"Come On Dance, Dance" by The Saturday Night Band

[FrontPage22]

Feelin' this song right now...a great song which keeps your interest despite it's length. Funny how longer songs these days never manage to hold your attention

Love it when the vocal cuts out and it goes right to the kick drum, guitar and the claps. Simplicity but funky...I can just see people spinning and clapping to this. Sigh...if only I'd been born 20 years earlier...!!!

Is the edited version on the Prelude's GH CD worth picking up? or is the full LP mix out there (Unidisc??!!!??)

[needlefingers]

My copy is on Prelude.

Click here for a picture.

http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/4989_0_2_0_C/
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/3313_0_3_0_C/

This is a scan.

Do you need any other info?

Needlefingers

[FrontPage22]

Thanks for the info!!! :lol:

[Spellbound]

You are not supposed to listen to the whole song. If you do then you have too much time on your hands. Each 12" record was set at a certain length on purpose. For the DJ to use certain portions of each 12" record to create a mix. Any DJ who plays entire songs will clear the dancefloor before the song is over. Keep on listening to any song in its entirety. It will get old really quick. That is why it is best to listen to vinyl instead of cd's. Drop the needle on the 12" record, adjust the pitch, listen for a few seconds and then move on to the next 12".

[Marcio**]

'Cosmic Melody' by Constellation Orchestra has the same arrangements of 'Come On Dance, Dance' :) .

[discorecordplayer]

Yes, this entire album is excellent. From the looks of the cover illustration, it was quite fun to dance to in that disco club, too!
A few years ago I was living in New Jersey on the outskirts of NYC, and can remember that they played the song on WKTU.
I play the entire song and like the whole song, whether it was meant to listen to the entire thing or not, because I have always had a very bad case of disco fever! when it comes to disco music, I know exactly what you mean; Im in my late 20s now, and I, too never got to dico dance to this in a club, either. There arent many people my age who care for disco. In fact, Im the only one I know of that even listens to it and collects it as much as I do. I just joined this forum and will be looking through the threads

[usagi-san]

I really enjoy the Saturday Night Band and Constellation orchestra albums too; did they do just 1 each?

[darrens]

I really enjoy the Saturday Night Band and Constellation orchestra albums too; did they do just 1 each?

The Saturday Night Band released two LPs, which have been reissued on 1 CD as you can see below.
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/3313_0_3_0_C/

[RetroRuss]

You are not supposed to listen to the whole song. If you do then you have too much time on your hands.

What? :o

Each 12" record was set at a certain length on purpose.....

Correct - for the artist to demonstrate their talents & creativity, for the record label to market a tune that the ordinary punter will then go out and buy!

.....For the DJ to use certain portions of each 12" record to create a mix.

I genuinely don't think so, in London in the late 70's this record was played in its entirety, as were a lot of records - mixing was a phenomena in only a few clubs, mainly in US on the East & West coast (eg. The Troc in SF)

Any DJ who plays entire songs will clear the dancefloor before the song is over.

Totally disagree - I think the Saturday Night Band falls into the category of it finishes too soon! Others of that time in the same category include 'In The Bush', 'Feed The Flame', 'Jingo', even Boogie Wonderland!

Keep on listening to any song in its entirety. It will get old really quick. That is why it is best to listen to vinyl instead of cd's. Drop the needle on the 12" record, adjust the pitch, listen for a few seconds and then move on to the next 12".

After 30 years of listening to Disco music I never tire of it! By dropping a needle on to a 12" for a few seconds you are likely to miss the good bits....(think River Drive by Jupiter Beyond!)

[Mixmachine]

[quote="Headlamp"]

You are not supposed to listen to the whole song. If you do then you have too much time on your hands.

What? :o

I suppose every person will have a different opinion/take on this, but for me in general, listening to an extended song (with many exceptions) with out the benefit of DJs Beatmixing and/or out side of a “Club” environment (sitting by the PC) is boring, this music was mainly written for your “Feet” not your “head”.

Each 12" record was set at a certain length on purpose.....

Correct - for the artist to demonstrate their talents & creativity, for the record label to market a tune that the ordinary punter will then go out and buy!

12” singles were mainly designed and created around the “Dance Floor” and mixing DJs, only a small portion of the vinyl market consumers (punters?) was ever interested in extended 12” singles, one reason was the 7” single was around 1.00 USD while a 12” single averaged at least 4.99 USD and imported 12” singles sold for around 7:99 USD ( an prohibiting amount for 99.9 % of buyers), a good 7” single edit (or the “Official” LP version for +/- 6:99 USD ) is usually enough and all most people (not vinyl/music hardcore fans) needed or cared especially if capturing the Bands or Vocalist talents only (as opposed to Remixers talents) is all they were looking for, (except when a radical remix was release on 12” only), now, if you are talking “Dance Floor” and “ DJing” , that’s something entirely different, as extended remixes allowed DJs to create their own “identity” and style, but again, the vast majority of “listeners”, even club dancing fanatics never bought to many extended singles, ( they sough out DJ’s club mixed tapes instead), they were to expensive, especially for the young, which were/are the back bone of the club scene.

