DISCOMUSIC.COM COMPILATION

[Com King]

The percussion intro of "When U wake up tomorrow" makes me scream everytime I listen to it, and indeed, never seen on a compilatiion.

[markydefad]

The extended version of Candi Staton's "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" is on her "Best Of Candi Staton" CD (Warner Archives) I hope you know.

I'll pick two things I can't find anywhere:

"HOLLYWOOD HOT" - Eleventh Hour (Bob Crewe wrote and produced for Twentieth Century records). I've never seen it on any compilation and I can't find the vinyl.

AMG says:

AMG REVIEW: In the '70s R&B became much more album-minded than it had been in the '50s and '60s, when LPs seemed like an afterthought for many R&B artists. Singles were still important — very important, in fact — but as the '70s progressed, R&B artists became more and more interested in getting listeners to buy their albums as well as their singles. A killer single could entice the listener into acquiring the LP, but if the album on the whole fell short of a single's excellence, the listener was bound to be disappointed. That was the case with the Eleventh Hour, which enjoyed a major hit in 1975 with the suggestive "Hollywood Hot." The single was a gem, although the rest of the Hollywood Hot LP (which didn't come out until early 1976) isn't as strong. Produced by Bob Crewe — who co-wrote Labelle's 1974 smash "Lady Marmelade" and co-wrote most of the songs on this album — Hollywood Hot boasts a stunning title song, but is, for the most part, merely competent. It isn't a bad album, however, other than the title track, it isn't a great one either. The Eleventh Hour was a talented group that specialized in gritty, rock-influenced soul along the lines of Ike & Tina Turner and "It's Your Thing"-era Isley Brothers. Unfortunately, the group fails to live up to its potential on the uneven Hollywood Hot. — Alex Henderson

Then for my second selection....

"TRY MY LOVE" by Denise LaSalle
This is the flip side of the ultra-rare and very expensive 12" with "I'm So Hot". I actually found "I'm So Hot" on some CD compilation...but not "Try My Love"...I just have it on an old tape from the Troc Anniversary party in 1981. It's very electronic-- pulsing with that "The Real Thing" by Daddy Dewdrop, energy. In fact, I think they were mixed together.

So if anyone knows where to find these two.... just gimme a little sign. :D

[QUINNY]

Thanks guys. It would appear that we have a pretty interesting compilation CD for some dumbass record exec to think about. I say dumbass, 'cos it would probably lose a fortune. We're sooooooooo anorakish, eh?

[NickNack]

Great topic, Quinny. I wish more people had jumped in with their 'want lists'. I like the diversity, plus there's always things I've never heard of.

Forrrce: The US promo 12" of George Benson's "Give Me the Night" runs 4:58 and is backed with "Dinorah, Dinorah". Is the UK 12" different?

Marky: I didn't know there was a 12" of Denise LaSalle's "I'm So Hot". They gave us a promo of the lp and I never looked any further. :(

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by NickNack

The US promo 12" of George Benson's "Give Me the Night" runs 4:58 and is backed with "Dinorah, Dinorah". Is the UK 12" different?

Nicky,
The UK 'Long Version' (LV40) which by Technics time is 5:00 exactly (seems longer!) is a slightly different mix, but the big difference is the vamp-out, where it becomes evident that the '...'cause there's music everywhere..' section (which breaks up the standard LP/US 12" version every 8 bars) is actually spliced in. This doesn't happen on the UK 12, so for all intents and purposes, it's a truer representation on the recording as a whole.

That Deniece Lasalle took a lot of people by surprise. Still can't work out why it sold for $1,500!

[NickNack]

Originally Posted by Forrrce

Nicky,
The UK 'Long Version' (LV40) which by Technics time is 5:00 exactly (seems longer!) is a slightly different mix, but the big difference is the vamp-out, where it becomes evident that the '...'cause there's music everywhere..' section (which breaks up the standard LP/US 12" version every 8 bars) is actually spliced in. This doesn't happen on the UK 12, so for all intents and purposes, it's a truer representation on the recording as a whole.

Thanks. If I ever see it I'll pick it up.

