DISCOMUSIC.COM COMPILATION

[QUINNY]

O.K. guys, just for the fun of it, name 2 (that's just two) tracks you'd like to see on a compilation CD.

I'll start the CD rolling with my 2 (that's just two) selections:-

Times Are Tight (instrumental) - Jimmy Young I can't tell you how much this record made me smile (and still does). I just love the synthy bits that do things that remind me of Hendrix (yeah, I know that's a load of crap, but I can't describe it any other way) in the way he'd play with the tails of notes to simulate sex. A great rhythm track on this 118 BPM funky gem.

Galaxy - War the 12" version of course. At the height of disco, it was records like this that took me to another place, even on a slow boring night. Great lyrics and FX, thumpin', humpin', funkin' track that oozed class in what could otherwise be a sea awash with slightly cheesey escapism. This was earthy, gut wrenching, sweat inducing dance music.

Please add your 2 selections towards the Discomusic.com compilation. Hey Bernie, Ya know ya gotta do it some day!

[NickNack]

I got my two.

Brothers Theme (Instrumental) - The Brothers This is the first cut off their Don't Stop Now lp from 1976. I can still hear to this day Nicky Siano working this at The Gallery. Dropping the bass, 'spitting' the highs, pumping the bass back up as the strings ended their crescendo and the rhythm section comes on full. I don't know if this album was originally an import but this song is a perfect illustration of USA music heading into Euro-disco (as we called it here): Orchestrated to the max, lush, funky bass line. The only missing, but not needed, was the cooing female background vocals. Quinny, I guess for you this would be one of those "old white guys getting down" pieces. And I say that so you would better recognize the 'sound' I'm trying to describe, not to work you up. I love this style, driving rhythm and bass leading into a swirling, motion picture soundtrack-style body of music and then 'back to the funk' we go. Fun, fun, fun. :)

Don't You Have Any Love In Your Heart - Margo Thunder If there's a 7" I'll never tire of then this is the one. This song is also as close in style to "Brothers Theme" as I am to the KKK :roll: . From 1975, this gospel-driven 3-and-a-half-minute thumper still rocks my world. Bert DeCoteaux's arrangement is awesome and Ms. Thunder sings it true to her name from the very first note. Her man knows he's in trouble the second he opened the door. When she growls, "There's got to be some changes made, yeah!", you know she ain't playin'. My first lover was dj'ing Man's Country at the time when this came out. I remember he couldn't deal --- said her voice was 'too much'. For me, I was right back home. As the song is fading you can hear Margo screaming, "said we're goin' to church, y'all". Yes, indeed. :D

[JussiK]

I got my two.

[b]Brothers Theme (Instrumental) - The Brothers[/bQuinny, I guess for you this would be one of those "old white guys getting down" pieces

I've witnessed young white guys get down to this track like you wouldn't believe but then again The Brothers Theme has just the sound that gets them going these days, with that widescreen action movie feel. The Discomusic.com compliation would certainly need it as a perfect example of it's genre. I'd also suggest Jimmy Sabater's To Be with You, and for that violin sound Pretty Maid by the Pretty Maid Company, the GS re-edit.

[K-Bee]

Well if was to add stuff it should definetely be tracks I didn't know about before registering here....just to show my respect to all you knowledable members around here.

Stuff like:
New York City - Miroslav Vitous
- u told me about that one Quinny - i've been hooked ever since :D

The River Drive - Jupiter Beyond
You Got Me Dancing - Frisky
You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody - Jones Girls

These were just at the top of my head.

[originalbigm]

I am Somebody-Jimmy James and The Vagabonds 1975-This was and still is a dynamite energetic funky floor mover that just gets my juices going.
Sugar Pie Guy-The Joneses 1974.From the school of one hit wonders a great offering of the early disco sound.

[paul]

Hey Quinny. I'm trying to flow with the spirit of this thead. I don't think I've sensed anyhting particular except maybe the songs aren't the big name ones. Anyway going with that, mine are:
Use Your Imagination - Kokomo: It has that british flair that works for me and it's rarely heard.

Baby Baba Boogie - Gap Band: Very simple but worked real well on the dance floor with the fog machine and strobe pulsing in sync.

[Forrrce]

The UK-only(?) 12" remix of George Benson's 'Give Me The Night' has mystified me by its absence from any CD - this is almost tragic! :D It's one of the all-time great boogie tunes. The vinyl's still bargain-bin-tastic, but hey - I wan' it on CD, Warners!

Also Masurrati & Huey Harris's 'Super Duper (Lovin)' on Lioness - I've never tired of the record since its release and it still charms me every bit as much now, as it did in 1982. Wonderful and wistful.

[originalbigm]

Hey Quinny,
Maybe you should rename the compilation The Not Often Mentioned Disco Classics Vol.1

[QUINNY]

Original: Aah, but if you were to do that, either the U.S would be up in arms or us Euros. Of my two picks, one, Jimmy Young is relatively unknown, while War was an absolute anthem (in the UK at least).

