Those Billboard Charts (More, More, More!!!!)

**markydefad** · January 18th, 2003, 03:36 PM

OK, "Let's Go Round Again"....

Week ending Jan. 11, 1975:

Top 15 By Audience Response in NYC Discos:

1) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing (Chess)
2) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Co. (Vibration)
3) E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor (Atlantic LP cut--not commercially available yet)
4) EXPRESS - B.T. Express (Scepter LP only)
5) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME- Sister Sledge (ATCO)
6) HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor (MGM)
7) DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas (Midland Intl)
8. BLUE-EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas (20th Century LP only)
9) LADY MARMALADE (45)/WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU (LP) - LaBelle (Epic)
10) HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT - Stylistics (AVCO LP only)
11) TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - Jimmy Ruffin (Chess)
12) SATIN SOUL - Gene Page (Atlantic) & Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)
13) THAT'S WHAT I WANT FOR YOU BABY - B.T. Express (Scepter LP only)
14) AFRICAN SYMPHONY - Van McCoy (AVCO LP only)
15) SUGAR PIE GUY - The Joneses (Mercury)

Retail Sales (NYC)

Downstairs Records:

1) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
2) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME
3) I'LL BE HOLDING ON
4) JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - Gloria Scott (Casablanca)
5) HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT
6) I CAN FEEL IT - Louise Freeman (Shout)
7) VOODOO MAGIC - The Rhodes Kids (GRC)
8. THE BOTTLE - Joe Bataan (Salsoul)
9) EXPRESS
10) BLUE EYED SOUL
11) WAITIN FOR THE RAIN/DON'T DEPEND ON ME - Philly Sounds (Phil. LA of Sound)
12) YOU'VE GOT TO TRY HARDER - Ronnie Walker (Event)
13) UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE - Polly Brown (ABC/Dunhill)
14) BUMP ME BABY - Dooley Silverspoon (Cotton)
15) SUPERNATURAL THING - Ben E. King (Atlantic)

Colony Records:
1) I'LL BE HOLDING ON
2) EXPRESS
3) ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW - Lalo Schifrin (20th Century)
4) YOU'VE GOT TO TRY HARDER
5) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME
6) DOCTOR'S ORDERS
7) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
8. BUMP ME BABY
9) VOODOO MAGIC
10) BLUE EYED SOUL
11) THE BOTTLE
12) LADY MARMALADE
13) WAITIN FOR THE RAIN
14) HEY GIRL, COME & GET IT
15) SUPERNATURAL THING

Melody Song Shops:
1) SATIN SOUL
2) LADY MARMALADE/WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU
3) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME
4) ONCE YOU GET STARTED - Rufus (ABC LP only)
5) DOCTOR'S ORDERS
6) WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN - Three Degrees (Phil. Intl)
7) IT'S A MIRACLE - Barry Manilow (Bell LP only)
8. I'LL BE HOLDING ON
9) EXPRESS
10) HEY GIRL, COME & GET IT
11) ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW
12) PHILADELPHIA - B.B. King (ABC)
13) FUTURE CHILDREN, FUTURE HOPES - Blackbyrds (Fantasy LP only)
14) BLUE EYED SOUL
15) GET DANCIN' - Disco Tec & The Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea)

**DISCODISK** · January 18th, 2003, 04:45 PM

MARKY youre going round again !! [only 50 weeks till year end

for me theres some great records in here
SATIN SOUL ive never made my mind up which version i like best!
JIMMY RUFFIN i suppose all but forgotten in u.k now,but i could never tire of this!
GLORIA SCOTT-just as long as were together,right up there at no 4 at downstairs and quite right too so good its big all over again in england along with a case of too much lovemaking from the same album
RONNIE WALKER-youve got to try harder,massive record for ian levine at the blackpool mecca just amazing super philly disco that sums up why this period was so great,check it on the philly ear candy c.d
THE PHILLY SOUND-dont depend on me/waitin for the rain,this surprises me this got attention there, the last gasp of breath from the phil-la-of soul label,straight instrumental versions of the same back to back vocal versions released slightly earlier,the vocals were again massive records for ian levine again awesome phiily disco
DOOLEY SILVERSPOON really didnt do too well here the BIG cut on the album here [and a u.k single] was game players a pounding stomper sounding better than ever today! and another case of records you think are still around for the bidding i heard ian levine say on the radio last year "where are you gonna find one of these albums today" and hes right i havnt seen a copy of this album for sale for 1000 years!
throw in SISTER SLEDGE and you have a great january chart :)

