Space Bass

[SandraDee]

In my 4 years of visiting this forum I've noticed how this track by Slick from '79 hardly ever gets mentioned by anyone, particularly American members. I find this surprising as I feel it was both brilliant & quintessentially 'disco' with the 4/4 beat, melodramatic strings, freaky synth FX & girly vocals (the great Brandi Wells contributed). It was a big cross-over success in the UK (a rare moment of british taste! :lol: ) reaching no.16 in the pop charts as well as getting lots of club play apparently. Did it do much in North America or mainland Europe? (I think the band Ingram were the musicians on Slick's material) It has to be one of my all-time favourite tracks. :P

[Videoskooter]

It IS a brilliant track SD! The percussion, the violins, the girliez!

I always loved it, Slick is one of those bands that made excellent stuff (they sure have other good tracks) but are, indeed, a little bit forgotten.

[SandraDee]

Isn't it terrible that such classic material should get forgotten but I s'pose that's life & similar sentiments have been aired here b4. :( 'Sexy Cream' was the follow-up & I remember it causing a bit of a stir & getting banned by BBC radio. :o The UK media go on & on about punk & people like Frankie goes To Hollywood being controversial but I feel it was disco that broadened people's minds 'back in the day', artists like Donna Summer, Boystown Gang, Slick, Poussez, Skatt Brothers, Carl Bean, Sylvester, St.Tropez et al were so risque & out there! :P

[Mixmachine]

I always liked this track from day one, but my recollection is that even though it was played in many local Miami clubs it never became a great over all hit and was quickly forgotten and lost in the glut of material available then, in the early 80's it was re-released on the flip side of the Fantasy 12" of "I got the feeling" by Two tons o' fun (Patrick Cowley MegaMix), it was nice to have fresh again but by this time club music was different and in Miami Free style was knocking at the door……

[Mixmachine]

Look, Bernie had this one in the vault!
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/2272_0_2_0_C/

[buckaroo]

There are some more funky tracks on their second LP, like "Betcha Bottom Dollar."

[SandraDee]

There are some more funky tracks on their second LP, like "Betcha Bottom Dollar."

Gosh, i never knew they released another LP.

[buckaroo]

Yup. :lol:
It's called "Go For It." It came out in 1980 on Fantasy Records label (F-9596)
My fave tracks are the aforementioned, "Babydoll", and "Tramp."