IF YOU LIKE DISCO, CHECK THIS OUT

**QUINNY** · November 6th, 2003, 05:09 PM

BBC Radio 2 from last week for 6 weeks, Norman Jay presents Good Times, The Disco Story. This week it's mostly Philly and its influence with lotsa top Philly Disco sounds and informative soundbites from people who were there.

Here's the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/...es/disco.shtml

**paul** · November 6th, 2003, 05:30 PM

Thanks for sharing that Quinny. I will try and give it a listen.
BTW, I like the praise they give Disco on the page. As for their top 20 list well...... :roll:

**SandraDee** · November 6th, 2003, 05:45 PM

Its a very enjoyable series. From this week's show I recognised Soul Makossa, Never Can Say Goodbye, Love Train, The Love I Lost, Love is The Message, TSOP & the generally Philly-type stuff but I didn't recognise the funkier Gallery stuff. Can anyone enlighten me about these tracks please? (I'm a bit sketchy with pre-'75 stuff)

**QUINNY** · November 6th, 2003, 05:51 PM

Paul: As I've explained before, Radio 2 is the Beeb's MOR radio station, but at least they have some good specialist shows from time to time. Did you notice Kylie, Pet Shop Boys, Soul Solutions etc. They cater for a very wide spectrum of tastes. The sort of radio station you'd love to have more of in the U.S.?

**paul** · November 6th, 2003, 06:06 PM

Hmm. I'm having a problem using my real player at work. I'll have to give it a shot at home.
Hey Quinny, what's a MOR radio station?
By the way you're right, I wouldn't mind seeing more radio formats like that in the states 8)

**QUINNY** · November 7th, 2003, 03:19 AM

Paul: MOR = Middle Of The Road i.e. appealing to a wide age range (but mostly mature people) and wide tastes, but commercial in content. 20 years ago this would have meant the sort of records that would have been aimed exclusively at our parents.
How things have changed, MOR (at the Beeb) now encompasses anything from Led Zeppelin to Big Bands to Folk through Jazz and Hot (Kylie) Mommas.

**ladyboygrimsby** · November 7th, 2003, 11:33 AM

A friend of mine was involved in producing it.

He listed the tracks played here, if you want to check it out:

Tracklisting

**discosavvy** · November 7th, 2003, 01:26 PM

ladyboygrimsby: That isn't the complete songlist for part 2. What's the early '70s disco-soul song by a female group that we hear in part 2 where the lyrics read "Forbidden fruit, that's what we ate... Tragic story... We're out of touch... We're running out of time. Warning, the writing's on the wall, babe... a prophecy about you and me... See the writing on the wall, babe..." I don't think I've heard this one before. Part 2 is magnificent altogether.

**NickNack** · November 7th, 2003, 02:35 PM

1. Do I need RealPlayer to hear this?

2. Steely --- What show was The Gallery music from --- 1 or 2? Can I still hear it if I reinstall Real?

3. Ladyboygrimsby --- love that playlist: Bonnie Bramlett, "Evil" by E,W&F. That's my stuff! :D The Brian Auger & Trinity track, "Listen Here"... Is this a cover of Eddie Harris?

**ladyboygrimsby** · November 7th, 2003, 07:12 PM

Originally Written by discosavvy

ladyboygrimsby: That isn't the complete songlist for part 2. What's the early '70s disco-soul song by a female group that we hear in part 2 where the lyrics read "Forbidden fruit, that's what we ate... Tragic story... We're out of touch... We're running out of time. Warning, the writing's on the wall, babe... a prophecy about you and me... See the writing on the wall, babe..." I don't think I've heard this one before. Part 2 is magnificent altogether.

Margie Joseph - Prophecy

**QUINNY** · November 8th, 2003, 05:10 AM

NickNack: So far as I'm aware you don't need a real player, the Beeb seem to have their own way of doing this.
BTW: The tracklisting with Brian Auger etc (surely you're not into Eddie Harris? :o ) was from the first show, which is no longer available to listen to.

From my own perspective the soundbites are really interesting and authoritative.

