New Disco Tapes--Digging Deeper

**markydefad** · October 25th, 2003, 04:11 PM

I recently made 4 new tapes to play in my car. These are a tribute to that early DISCO sound (approx 1972-1977). Some songs I just recently discovered, some I finally found after years of searching, some I've owned for years, but just seemed to fit the tone of things.

I usually start by making a list of stuff I like--then do the bpms. Then I organize the songs starting with the lowest bpms so that they flow into nice consistent tape.

I had enough tunes this time for 4 110 minutes tapes.

TAPE #1

Side A:
1) "DISCO MAN" - The Moments (4:07) 1977 (CD)
2) "I COULD DANCE ALL NIGHT" - Archie Bell & The Drells (2:40) 1975 (CD)
3) "ENJOY YOURSELF" - The Jacksons (3:24) 1976 (CD)
4) "YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING" - Real Thing (3:28 ) 1976 (CD)
5) "CASNOVA BROWN" - Gloria Gaynor (6:22) 1975 (CD)
6) "IF YOU WANT IT (DO IT YOURSELF) - Gloria Gaynor ((5:57) 1975 (CD)
7) "SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO" - The Jacksons ((5:29) 1976 (CD)
8. "HEY GIRL COME AND GET IT" - The Stylistics (3:30) 1975 (CD)
9) "MIGHTY LOVE" - The Spinners (4:54) 1974 (CD)
10) "LOVE THANG" - First Choice (5:37) 1979 (CD)
11) "MUSIC IN MY BONES"- Joe Simon (3:56) 1975 (CD)
12) "GET DOWN, GET DOWN (GET ON THE FLOOR)" - Joe Simon (3:56) 1975 (CD)
13) "DANCING MACHINE" - The Jackson 5 (3:28 ) 1974 (CD)

Side B:
1) "WILD SAFARI" - Barrabas (5:10) 1972 (CD)
2) "HUM ALONG & DANCE" - The Jackson 5 (8:35) 1973 (CD)
3) "LAW OF THE LAND" - The Temptations (5:08 ) 1973 (LP)
4) "SEXY LADY" - Fantastic Four (7:04) 1978 (12")
5) "HIGH ENERGY" - The Supremes (5:25) 1976 (LP)
6) "TRACK OF THE CAT" - Dionne Warwick (6:54) 1975 (CD)
7) "LET'S GO ALL THE WAY DOWN" - Brenda & The Tabulations (7:18 ) 1977 (CD)
8. "BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE" -The Jacksons (3:32) 1978 (CD)
9) "THERE'S A FIRE DOWN BELOW" - Fantastic Four (6:23) 1977 (LP)

TAPE #2

Side A:
1) "HERE COMES THAT SOUND AGAIN" - Love De-Luxe (8:52) 1979 (CD)
2) "I GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE" - Fantastic Four (5:10) 1977 (LP)
3) "GET DOWN" - Gene Chandler (8:14) 1978 (12")
4) "NIGHT FEVER" - Carol Douglas (6:20) 1978 (12")
5) "FROM NOW ON" - Linda Clifford (5:10) 1977 (LP)
6) "LITTLE BIT OF LOVE" - Faith, Hope & Charity (7:21) 1975 (LP)
7) "LEAVIN' THE GOOD LIFE BEHIND" - Phyllis Hyman (5:08 ) 1975 (CD)
8. "JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER" - Gloria Scott (2:44) 1974 (CD)
9) "I WOULDN'T GIVE YOU UP" - Ecstasy, Pasion & Pain (3:24) 1974 (CD)
10) "ASK ME" - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (3:44) 1974 (CD)

Side B:
1) "LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING" - Johnny Mathis (6:06) 1973 (LP)
2) "ONCE YOU HIT THE ROAD" - Dionne Warwick (4:05) 1975 (CD)
3) 'THEN CAME YOU" - Dionne Warwick & The Spinners (4:01) 1974 (CD)
5) "DOUBLE CROSS" - First Choice (6:59) 1979 (CD)
6) "LET'S GROOVE" - Archie Bell & The Drells (6:00) 1975 (CD)
7) "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (BLOW YOUR WHISTLE)"- Gary Toms Empire (5:08 ) 1975 (CD)
8. "YOU OUGHT TO BE DANCING" -Peoples Choice (6:14) 1980 (CD)
9) "STOP AND THINK" - The Trammps (5:02) 1974 (LP)
10) "DON'T GO LOOKING FOR LOVE" - Faith, Hope & Charity (4:30) 1975 (LP)
11) "LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER" - First Choice (7:57) 1977 (CD)

TAPE #3:

Side A:
1) "MAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU" - Patti Jo (6:32) 1975 (CD)
2) "GOT TO GET YOU BACK" - Sons Of Robin Stone (3:10) 1975 (CD) (Thanks to DiscoDisc!!!)