**QUINNY** · January 19th, 2003, 12:43 PM

Jimmy Ruffin, Ben E King, Jimmy Castor........great, great records, that I played throughout '75. I never got tired of them and would still give 'em a spin today. I played all but about 4 of the records mentioned. Spain was a funky old place.

**markydefad** · January 28th, 2003, 09:54 PM

Disco Action Charts
January 24, 1976

TOP AUDIENCE RESPONSE RECORDS IN N.Y. DISCOS:

1) MIGHTY HIGH/ EVERYTHING IS LOVE - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC LP)
2) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) - Ralph Carter (Mercury disco version)
3) I LOVE MUSIC- The O'Jays (Phil. Intl.)
4) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - the Softones (Avco)
5) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA BABY - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (TSOP)
6) LET'S GROOVE/ DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY - Archie Bell & The Drells (TSOP LP)
7) JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)
8. LADY BUMP/THE LADY BUMPS ON - Penny McLean (Atco)
9) MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection (Buddah disco version)
10) JOYCE - Papa John Creach (Buddah disco version)
11) SMILE - Simon Said (Atco)
12) WOW- Andre Gagnon (London--import from Canada)
13) SALSOUL - Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul LP)
14) SPANISH HUSTLE - The Fatback Band (Event LP)
15) THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME - Quickest Way Out (Philly Groove/WB)

TOP AUDIENCE RESPONSE RECORDS IN LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO:

1) DO WHAT YOU FEEL/ BUCKHEAD - Atlanta Disco Band (Ariola)
2) SING A SONG - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia LP)
3) MIGHTY HIGH
4) SALSOUL LP
5) BOHANNON BEAT - Bohannon (Dakor)
6) LADY BUMP
7) BABY FACE - Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer)
8. SPIDER MAN - Ramsey Lewis (Columbia LP)
9) JUMP FOR JOY
10) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)
11) AFRICAN SYMPHONY- Henry Mancini (RCA disco edit)
12) LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)
13) I LOVE MUSIC
14) MORE, MORE, MORE
15) LET'S GROOVE

TOP AUDIENCE RESPONSE RECORDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. DISCOS:

1) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)
2) LADY BUMP
3) MIGHTY HIGH
4) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
5) I AM SOMEBODY - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (PYE LP)
6) SALSOUL LP
7) I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
8. AFRICAN SYMPHONY
9) MORE, MORE MORE
10) HONEY I - George McCrae (TK)
11) ELUSIVE - Babe Ruth (Capitol)
12) HEAVEN'S HERE ON EARTH - Hudson County (RCA)
13) THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME
14) DISCO CONNECTION - Isaac Hayes (ABC LP)
15) LET'S GROOVE

RETAIL SALES (NYC):

DOWNSTAIRS RECORDS:
1) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
2) SPANISH HUSTLE
3) JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCE ALL NIGHT
4) BUCKHEAD
5) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA BABY
6) THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME
7) MY LOVE SUPREME - Milton Hamilton (TR)
8. RAIN - Blanc Carter (RCA)
9) UNION MAN - Cate Bros (Asylum)
10) JOYCE
11) SALSOUL LP
12) MASADA - Joe Thomas (Groove Merchant)
13) INSIDE AMERICA - Juggy Murray Jones (Jupiter)
14) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)
15) HE'S A FRIEND - Eddie Kendricks (Tamla LP)

