What were the best disco instrumentals ?

**Leroy Brown** · February 18th, 2005, 07:45 PM

Or those with very limited lyrics?

Here are my choices:

The Hustle - Van McCoy
Tangerine - Salsoul Orchestra
Magic Bird of Fire - Salsoul Orchestra
The Express - BT Express
Cocomotion - El Coco
The Disco Theme - The Trammps
Fly Robin Fly - SIlver Convention
Brazil - Ritchie Family
Machine Gun - The Commodores
Chase - Giorgio Moroder
Satin Soul - Love Unlimited Orchestra

Honorable mention: Percy Faith Orchestra's "Summer Place '76", a disco version of his classic "Theme from a Summer Place"

**WuaKeeN** · February 19th, 2005, 01:19 AM

Silvetti - "Spring Rain", so nice...

**K-Bee** · February 19th, 2005, 01:24 AM

We've had many threads about disco instrumentals in the past and I for one have learned a lot.
I general, I prefer the more jazzy takes on instrumentals though
just a few for now...these are actually not that jazzy when it comes down to it.

Van McKoy - Two Points
Webster Lewis - On The Town
Herbie Mann - Supermann
Herb Alpert - Manhattan Melody
Stanley Turrentine - Disco Dancin'

**dvdjamm** · February 19th, 2005, 02:10 AM

the break - kat mandu
underwater - harry thurman
dance.it's my life - midnight powers
the end - change
rotation - herb alpert
choir practice - lipps inc (does that count?) :roll: :D

**SandraDee** · February 19th, 2005, 05:09 AM

I love instrumental disco & jazzy disco, but my interpretation of instrumental is no or very little vocals & many of the tracks listed above (such as Fly Robin Fly & Cocomotion), brilliant as they are, tend to feature those lovely 'girly' unison vocals that characterised alot of classic disco material. It doesn't matter & it's pointless putting music into categories I s'pose so.....

Some of my personal faves are:

'Feeling You' - LEB
'Open Up' - Chic
'Go Get It' - Metropolis
'Grooves' - Alec R.Costandinos (from Trocadero Bleu Citron soundtrack)
Theme from The Deep - John Barry (inst.version of Donna's hit)
'Sexy' - MFSB
'Machine Gun' - Commodores
'Say You Will' - Eddie Henderson
'Ride the Groove' - Players Association
'Whistle Bump' - Deodato
Theme fron Jaws - Lalo Schifrin
'Movin' - 400 Blows
'Pranian Man' - Prana People
'Pipeline' - Bruce Johnston
'Moon Boots' - ORS
'Disco Energy' - Universal Energy
'Beyond' - Herb Alpert
'Sea Hunt' - Patrick Cowley
'Lust' - Rinder & Lewis
'Freak On' - Lemon
'Thousand Finger man' - Candido
'Mysteries Of The World' - MFSB
'Dreamin' - Heath Brothers
'Summer Madness' - Kool & The Gang
'Jazz Carnival' - Azymuth

**Art Figueroa** · February 19th, 2005, 05:29 AM

Love is in the Air (B Side of Martin Stevens 12" single)
Concert for the Stars - Silvetti

Art

**Noman** · February 19th, 2005, 05:43 AM

Players Association
Players Association
Players Association
.....

**SandraDee** · February 19th, 2005, 05:44 AM

Is that like location, location, location?

:lol: Only kidding, I totally agree noman that the Players Association were brilliant & rather under-rated IMO. I have all 5 of their LPs from '77 - '81 & have recently bought Mike Mandel's 'Sky Music' LP as it's produced by Danny Weiss & has all the same musicians as P.A. had & it features a cover of Steely Dan's 'Peg', & you know how much I like Steely Dan!

**tony wong** · February 19th, 2005, 08:48 AM

war - the world is a ghetto
kool and the gang - summer madness (already mentioned, but deserves a second mention)
patrice rushen - number one

**marc0** · February 19th, 2005, 09:00 AM

Love's Theme - LUO
Summer Madness - Kool &the gang (deserves a third mention)
All our dreams are coming true - Gene Page (in my eyes: a classic LUO/based song)

Marcio** · February 19th, 2005, 02:04 PM

Montana's "Warp Factor II "
Meco's Star Wars & Other Galactic Funk: Other Galactic Funk

**Videoskooter** · February 19th, 2005, 06:26 PM

I really dig instrumentals so:

-Kat Mandu: The Break
-Mother F: Hot Wax
-Herb Alpert: Rotation
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: Love's Theme
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: My Sweet Summer Suite
-Love Unlimited Orchestra: Strange Games & Things
-Silvetti: Spring Rain
-Kasso: Walkman
-Zinn-Zinn: Kiss Me
-Ritchie Family: Brazil
-El Coco: Cocomotion
-Lime: Agent 406
-Caress: Catch The Rhythm
-Harry Thumann: Underwater
-Johnny Harris: Odyssey
-Cerrone: Striptease
-Erotic Drum Band: Jerky Rhythm
-Titanic: Sultana
-MFSB: K-Jee
-Walther Murphy: A Fifth Of Beethoven (YES)
-Bruce Johnston: Pipeline

-Nitro Deluxe: This Brutal House (Not Disco but hey)
-Pigbag: Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

And perhaps many moooore!

