The DISCO Era! Come On, You Know You Liked It!

**blueskies** · 10-27-2010, 07:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq9BZuIT0iQ

Oh boy....you got me going now....yep! I really liked this group and just wanted to share another one. Where ARE those damn platform shoes????

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 07:15 PM

One of the best, baddest records to come out during the era, Evelyn "Champagne" King and now classic. From the Summer of 1978, " SHAME" , you know Mama just don't understand...... LOL!

**Mark Desjardines** · 12-15-2018, 03:41 PM

Evelyn "Champagne" King was only 16 when she recorded "SHAME," and she still is performing live regularly. Those lucky enough to have gotten a berth on the Soul Train Boat Cruise sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale January, 2019, she is gonna take us that the shameful place one more time! Love come down! https://youtu.be/ASiqxSwHpQ8

**marv2** · 12-15-2018, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mark Desjardines

Evelyn "Champagne" King was only 16 when she recorded "SHAME," and she still is performing live regularly. Those lucky enough to have gotten a berth on the Soul Train Boat Cruise sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale January, 2019, she is gonna take us that the shameful place one more time! Love come down! https://youtu.be/ASiqxSwHpQ8

My ex-girlfriend met Evelyn in the summer of 1978 just months after the release of "Shame". Years later when I was living in Philly, I got to know some of Evelyn's relatives there.

**Boogiedown** · 03-12-2019, 02:06 AM

you can hear it in this version the songwriter recorded in 1977:

Elvis died about that time.

**moe** · 10-27-2010, 08:21 PM

OK Marv, ya got me!! LOVED that stuff, LOVED going out to the clubs and dancing my behind off!! I didn't even mind dancing in those platform shoes. My favorite? SYLVESTER!!!!!!!!

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by moe

OK Marv, ya got me!! LOVED that stuff, LOVED going out to the clubs and dancing my behind off!! I didn't even mind dancing in those platform shoes. My favorite? SYLVESTER!!!!!!!!

Well Get On Down Moe, wit yo bad self! LOL! People kill me with the "I didn't like Disco" or "Disco Sucked". We were having so much fun on the weekends that we didn't realize how much until it was all over......!

I had the platforms and then morphed into the pointy toe "roach killers" around sometime in 1978. We'll put up some Sylvester for you.

pshark · 10-27-2010, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by jillfoster

And of course, the mainline rockers were seeing their market share decline, and they had expensive cocaine habits to support!

And guess who were supplying their coke habit? Studio 54.

As for Silver Convention, I liked their music. The band reminds me of MFSB. I just don't get why there's so much emphasis on the singers and not much on the band. This is the first time seeing these SC vids. Talk about cheese

Does Get down & boogie have a different meaning in German? Like "stay there and don't make a sound!" This is hilarious

**jillfoster** · 10-27-2010, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by pshark

Does Get down & boogie have a different meaning in German? Like "stay there and don't make a sound!" This is hilarious

Disco71...et al [[by this time it was disco77) is a show that has a tough audience sometimes. sometimes acts got a cool reception unless the song was a hit already and everyone really liked the song. But other times, the audience is much more responsive [[and if they REALLY like you, they give you roses while your'e signing)

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by pshark

And guess who were supplying their coke habit? Studio 54.

As for Silver Convention, I liked their music. The band reminds me of MFSB. I just don't get why there's so much emphasis on the singers and not much on the band. This is the first time seeing these SC vids. Talk about cheese

Does Get down & boogie have a different meaning in German? Like "stay there and don't make a sound!" This is hilarious

Pshark! You are killing me here! LOL!!!!!!

**blueskies** · 10-27-2010, 09:18 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86l93...next=1&index=6

For Moe.

pshark · 10-27-2010, 09:59 PM

You do realize that Silver Convention was a German group

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by pshark

You do realize that Silver Convention was a German group

I knew they were out of Germany. As were "Boney M"! Claudja Barry and I believe that is where Ladonna Gaines of Boston aka Donna Sommers got her start.

pshark · 10-28-2010, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by marv2

I knew they were out of Germany. As were "Boney M"! Claudja Barry and I believe that is where Ladonna Gaines of Boston aka Donna Sommers got her start.

