Canadian Disco & Disco Artists

[kdavid13]

Il give this one a good try once again, but correct me if I'm wrong...

Carol Jani
Musique
R Dean Taylor
Gino Vanelli
Undisputed Truth
Unique
Sharon Redd
Gino Soccio
Debbie Jacobs
Tamara (from Monreal)
Diva (of "Double Trouble" fame) - on the Matra Label
Lime
France Joli
NyteFlyte
Delegation
Crown Heights Affair


Thats it for now but I'll be back when some more artists come to mind...


Terry

Musique,Delegation,Crown Heights Affair,Debbie Jacobs,Sharon Redd are definitely not Canadian.

[colinbadaboom]

Thought you might be interested:radio doc about Mtl Disco era produced by Colin macKenzie

http://soundcloud.com/colinmackenzie...real-disco-era

[FunkyChris]

Thought you might be interested:radio doc about Mtl Disco era produced by Colin macKenzie

http://soundcloud.com/colinmackenzie...real-disco-era

Thanks for the link. What's the song's name starting at 37:45?

[colinbadaboom]

check this out folks

http://soundcloud.com/colinmackenzie...real-disco-era

[sfbeary]

Thanks for the link. What's the song's name starting at 37:45?

Perpall - Them Changes on purple swirly vinyl.

[john davis]

I'm not 100 % about this one,but what about Janet D'eon ?

She released a track called 'Anything Like You' on Power records in 1988.

[FunkyChris]

Perpall - Them Changes on purple swirly vinyl.

Thanks! Oh, this record is already on my wantlist.

[kdavid13]

I bought it as soon as it was released. The very first copy I bought was defective since it had a huge bubble that made the needle skip.The store had 2 copies and gave me the other one. I've never seen a lot of those on the market. The label,Solo Records was a very small label...and only issued very few releases.

I remember watching Pierre Perpall dance on TV when I was a very young kid. He sure can move !! Last I heard - he was doing club dates/special appearances with his very good friend Nancy Martinez.

[Disco Funk]

Here's another group, the LP was recorded in Toronto.



Disco Funk

[disco1999]

thanks for the post, Colin

what's the song @ 26:20 btw ?

[Cdnbob]

Me bad for not participating much in this thread, but I have to say its made for some really fascinating reading. One artist I always assumed was Canadian was Vera who had several songs out including "Take Me To The Bridge" and "Joey, Joey". I'm probably wrong and she's likely not Canadian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW1L9-GTOTc

Also what about the following groups? Canadian?

Paris Connection
Grand Tour
Southern Exposure (a THP Production)
Sticky Fingers (a THP Production)

Something I was wondering as I read this thread is I guess most of the Canadian disco product was primarily recorded in Montreal, with some degree of material recorded in Toronto. Was there any material record in Vancouver or disco artist from Vancouver? I'm sure Denise McCann will come to mind, but she's originally an American that adopted Canada as her homeland. She now lives on an island off Vancouver with husband Randy Bachman.

[BrunoRepublic]

Paris Connection

Nope, that was Alec R. Costandinos.

Grand Tour
Southern Exposure (a THP Production)
Sticky Fingers (a THP Production)

Canadian producers with some American musicians AFAIK.

Something I was wondering as I read this thread is I guess most of the Canadian disco product was primarily recorded in Montreal, with some degree of material recorded in Toronto. Was there any material record in Vancouver or disco artist from Vancouver? I'm sure Denise McCann will come to mind, but she's originally an American that adopted Canada as her homeland. She now lives on an island off Vancouver with husband Randy Bachman.

At the time, Vancouver hadn't yet really established itself in the music scene and there weren't a lot of suitable recording studios in the city. Heart's debut "Dreamboat Annie" was one of the first really big albums to be recorded there, but it was a fairly low-budget affair (I think they only chose Vancouver because someone involved in the project was a draft-dodger and it was close to Seattle).

Bryan Adams' "Let Me Take You Dancing" was mixed in NYC and Bryan would like us all to forget about that, so I don't know if that counts either.

[Disco Funk]

Jim Vallance says that Let Me Take You Dancing was recorded in Vancouver. This article is fascinating reading on the recording and overdub sessions. The remixing took place in NYC:

http://www.jimvallance.com/01-music-...t-me-take.html

The original version of "Let Me Take You Dancing" was recorded by Geoff Turner at Pinewood Studios in Vancouver...Luongo flew up to Vancouver where we'd booked an evening at Little Mountain Sound....

Before the Bryan Adams track, the only dance genre tracks I can think of that were recorded in Vancouver were by the Incredible Bongo Band, but just their first LP.

Disco Funk

[BrunoRepublic]

Ah, I guess my memory is failing. I thought Luongo mixed it in NYC.

[Disco Funk]

The article says he did mix it there. So you were right. But the overdubbed instruments were done in Vancouver.

Vallance has three samples of the different mixes. The canadian single mix was done before Luongo got his hands on the recording, so I don't see how Bryan Adams can still hate the song when the original released version already had him with a fairly high pitched voice.

Disco Funk

[colinbadaboom]

check this out

http://soundcloud.com/colinmackenzie...real-disco-era

[kdavid13]

Wasn't Touché's 1979 album (featuring Take a look but don't touch) produced in Vancouver by Bob Buckley & Jim Vallance ?

[Disco Funk]

Not exactly a Canadian disco artist, but a Canadian artist who did one disco tune. Bill Amesbury was well known for his '73 hit Virginia. But in '77 he recorded this dance number, which I'm not sure was a Canadian production. Either way, he's a Canadian who did disco



Disco Funk

[BrunoRepublic]

MAPL logo on label = 100% Canadian production.

[patti74]

I'm currently looking for the disco tv show called "Boogie" does anyone out there have it?
In addition to that on much more music there was a show on from 2000-2005 called the retro boogie dance party
which showed clips from "Boogie" any information on how I can get these tapes/dvd's would be great! thank you

I remember Toronto's CITY-tv had a disco show called "Boogie!" around 75-77- mostly white teens and early-20-year olds in polyester suits and big glasses shuffling to the disco beat in a studio...the comedy troupe SCTV did a terrifically funny spoof of this show...

[remicks]

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bringing the previous post forward so as to not bury it :

patti74
I'm currently looking for the disco tv show called "Boogie" does anyone out there have it?
In addition to that on much more music there was a show on from 2000-2005 called the retro boogie dance party
which showed clips from "Boogie" any information on how I can get these tapes/dvd's would be great! thank you

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[remicks]

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I was going to put this on the new discoveries thread....but I think it's more significant to mention it here....

...doesn't appear that David Boydell has been included yet.


What a hypnotic little number from 1978 .... made especially so while watching the video attached to it:


RED LIGHT

becomes flutey toward the end ...

hmmmm .......what would you mix it with???



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[SandraDee]

hmmmm .......what would you mix it with???

Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey?

[remicks]

remicks :
RED LIGHT



hmmmm .......what would you mix it with???

Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey?

yes that's a good choice Dee.



So
I'm thinking we'll start with that



go into RED LIGHT



then on into :






ya

I think we'll keep 'em on the floor with that !

thanks for your input!


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