3) "DON'T SEND NOBODY ELSE" - Ace Spectrum (3:34) 1974 (CD)
4) "STOP! I DON'T NEED NO SYMPATHY" - Alma Faye Brooks (5:20) 1977 (12")
5) "TATTOO MAN" - Denise McCann (5:27) 1976 (12")
6) "FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF" - Denise LaSalle (4:00) 1976 (LP)
7) "SAVE AND SPEND" - Cheryl Barnes (6:00) 1978 (12")
8. "IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD" - Linda Hopkins (5:58 ) 1977 (12")
9) "THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID" - Loleatta Holloway (10:10) 1977 (12")
10) "FEEL THE NEED IN ME" - Detroit Emeralds (7:03) 1977 (LP)

Side B:
1) "WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU" - Creative Source (11:45) 1973 (CD)
2) "PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE" - The Temptations (6:53) 1972 (CD)
3) "WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK" - Ultra High Frequency (5:18 ) 1975 (CD)
4) "ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY" - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain (2:57) 1974 (CD)
5) "DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO" - T-Connection (7:14) 1977 (CD)
6) "GO BACK HOME" - T-Connection (3:46) 1977 (CD)
7) "SAVE A PLACE" - The Trammps (4:46) (LP)
8. "MY BABY'S GOT ESP" - Four Below Zero (5:23) 1976 (12")
9) "HELPLESSLY" - Moment Of Truth (6:25) 1977 (CD)
10) "HELPLESSLY" -(Instrumental version) (CD)

TAPE #4:

Side A:
1) "TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY" - Barbara Pennington (9:12) 1977 (CD) (Thanks Graham!!!)

2) "EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT" - The Clark Sisters (3:35) 1979 (CD)
3) "GOTTA GET AWAY" - First Choice (3:21) 1976 (CD)
4) "WELCOME TO THE CLUB" - Blue Magic (5:10) 1974 (CD)
5) "(SENDING OUT AN ) S.O.S" - Retta Young (3:15) 1975 (CD)
6) "DRIVE MY CAR" - Gary Toms Empire (3:07) 1975 (CD)
7) "WOMAN" - Barrabas (5:50) 1972 (CD)
8. "CORAZON" - Carole King (3:56) 1973 (CD)
9) "SOUL CITY WALK" - Archie Bell & The Drells (4:16) 1975 (CD)
10) "LOOK ME UP" (Remix) - Blue Magic (5:52) 1974 (CD)
11) "PEACE PIPE" - B.T, Express (6:04) 1975
12) 'HALLELUJAH DAY" - Jackson 5 (2:46) 1973

Side B:
1) "DISCO MAGIC" - T-Connection (7:14) 1977 (CD)
2) "I'LL GO WHERE YOUR MUSIC TAKES ME" - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (5:17) 1976 (12")
3) "TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (5:54) 1975 (LP)
4) "HURRICANE" - Gary Toms Empire (4:29) 1975 (CD)
5) "SATISFACTION GURANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back)" - Harole Melvin & The Blue Notes (3:29) 1974 (CD)
6) "HIGH WIRE" - Linda Carr & The Love Squad (3:49) 1975 (CD)
7) "NOW IS THE TIME" - JImmy Jame & The Vagabonds (6:08 ) 1976 (CD)
8. 'WHERE ARE ALL MY FRIENDS" - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (3:21) 1975 (CD)
9) "THINK BEFORE YOU STOP" - The Notations (2:28 ) 1975 (CD)
10) "TELL THE PEOPLE" - Gary Toms Empire (5:15) 1975 (CD)
11) "THE NEW EMPIRE" - Gary Toms Empire (3:51) 1975 (CD)
12) "ON FIRE (Getting Higher)" - T-Connection (7:24) 1978 (CD)

Whew!!! That's it. See anything you like?

