Best Disco Albums (not a compilation either)

[Disco Dave]

Since Disco is more single based and not album based, I was wondering what member's favorite albums would be? What would they consider the best?

[eddie]

I would have to go with Unlimited Touch's first Lp for strickly disco. There's a lot of Philly albums and funk albums but there's much midtempo and Quiet Storm.

[markydefad]

"ONCE UPON A TIME" by Donna Summer would be my FIRST CHOICE......(if we're limited to one)

[Videoskooter]

There's a lot of albums I could never ever miss, mainly concept-albums:

-Munich Machine: "Get on the Funk train"

-Alec R. Costandinos: "Romeo & Juliet"

-Alec R. Costandinos: "The Hunchback of the Notre-Dame"

-Love & Kisses: "Love & Kisses"

-Love & Kisses: "You must be love"

-Cerrone: "Love in c minor"

-Cerrone: "Cerrone's Paradise"

-Cerrone: "Supernature"

-Cerrone: "The golden touch"

-Love De-Luxe: "Again and again"

[markydefad]

OK, if vs can list all that Eurotrash, wink: winK: wink:

I'll add some more:

DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND (RCA/ 1976)
WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO - The Trammps (Atlantic/ 1976)
A LOVE TRILOGY - Donna Summer (Oasis/ 1976)
FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE - Donna Summer (Oasis/ 1976)
OFF THE WALL - Michael Jackson (Epic/ 1979)

[ol'skinflint]

1. "Belle du Jour"- Saint Tropez, 2. "More More More"- Andrea True 3. "Brazil"-the Ritchie Family 4."Stars"-Sylvester 5."Sabu"-Paul Sabu

[jazz_pilgrim]

Picking just one LP from the myriad of LPs out there is not an easy choice.

But one LP that always stands out for me is The Salsoul Orchestra and The Salsoul Orchestra from 1975.

I just couldn't leave Salsoul out of the list!

[markydefad]

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - Gloria Gaynor (MGM/ 1975)
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY - Giorgio Moroder (Casablanca/ 1977)
I REMEMBER YESTERDAY - Donna Summer (Casablanca/ 1977)
BAD GIRLS - Donna Summer (Casablanca/ 1979)
WE ARE FAMILY - Sister Sledge (Cotillion/ 1979)

[qdearl]

Here's a few of my favorite LP's
Just put 'em on and let 'em play....



Musique - Keep on Jumpin' LP
Inner Life - Inner Life II LP
Chic - C'est Chic LP
Cloud One - Atmosphere Strut LP
CJ & Co. - The Devil's Gun LP
Venus Dodson - Night Rider LP

[Boogie Child]

France Joli - debut with "Come To Me"
Grace Jones - "Fame"
First Choice "Hold Your Horses"
Madleen Kane - "Cheri" and "Rough Diamond"
Peter Jacques Band - "Fire Night Dance"
Sharon Redd - "Redd Hot"
Ritchie Family - "Bad Reputation"
Ann Margret - "Ann Margret"

All-time Favorite: I second "Once Upon A Time" by Donna Summer

[Zef]

Change-The glow of love
Chic- Risque

[Boogie Child]

Linda Clifford - "If My Friends Could See Me Now"
Norma Jean Wright - "Norma Jean"
Diana Ross - "The Boss"
Pattie Brooks - "Love Shook"
Jessica Williams - "Queen of Fools"
Arpeggio - "Let the Music Play"
Three Degrees - "New Dimensions" and "3D"

[srg]

These LPs always do it for me...

bad bad boy- theo vaness
e=mc2- giorgio moroder
Lime- first and second lps
doin' it- alma faye (brooks)
dancin up a storm- the raes
If you could read...- viola wills


and many of the others already mentioned..

Strange that, for a "singles-based music genre" that is Disco, there seems to be a wealth of ALBUMS available for our listening/dancing pleasure...

keep them coming!!

[VINYLLIFE]

How about
The Brothers Dont' stop now.
Plastic Surprise Bang Bang
Champaign Explosion
Chocolat's Kings of Clubs and so many more!!!!

[Videoskooter]

Chocolat's Kings of Clubs !

OMG, finally another member that likes this album. I thought it was just Bernie and me. Even Tom Moulton liked it and that's surprising for a Belgian studioband like the Chocolat's.

Too bad, that many people always connect the Chocolat's to this kinda ambient party music:

[VINYLLIFE]

What's up Videoscooter?
Yeah I keep this album real handy. As an x-lurker I've got to tell you I always dig your ten lists. Our tastes are pretty close! Ever come to the states? I live near Magic Mountain....You can come and laugh at our kiddie rides we call.....s c a r y!!