[Funky Dude]

Songs for a Discomusic.com compilation eh? Will Bernie ever realease one :D ?

Well I'll give a few picks for such a compilation:

The Intruders - She's A Winner 1972 (for a really early 70s disco song this will be my pick as it has a very disco sort of rhythm that sounds 2-3 years ahead of its time as it sounds like it could of easily been recorded in 1975!!! It's only 2 1/2 minutes long but to my opinion it's a winner for Discomusic.com compilation :D !!!

Brass Construction - Movin' 1975 (obvious choice from me for a mid 70s disco song, been my favourite song for 5 years! It was groundbreaking disco music for 1975 when comparing it to others and over 8 minutes worth, whew :D !!!)

Katmandu - The Break 1979 (For a late 70s disco song this has to be one of the best, the song title says it all, "THE BREAK", what a looooooong break :D ! The percussion and synths kick arse :D !)

Rozza & Wine - Disco Boogie Woman 1975 (Discomusic.com needs some really rare grooves and this one (I think) is very obscure. The song itself is fantastic, very energetic with a very fast killer drum/cymbal rhythm and funky FUNKY bassline :D !!!)

Aquarian Dream - East 6th Street 1976 (Another rare groove that deserves to be in the compilation, it's a beautiful disco groove with fantastic synths and fast enegetic rhythm, this would suit any disco perfectly :D !)

Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye 1974 (A charting disco song will make great for the compilation and this one is my No.1 choice for a popular disco song)

Marcia Hines - Let The Music Play 1978 (Some Aussie disco should be included in the compilation and Marcia Hines [born in USA moved to Australia] is Australia's disco queen and queen of pop in the 1970s and "Let The Music Play" is one of her finest disco songs yet :D !)

Cerrone - Cerrone's Paradise 1976 (Eurodisco goes well in a disco compilation and this song by Cerrone to me is one of his BEST! 16 1/2 minutes of disco music, fantastic :D !)

Olympic Runners - Solar Heat 1978 (Discomusic.com needs some great British funky disco and for the Olympic Runners an obvious choice would be "Get It While You Can" but I decided to choose "Solar Heat" as it's a FANTASTIC funky disco guitar instrumental, the funky guitar disco sound in this song is absolutely FANTASTIC :D :D :D !!!!)

As I always say, there are soooooo many great disco songs that it's hard to pick.

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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!!! OI OI OI!!!!! :D :D :D

[QUINNY]

Correction Funky. 2 tunes only, but I knew you and a certain KBee wouldn't be able to hold back.

[Com King]

I find easier to choose two songs than 30 for the top 500 :

My first choice is of course Candi Staton - Victim : It's just my favourite song of all times, there is everything I love in this song.


My second choice is a great classic : Loose Joints - Is it all over my face : THE dance song

[Funky Dude]

Correction Funky. 2 tunes only, but I knew you and a certain KBee wouldn't be able to hold back.

Ok, make it:
Brass Construction - Movin' 1975
Aquarian dream - East 6th Street 1976

One well-known one and one rare one :)

[K-Bee]

:lol: sorry about that - didn't even notice we only were to put two songs....These days I just can't stop listing stuff!!

[efunk_adelic]

Here's a couple of songs that I never see on a compilation.


Candi Staton - When You Wake Up Tomorrow
Muscle Shoals Horns - Born To Get Down

[Com King]

The percussion intro of "When U wake up tomorrow" makes me scream everytime I listen to it, and indeed, never seen on a compilatiion.

[markydefad]

The extended version of Candi Staton's "When You Wake Up Tomorrow" is on her "Best Of Candi Staton" CD (Warner Archives) I hope you know.

I'll pick two things I can't find anywhere:

"HOLLYWOOD HOT" - Eleventh Hour (Bob Crewe wrote and produced for Twentieth Century records). I've never seen it on any compilation and I can't find the vinyl.

AMG says:

AMG REVIEW: In the '70s R&B became much more album-minded than it had been in the '50s and '60s, when LPs seemed like an afterthought for many R&B artists. Singles were still important — very important, in fact — but as the '70s progressed, R&B artists became more and more interested in getting listeners to buy their albums as well as their singles. A killer single could entice the listener into acquiring the LP, but if the album on the whole fell short of a single's excellence, the listener was bound to be disappointed. That was the case with the Eleventh Hour, which enjoyed a major hit in 1975 with the suggestive "Hollywood Hot." The single was a gem, although the rest of the Hollywood Hot LP (which didn't come out until early 1976) isn't as strong. Produced by Bob Crewe — who co-wrote Labelle's 1974 smash "Lady Marmelade" and co-wrote most of the songs on this album — Hollywood Hot boasts a stunning title song, but is, for the most part, merely competent. It isn't a bad album, however, other than the title track, it isn't a great one either. The Eleventh Hour was a talented group that specialized in gritty, rock-influenced soul along the lines of Ike & Tina Turner and "It's Your Thing"-era Isley Brothers. Unfortunately, the group fails to live up to its potential on the uneven Hollywood Hot. — Alex Henderson

Then for my second selection....