That Deniece Lasalle took a lot of people by surprise. Still can't work out why it sold for $1,500!

What!? Are they fucking insane? Is this that eBay 'rare' music nonsense again? I mean "Try My Love" is sweet but not that sweet. :roll:

[Nano]

Without giving it much thought:

-Hideaway (Mystic Merlin)
-Wikka Wrap (Evasions)

[Paulo]

My choices would be:

1) STAYING ALIVE by THE BEE GEES
2) I WILL SURVIVE by GLORIA GAYNOR

Sorry for the bad joke!!! :D :D

I'd pick up:
THEO VANESS - NO ROMANCE JUST WANNA DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT BAND - COME ON DANCE DANCE

But what I'd really love to see in this ficticious compilation is: ODE TO BILLY JEAN and TAKE IT FOR WHAT ITS WORTH.

These 2 songs may be no big deal, but being a Rinder & Lewis completist and since I was never lucky to put my hands on this 45, I'd like to see them on CD.

These 2 songs are a very rare slice of early 1975 disco, released only in an AVI 45 RPM 7" single. Does anyone have it?.

The irony is that TAKE IT FOR WHAT ITS WORTH was included in a Brazilian compilation in 1975 along with some (now) very obscure early disco. I had this record in the late 70's, but then sold it. Now I've searched for it everywhere and it is just impossible to find.

It was released by the brazilian disco company TOP TAPE who represented here AVI, Brunswick, Eugene Records, TK and other disco and soul labels.

[Paulo]

Just forgot to say that the single above is a Rinder & Lewis early production released under the name SWEET POTATO PIE, who (to my knowledge) never recorded again, apart from a track called ARE YOU READY released in a AVI compilation called HOT DISCO NIGHT. ARE YOU READY is the backing track (just percussion & drums) remixed from El Coco's song Delicado from their second album Brazil.

[Giovanni]

Nice topic Quinny!

My personal compilation is made by all ten thousand records I have!!!

My TODAY'S choice is for some rare and beautiful disco jam never seen (as far as I know) on comp CDs:

SARGEANT & MALONE: Love message (Halfmoon 1980)
BLOOD HOLLINS feat Jean Lang: How have you been (RCA 1976)
UNIVERSAL LOVE: Moon ride (TK 1977)
NITEFLYTE: If you want it (Ariola 1979)
STANLEY TURRENTINE: Heritage (Fantasy 1978)
MARGIE LOMAX: God's greatest gift to man is a woman (Golden Flamingo 1980)
PHILLY DEVOTIONS: Hurt so bad (Columbia 1976)


.... tomorrow I will fall in love again with other gems......

[Forrrce]

Originally Posted by Giovanni

SARGEANT & MALONE: Love message (Halfmoon 1980)

At last, blah, blah, blah....

[peppertree5706]

Cocomotion by El Coco

I Feel Love -Donna Summer

Both 12" version.

Also on the label of the CD or as an insert, how about a radio survey with a majority of disco in the Top 20?

[Bernie]

I would love to put out a DiscoMusic.com compilation and even tried sometime back with a friend who has a record label. The BS with licensing restrictions and the like pretty much killed that. Now I now why certain tracks... don't appear on certain CDs...

If any record industry person is reading this drop me a line.

That said I would love to see the following on CD:

Eddie Drenon - Let's Do the Latin Hustle
Love Committee - Law and Order (Walter Gibbons Remix)
Cashmere - Do It Anyway You Wanna
Kongas - Anikana-O
Bionic Boogie - Dance Little Dreamer

and so many more!

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by Bernie

I would love to put out a DiscoMusic.com compilation and even tried sometime back with a friend who has a record label. The BS with licensing restrictions and the like pretty much killed that. Now I now why certain tracks... don't appear on certain CDs...

If any record industry person is reading this drop me a line.

That said I would love to see the following on CD:

Cashmere - Do It Anyway You Wanna
and so many more!

Now that is an awesome track.... :) forgot about that one. :roll:

[SandraDee]

I'd love to see Tantra's 'Hills of Katmandu' & Margie Joseph's 'Knockout' on CD. There's probably hundreds of tracks if I thought more about it!