Mca Salutes Billboard Disco Convention #3 ???

[drlove]

Hey, ya'll,

I'm hoping anyone out there in disco-land might be able to help me. Saw that MCA issued the following 12" single in 1977 as catalogue #1964: MCA SALUTES BILLBOARD DISCO CONVENTION #3.

So . . . naturally, that leads to the following question: does anyone out there own this 12" to be able to provide a listing of the Various Artists contents of this particular release ??? And, as a 2nd question, to your knowledge, were there other label-specific compilations tied into these Billboard Disco conventions held approx. every 9 months or so between 1976 and 1980 ???

[tmob]

Here it is. It's MCA L33-1964:
Side 1:
Gary Toms/"Turn it Out (Tear This Building Down)" (3:54)
Kalyan/"Disco Reggae (Tony's Groove)" (6:27)
Lifestyle/"Katrina" (4:28)
Kiki Dee/"Chicago" (4:18) not disco, but a great cut nevertheless!
Side 2:
Laso/"Laso Square (Are You Ready)" (10:25)
Anacostia/"Face the Fact" (3:48)
Peaches & Herb/"I'm Counting on You" (3:20) produced by Van McCoy & Charles Kipps--the same song as was recorded by the State Department on Sixth Avenue
Karen Pree/"Painmaker" (3:02)

As you can see, not a real star-studded collection...
I know there were others as well. Capitol released a 2-12" set in 1979 (doesn't say which Billboard Disco Forum it was in conjunction with) featuring 8 of their artists, like A Taste of Honey and Gonzalez.

[drlove]

Thanks, Tmob, for the detailed info, and if anyone knows of any other disco compilations issued by labels as tie-ins to Billboard Disco conventions, please share your knowledge on this thread -- Thanks !!!

. . and re: the track listing supplied by Tmob: Lifestyle/"Katrina" (4:28),

Fellow residents of New Orleans certainly do NOT prefer to hear that title played at our parties anytime soon !!!

[tmob]

Since you asked, here's what's on the Capitol sampler from 1979 (cleverly titled the "Billboard Capitol Records Disco Sampler"), SPRO-9049/50:
Vol. I, Side I:
A Taste of Honey/"Boogie Oogie Oogie" (5:37)
Gloria Jones/"Bring on the Love (Why Can't We Be Friends Again)" (7:07)
Vol. I, Side II:
Natalie Cole/"Stand By" (4:19)
Eddie Henderson/"Cyclops" (4:28)
Vol. II, Side I:
Gonzalez/"Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" (8:02)
Desmond Child & Rouge/"Our Love is Insane" (5:18)
Vol. II, Side II:
Freda Payne/"I'll Do Anything for You" (7:40)
Sun/"Dance (Do What You Wanna Do)" (6:04)