Patty Bravo

[JussiK]

Do any clubs these days have their own signature record labels? The earliest example of this phenomenon that I’ve detected is from 1968. The legendary Piper Club of Rome put out a series of seveninchers and one of the realeses was LA BAMBOLA, a huge, vibrant, dramatically delivered ”shake” hit by Patty Bravo. ( the shake records were groovy often orchestral tracks made for wild dancing in nightclubs and discotheques, with lots of brass, moog and jerky, vaguely afro or latin percussion ) The picture sleeve comes complete with printed lyrics so you can sing along …no ragazzo no, no ragazzo NO…and the graphic presentation is flawless – Patty is seen lounging in a gleaming white setting, wearing an intricate bouffed hairdo and a mini dress made of silvery fabric of some sort.

Ten years on, the Milan club called Studio 54 (!) also started to put out double albums with their own deejay mixes. I also have an album from Brazil called ”Club Papagaio” but whether this was connected to an actual club I have no idea. The sleeve of the Studio 54 one shows male punters dressed in tight what do look like polyester trousers, shirts with upper buttons undone plus v-neck gardigans. The female ones are pictured in nearly identical outfits. In Aristide Massaccesi’s film ”Follia Di Notte” you can spot similar disco fashions – that really was the way we were some of the time, come to think of it…

[Giovanni]

The correct spelling of miss Nicoletta Strambelli's moniker is PATTY PRAVO (not Bravo)

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[JussiK]

Pravo, instead of Bravo? You're right naturally but I'm a bit disappointed - Bravo would have sounded much more glamourous

[guille]

"La Bambola" had a Spanish version, also by Patty Bravo (or Pravo). It can be found on a CD called "Amor a la Italiana Vol. 1" under Ariola Records. My ex-boyfriend loves that song.
Have a Disco Life.

[DeepBeat]

London's Ministry Of Sound has it's own label although you can hardly call it a "signature" label.
Among others they represent Salsoul Records for Europe thus explaining all the "Salsoul" samples used in their new releases.

[Bernie]

The only one I can think of is Webster Hall in NYC which has their own label that features Tranzworld EuroHouse DJ mixes.