Yeah that was a response to Jill's response to the "Get Down & Boogie" clip before she edited her post. She wrote something like "the act usually got a cool reception unless they were German or already had a hit".
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Ok disco was cool in the early part of the 70's. Then around 78 it started to get more formulated and repetitive. Live musicians were becoming extinct. And whatever live bands were left were getting watered down. The disco era was the beginning of the end. Yeah racism also played a part in the anti disco movement. But not always. There were some non racist Whites along with Blacks who hated it for the reasons I already mentioned.
Now here's Jerome Brailey [[ex P-Funk drummer & original drummer on 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child") w/ his band Mutiny singing about his feeling on disco

**marv2** · 10-28-2010, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by pshark

Yeah that was a response to Jill's response to the "Get Down & Boogie" clip before she edited her post. She wrote something like "the act usually got a cool reception unless they were German or already had a hit".
************************************************** ******************
Ok disco was cool in the early part of the 70's. Then around 78 it started to get more formulated and repetitive. Live musicians were becoming extinct. And whatever live bands were left were getting watered down. The disco era was the beginning of the end. Yeah racism also played a part in the anti disco movement. But not always. There were some non racist Whites along with Blacks who hated it for the reasons I already mentioned.
Now here's Jerome Brailey [[ex P-Funk drummer & original drummer on 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child") w/ his band Mutiny singing about his feeling on disco

That's interesting regarding Jerome.

The other members of the Five Stairsteps became The Invisible Man's Band was made up of the Burke brothers [[Clarence Jr., Dennis, James, and Keni). All former members of the Five Stairsteps, best known for their 1970 million seller "O-o-h Child." The Burkes' highest-charting single under this moniker was the chugging dance single "All Night Thing"

**jillfoster** · 10-28-2010, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by pshark

Yeah that was a response to Jill's response to the "Get Down & Boogie" clip before she edited her post. She wrote something like "the act usually got a cool reception unless they were German or already had a hit".
************************************************** ******************
Ok disco was cool in the early part of the 70's. Then around 78 it started to get more formulated and repetitive. Live musicians were becoming extinct. And whatever live bands were left were getting watered down. The disco era was the beginning of the end. Yeah racism also played a part in the anti disco movement. But not always. There were some non racist Whites along with Blacks who hated it for the reasons I already mentioned.
Now here's Jerome Brailey [[ex P-Funk drummer & original drummer on 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child") w/ his band Mutiny singing about his feeling on disco

Yeah....I edited my post, I was having a brain fart at the time. I was thinking of the Kiki Dee Performance on that same show where nobody MOVED in the audience the whole time she was singing, and then forgot that Silver Convention was German. So I drew a conclusion, and then realized it must have been wrong.

**robb_k** · 03-31-2018, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

I knew they were out of Germany. As were "Boney M"! Claudja Barry and I believe that is where Ladonna Gaines of Boston aka Donna Sommers got her start.

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Germany's Post Disco popularity is why we had a big hit there with Delia Renee, and our Airwave Records got a LOT more sales there than in USA from several of our releases [[Delia Renee, Linda Kendricks and others).

With this song, you can see why The German language is not at all good for singing American-style Rock or, especially Soul music.

**marv2** · 04-01-2018, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by robb_k

Germany's Post Disco popularity is why we had a big hit there with Delia Renee, and our Airwave Records got a LOT more sales there than in USA from several of our releases [[Delia Renee, Linda Kendricks and others).

With this song, you can see why The German language is not at all good for singing American-style Rock or, especially Soul music.

Robb the abrupt stop to playing Disco or Dance related music on the top stations in the U.S. was politically driven. The whole "Disco Sucks" movement was started by so called Rock music fans.

**soulster** · 10-27-2010, 10:45 PM

Yup. Brainchild of German producer Michael Kunze. Great music, too!

In fact, Munich, Germany is the birthplace of Eurodisco. It's also where Donna Summer got her start as an actor[[ress), where her producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte recorded her first albums.

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by soulster

Yup. Brainchild of German producer Michael Kunze. Great music, too!

In fact, Munich, Germany is the birthplace of Eurodisco. It's also where Donna Summer got her start as an actor[[ress), where her producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte recorded her first albums.