"TRY MY LOVE" by Denise LaSalle
This is the flip side of the ultra-rare and very expensive 12" with "I'm So Hot". I actually found "I'm So Hot" on some CD compilation...but not "Try My Love"...I just have it on an old tape from the Troc Anniversary party in 1981. It's very electronic-- pulsing with that "The Real Thing" by Daddy Dewdrop, energy. In fact, I think they were mixed together.

So if anyone knows where to find these two.... just gimme a little sign. :D

[QUINNY]

Thanks guys. It would appear that we have a pretty interesting compilation CD for some dumbass record exec to think about. I say dumbass, 'cos it would probably lose a fortune. We're sooooooooo anorakish, eh?

[NickNack]

Great topic, Quinny. I wish more people had jumped in with their 'want lists'. I like the diversity, plus there's always things I've never heard of.

Forrrce: The US promo 12" of George Benson's "Give Me the Night" runs 4:58 and is backed with "Dinorah, Dinorah". Is the UK 12" different?

Marky: I didn't know there was a 12" of Denise LaSalle's "I'm So Hot". They gave us a promo of the lp and I never looked any further. :(

[Forrrce]

The US promo 12" of George Benson's "Give Me the Night" runs 4:58 and is backed with "Dinorah, Dinorah". Is the UK 12" different?

Nicky,
The UK 'Long Version' (LV40) which by Technics time is 5:00 exactly (seems longer!) is a slightly different mix, but the big difference is the vamp-out, where it becomes evident that the '...'cause there's music everywhere..' section (which breaks up the standard LP/US 12" version every 8 bars) is actually spliced in. This doesn't happen on the UK 12, so for all intents and purposes, it's a truer representation on the recording as a whole.

That Deniece Lasalle took a lot of people by surprise. Still can't work out why it sold for $1,500!

[NickNack]

Nicky,
The UK 'Long Version' (LV40) which by Technics time is 5:00 exactly (seems longer!) is a slightly different mix, but the big difference is the vamp-out, where it becomes evident that the '...'cause there's music everywhere..' section (which breaks up the standard LP/US 12" version every 8 bars) is actually spliced in. This doesn't happen on the UK 12, so for all intents and purposes, it's a truer representation on the recording as a whole.

Thanks. If I ever see it I'll pick it up.

That Deniece Lasalle took a lot of people by surprise. Still can't work out why it sold for $1,500!

What!? Are they fucking insane? Is this that eBay 'rare' music nonsense again? I mean "Try My Love" is sweet but not that sweet. :roll:

[Nano]

Without giving it much thought:

-Hideaway (Mystic Merlin)
-Wikka Wrap (Evasions)

[Paulo]

My choices would be:

1) STAYING ALIVE by THE BEE GEES
2) I WILL SURVIVE by GLORIA GAYNOR

Sorry for the bad joke!!! :D :D

I'd pick up:
THEO VANESS - NO ROMANCE JUST WANNA DANCE
SATURDAY NIGHT BAND - COME ON DANCE DANCE

But what I'd really love to see in this ficticious compilation is: ODE TO BILLY JEAN and TAKE IT FOR WHAT ITS WORTH.

These 2 songs may be no big deal, but being a Rinder & Lewis completist and since I was never lucky to put my hands on this 45, I'd like to see them on CD.

These 2 songs are a very rare slice of early 1975 disco, released only in an AVI 45 RPM 7" single. Does anyone have it?.

The irony is that TAKE IT FOR WHAT ITS WORTH was included in a Brazilian compilation in 1975 along with some (now) very obscure early disco. I had this record in the late 70's, but then sold it. Now I've searched for it everywhere and it is just impossible to find.

It was released by the brazilian disco company TOP TAPE who represented here AVI, Brunswick, Eugene Records, TK and other disco and soul labels.

[Paulo]

Just forgot to say that the single above is a Rinder & Lewis early production released under the name SWEET POTATO PIE, who (to my knowledge) never recorded again, apart from a track called ARE YOU READY released in a AVI compilation called HOT DISCO NIGHT. ARE YOU READY is the backing track (just percussion & drums) remixed from El Coco's song Delicado from their second album Brazil.

[Giovanni]

Nice topic Quinny!

My personal compilation is made by all ten thousand records I have!!!

My TODAY'S choice is for some rare and beautiful disco jam never seen (as far as I know) on comp CDs:

SARGEANT & MALONE: Love message (Halfmoon 1980)
BLOOD HOLLINS feat Jean Lang: How have you been (RCA 1976)
UNIVERSAL LOVE: Moon ride (TK 1977)
NITEFLYTE: If you want it (Ariola 1979)
STANLEY TURRENTINE: Heritage (Fantasy 1978)
MARGIE LOMAX: God's greatest gift to man is a woman (Golden Flamingo 1980)
PHILLY DEVOTIONS: Hurt so bad (Columbia 1976)


.... tomorrow I will fall in love again with other gems......