Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
I'm having some religious experience listening to Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver". Then I felt like a whore when Andrea True Connection's "More, more, more (Pt.1)" got into my airwaves.
Speaking of guilty pleasures, I was delighted to hear "Coming Up", by Paul Mc Cartney, again. The studio version has always beeb far better for me.
My last, but not least, selection is the monumental album "First Take". It shows Roberta Flack at her best.
Have a Disco Life.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Well I've been listening to:
1.From East to West/Souveniers/Latin Odyssey/
Let's Fly Away - Voyage
2.Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
3.Hot Fun In The Summertime/Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
4.Supernature - Cerrone
5.Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis
*DISCO DELIGHT*
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I received a huge stack of CD’s and MD’s from my good Internet friend Francis from Belgium. He and I had reviewed each other’s collections and created a wish list for each other. So I have been listening to some stuff I dearly wanted but had never found, and some other stuff that he pulled together because he thought I would like it. There is too much to mention, so I will just list some of the highlights.
Daybreak – First Light. This is a 1983 release, which I suspect is an alias for Paul Hardcastle. Paul used this song later to remix it with D’Train’s “You’re the one for me”, still one of my all-time favorite remixes.
Cliff Dawson – I can love you better. Never heard of before, but excellent.
Roz Ryan – Boy where have you been. See above. Found it already online and bought it. This song could be remade today and would sound very ‘garage’.
The Jammers – What have you got to loose. A forgotten Salsoul gem that I now will have to buy. Apparently it is hard to find.
Tracy Weber – Sure shot instrumental version. Not just the song without the lyrics, but an excellent synthesizer version on Quality records. I saw online that there is also a Larry Levan version but da man was sometimes a little too high for me. Does anybody know more about Larry’s version?
Howard Johnson – Keepin’ love new (album). An excellent album. Highlights for me are “So fine”, “This is heaven” and “Keepin’ love new”. I had this album on tape but I welcome this much cleaner version very much!
Klique – It’s winning time (album). Another excellent album I knew from back then, but I had totally forgotten “Love’s dance” – what a great track.
Flowchart – Ask the boss (to raise my salary)/Wanna let you know/I saw him make eyes at you/Ask the boss (instrumental version). Francis recorded it as he and I share a passion for Jacques Fred Petrus. Flowchart sounds exactly like Change/High Fashion but is not related to the late great JFP at all. This is really good stuff which came out on Maximus records in 1983. Who knows more????
Ozone – Gigolette. Mrs. Teena Marie was involved in this excellent track. What an awesome, and to me totally new Motown gem. I love it! It reminded me a bit of Mary Wells’ Gigolo track, another forgotten gem.
Kadenza – Let’s do it. Now I might be mistaking, but was this a remake of Convertion’s track with the same title? The writer of the Convertion song is Martha Williams. Can someone confirm? I like Kadenza’s version much better by the way…
Mtume – Theatre of the mind (album). Hmmm, not their best album. But I always liked New Face Deli and I still do.
Tawatha – Welcome to my dream (album). First solo album of the Mtume lead singer. What a voice. There are a lot of ballads, but with her voice I don’t mind… And "No more tears" is one of the most beautiful tracks ever!
52nd Street – Children of the night (album). I always liked this Nick Martinelli product. Although the album does not contain any of the long 12” versions that were released from it, singer Diane Charlemagne sounds awesome. 52nd Street produced one other album called “Something’s going on” which contains the beautiful “Tomorrow” track. They later reinvented themselves as Encore and Cool Down Zone. More recently, Diane has been singing on Satoshi Tomiie’s Re-licked album.
The many other CD’s were compilation CD’s, which contain such a vast array of tracks that it will require the coming weekend to work my way through them. It is a good thing that Monday is a national holiday here in Japan…
Finally, I have been listening to the new Masters At Work “Our time is coming” album. What can I say… Patti Austin, India, Roy Ayers, James Ingram and Stephanie Mills. If you liked them before you will love them again. Awesome!
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"ON THE BEAT"
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Chart Hit [Level 6]
Hello guille! See my chartz and favorite
songs at DISCO HEAVEN/HOT DISCO NIGHTS/
BOOGIE NIGHT.
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I've been listening to lately:
Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff 1976
Disco Tex & The Sex-o-lettes - Hot Lava 1976
Willy Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out 1973
Memphis Horns - Get Up & Dance 1976
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Tell The World How I Feel About 'cha Baby 1975
Metropolis - I Love New York 1978
Dennis Coffey - Scorpio 1971
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Maximum Stimulation 1977
Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again & Again X6 1974
D.C. La Rue - Face Of Love 1976
Bar-Kays - Shake Your Rump To The Funk 1976
The Chequers - Undecided Love 1975
etc...
Plus these albums:
Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye LP 1975
Human League - Dare LP 1981
plus a few 12" singles
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
I've been listening to the following
Street Dance - Break Machine
Jam on It - Newcleus
This time Baby - Jackie Moore
Time - Light of the World
Clear - Cybotron
Sex-o-Matic - Bar-kays
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Maarten,
Flowchart is a studio project from Italy that came out around 83. Their LP is one of the rarest I know (I miss it). I think the production team is the same of another italian gem of that period, out on Maximus too: Game feat. Mike Cannon, whose production credits are to R Trevisani and F Zanotti (sounds familiar????).
Both these records are very sought after now and cost a fortune
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Break Machine "Street Dance", now that rings a bell. During Australia's Rage January season, they play old episodes of an Aussie pop TV show called Countdown. And one of them they played was from 1984 featuring Cyndi Lauper hosting the show and one of the music videos played was Break Machine's "Street Dance". Great song and great clip too.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I'm also listening to:
Groovin You - Harvey Mason Jr.
