What Is Your Favorite Compilation?: Then and Now

**peppertree5706** · August 9th, 2003, 03:29 PM

What is your favorite compilation of disco (1974-1983) and then post disco around 1983-date?

I think a compilation is not good, unless it has LP or club versions of disco songs. I am under the impression that compilations today such as Last Days of Disco and Studio 54 have 45RPM singles versions. Yuch!

I have two great albums from the seventies with LP versions of songs. "A Night At Studio 54," and "Disco Boogie."

I also have a bunch of compilations from France and a few from Canada. It is good stuff. I do not have any modern compilations of disco. I have many K-Tel and Ronco but they are all short versions. I do not like that. Once in a while, I can still find old disco albums in thrift stores or flea markets.

What is your favorite compilation then and now. What songs make it the best?

**HustleBaby** · August 10th, 2003, 11:25 PM

Let me start by saying that I have The Last Days of Disco, 54, Saturday Night Fever and The Summer of Sam and I enjoy them veeeeeerrryy much! :D

Out of the 17 tracks from "TLDOD", I like 12 songs the best are "Gots To Have Loving" Let's All Chant", "I Love The Nightlife" "More,More,More" and "He's The Greatest Dancer".

"54" part 1 has 16 tracks - I like 10 of them. The best are "Contact", "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", "Que Sera Mi Vida" and "Keep On Dancin' "(suprisingly this has has a long version).

"SOS" has the least amount of songs 12 and I like 10. The best are "Let No Man Put Asunder", "La Vie en Rose", "There but For The Grace of God Go I" and "Dancing Queen".

Lastly is "SNF" with 17 songs and 12 of them are faves. The most favorite is "K-Gee" following with ""Open Sesame", "You should Be Dancin'" and "If I Can't Have You".

Out of all the movie compilations, I'll have to pick Saturday Night Fever and The Last Days of Disco. :D

P.S - The only thing I hate about these compilations are the edited 4 minute songs :evil: .

*DELIGHTFUL*

**HustleBaby** · August 10th, 2003, 11:50 PM

Peppertree

I wanted to separate the soundtracks from the regular disco compilations which leaves me nine choices to pick a winner.

I'll have to go with "Give Your Body Up volume 2" why ?because it has all the extended club versions and hits like:
*Running Away
*Love Is The Message
*Touch & Go
*Now That We Found Love
*Bra
*Down To Love Town

My second choice is Salsoul Classics 2 - Double cd edition. Out of the 19 songs, I listen to 10 my best are:
*Spring Rain
*War Dance
*Law & Order
*Jingo
*Tangerine
*Double Crossed
*I Love NY

*DELIGHTFUL*

**peppertree5706** · August 11th, 2003, 02:53 PM

For me if it is the short version, I feel cheated. (It is sort of like last year's all star game in baseball-there was no winner). I prefer the longest "club" version but I need to at least have the LP version.

No compilation is worth having unless it has the LP versions of the songs.

**jazz_pilgrim** · August 11th, 2003, 03:22 PM

I think back in the day, my favourite compilation was Prelude's Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2 (1983 music cassette). Some of the records they bought out were fantastic:

Secret Weapon - Must be The Music
Sharon Redd - Beat The Street

and my fave killer cut
Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music In The Street 8)

Ok - the Saturday Night Band was a short version, but I have the LP anyway! :P

I picked up a CD recently called Stop and Listen by a well-known underground London DJ - Dr Bob Jones. Famous for the "Soul Surgery".

The compelling track for me was a jazz-funk classic - Eddie Russ and "Zaius", but there was, to my delight, a meaty 9:42 disco remix of Linda Clifford's Runanway Love which I have never heard before. A brilliant track. And there is a great Curtis Mayfield disco-ish track, You're So Good To Me, which is excellent (1976). And on the jazz side a KNOCKOUT version of Inner City Blues by no less than Sarah Vaughan (1971). Wow! And lots of interesting Nineties modern beats...