COLONY RECORDS:
1) SPANISH HUSTLE
2) LET'S GROOVE
3) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read all About It)
4) FIND MY WAY - Cameo (Chocolate City)
5) SMILE
6) SALSOUL LP
7) JOYCE
8. THAT OLD BALCK MAGIC
9) JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
10) MIGHTY HIGH/ EVERYTHING IS LOVE
11) MASADA
12) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA BABY
13) THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME
14) AFRICAN SYMPHONY
15) INSIDE AMERICA

MELODY SONG SHOPS:
1) I FEEL A GROOVE - Bobby Womack (UA)
2) SPANISH HUSTLE
3) MOVING - Brass Construction (UA)
4) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT CHA BABY
5) LET'S GROOVE
6) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)
7) MIGHTY HIGH
8. THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
9) SMILE
10) BOHANNON BEAT
11) DISCO LIPSO - Mandrill (UA LP)
12) CHLOE - Cy Coleman (RCA)
13) JOYCE
14) VENUS - Frankie Avalon (De-Lite!!!!!!!)
15) AFRICAN SYMPHONY

**QUINNY** · January 30th, 2003, 03:37 AM

Marky: Just as I remembered, Disco still hadn't taken over by early '76. That's quite a rag bag of tunes in there, eh? It's like the old timers are still hangin' on, but you can just begin to feel the surge of the pure disco stuff beginning to happen. Donna peeps up in L.A. Oh well!! :roll:
One Oddity: Cate Brothers is one that rings a bell, but which I don't remember at all, I'm sure I played it at some point. Anyone know this track and could describe it?

**SandraDee** · January 30th, 2003, 04:38 PM

I seem to remember that Gloria Scott LP being produced/ written by the man himself, Barry White. Am I right in thinking this fellas & did she do any more good stuff after that LP?

**markydefad** · February 2nd, 2003, 04:56 PM

Steely,

Barry White produced Gloria Scott's "Just As Long As We're Together," an early Casablanca release. It's on the "Casablanca Records Story" box set. I never heard of this record before I bought this set. I don't know what else he did with Gloria; there was an LP according to allmusic.: "What Am I Gonna Do" (1974).

**SandraDee** · February 2nd, 2003, 05:06 PM

I'm only aware of Gloria's 'A Case of too Much Love Making' track that Didcodisk mentioned as I've got it on a CD compilaion on Expansion records & its very good.

**markydefad** · February 2nd, 2003, 05:27 PM

NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40
JANUARY 29, 1977

1) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT - Thelma Houston (Tamla LP)
2) DISCO INFERNO/ STARVIN'/ BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - Trammps (Atlantic LP)
3) OVERTURE/DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS/ INDISCREET - D.C. LaRue (Pyramid LP)
4) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (Salsoul 12")
5) LOVE IN MOTION/ CUT THE RUG/ GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McCrae (TK LP)
6) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON/ MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Esther Phillips (Kudu 12")
7) FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)
8. ANOTHER STAR/ I WISH/ SIR DUKE/ ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla LP)
9) DREAMIN'/ HIT AND RUN/ RIPPED OFF - Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind LP)
10) DISCO LUCY - Wilton Place Street Band (Island 12") (Wilton Place is a street in Hollywood where the Desilu ( Desi & Lucy) Studios were located--it's now called Sunset-Gower Studios. Wilton Place is one of the streets; Gower is the other and Sunset is on the front side. It dawned on me one day when I was driving by that that's probably where the name of the band came from) :lol:

11) SORRY/ THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones (Beam Junction 12")
12) DANCING/ SEARCHING FOR LOVE/ FAR OUT - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite LP)
13) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (MCA LP)
14) DAZZ - Brick (Bang 12")
15) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Blackbyrds (Fantasy LP)
16) KING KONG - Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 12")
17) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL/ LET YOURSELF GO/ LOVE, I NEVER KNEW - The Supremes (Motown LP)
18. FUNK DE MAMBO - Karma (Horizon 12")
19) MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure (Salsoul 12")
20) OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite 12")

