"A Night at Studio 54" LP

**Rab** · April 5th, 2002, 01:19 PM

Does anyone remember the double LP, "A Night at Studio 54"? It had a black cover with silver and gold writing on it, with a big 54 on it? It was on the Casablanca label I believe and it was really an excellent collection from 1977-1979 to have. What made this double album so nice is that all the songs were superbly mixed. It would have been wonderful for this to go on CD, but apparently it never did? Does anyone have any info on this?

**markydefad** · April 5th, 2002, 01:39 PM

I have that LP--but I don't recall it having good mixes. In fact, I thought they were real abrupt-like slide the fader across from right to left and catch the beat or just edit from one beat of a song to a beat of the next. I may be guilty of faulty memory, but I remember thinking the mixes weren't anything compared to what they did at the Troc.

Anyone else remember?

**Rab** · April 5th, 2002, 01:51 PM

You are correct Markydefad. Keep in mind, a "cut" can be just as creative as a mix. Some of the mixes are on the abrupt side, but not abrasive. If you still have the LP, listen to YMCA/Village People and hear how it goes into Disco Nights/GQ, this is not your usual abrasive abrupt mix at all...

**markydefad** · April 5th, 2002, 02:03 PM

Hey Rab,

Ok, I get your point. But I am a fan of the overlay mix where the next song comes creeping in under the current song and eventually takes over. I don't know--it seemed more artful and requiring more skill to overlay stuff. Just my personal preference.

**The Lord of Flatbush** · April 5th, 2002, 03:24 PM

On 2002-04-05 15:03, markydefad wrote:

Hey Rab,

Ok, I get your point. But I am a fan of the overlay mix where the next song comes creeping in under the current song and eventually takes over. I don't know--it seemed more artful and requiring more skill to overlay stuff. Just my personal preference.

The Cut was a key element in those Hollywood, Hollywood II, Hollywood III, Deadly Medley and Fusion mixes from 1978 - 1979.

I believe in blending mixes with a passion, but the true art, form is to cut in a record from it's ending through a fade.

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**NickNack** · April 5th, 2002, 04:05 PM

On 2002-04-05 16:24, The Lord of Flatbush wrote:

I believe in blending mixes with a passion, but the true art, form is to cut in a record from it's ending through a fade.

Hi L/F,

Could you clarify a little bit or just clear up my head. Are you saying mix while the song is "fading" or mix using the "Fader" as opposed to "Volume Gains"?

Thanks,

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**nrgbeat** · April 5th, 2002, 05:22 PM

I have a tape where the dj cuts from one song to another rather than beat mix and it sounds great. However, when I try to do it on my cd player it doesn't sound as good.

**DJ P** · April 5th, 2002, 06:14 PM

Yes the LP 'A Night At Studio 54' was enjoyable but had a few sad mixes on it. Example one is the 'Le Freak' by 'Chic' and the attempt to mix 'Let's All Chant' by the Michael Zager Band. It was a bad attempt at a 'overlay' which didn't work. My favorite mix (not really a mix, but a 'slam' that worked) was Love and Kisses 'I Found Love (Now That I Found You)' into Donna Summer's 'Last Dance'. Another 'train wreck' on that LP was on Side 4 with the mix of Musique's 'In The Bush' into the late Dan Hartman's 'Instant Replay'. Even with the bad mixes on the LP, this is really an item to have in any Disco Lover's collection!!

**WuaKeeN** · April 6th, 2002, 07:26 PM

This is the album that got me interested in DJ'ng in the first place. My pops would play this album & I could not get enough of it. I have it up on my LIVE365.COM broadcast. Take a listen & judge for yourself. I think it is decently mixed.

**jim** · April 7th, 2002, 02:18 PM

With the excaoption of one track,all of the songs on this two LP set have been reissued on different CDs.

(I think the LP could be issued as a single disc)

**The Lord of Flatbush** · April 7th, 2002, 03:46 PM

Let me clarify this for you, Bro...

When using the crossfader on a mixer, you're mixing from left to right or vice versa.

When you're using the fader or up and down switch, depending on what type of mixer that you're using either increases or decreases its level in volume as you mix.

For example: The Pioneer DJM-500 DJ Mixer levels stay the same in with its volume control when the crossfader is in the middle as you mix with the up and down fader.

An old model Rane Mixer that I used in a club volume decreased when I used the fader (up and down) switches, and increased in volume once I used the crossfader.

**BushBoogie** · November 7th, 2003, 04:50 PM

Does anyone know if this double album set was ever issued on CD?

**Bernie** · November 7th, 2003, 04:53 PM

Originally Written by BushBoogie

Does anyone know if this double album set was ever issued on CD?

Answer...