Hollywood is Swinging - Kool & The Gang
Tighten Up/Let's Groove -Archie Bell & Drells
I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation
Mainline - Black Ivory
Keep On Dancin' - Gary's Gang
Contact - Edwin Starr
Where Is The Love - Roberta Flack & Donnie Hathaway
Dance Disco Heat - Sylvester
Que Sera Mi Vida - Gibson Brothers
*DELIGHTFUL*
Platinum Record [Level 8]
What I've been listening to...
"Johnny and Mary" Leigh Jaeger
"For Your Sweet Information" PJ Marcus
"Love Won't Be Denied" Len Boone
"Breakaway" Donna Summer
"This Is Your Life" Banderas
"Features of Love" Mike Francis
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
I got me some sweet music this week, which I've been listening on and on:
- "Male Stripper" (12"), Man2Man meets Man Parrish
- "Future Shock" (Album), Herbie Hancock
- "Theo Vaness" (Album), Theo Vaness
- "Deliverance" (Album), Space
- "Two Tribes" (12"), Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- "I love Lucy" (12"), Wilton Place Street Band
- "Shine on Silver Moon" (12"), Marilyn McGoo and Billy Davis Jr.
- "Love Somebody Today" (Album), Sister Sledge
- "Quiet Lies" (Album), Juice Newton
Have a Disco Life.
Acetate [Level 1]
mmmmm......
Kleeer - i love to dance
Motown Sounds - Space Dance (lp)
Main Ingredient - Happiness is just around the bend (12")
Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces (lp)
Platinum Record [Level 8]
I surveyed the crowd. While some of the kids wearing early 80’s ghetto fabulous-styled stuff were doing good the emerging Limahl clones and Aha member lookalikes were an unsettling sight. In addition, there were too many figures in ill-fitting and cheap Versace knockoffs, not a pretty sight.
Where are the greatest looking crowds, then? The best I’ve seen have been in Barcelona. But that's another thread so:
This is what I played, with some invaluable vinyl help from Graham Start:
Grace Jones: La Vie en Rose
Malcom McLaren & Catherine Deneuve: Paris Paris – luxurious mellow groove
Liane Foly: La Nuit Halogene – jazzy vocalist over grinding beat
Mc Solaar: La La La La – track du jour
Vanessa Paradis: L’Amour dans la Bouche – sensual new latin dance version of the Gainsbourg classic
LTG Exhange: Corazon – made huge by Dimitri of Paris, perfect latin beat with bongos and hissing hi-hats (and now I got the orig. Fania pressing, eat your heart out mates or how does the saying go in english )
Karen Young: Hot Shot
Bernard LaVilliers: Night Bird – with crime movie sound effects and French references to gangsters with machine guns, junkies and hookers
Serge Gainsbourg: Love On The Beat – severe punishment methods for the above
Marc Almond: Deep Night – dark moody throbber
Louise Leshter: Love Money – sleazy transgender artiste over hard Munich backing
Laurie Marshall: The Disco Spaceship – curiously compelling
Giorgio: I Wanna Funk With You Tonite
Cerrone: Love In C Minor
Culture Beat: Das Erdbeermund – house with an effeminate male voice reading poetry in German
Amanda Lear: Intellectually
Cassandra: Disco Panther – a less famed gender illusionist, a Celso Valli production
Trax: Watch Out For The Boogie Man – immaculate Munich stomper by Pete Bellotte & Keith Forsey
Acetate [Level 1]
I've been listening to:(Last Night's Set while having a few drinks)
A-Freak-A , Lemon
Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste of Honey
There But Fot The Grace Of God Go I, Machine
I Love Music, Montana
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, McFadden & Whitehead
Night Fever, Carol Douglas
Do or Die, Grace Jones
I Just Keep Thinking About You Baby, Tata Vega
Paradise, Change
Rock It To The Top, Mantus
Walking on Music, Peter Jacques Band
Nunk(New Wave Funk), Warp 9
Work That Body, Taana Gardner
Body Strong, Sylvester
Cosmic Wind, The Mike Theodore Orchestra
Twent-Four Hours A Day, Barbara Pennington
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I'm listening to:
1.Love Trilogy - Donna Summer
2.Cocomotion/Let's Get It Together/Mondo Disco - El Coco
3.Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
4.Beautiful Bend/Boris Midney
5.Brazil/Best Disco In Town/Arabian Nights//African Queens/American Generation - Ritchie Family
6.Disco Dazz - Brick
7.War Dance - Kebekelektrik
8.Four Seasons - Donna Summer
9.Cymande - Bra
10.Spring Rain - Silvetti
11.Remember/Dancer - Gino Soccio
12.Another Star - Stevie Wonder
*DELIGHTFUL*
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I haven't listened to these yet but since I posted them in the "Wedding" thread I feel like listening to 'em this week.
I Found Loving-Fatback Band
Ain't No Stopping Us Now-McFadden & Whitehead
Pillow Talk-Sylvia
Do I Do-Stevie Wonder
First True Love Affair-Jimmy Ross
Dance Sister-Peech Boys
Find them and destroy them!
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
My friend Fernando just came from Spain and brought me some neat records from Marisol, Peret, Django, Alaka & Dynarama, and some other pop music in Spanish from the 70's.
Also my personal collection has experienced some dramatic findings:
- "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" (12") , Sting
- "To Deserve You" (12"), Bette Midler
- "Love U More" (12"), Sunscreem
- "Disco Tex and The Sex O'Lettes" Title Album
- "Never Run Never Hide" (Album), Benny Mardones
- "Change" (12"), Lisa Stansfield
- "Your Woman" (12"), White Town
- "Give Me Tonight" (12"), Shannon
Have a Disco Life
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