21) WHEN LOVE IS NEW / ALL MY LIFE - Arthur Prysock (Old Town 12"/LP)
22) DADDY COOL/FEVER/ TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME - Boney M (Atco LP)
23) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (Motown 12")
24) FREE LOVE/ YOU GOT A PROBLEM/ YOU WANNA GO BACK - Jean Carn (Phila. Intl. LP)
25) LOVE IN C MINOR - Cerrone (Malligator LP-Import)
26) MAKES YOU BLIND - Glitter Band (Arista 12")
27) BLACK BROTHER /MONGOUSSE YE - Black Soul (Beam Junction 12")
28. UPTOWN FESTIVAL - Shalamar (Soul Train 12")
29) IT AIN'T REGGAE BUT IT'S FUNKY - Instant Funk (TSOP LP)
30) LOVE BUG - Bumble Bee Unlimited (Mercury 12")

31) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD OF MERRY MUSIC/ WINE FLOW DISCO - Mass Production (Cotillion LP)
32) DREAM EXPRESS - Honeybees (Roxbury 12")
33) ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain (Casino 12")
34) TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo (Pye LP)
35) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions (Columbia LP)
36) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT - Melba Moore (Buddah)
37) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - K.C. & The Sunshine Band (T.K. LP)
38. LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO/ YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth (Whitfield 12")
39) I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/ LEARN FROM MY BURNS - Spider's Webb (Fantasy)
40) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON - David Matthews with Whirlwind (Kudu 12")

**QUINNY** · February 3rd, 2003, 03:23 AM

Marky: What a fantastic list. There's probably only half a dozen in there that I never saw or played. So many strong disco tunes but one in particular that I've held a torch for, that no-one seems to remember.
KARMA - FUNK DE MAMBO
The very first A&M 12" (Horizon). I just love the overall sound of this disc, the funky clavinet and (what almost sounds out of tune) celeste and other little riffs. The female vocals are so twee and yet they perfectly match what is IMO a funky disco gem. Almost sounds like Lemon in a way.
I would love to find this on a compilation somewhere.

**markydefad** · February 9th, 2003, 03:33 PM

BILLBOARD'S NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40 February 11, 1978

1) SUPERNATURE/ GIVE ME LOVE/ LOVE IS HERE - Cerrone (Cotillion LP)
2) LET'S ALL CHANT/ LOVE EXPRESS - Michael Zager Band (Private Stock 12")
3) BIONIC BOOGIE (entire LP) - Bionic Boogie (Polydor LP/12")
4) TWO HOT FOR LOVE - THP Orchestra (Butterfly LP)
5) ONCE UPON A TIME (LP) - Donna Summer (Casablanca LP)
6) STAYIN' ALIVE/ NIGHT FEVER - The Bee Gees (RSO LP)
7) CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO/ RAINY NIGHT IN RIO - Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly LP)
8. GIMME SOME LOVIN'/ AFRICANISM - Kongas (Crocos LP-Import)
9) LOVE MACHINE/ JOHNNY, JOHNNY, PLEASE COME HOME/ DANCIN' FEVER - Claudja Barry (Salsoul LP)
10) DANCE WITH ME - Peter Brown (Drive LP/12")

11) SHAME - Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA 12" remix)
12) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE/ EVERYBODY DANCE - Chic (Atlantic LP/12"0
13) WHICH WAY IS UP - Stargard (MCA LP/12")
14) GALAXY - War (LP/12" remix)
15) ON FIRE (GETTING HIGHER)- T-Connection (TK 12")
16) THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT - The Trammps (Atlantic LP/12")
17) THE BEAT GOES ON - Ripple (Salsoul 12")
18. I WAS BORN THIS WAY - Carl Bean (Motown 12")
19) ROMEO & JULIET - Alec R. Costandinos & The Syncophonic Orchestra (Casablanca LP)
20) I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - Eruption (Ariola 12")