**ehuerta** · August 12th, 2003, 10:45 PM

1. Larry Levan live at the Paradise Garage (Double CD)

Janice McClain - Smack Dab in The Middle
Munich Machine - Get On The Funk Train
Ashford & Simpson - Bourgie Bourgie

2. Harem Records The Definitive 12" Collection (Double CD)

Simon Orchestra - Mr. Big Shot
French Kiss - Panic
Charisma - You're my fantasy
Romance - Dance my way to your heart

3. Club Floor Classics

Ashford & Simpson - Found a Cure
Venus Dodson - Night Rider
Madleen Kane - Forbidden Love

4. Smokin' Disco

Paradise Express - Ponciana
Slick - Space Bass
Philly Cream - Motown Review

5. Neo Disco Vol 1

Jimmy Bo Horne - Spank
Frantique - Strut your Funky Stuff
Jimmy Ross - First True Love Affair

I also enjoyed the 4 Cd Box Set from Casablanca Records

Disco Lives !!!

**HustleBaby** · August 14th, 2003, 02:41 PM

Originally Written by ehuerta

3. Club Floor Classics

Ashford & Simpson - Found a Cure
Venus Dodson - Night Rider
Madleen Kane - Forbidden Love

Disco Lives !!!

I have Club Floor Classics and I like:

#4.I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation
#5.Whistle Bump - Deodato
#7.Dancer - Gino Soccio
#8.Forbidden Love - Madleen Kane
#9.Night Rider - Venus Dodson

*DELIGHTFUL*

**efunk_adelic** · August 14th, 2003, 03:28 PM

I have a disco compilation series called best disco album in the universe vol. 1, 2, 6

here's a listing of vol. 1

1. Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance
2. Sylvester - I Need You
3. Change - Searching
4. Trammps - That's Where The Happy People Go
5. Ecstasy, Passion & Pain - Ask Me
6. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Running Away
7. Junior - Mama Used To Say
8. South Shore Commission - Free Man
9. Gwen McCrae - Funky Sensation
10. Intruders - I'll Always Love My Mama
11. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
12. Van McCoy - The Hustle

favorite cuts: 3-4-5-6-7-10-11-12

**Robbie** · August 15th, 2003, 03:28 PM

Believe it or not, I think there are more compilation CD's with LP/club versions than the 7" radio versions we are most familiar with.

The Thank God It's Friday soundtrack is one of my favorites, as is Saturday Night Fever.

I think Salsoul has put out some wonderful compilations. Disco Boogie I have (excellent mixing), plus Salsoul Classics (Vol. 1-2, 3-4). Casablanca could have the potential to put out a wonderful set of compilation CD's, but have yet to do so. Today I bought Donna Summer's Bad Girls (Deluxe Edition) and enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to buying Miss Ross' Diana (Deluxe) soon as well.

Other compilation CD's that are great:

Disco Connection (1976-81)
Club Floor Classics
The Best Disco In The Universe, Vol. 3

**K-Bee** · August 16th, 2003, 04:53 AM

I've always enjoyd the "Best Of 12" Gold" series. great full lenght versions of both 70s and 80s dance tracks.

for 80s compilations, Streetsounds were always the best in my book allthough I also like the Upfront series of the mid/late 80s. The emphasis were mostly on old school house but they also managed to put on some very good r&b tracks on them like "Together Forever" by Intrigue.

**efunk_adelic** · August 16th, 2003, 11:39 AM

best disco in the universe vol. 2

track listing:

1. Trammps - Disco Inferno (10:51)
2. Ashford & Simpson - Found A Cure
3. Evelyn King - I'm In Love
4. Jean Carn - Was That All It Was
5. B.T. Express - Express
6. One Way - Music
7. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
8. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
9. O'Jays - Message In Our Music
10. Teddy Pendergrass - The More I Get The More I Want
11. Chic - I Want Your Love
12. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman

Favorite Cuts: 1-2-3-5-6-7-8-11-12

Marcio** · August 16th, 2003, 05:24 PM

Crazy Brazilian compilation called 'Hippopotamus'