**DISCODISK** · October 25th, 2003, 04:49 PM

great tapes MARKY and youve got me sweatin'again with the barbra pennington 24 hours a day,im a greedy one whem it comes to this track i have 6 copies,1 of each uk/us 12" promo,one of each uk/us promo 12" and 2 u.s stock copy 12s,i have the single version on countless c.ds but i have NEVER seen the full version on c.d :o please spill marky looks like graham knows too!
linda carr brought a smile to my face too and thats got me thinking about another avco release from around the same time with a bizzare intro 'rescue will come' sharon britt anyone remember that?
you are going to have a great time driving to work next week 8)

**NickNack** · October 25th, 2003, 08:54 PM

Yum, yum, Marky. So many goodies: Gloria Scott, Cheryl Barnes, Fantastic Four, "Ask Me" (I'm gonna have this played at my funeral :) ), "Track of The Cat", "Law of The Land". You know those people you see "air drumming" behind the wheel? That would be me with these tapes!

**Greg Wilson** · October 25th, 2003, 09:24 PM

Hi markeydefad: a bittersweet read in a way for me, as you reminded me of some of the records I had stolen many moons ago (still painful) that I never replaced. I used to be well into Sons Of Robin Stone, Blue Magic ('Look Me Up') and The Notations, even before I started deejaying.

I'd never realised that a record I used to adore (again, one of those that was stolen), 'Call Me Your Anything Man' by Bobby Moore, was the first 12" single (DJ Only). When I read this I was thinking that I mustn't have ever heard the full-length version, because my UK PYE 7" had pts 1 and 2 back to back, as singles often did back then, but now I've remembered that it wasn't in 2 parts, it was short and long versions (this is right isn't it Discodisk?). I'd love to be listening to that record now. Does anyone know if it's ever made it to CD?

**BrunoRepublic** · October 26th, 2003, 01:18 AM

Originally Written by DISCODISK

great tapes MARKY and youve got me sweatin'again with the barbra pennington 24 hours a day,im a greedy one whem it comes to this track i have 6 copies,1 of each uk/us 12" promo,one of each uk/us promo 12" and 2 u.s stock copy 12s,i have the single version on countless c.ds but i have NEVER seen the full version on c.d :o please spill marky looks like graham knows too!

With the right equipment and software -- oh, and a lot of tedious work -- it is possible to make a decent-sounding CD of almost any record.

Having said that, supposedly the full-length version does exist on a comp somewhere, although I can't remember the details.

I must confess, I really don't understand the fuss over this one. It doesn't do much for me to begin with, and the 12" version is way too damn long!! Over 9 minutes, and it doesn't seem to add anything that isn't in the 3-minute radio edit. *shrugs*

**paul** · October 26th, 2003, 02:26 AM

Ahh, now dats what I'm talkin' bout Marky. Music Like Track Of The Cat and Mighty Love takes me back to the times of real music. Just tell me it 8 tracks and your groovin' in a '74 Plymouth Duster and I'll be blown away :D

**Giovanni** · October 26th, 2003, 04:51 AM

Marky,

Such a GREAT selection !!!!

Hey, younger guys here, this is what we call DISCOMUSIC!!!

**efunk_adelic** · October 26th, 2003, 07:35 AM

Marky,

Nice selection of songs... I vote for Tape 1 as my favorite..

Will you be selling these to your fellow forum members?

**originalbigm** · October 26th, 2003, 08:54 AM

Excellent selections.Law Of The Land one of my all time favourites along with the Blue Magic cuts.Nice representation of some grassroots disco.

**QUINNY** · October 26th, 2003, 01:46 PM

Greg: Jackie Moore "Call Me Your Anything Man" has made it to CD. Disco Gold Vol 2. One that slipped away for sure and a record I loved playing and listening to.

Marky: That's quite a mixture you have there, that in some ways demonstrates exactly why Disco had to happen. There were just too many styles within dance music, to appeal to the lowest common denominator, prior to Disco music.

**Greg Wilson** · October 26th, 2003, 02:44 PM

Originally Written by QUINNY

Greg: Jackie Moore "Call Me Your Anything Man" has made it to CD. Disco Gold Vol 2.

Hi Quinny: Surely you meant Bobby Moore there. Do you know if these CD's are still available (and who puts them out?).

Marcio** · October 26th, 2003, 02:57 PM

Linda Carr's "High Wire", a divine song, a powerful voice. Unfortunely so short. It's a sin. LInda Carr is an underground disco diva :P .

**Greg Wilson** · October 26th, 2003, 03:34 PM

Originally Written by Marcio

Linda Carr's "High Wire", a divine song, a powerful voice. Unfortunely so short. It's a sin. LInda Carr is an underground disco diva :P .