A Night At Studio 54

**Robbie** · November 8th, 2003, 05:49 PM

I thought the mixes on "A Night At Studio 54" were okay. I agree with the bad attempt to mix "Le Freak" into "Let's All Chant". The latter song was edited beyond belief. I didn't like Karen Young's "Hot Shot" into Patrick Juvet's "I Love America". That was very abrupt.

Another "mix" album that I found a real disappointment was the Walter Gibbons-mixed "Salsoul Orchestra's Greatest Hits-Hits For Non-Stop Dancing". It was actually a cut album, with only one real mix on it: "It's Good For The Soul" into "Salsoul Rainbow". That was the only good moment on the album. The idea of putting Salsoul 3001's intro first, and then cutting to the intro of "Nice 'n Nasty" was an earache (I never really liked "Salsoul 3001"). One cut was a treat: the drum sequence on "Magic Bird Of Fire" into the drum sequence of "It's Good For The Soul".

**Rab** · November 9th, 2003, 01:19 PM

I thought the mixes on "A Night At Studio 54" were okay. I agree with the bad attempt to mix "Le Freak" into "Let's All Chant". The latter song was edited beyond belief. I didn't like Karen Young's "Hot Shot" into Patrick Juvet's "I Love America". That was very abrupt.

Did you like the mix from YMCA/V.P. to Disco Nights/GQ ?

**StuckIn1979** · April 14th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Are there any other LP sets like Studio 54 that are mixed?

**STEPHEN L FREEMAN** · April 15th, 2008, 08:08 AM

Originally Written by StuckIn1979

Are there any other LP sets like Studio 54 that are mixed?

For myself and the other DJs working in the NY/NJ area it was a big joke to repeat the TV commercial..."Mixed just like a Night at Studio 54!!!":icon_lol: Um... Uh... Yeah, right. The tracks sounded as if they were being forced together.

My 2 favourite mixed compilations of the day were:
"Disco Party" from TK Records, mixed by Tom Savarese
"Steppin' Out - Disco's Greatest Hits" from Polydor, mixed by Ritchie Rivera

**Rab** · April 15th, 2008, 05:57 PM

Originally Written by STEPHEN L FREEMAN

For myself and the other DJs working in the NY/NJ area it was a big joke to repeat the TV commercial..."Mixed just like a Night at Studio 54!!!":icon_lol: Um... Uh... Yeah, right. The tracks sounded as if they were being forced together.

My 2 favourite mixed compilations of the day were:
"Disco Party" from TK Records, mixed by Tom Savarese
"Steppin' Out - Disco's Greatest Hits" from Polydor, mixed by Ritchie Rivera

Were you mixing records in the late 70's? From the Studio 54 record, I liked the mix where it went from YMCA to Disco Nights by GQ. I thought it was a clever mix. There were a few mixes I used to try to keep in my memory. I had a friend that used to mix at his house and he was interchanging from Madleine Kane's Forbidden Love, to Front Page's Love Insurance, to Mandolay by La Flavour without missing a beat. Unfortunately, so many of those talented D.J.s are no longer with us.

Stephen, do you know if that record shop is still open on Carmine St, in the West Village? I remember they used to have some of the most ignorant, nastiest people working there, but they carried a lot of oldies. I also remember Heartbeat near ....hmm, I think 6th Avenue. I got some nice oldies there too.

**BrunoRepublic** · April 15th, 2008, 06:00 PM

Originally Written by Rab

Stephen, do you know if that record shop is still open on Carmine St, in the West Village? I remember they used to have some of the most ignorant, nastiest people working there, but they carried a lot of oldies. I also remember Heartbeat near ....hmm, I think 6th Avenue. I got some nice oldies there too.

If it was Vinylmania, it's gone. Between high rents and declining demand, record stores in NYC are disappearing fast. Annoyingly enough, Rose's is still around, they just moved... and still charge 3 - 5 x the going rate for anything.

**STEPHEN L FREEMAN** · April 15th, 2008, 10:00 PM

Originally Written by Rab

Were you mixing records in the late 70's?.

Stephen, do you know if that record shop is still open on Carmine St, in the West Village? I remember they used to have some of the most ignorant, nastiest people working there, but they carried a lot of oldies.

I played from '76 to '97.

Do you remember that Manny Lehman was the counter-guy at VinylMania?:icon_lol: Every Thursday I'm buying records from the guy and a few years later he has his own label, through A&M Records! (that did the US releases of Eastbound Expressway's "Knock Me Senseless" and Michael Bow's "Love & Devotion".) Nowadays he's still doing Guest DJ gigs. He was here in South Florida last month.

I'd shop there and at that amazing record store on 34th Street. "Downstairs Records", I believe.

**SandraDee** · April 17th, 2008, 02:51 PM

Originally Written by Rab

do you know if that record shop is still open on Carmine St, in the West Village? I remember they used to have some of the most ignorant, nastiest people working there,

I went there just before it closed & found the staff very friendly & nice; I wish staff were that nice in UK record shops.