THIS IS THE FULL TRACK LIST FOR THIS WEEK
You can still listen to it until Wednesday 13th

Thursday, 6 November 2003
Title: 'WAITIN' FOR THE RAIN'
Artist: THE PHILLY SOUND
Album: PHILADELPHIA ROOTS
Label: SOUL JAZZ RECORDS SRJCD49

Title: 'LOVE TRAIN'
Artist: O 'JAYS
Album: 12" SINGLE
Label: SONY VJAY5AA.

Title: 'THE LOVE I LOST'
Artist: HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUENOTES
Album: GOOD TIMES 2 WITH JOEY AND NORMAN JAY
Label: NUPHONIC NUX170CD

Title: 'TSOP'
Artist: MFSB
Album: 7" SINGLE
Label: PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS PIR 2289

Title: 'LOVE IS THE MESSAGE (DANNY KRIVIT RE-EDIT)'
Artist: MFSB
Album: LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE (VARIOUS)
Label: NUPHONIC NUX156CD

Title: 'PHILLY JUMP'
Artist: INSTANT FUNK
Album: GRASS ROOTS: DANNY KRIVIT
Label: STRUT STRUTCD 014

Title: 'YELLOW SUNSHINE'
Artist: YELLOW SUNSHINE
Album: GRASS ROOTS: DANNY KRIVIT
Label: STRUT STRUTCD 014

Title: 'PROPHESY'
Artist: MARGIE JOSEPH
Label: STRUT STRUTCD 014

Title: 'SOUL MAKOSSA'
Artist: MANU DIBANGO
Album: THE LOFT VOLUME I (LATE)
Label: SPECIAL REISSUE

Title: 'NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE'
Artist: GLORIA GAYNOR
Album: NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
Label: MGM RECORDS PIR 2289

**efunk_adelic** · November 8th, 2003, 05:34 AM

Nicknack,

just go to the link... and you should be able to hear it.... with no problem.

**efunk_adelic** · November 8th, 2003, 05:35 AM

by the way.... i'm hoping someone will come up with those track listing.. on show #2 ... I don't recognize them. :(

**Bernie** · November 8th, 2003, 08:16 AM

Quinny,

Thanks for the tracklisting. Was trying to figure out "Yellow Sunshine" and now you've just confirmed that I've had it all along on the Danny Krivit Grass Roots CD :oops:

**NickNack** · November 8th, 2003, 01:47 PM

Originally Written by QUINNY

NickNack: So far as I'm aware you don't need a real player, the Beeb seem to have their own way of doing this.
BTW: The tracklisting with Brian Auger etc (surely you're not into Eddie Harris? :o ) was from the first show, which is no longer available to listen to.

Thanks. I went to the link yesterday but nothing happened which is why I thought I might need Real. I'll try again.

As for Eddie Harris :lol: ... Hey, I'm cool 8) --- I bought The Best of Eddie Harris when I was 14 or 15 for one track only: "Listen Here". When I read your post I went to pull it off the shelf. It's gone :( . I guess I have to start blaming myself for all the missing vinyl I'm discovering years after the fact. Too many moves with shady moving men; my Mom's useless, con artist last husband; free lending 'cause I was too trusting. Whatever, I'm paying for it now. The missing Eddie Harris hurts. I used to put it on and wonder what did I hear when I was kid that made me buy this piece of jazz before I even knew what jazz was all about.

**Bernie** · November 8th, 2003, 02:48 PM

Nicky,

Yes, you will need to have RealPlayer installed on your box. The program loads using the Real plugin. Go to the Real site and dl the "Free" player.

**NickNack** · November 8th, 2003, 08:08 PM

Originally Written by Bernie

Nicky,

Yes, you will need to have RealPlayer installed on your box. The program loads using the Real plugin. Go to the Real site and dl the "Free" player.

Thanks, Bernie. Thought I was losing my mind. :-? :o :x

**SandraDee** · November 9th, 2003, 04:43 PM

Is that Margie joseph track 'Prophecy' available on CD at all does anyone know? It sounds brilliant & I love her 80's stuff so would like to hear more of her earlier stuff.

**darrens** · November 13th, 2003, 11:37 AM

Don't miss this week's instalment. The majority of the show assesses Salsoul's rise to prominence, Tom Moulton's accidental invention of the 12" single, and Vince Montana talking about techniques in assembling and recording the orchestra. Great stuff!