And, of course, a track that M People based one of their big hits, 'One Night In Heaven', around.

**QUINNY** · October 26th, 2003, 05:17 PM

Greg: I thought I'd written Bobby Moore. Put it down to a senior moment. I think there are the odd few around,but you'll have to look. I'm sure I saw it on a Rhino release too, but of course I could be trippin'.

**DISCODISK** · October 26th, 2003, 06:56 PM

hi GREG yes youre right the bobby moore u.k single was long/short,thumbs up to pye for putting that out but bobbys better followup 'try to hold on' they ignored :cry:
disco gold vols 1&2 were released ages ago in the states but were released here by castle/sequel only a couple of years ago and should still be got[cant remember seeing them in liverpool though] so when youre in london at the weekend for u.k fresh tell T youll let her 'window shop' in knightsbridge if she lets you go to the record shop :lol: enjoy!

**NickNack** · October 26th, 2003, 08:40 PM

Originally Written by Greg Wilson

I'd never realised that a record I used to adore (again, one of those that was stolen), 'Call Me Your Anything Man' by Bobby Moore, was the first 12" single (DJ Only).

I'd love to be listening to that record now. Does anyone know if it's ever made it to CD?

Hi Greg,

Check this out:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...rniesdiscomusi

Amazon sellers seem to have a few copies around. Not bad prices either, but you being overseas could be a problem with shipping cost.

**markydefad** · October 27th, 2003, 06:23 PM

Well thanks guys for all the feedback!!!! :D

I'm really liking all 4 tapes--(#3 is my personal fave--could it have something to do with "Make Me Believe In You"???) :lol:

The Faith, Hope & Charity cuts are real forgotten gems also.

They're off the LP with "To Each his Own" ---and the minute I played this LP--memories flooded over me of hearing them in a club setting. Check them out.

**markydefad** · October 27th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Oh, and Discodisc...

regarding "24 Hours a Day"---Mr. Graham did a little custom CD 12" for me. (Bless him.)

Check with him to see if he kept a master. It sounds perfect to my ears.

**peppertree5706** · October 27th, 2003, 06:48 PM

I assume this tape was not a mass production but was dubbed by you. If so, are you interested in a trade?

**markydefad** · October 27th, 2003, 07:01 PM

Geez, aw shucks guys...I guess I could dupe some copies for y'all. :oops:

Send me a Private Message and let me know what you're wanting.

**DISCODISK** · October 27th, 2003, 07:20 PM

MARKY/GRAHAM yes i thought that was it! i bet GRAHAM did one for yourself too,i know youre a secret long version fan :lol: yes i know what your saying though,but that long intro with the strings that really got inside your brains in a club :P i still think this has never been released on c.d and it probibly wont happen this side of the water,as massive in this country as it was its all but forgotten now,a couple of years ago i was speaking to goldmine label owner who was just about to release 'ian levines northern soul memories vol 1' hed just compiled with ian,i asked him were the 12"versions of 24 hours a day and baby im sill the same man-james wells on there and he went ermmm...i dont remember them coming out on 12"!!! :roll: thats like tom moulton putting out a c.d of his stuff and leaving out his best mix.
anyone remember 24 hours a day re-mixed in 92 or the GREAT new version also from 92 by nomad?

**NickNack** · October 27th, 2003, 07:24 PM

Originally Written by DISCODISK

anyone remember 24 hours a day re-mixed in 92 or the GREAT new version also from 92 by nomad

Didn't know about the remix but the Nomad version is excellent!

**Mixmachine** · October 27th, 2003, 10:15 PM

Hey , Marky those are great picks, can you tell me which CD has 'Just as long as we're together" my 7" is worn out, I love this Barry white early production.

**markydefad** · October 27th, 2003, 10:29 PM

Hey Mixmachine,

Thanks for the thumbs up!!! :D

The Gloria Scott track is on the 4 CD "Casablanca Story" set.

**Nano** · October 28th, 2003, 03:37 PM

Marky: I hardly know half of the stuff, but knowing we have some similar taste certainly I'd like to hear some of those, like Creative Source's take on "Who is he and what is he to you", etc.
I see you put Johnny Mathis' version of "Life is a song worth singing". I got the LP some time ago and also a MP3 version of the single version. Ain't that a great track! Unfairly obscured by the Teddy Pendergrass version... I know we already talked about this, but I don't care... There's still some gospel to write about that one