21) SOMETHING'S UP - Wayne St. John (Salsoul 12")
22) MOON BOOTS - O.R.S. ( Salsoul 12")
23) THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT/ I KNOW THAT HE KNOWS/ HEARTACHE - Marcia Hunt (Aves LP -import)
24) DON'T COST YOU NOTHIN" - Ashford & Simpson (WB 12" remix)
25) I FEEL GOOD - Al Green (Hi/Cream LP)
26) MR. LOVE/ ORGAN GRINDER/AUF WEDERSEHEN DARRIO/ TRANSISTOR MADNESS - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (RCA LP)
27) MELODIES - Made in the U.S.A (Delite 12")
28. I JUST WANT TO TURN YOU ON/ DANCE TO THE MUSIC - Muscle Shoals Horns (Ariola 12")
29) WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER - Andrea True Connection (Buddah12")
30) LET ME PARTY WITH YOU/ YOUR LOVE IS SO GOOD - Bunny Sigler (Gold Mind LP)

31) CAN'T YOU FEEL IT/ MAGIC LOVE/ HOLD ME,SQUEEZE ME/ DISCO DANCE - Michele (West End LP)
32) DANCE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER - Charo (Salsoul LP/12")
33) THEME FROM CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - Meco (Millennium LP)
34) COME INTO MY HEART/ LOVE'S COMING/EASY LOVE - USA/European Connection (TK LP)
35) VOYAGE LP (All cuts) - Voyage (Polydor LP-import)
36) YOU LIKE IT, WE LOVE IT - South Road Connection (Mahogany 12")
37) DON'T STOP ME I LIKE IT - David Christie (Polydor LP- import)
38. KISS ME ( THE WAY I LIKE IT) - George McCrae (TK 12")
39) LOVE IS FINALLY COMING MY WAY - True Example (Salsoul 12")
40) SINGING IN THE RAIN - Shelia & B.Devotion (Carrere 12"- import)

Well, I wasn't paying much attention to the music at this time, I guess. There's a lot of stuff on here I never knew back then; some--I've discovered at this site; others-- I still have never heard. EURO has taken over!!!! Those pesky Euro folks are EVERYWHERE!!!! I didn't take to that style initially (except for the Munich Sound--which I LOVED!!!)). I missed the Soul-based Disco from the previous years and believe me I wasn't gonna BUY a disco record by CHARO!!!!!! DUH!!!!!! So, I guess I was going to the leather bars in the Folsom area. (They tended to play Punk Rock, as I recall...well Blondie and that stuff). My interest in Disco would resurface in 1979 when I discovered Trocadero. :D

**markydefad** · March 1st, 2003, 05:35 PM

NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40
End of February, 1979

1) DO YA THINK I'M SEXY - Rod Stewart
2) KEEP ON DANCIN'/ DO IT AT THE DISCO - Gary's Gang
3) AT MIDNIGHT - T-Connection
4) I WILL SURVIVE/ANYBODY WANNA PARTY/ I SAID YES - Gloria Gaynor
5) LET THE MUSIC PLAY (ALL CUTS) - Arpeggio
6) ULTIMATE LP (ALL CUTS) - Ultimate
7) HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET - Gonzalez
8. I GOT MY MIND MADE UP - Instant Funk
9) KNOCK ON WOOD - Amii Stewart
10) HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER. WE ARE FAMILY - Sister Sledge

11) FLY AWAY LP (ALL CUTS) - Voyage
12) IF THERE'S LOVE/ HAZY SHADE OF LOVE - Amant
13) CONTACT - Edwin Starr
14) Y.M.C.A./ CRUISIN'/ HOT COP - Village People
15) THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I - Machine
16) GOT TO BE REAL/ STAR LOVE / YOU SAVED MY DAY- Cheryl Lynn
17) FEED THE FLAME/ LEARNING TO DANCE ALL OVER AGAIN - Lorraine Johnson
18. FLY ME ON THE WINGS OF LOVE - Celi Bee
19) DAN HARTMAN LP (ALL CUTS) - Dan Hartman
20) FIRE NIGHT DANCE (ALL CUTS) - Peter Jacques Band