**markydefad** · February 19th, 2005, 07:04 PM

I'll add some faves of mine:

EVOLUTION - Giorgio Morodor :D :D :D
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (The Duke Arrives/The Barricade/The President At The Train) - John Carpenter (from his film; he also composed the theme--it's a Mexican or Spanish--or is it Italian? 12")--to die for!!!!!

TRAFFIC BREAKDOWN - Boogie People (Bobby Viteritti staple at Trocadero) :D
SATIN SOUL - Love Unlimited Orchestra
THEME FROM "TOGETHER BROTHERS" - Love Unlimted Orchestra (used as the sample for "C'mon Ride the Train")

**marcomarco** · February 19th, 2005, 08:50 PM

War - City Country City
In the Forest - Baby O (limited vocals)
Sea Hunt - Patrick Cowley
K-Jee
My Sweet Summer Suite - LUO
From East to West - Voyage 8)

**originalbigm** · February 20th, 2005, 09:46 AM

I Get Lifted-Sweet Cream
:) :D :P

**originalbigm** · February 20th, 2005, 09:47 AM

:o Sorry I Get Lifted by Sweet Music

http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/407_0_2_0_C/

**Ian_W359** · February 20th, 2005, 11:26 AM

MFSB : TSOP
Salsoul Orchestra : 212 N 12th
Paul Mauriat : Love Is Still Blue
Boris Midney : Yoda's Theme
Boris Midney : The Imperial March
Van McCoy : Boogie Down
Gaz : The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Johnny Harris : Odyssey
Space : Magic Fly
Meco : Meco's Theme / 3W. 57

Ian

**marc0** · February 20th, 2005, 03:29 PM

Hummmm Paul Mauriat's Love is still Blue mid-break mixed with Ozo's Anambra, a classic in my clubz days back in 1979? Man, IM getting old ;)

**peperessy** · February 20th, 2005, 09:24 PM

Please dont forget MFSB's classic rendition of "Summertime", Salsoul Orchestra's "Alpha Centuri" from the "Magic Journey" LP, and The Brothers (featuring Bhen Lanzaroni on keyboards) with "Brother's Theme" and "Voce Abusou"...There's a song in Voyage's first album with a Scottish sound to it whose title escapes me. On the "limited lyrics" category, please include Richard Hewson Orchestra's "Love for Hire"...

**discopsycho** · February 20th, 2005, 11:00 PM

I have been really grooving lately to "Disco Connection" by the Isaac Hayes Movement. I really also always liked "Makes You Blind" by The Glitter Band.

**LITTLE SCOTTY** · February 21st, 2005, 02:26 AM

how about....

BLACKWELL - belly button
LE PAMPLEMOUSSE - cafe au lait
JOE THOMAS - sugar smack
T-CONNECTION - disco magic
CLOUD ONE - disco juice
CLOUD ONE - dust to dust

8)

**ComputerDisco** · February 21st, 2005, 09:51 AM

Some that haven't been mentioned:

I Robot - the Alan Parsons Project
Firecracker - Yellow Magic Orchestra
Technopolis - Yellow Magic Orchestra
Daybreaker - ELO
A 5th of Beethoven - Walter Murphy (okay so it's really been beat to death over the years, it's still good...)
Get on the Funk Train - Munich Machine
Space Warrior - Munich Machine
Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk
T.S.O.P. - MFSB & the Three Degrees

**Giovanni** · February 21st, 2005, 07:42 PM

Again, just a note to remind that almost all the early raps (79 to 82) had great disco & funk instrumentals on the flip sides.
I think this is the reason why I collect the old school rap

**efunk_adelic** · February 21st, 2005, 09:42 PM

Originally Written by Giovanni

Again, just a note to remind that almost all the early raps (79 to 82) had great disco & funk instrumentals on the flip sides.
I think this is the reason why I collect the old school rap

such as THE BREAKS - Kurtis Blow?

**Boodikka** · February 22nd, 2005, 01:22 PM

"The End" - Change

"Mischief" - French Kiss

"War Dance" - Kebekeletrik

"Summer Love Theme" - Musique

"Big West" - Bionic Boogie

"It's Serious" - Cameo

"Space Warrior" - Munich Machine