What were the best disco instrumentals ?

[originalbigm]

:o Sorry I Get Lifted by Sweet Music
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/407_0_2_0_C/

[Ian_W359]

MFSB : TSOP
Salsoul Orchestra : 212 N 12th
Paul Mauriat : Love Is Still Blue
Boris Midney : Yoda's Theme
Boris Midney : The Imperial March
Van McCoy : Boogie Down
Gaz : The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Johnny Harris : Odyssey
Space : Magic Fly
Meco : Meco's Theme / 3W. 57

Ian

[marc0]

Hummmm Paul Mauriat's Love is still Blue mid-break mixed with Ozo's Anambra, a classic in my clubz days back in 1979? Man, IM getting old ;)

[peperessy]

Please dont forget MFSB's classic rendition of "Summertime", Salsoul Orchestra's "Alpha Centuri" from the "Magic Journey" LP, and The Brothers (featuring Bhen Lanzaroni on keyboards) with "Brother's Theme" and "Voce Abusou"...There's a song in Voyage's first album with a Scottish sound to it whose title escapes me. On the "limited lyrics" category, please include Richard Hewson Orchestra's "Love for Hire"...

[discopsycho]

I have been really grooving lately to "Disco Connection" by the Isaac Hayes Movement. I really also always liked "Makes You Blind" by The Glitter Band.

[LITTLE SCOTTY]

how about....


BLACKWELL - belly button
LE PAMPLEMOUSSE - cafe au lait
JOE THOMAS - sugar smack
T-CONNECTION - disco magic
CLOUD ONE - disco juice
CLOUD ONE - dust to dust


8)

[ComputerDisco]

Some that haven't been mentioned:

I Robot - the Alan Parsons Project
Firecracker - Yellow Magic Orchestra
Technopolis - Yellow Magic Orchestra
Daybreaker - ELO
A 5th of Beethoven - Walter Murphy (okay so it's really been beat to death over the years, it's still good...)
Get on the Funk Train - Munich Machine
Space Warrior - Munich Machine
Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk
T.S.O.P. - MFSB & the Three Degrees

[Giovanni]

Again, just a note to remind that almost all the early raps (79 to 82) had great disco & funk instrumentals on the flip sides.
I think this is the reason why I collect the old school rap

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by Giovanni

Again, just a note to remind that almost all the early raps (79 to 82) had great disco & funk instrumentals on the flip sides.
I think this is the reason why I collect the old school rap

such as THE BREAKS - Kurtis Blow?

[Boodikka]

"The End" - Change

"Mischief" - French Kiss

"War Dance" - Kebekeletrik

"Summer Love Theme" - Musique

"Big West" - Bionic Boogie

"It's Serious" - Cameo

"Space Warrior" - Munich Machine

[Leroy Brown]

This is before the disco era but "The Theme from Shaft", which I've always liked, is sometimes played on KBIG's (Los Angeles) "Disco Saturday Night" program

[efunk_adelic]

Favorite Instrumentals.... lots of these have been mentioned.


Cameo - It's Serious
Movin' - Brass Construction
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Satin Soul
People's Choice - Do It Any Way You Wanna
Kat Mandu - The Breaks
B.T. Express - Express
Bob Crewe Generation - Street Talk
Silvetti - Spring Rain
Pleasure - Joyous
MFSB - K-Jee
Brass Construction - Ha Cha Cha
Average White Band - Goin' Home


before the disco era:

Duane Eddy - Ramrod '58
Booker T. & The MG's - Hip-Hug-Her '67
Mongo Santa Maria Band - Watermelon Man '63
Ramsey Lewis Trio - The 'In' Crowd '65
Hugh Masakela - Grazing In The Grass '68

[markydefad]

Songs with LYRICS are not instrumentals.

I'm seeing quite a few songs that have long instrumental passages, but have a chorus that's sung by singers; that is not an instrumental in my book. :roll:

[marc0]

Any of you "old guy" like me played "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis in clubz? :lol: I'd say it was a good instumental.

[DISCODISK]

Originally Posted by marc0

Any of you "old guy" like me played "Sun Goddess" by Ramsey Lewis in clubz? :lol: I'd say it was a good instumental.

depends what you call an 'old' guy marc0 :lol: but id play spring high too :P
E-FUNK you mention ramseys the in crowd how popular there was 'wade in the water' its been a classic here [and a pop hit in the early 70s] forever,having its millionth reactivation here a few years ago the same goes for marlena shaws vocal too,in the 80s ramseys and marlenas versions were edited together on what is now quite a rare 12" when i d.j i always have to take that they love it here.