21) CHANCE TO DANCE/A-FREAK-A/HOT BODIES - Lemon
22) DANCIN' - Grey & Hanks
23) LE FREAK/ I WANT YOUR LOVE/ CHIC CHEER - Chic
24) SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING - Peaches & Herb
25) (EVERYBODY) GET DANCIN' - The Bombers
26) BABY, I'M BURNIN'/ I WANNA FALL IN LOVE - Dolly Parton
27) I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT - Evelyn "Champagne" King
28. DANCE/ POINCIANA - Paradise Express
29) TURN ME UP - Keith Barrow
30) DANCE TO DANCE/ DANCER - Gino Soccio

31) THE CHASE - Giorgio Moroder
32) SHINE ON SILVER MOON - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
33) DISCO NIGHTS - G.Q.
34) (DANCE IT) FREESTYLE RHYTHM - Mantus
35) CRAZY - The Glass Family
36) SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING - Thelma Houston
37) HOLD YOUR HORSES - First Choice
38. MANHATTAN FEVER/ DISCOCIDE - Roundtree
39) HOT BUTTERFLY (ALL CUTS) - Bionic Boogie/ Gregg Diamond
40) STRAIGHT TO THE BANK - Bill Summers

**SandraDee** · March 2nd, 2003, 01:24 PM

This just confirms my opinion that 1979 was the best year for 'disco' at its purest & most glamorous/ trashy. Wonderful! 8)

**NickNack** · March 4th, 2003, 04:47 PM

What a playlist! Memories everywhere. Even though I wouldn't push # 14 (Sorry, Felipe :) ) the list is "Close to (club) Perfection". I remember the day I picked up Machine. I couldn't wait to get to work and put it on the turntables. Like I thought they would, they screamed and screamed and screamed somemore. NO BLACKS, NO JEWS AND NO GAYS --- Who needs you Wall Street? :P

**jim** · March 5th, 2003, 08:24 PM

Originally Written by NickNack

What a playlist! Memories everywhere. Even though I wouldn't push # 14 (Sorry, Felipe :) ) the list is "Close to (club) Perfection". I remember the day I picked up Machine. I couldn't wait to get to work and put it on the turntables. Like I thought they would, they screamed and screamed and screamed somemore. NO BLACKS, NO JEWS AND NO GAYS --- Who needs you Wall Street? :P

Definatly one of if not the #1 fav disco song of all time (Led ZEppelin's Stairway to Heaven which IMHO should have been issued as a 12" single remains my top overall tune)

Peaked 76 slots too LOW on the pop chart.

Note: all commerically available reversions Ive seen as of the 12 INCH VERSION!

Anyone game for a remake?

**QUINNY** · March 6th, 2003, 07:41 AM

Two big surprises for me with this chart (3 if you include songs like Le freak at #23, although that's understandable 'cos it hadn't been out that long by years end?).

#3 T. Connection - At Midnight never see this mentioned much or on many compilations and I certainly didn't play it as much as say Saturday Night. Never realised it was quite so huge in the U.S.
#21 A-Freak-A - Lemon is demoted in favour of another vastly inferior album cut. For my money A-Freak-A was the only good track on the album and what a classic it was.

There's a few I could have lived without, Amant, Peter Jacques Band to name a few, even dare I say it, Machine to a lesser extent (I just didn't like it much... too fast and too naff sounding for me; there was just something about it I have never liked).

Suffice to say a U.K. top 40 for the year would probably have been a little different. Probably more poppy to some extent and slightly more funky too.

It's that U.S./U.K. divide again, I guess.