.....For the DJ to use certain portions of each 12" record to create a mix.

I genuinely don't think so, in London in the late 70's this record was played in its entirety, as were a lot of records - mixing was a phenomena in only a few clubs, mainly in US on the East & West coast (eg. The Troc in SF)

I must say that after reading (and listening) many accounts around here of the London/UK Disco/DJ experience my conclusion is that the “Scene” there was vastly different from that of the USA “dance” club experience, especially in the 70’s, I can probably count with my fingers the amount of times I heard a USA club DJ play a song to it’s entirety until fade out (unless he was drunk or busy in the booth doing something else :lol: ) or if he did played a cut for 8 minutes it usually was while “working" the cut into his unique brand of mix.

if all DJs in all Clubs (any where in the world) played records in it’s entirety until fade out (mostly by necessity the same cuts) what is the difference between one club’s music presentation from the next one?

What is the difference between Djs? Why bother listening to a club DJ mixing (or seeking out his mixed recordings) when you can do this at home with one Turntable and a Cassette player?

Any DJ who plays entire songs will clear the dancefloor before the song is over.

Totally disagree - I think the Saturday Night Band falls into the category of it finishes too soon! Others of that time in the same category include 'In The Bush', 'Feed The Flame', 'Jingo', even Boogie Wonderland!

Around this time Djs literally had what seemed like thousands of cuts to choose from and play in a 4 to 6 hour night (many not peak hours) not to mention doing extended versions live on the spot of classic hits that “finishes to soon”, playing a song until fade out was not only boring but it usually caused the “floor" to thin out, and besides you would only get to play like 5 songs during the peak hours :lol: :lol:

Keep on listening to any song in its entirety. It will get old really quick. That is why it is best to listen to vinyl instead of cd's. Drop the needle on the 12" record, adjust the pitch, listen for a few seconds and then move on to the next 12".

After 30 years of listening to Disco music I never tire of it! By dropping a needle on to a 12" for a few seconds you are likely to miss the good bits....(think River Drive by Jupiter Beyond!)

I suppose he really didn’t mean 30 seconds, :lol: , I took it to mean more like getting to the “Meat” of the recording and moving on into the next, similar to what a DJ is supposed to do in a club to keep those feet stomping non-stop all night. 8)

[RetroRuss]

Mixmachine, definitely enlightening and interesting comments....the cost of 12" in the US at the time is a definite eye opener. I have originals I bought at the time for 99p ($1.75) new releases from record shops. The most I think I paid at the time was £2.50 ($4).

if all DJs in all Clubs (any where in the world) played records in it’s entirety until fade out (mostly by necessity the same cuts) what is the difference between one club’s music presentation from the next one?

What is the difference between Djs? Why bother listening to a club DJ mixing (or seeking out his mixed recordings) when you can do this at home with one Turntable and a Cassette player?

Firstly I stand corrected - when I play out I tend to segue rather than mix. I don't play the record in it's totality - probably 70-80% of it. I think the difference between DJ's is their selection of music - what follows what, whether they can get a 'vibe' going. Here in London to hear Disco music in a 'dancing' environment is pretty rare these days and people like to hear and feel a lot of the music rather than snippets.

[swerzer]

I liked the second album better which featured Lorraine Johnson on vocals. Best song was "Keep Those Lovers Dancing"

swerzer

[neonlights]

I have a slight preference for their second album too.. I also love "Boogie With Me" and that crazy vocal effect Lorraine does.. :lol:

[TheLordOfFlatbush]

Yes, this entire album is excellent. From the looks of the cover illustration, it was quite fun to dance to in that disco club, too!
A few years ago I was living in New Jersey on the outskirts of NYC, and can remember that they played the song on WKTU.
I play the entire song and like the whole song, whether it was meant to listen to the entire thing or not, because I have always had a very bad case of disco fever! when it comes to disco music, I know exactly what you mean; Im in my late 20s now, and I, too never got to dico dance to this in a club, either. There arent many people my age who care for disco. In fact, Im the only one I know of that even listens to it and collects it as much as I do. I just joined this forum and will be looking through the threads

I agree with you, DiscoRecordPlayer!

When I played Come On, Dance Dance on my Mix Show when I was on the KTU Studio 54 Clubhouse with Brooklyn's Own Joe Cause back in the days, the response was epic!

A Great Album!

[discorecordplayer]

I agree with you, DiscoRecordPlayer!

When I played Come On, Dance Dance on my Mix Show when I was on the KTU Studio 54 Clubhouse with Brooklyn's Own Joe Cause back in the days, the response was epic!

A Great Album!

You're the actual DJ? If so, nice to meet you. I can remember that I heard the entire song that time, by the way.