"Good Luck to You" Marmalade
"Throughtout Your Years" Kurts Blow
"Magic" Tom Browne
"Boogie to the Top" Mantus
"Fantastic Voyage" Lakeside
"Night Flight" La Bionda
"Kiss on my List" Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Full of Fire" Shalamar
"Änd Love Goes On" Earth,Wind & Fire

marcio

Marcio** · August 16th, 2003, 05:34 PM

"Boogie to the Bop" Mantus

and Kurtis Blow

**DJ-Pir** · August 17th, 2003, 06:08 AM

From the old days :

The Studio 54 double album, not so much for all great tracks but for the "Magic" it represented
back then for a 19 year old European knowing this was the closest i'd ever get to the real thing :lol:
Special favs
GQ - Disco nights
Cheryl Lynn - Got to be real
Voyage - Souvenirs
Love and Kisses - I found love

At present :

The complete Funky collector series, a must-have imho

Salsoul classics vol. 1 & 2, the word classics says it all.

Salsoul 12" Gold master series.
Special favs
Salsoul orchestra - Salsoul hustle RT 8:06
Loleatta Hollaway - Dreamin' RT 8:52
True Example - Love is finally coming my way RT 6:19

The Casablanca box set, another one you can't do without
Special favs
Ritchie family - Put your feet to the beat
Giorgio Moroder - Chase
Pattie Brooks - After dark

Let's dance on Columbia (also in Bernies essentials list)
Special favs
Marlena Shaw - Touch me in the morining
Sharon Ridley - Changin'

Larry Levan live at the Paradise Garage (mostly for the feeling)
Special favs
Ashford and Simpson - Bourgie Bourgie (GOT to have the 12" someday)
Peoples choice - Here we go again :)

**john** · August 21st, 2003, 10:34 AM

philadelphia claasics and disco madness are essential.
disco gold is also nice.

**midas** · August 22nd, 2003, 07:15 PM

i have 3 LP that made a difference in my life.
i keep them in a good place.
i listened to them for hours, because
of the songs and the mixes.
STREET SOUNDS - ELECTRO #1 #2 #3

incl, neucleus, xena, shannon, captain rock, aleems.....

**Mixmachine** · October 30th, 2003, 04:27 PM

For those that follow Compilation history I just came across another double Studio 54 compilation album totally forgotten by me until today, it’s called Studio 54 Vol 2, Beats of the night”, apparently is an 1980 Italian production ‘Mixed by Tony Carrasco” , my copy still is sealed so I don’t know how good the mixing is (will check later) but it features some well known hits like “Mandoley” “Willie and the hand Jive” “Move on Up” “When you touch me” “Synergy” “I have a destiny” and others.

Any one knows if this LP was popular in Europe? Or anywhere?

**ruoffended** · October 30th, 2003, 05:49 PM

I have a lot of compilations myself :
my faves are the Thank God It's Friday , all of the 3 Disco Spectrum BBE release ,
of course the Disco Forever - 3 cds Dimitri From Paris
the latest Danny Krivit Edits of Mr.K
all of those are superb for many ..........RU gotta go !

''Dreamin' about those disco lights''

**ol'skinflint** · November 24th, 2006, 12:02 PM

I'm not sure I understand the "then and now" part of the question. "Now" could be interpreted as meaning recently released compilations, right? Compilations that I bought years ago and liked I still like. I don't recall seeing any recently released disco compilations other than the dreaded K-tel types they hawk on PBS (the ones that use the exact same songs over and over). I also don't know if, by "compilation" the question refers to sampler-type compilations of songs by different artists or maybe hits collections by single artists. A very random list of my favorites would include "The Casablanca Records story", "Disco Connection 1976-1981", "The Salsoul Records Story", "The Disco Box", "54 Volume 2", and the Unidisc collections of Lime and Voyage's greatest hits. And greatest hits collections by pioneers like Donna Summer, Sylvester and others would seem to not even need to be mentioned....