**NickNack** · March 6th, 2003, 01:24 PM

Originally Written by QUINNY

There's a few I could have lived without, Amant, Peter Jacques Band to name a few, even dare I say it, Machine to a lesser extent (I just didn't like it much... too fast and too naff sounding for me; there was just something about it I have never liked).

Hey Quinny,

I expected to see Amant and Peter Jacques Band in your "live without" list :) but Machine surprises me. I understand your dislike of the speed but explain "naff" sounding to me. What is NAFF?

**QUINNY** · March 6th, 2003, 05:58 PM

NickNack: It's really difficult to put my finger on it. Apart from the speed, maybe it was the tune, the instrumentation, perhaps I didn't want to hear political comment coming off of my turntable or a record with such a contentious/pretentious title. It just bored the pants off me. I couldn't wait to get it off and get something else playing.
I've just given it a spin from CD and I think it was just the overall sound I didn't like too much. I seem to remember it sounded poorly thin compared to most other discs and strangely 'naff'. What can I say?

**NickNack** · March 6th, 2003, 08:58 PM

Quinny: OK, I get it. The record just didn't do it for you. But, seriously, is 'naff' Brit slang for something? I'm curious.

BTW --- The phrase, 'THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD (GO I)' is quite common over here. Maybe that's why that contentious/pretentious feeling you have about the title wasn't felt here. At least, I didn't feel it --- could be wrong. Is the expression used on your side of the water or is this more of 'the great divide'? :roll:

**paul** · March 7th, 2003, 01:31 AM

I've gotta agree with Nicky and Steely. Seeing that playlist really transports me back to that time. How magical, how euphoric. Keep that playlist coming Marky.

**QUINNY** · March 7th, 2003, 02:57 AM

NickNack: Naff is slang for rubbish, crap but with a meaning that's slightly different in that it probably brings in elements of 'uncool' or 'kitsch' into it.

We do use the phrase 'There but for the grace of God go I' but not that much. It's not a phrase that is used that much nowadays and is always used in a fairly serious way, so that it still has its full meaning intact, I guess. Whereas, if used a lot, I guess its meaning could have become somewhat detached?

**NickNack** · March 7th, 2003, 04:31 PM

Quinny: Thanks for the education in "naffism" :) . Also, let me clarify that when I said the phrase "TBFTGOGGI" is used a lot, I simply meant it was common, nothing "snooty or pretentious" about it. It is definitely used in a serious way and I think, for a lot of us, the attitudes of certain people sung about in that song were very serious. I mean, hey, I'm batting 2 out of 3 on the "not wanted" list. Get my drift?

**SandraDee** · March 7th, 2003, 04:47 PM

Hey Nicky, I can actually expand on that definition of 'naff'. In the UK before the government's 1967 decriminalisation of homosexuality (their word, not mine!), their existed an underground gay 'language' which was a code only known by the gay community. This came about due to the black-mailing of gay men which was commonplace in those unenlightened times ( :evil: ). This 'language' was known as Polari & one of the words used was 'naff' which was Polari for a straight/ hetero person; this evolved over the 'gay lib' years to mean anything that was of no use. (BTW, Polari was a mixture of Yiddish, Italian, backwards English & Cockney rhyming slang.)

**NickNack** · March 7th, 2003, 08:02 PM

Steely, that is wild. I guess all repressed groups have code words, signals and such used to keep each other safe. Hell, to keep each other alive. But, I've never heard of an entire language being put together. Interesting how naff evolved from meaning "hetero/straight" to "being of no use". Kind of a wicked slam. Was "naff" out there before Polari or is that it's true origin, do you know?

Marky, my apologies for taking your column off track but I kinda got into this.

**SandraDee** · March 8th, 2003, 03:03 PM

I had it on good authority Nicky that 'naff' was totally a Polari word & didn't exist before this. Believe it or not, it was none other than Princess Anne who took alot of credit for popularising the word amongst the masses in the 70's (does this give us any clues as to who she hung out with?! not just THE queen methinks!!:lol: )

Marky, apologies from me too for digressing! :oops: