Early disco 10"s

[miles mayhem]

reading the 'rarest disco record thread' made me wonder about early 10" singles. Were some of these pre-12"?
I have 3:

Bloodstone - Do You Wanna Do A Thing? (London) 1976
Richard Hewson Orch - Love For Hire (Splash/Private Stock) 1976
The Pearls - I'll See You In My Dreams (Private Stock) 1976

Would be interested to know what else is out there on 10"

[NickNack]

WELCOME, miles mayhem,

Here's my small collection of 10" singles. None pre-date the 12":

Al Green - "Full of Fire", Hi Records, 1975
Meco - "Music from The Empire Strikes Back", RSO, 1980
Carol Williams - "Can't Get Away (From Your Love)", Vanguard, 1983
Only (or Limited Edition Only. This is an import with a very weird label.) - "In Front - Wan' It?" b/w "N.Y.C - The Dub", High Resolution Records, 1998 (Now that I'm looking at it, the groups could be named In Front and NYC. Who knows :-? .)
Gary Glitter - "Glitter and Gold", Epic/GTO 1980; Bell 1973 (This is a 6-track EP reissuing some of GG's "classics".)
Bjork - "Hyperballad", One Little Indian, 1995

I also have a bunch of 10" acetates from Angel Sound and Sunshine Sound, both studios from New York City. None of these were commercially released.

[in-the-groove]

Hi Miles,

The Al Green and Bloodstone discs were the first special disco pressings put out by London/Hi records before that label started using the 12" format... Private Stock and M.A.I are the only other labels I am aware of which also experimented with the 10" format in the early days of disco (outside of the acetates that NickNack mentioned).

Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God (Private Stock 10" 1975 - thanks again Giovanni for the info!)
Bareback Rockers - Giddyap Girl (Private Stock 10" 1975)
The Mob - All The Dudes Are Dancing (Private Stock 10" 1975)
The Pearls - I'll See You In My Dreams (Private Stock 10" 1976)
Toga - More (Private Stock 10" 1976)
Frankie Valli - Boomerang (Private Stock 10" 1976)
Richard Hewson Orchestra - Love For Hire (Private Stock/Splash 10" 1976)

Boney M - Baby Do You Wanna Bump (M.A.I. 10", 1976)

Later, Columbia Records put out a few 10" promo pressings in the late 70's and early 80's, in addition to a small number of commercially issued 10" 'mini lps'. These were primarily used to promote new wave acts. Here is a list of the promos I am aware of:

The Clash - Train In Vain (Epic 10" 1979)
Lene Lovich - 1980 Global Assault (Stiff 10" 1979)
The Clash - Clampdown / Brand New Cadillac / Spanish Bombs (Epic 10" 1980)
Cheap Trick - Everything Works If You Let It (Epic 10" 1980)

Kevin

[miles mayhem]

thanks for the info guys

[peppertree5706]

I have a 10" of "The Hustle" which I got in Canada on a Canadian label. I also have, "Turn The Beat Around."

I think that most of the disco songs that were played on Top 40 stations had 10" versions. I have many other 10" versions that I don't want think of now.