John
Disco Lives in L.A

[remicks]

*****
Album projects that absolutely reek :icon_exclaim: ..............


Disco Tex & The Sex-o-letts --- Get Dancin'
Bob Crewe Generation --- Street Talk
Van McCoy and his Magnificent Movie Machine
Ritchie Family --- African Queen
Meco --- Wizard Of Oz
Paul Jabara --- Shut Out




........... with loving care ;-)
*****

[markydefad]

*****
Album projects that absolutely reek :icon_exclaim: ..............


Disco Tex & The Sex-o-letts --- Get Dancin'
Bob Crewe Generation --- Street Talk
Van McCoy and his Magnificent Movie Machine
Ritchie Family --- African Queen
Meco --- Wizard Of Oz
Paul Jabara --- Shut Out




........... with loving care ;-)
*****

HAH!!! you turned the table on us...I'm gonna agree on several of those PAUL JABARA sucks and I've often wondered why people seem enamored with the "Street Talk" LP????.....so bland , IMHO...but then I read there is a different mix of the title track which I don't have--but the LP track is kinda BORING!!!! "African Queens" is redeemed by "Quiet Village"--which I love!!! Meco is campy...Disco Tex is a "ya had to be there" guilty pleasure...I don't have that Van McCoy LP...

My candidate for WORST is 'Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Mr. Costandinos--is there anything memorable or catchy on that entire LP????? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRR RING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:razz::razz::razz ::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz:: razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::ra zz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz ::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz::razz:

[Videoskooter]

My candidate for WORST is 'Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Mr. Costandinos--is there anything memorable or catchy on that entire LP?

This is what a certain Bernie (Da Boss of Da site) says about the album and, oh man, do I agree with DA BOSS :-)

http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/209_0_2_0_C/

"This is an Alec R. Costandinos album that I have loved since I first heard it in the late seventies. It wasn't played as often as Romeo and Juliet, but nonetheless ranks right up there with his other masterpieces. If you've never heard it be prepared for a musical treat. If you have, then relive the experience some twenty years later.

Alec R. Costandinos is of Armenian descent and achieved notoriety by co-writing on such works as "Love In C Minor" with Cerrone in 1976. However he quickly realized that he had to strike out on his own and signed with Casablanca Records to release his works. Many may recall his other works such as Romeo and Juliet, Winds of Change and a few others under his own name. Then there was "I've Found Love" and "Thank God It's Friday" under the group Love and Kisses along with other studio groups which included Sumeria and Sphinx-all of which have appeared here first at Discomusic.com in the past at one time or another

The Hunchback of Notre Dame was released after Romeo and Juliet and bears his trademark sound throughout and includes the usual cast of characters on background vocals and the engineering staff. Twenty minutes per side of beautifully woven sounds that will transport you to another world, another time. I've played this song a million times since the '70's and I can honestly tell you that I never get tired of hearing it. Even have multiple copies just in case . . . "

[Paulo]

Predictably my choices are:

1 - COCOMOTION - EL COCO
2 - DANCING IN PARADISE - EL COCO

3 - SEVEN DEADLY SINS - RINDER & LEWIS
4 - WARRIORS - RINDER & LEWIS

5 - JE T'AIME - SAINT TROPEZ

6 - LE SPANK - LE PAMPLEMOUSSE

7 - MORE MORE MORE - GREG DIAMOND & ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION
8 - HOT BUTTERFLY - GREG DIAMOND
9 - STARCRUISER - GREG DIAMOND

10 - L.A. BOUND - MIKE THEODORE & KING ERRISON

11 - TURN ON TO LOVE - JUMBO

12 - COME ON DANCE DANCE - SATURDAY NIGHT BAND

13 - THP ORCHESTRA - TWO HOT FOR LOVE

14 - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA - THE FIRST ALBUM

[remicks]

......uh ........Marky .......

I very much like those LPs I mentioned ...:oops::oops:


*****

[markydefad]

Since when did "reek" become a term of endearment????:o

"reek" = to give off a strong & unpleasant odor...:???::p:-o:roll:

"with Loving care" of course

To each his own, that's Van's philosphy....;-)

[BrunoRepublic]

HAH!!! you turned the table on us...I'm gonna agree on several of those PAUL JABARA sucks and I've often wondered why people seem enamored with the "Street Talk" LP????.....so bland , IMHO...but then I read there is a different mix of the title track which I don't have--but the LP track is kinda BORING!!!!

The album deals with exploitation, corruption, male prostitution, threesomes, and... you think it's kinda boring?

Seriously though, I really like this album. Not bland at all. Catchy numbers, raunchy lyrics, and it's quite unlike anything else in the genre. As for the 12" mix of "Street Talk"... it's not *that* different. More percussion, less reverb, but the same basic arrangement. If one doesn't interest you, I doubt that the other will either.

[markydefad]

Well Graham, I guess it just doesn't stick in my brain--I've listened a number of times and it doesn't "resonate"--I don't hum anything ...it just seems like background music. to each his own......

[WolverSyr]

My favorite album is First Choice - Hold Your Horses. Not a bad song on it!

I also liked Donna's 4 Seasons of Love,
Metropolis - Greatest Show On Earth (except the I Love NY song!)