going to be of an above average quality. Levan was the man and he played fantastic music. Period.

[speculator]

thanks for the list. for some reason seeing the chicago house, new wave, electronic, and other non classic disco that was popular there is the most interesting part.

the spelling and small typos make it charming and perosnal.

[QUINNY]

Originally Posted by The Boogie Doctor

Quinny - I think you are overlooking a quite important fact: you have failed to note the obvious fact that the list is not arbitrary nor random but is, in fact, a list of tunes that a man commonly regarded as the greatest DJ to ever live played at a club commonly regarded as the best ever to exist. Levan was the man and he played fantastic music. Period.

Maybe I'm not so enamoured with the man as you obviously are. Personally, I think his status is way over-hyped. True God or false Omen.....who really knows?

[SandraDee]

Pleased to see Marc Sadane's 'Exciting' got played; I ordered the Jap CD of the LP the other day & can't wait to hear it for the first time in 25 years! I s'pose I should've expected Larry L. to play it as he seemed to really like the Mtume/Lucas sound (so do I! ).