The most difficult disco record to find?

[Rab]

Originally Posted by UltimateBeeGeesFan

Giorgio did a great job on the Midnight Express soundtrack and I enjoy his synth. in The Three Degrees' albums from the late 70's.
Giorgio was a pioneer in synth, which is why he is a hero for me, as I'm a synth freak; 70's synthis the best-80's synth is much more canned sounding and boring; 80's music (for the most part, though there are exceptions )sucks, 70's grooves my world. oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......

It's funny even the synth was better back in the late 70's. Gino Soccio's Dancer had excellent synthis, I think Chic used a not of synth as well as Sheila B Devotions Spacer, Donna Summer's I Feel Love, et al.; Poussez sounded a bit ahead of its time...it sounded like it really should have come out a year or two later. I think Patrick Cowley's music was OK, but it had that "new" 80's club sound to it.

I think my favorite will always be that orchestral sound, that was heard in Love Deluxe, Here Comes That Sound; Front Page, Love Insurance; Madleen Kane, Forbidden Love; Barbara Pennington, 24-hours a day; Loleata Holloway, That's What You Said; Phyllis Hyman, You Know How to Love Me; Melba Moore, Pick Me Up I'll Dance; Caught Up, Inner Life. Linda Clifford had that orchestral sound combined with the synth sound.

[dancer5612004]

There was a rare video posted on youtube by Risque, GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN, but it was deleted due to violation of terms. But I saw it, and I liked it, because it was one of my lesser known favs to play.

[Marcio**]

Interesting and probably hard to find disco work from 1983 founded on Web, DON RAY did the arrangements.



Groove Diggers: Alain Sevilla - Jogging trott - 1983
ALAIN SEVILLA - JOGGING TROTT

[EricHG23]

I don't have too many obscure vinyls, though 10 years back when I was 17, had a good job and never had to spend money I went on a disco record buying spree and found a few rarities--I was (and am) obssessed with Moroder and getting all his obscure stuff--I have Suzi Lane which isn't THAT rare but is a bit hard to find I think (and is of course brilliant, I never got why Casablanca didn't pick this up) all the major Costandinos ones, etc.

2 albums I think are kinda rare I own, and really enjoy (more than most solo Pete Belotte productions which I suually don't care for) are the two Trax albums. Are these rare at all?

[Cdnbob]

Originally Posted by EricHG23

2 albums I think are kinda rare I own, and really enjoy (more than most solo Pete Belotte productions which I suually don't care for) are the two Trax albums. Are these rare at all?

Eric, I'm not sure how rare these are but of recent I've seen several copies of both for sale on both Ebay and Gemm and they were both on sale for around $10 each.

Does the higher the price a record goes for mean its rare?

[Graham_Start]

Originally Posted by Cdnbob

Does the higher the price a record goes for mean its rare?

Strictly speaking, no. It means that there is just more demand than supply... or at least there is perceived to be so. You can't really use eBay as a guide because the price is whatever someone is willing to pay at that time, and it only takes two people with money to have a bidding war. The same item on eBay can go for $100 one month and $20 the next.

Also, many online sellers have absolutely delusional asking prices, so make note of them and move on.

There are plenty of very rare records that are worthless. If there are only five copies of a record on the market but nobody wants them, they're worth zilch. If there are five hundred copies but 50,000 people want them, they're worth a fortune.

The value of a record is determined mainly by how many copies there are in relation to how many people really want them (as well as how much they're willing to spend), as well as condition. When people see a record go for big bucks, many assume that all copies are worth that amount -- but much of the time, that price is only valid for a near-flawless copy. Some of the more valuable records aren't necessarily rare, just rare in good condition.

Some of the disco titles that are worth most are early promo-only releases and stuff on obscure local labels where only a few hundred copies were made. Now, while there isn't huge demand for those titles, there are a few hundred people worldwide who are seeking them out, and they will drive up the prices. On the flip side of that are major label records that were pressed by the truckload and sold in big numbers back in the day: given that disco is very much a niche genre now, there are probably still more copies for sale than there are people willing to buy them. Thus the proliferation of the same albums you always see in the $1 bins.

[EricHG23]

That makes sense--you see it on amazon with what the Marketplace is sellign for out of print cds--for a while Donna Summer's The Wanderer was always above 70 bucks, now I see it for 20, etc

[Pete Denis]

"YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING" by the REAL THING 12" Promo version? Hard to find today? How about MACHINE'S "There But For The Grace Of God Go I" the original NASSAU version? Early 1980? I don't own one, but I remember a dj called SMOKEY who had it, I saw it. A black label with green highlites. Ever hear of it?

[JussiK]

Number one: Very much in demand in Europe: "Un Habit En Bemol" by Roger Gravel Flashback. This pops up periodically in the net but check the price: somewhere around 300 euros every time, I've once seen it at 500. Why? Because it's brilliant and because got included in the Baldelli/Baia Degli Angeli comp vol 1. What's it like? It's a midtempo track a bit like Silvetti's "Primitive Man", with a perfect female voice cooing a few aaahs. Number two: "Black Hole" by Black Hole - a Brazilan lp with 3 jolly euro-sounding party poppers and one to-die-for 9 minute, throbbing cosmic space disco odyssey. Play THAT and expect immediate invitations to lend your dj presence to the most exclusive of events. The Black Hole, The Arpadys (orig) and The Roger Gravel are the kind of stuff they had at Youri's in Paris, even if only to hold in your hands and stare for a while. Now that the store is gone the world is an empiter place.

[Videoskooter]

Originally Posted by JussiK

Number one: Very much in demand in Europe: "Un Habit En Bemol" by Roger Gravel Flashback.

Great track and almost never mentioned on this board. Unknown, rare but beautiful!

[Rab]

Has anyone familiar with a 12-inch single by Sheila B. Devotion called "No, No, No, No?" Does anyone know what album its on? If any?

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

Originally Posted by Rab

Has anyone familiar with a 12-inch single by Sheila B. Devotion called "No, No, No, No?" Does anyone know what album its on? If any?

I have a copy of the 12", on Carrere. It says 1979. And the 4:13 version was included on the 1979 Carrere LP "Disque d'Or"