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    Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    My favourite, although perhaps not formally categorised as disco, would have to be the break in Gil Scott-Herons live version of 'The Bottle.' Really special.

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    Thumbs up Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Don't Let Go - France Joli

    Buenos Aires - Festival / Evita LP & Various excerpts from the LP

    Honorable Mention

    Dancing In The Night (Promo 12") - Ultimate


    Just telling it like it is, folks!
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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Destination - Move On Up Suite :)

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Quote Originally Written by The Boogie Doctor View Post
    My favourite, although perhaps not formally categorised as disco, would have to be the break in Gil Scott-Herons live version of 'The Bottle.' Really special.
    One that comes to mind is...

    'I got my mind made up' by Instant Funk.

    super d(motordetroit)

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Soccer ''Come On And Get It On''
    Wonderful percussion break
    I think it's from 1979






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    .. sometimes the breaks were the best thing about a record .. in 1977 the Fantastic Four released a funky disco album on Westbound called "Got to have your love" .. the songs are ok .. but the amazing instrumental segments, featuring Dennis Coffey's fiery guitar work, are white hot .. djs would cut the vocal parts & simply play the breaks .. ( .. think "Wings of Fire" part 2 )
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    Smile Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    .. I also remember djs repeatedly looping the break in Chic's "Le Freak" .. over & over & over .. so the handclaps & the chant "now freak" became an almost endless mantra .. it drove the audiences crazy ..

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    The break in the 12" of Karen Young's "Hot Shot" does it for me.

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    .. oh yes, the percussion break in "Hot Shot" is really special .. before the break finishes Karen Young jumps in & goes crazy ..

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    A few that I remember driving the dancers into a frenzy BITD:

    Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet-Gonzalez
    Love Insurance-Front Page
    The Break- Kat Mandu (especially the third part of the song)
    Que Sera Mi Vida- Gibson Brothers

    there's many more...
    we can fly...above the sky...

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Besides my 1st immediate thought("Turn the Beat Around") there was a
    12" of Barbara Pennington called "You Are The Music Within Me" that was
    not as well known as "24 hours A Day" but had some amazing percussion breaks that would stir things up.And Double Exposure's "10 Percent" had
    breaks that would give me goosebumps.
    thom

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    Also, not much of a break, per se, but I love the drums in Silvetti's "Spring Rain". That part just before the start of each "verse" where the drums are kinda flanged and delayed and panned hard left and right. I wish they would've done a traditional break with that effect.

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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax

    The first France Joli album.

    Contact - Edwin Starr

    And a song that is practically all break, Action 78 by Erotic Drum Band.



    Not this version, but 10:20 version. a/k/a Part 2 - Remix
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    Re: Greatest percussion breaks in disco trax


     

     

    How about the percussion breaks on "Mr. Big Shot" by the Simon Orchestra; they are totally out of control, lengthy, and with almost no comparison.

    Garry:icon_razz:

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