Soulster I did not see your post before I posted something similiar. Sorry

**marv2** · 10-27-2010, 11:29 PM

Since we're speaking "German", let's get down with some Kraftwerk and "Trans Europe Express"... 1978!

**jillfoster** · 10-28-2010, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by soulster

Yup. Brainchild of German producer Michael Kunze. Great music, too!

In fact, Munich, Germany is the birthplace of Eurodisco. It's also where Donna Summer got her start as an actor[[ress), where her producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte recorded her first albums.

And to show what a small world it is, the gentelman in the clip I posted co-starred with Donna in the original German production of Hair in 1970.

**soulster** · 10-28-2010, 10:05 AM

George Clinton was very vocal about his hatred of disco.

Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers hated disco, and only used it to get to rock music.

I loved funk more than disco, but they were both good. What pisses me off is how a lot of people confuse the two.

**marv2** · 10-28-2010, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by soulster

George Clinton was very vocal about his hatred of disco.

Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers hated disco, and only used it to get to rock music.

I loved funk more than disco, but they were both good. What pisses me off is how a lot of people confuse the two.

It is funny to hear this because George and Chic saw their greatest successes during this period and they were with records that most people danced to. Regardless how they labled their music, people danced to "Aqua Boogie" and "Le Freak" in 1978 LOL!

It did get to a point where it got too commercial and formulated as I recall and I did not like it. By the time you had disco records by Ethel Merman, the Bradys and the Chipmunks, it had gone way too commerical. When the record companies started including "BPM or Beats Per Minute" on the packaging, is when "Disco" started loosing it's soul and began relying on a formula and that wasn't something I cared for.

**soulster** · 10-28-2010, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

It is funny to hear this because George and Chic saw their greatest successes during this period and they were with records that most people danced to. Regardless how they labled their music, people danced to "Aqua Boogie" and "Le Freak" in 1978 LOL!

Well, "Aqua Boogie [[A Psycoalphadiscobetbioaquadooloop)" wasn't disco, but Nile & 'Nard have gone on record saying they hated disco when they started out, and only used it to get famous. They just happened to be good at it. After all, they started out as rockers. I'm sure that, at some point along the line, they took a liking to it, but notice that starting around 1981, Chic abandoned disco for straight R&B. The "Take It Off" album has to be my second favorite Chic album. Too bad it basically bombed, compared to what the band was used to selling. And, of course, it would have to come at the time when R&B was blacklisted for it's close association with disco. But, notice how Nile 'Nard moved toward rock in the 80s? Robert Palmer, David Bowie, INXS, Rod Stewart? They never left the dance scene, though. They produced tons of dance records on their own with Madonna, Sister Sledge, Missing Persons, their own solo albums, and Duran Duran.

**waldo** · 10-28-2010, 03:36 PM

Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrz_n3uA1Wc

RULES!

**marv2** · 10-28-2010, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by waldo

Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrz_n3uA1Wc

RULES!

Oh you know Stephanie got down...that's my girl!

**waldo** · 10-28-2010, 03:44 PM

Geraldine Hunt - Can't Fake The Feeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69C48-RASH8

**stephanie** · 10-28-2010, 08:11 PM

I liked the one hit wonders of disco! I know Donna Summer [[who I love) and the BeeGees and KC dominated but I have a heart for Alicia Bridges - I love the Nightlife. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love [[I know he was not a one hit wonder before anyone jumps) but I would have to say my two favorites are Miss Vicki Sue - Turn the Beat Around and Disco Tex and the Sexolettes - Get Dancin. As a matter of fact I went ape over Stars on 45 and the Beatles medley.

**stephanie** · 10-28-2010, 08:34 PM

Miss Knock on Wood Ami Stewart looks great now! I forgot to add her to the mix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7jk...eature=related

**nomis** · 10-28-2010, 09:06 PM

I LOVED disco some of my picks are -
Boogie Oogie Taste Of Honey
Try Me I Know We Can Make It Donna Summer
Dance Across The Floor Jimmy 'Bo' Horne
Three Degrees Givin up,Givin In
Chic Le Freak
Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez
Shake Shake Shake KC and The Sunshine
Native New Yorker Odyssey
Hes The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
Boogie Nights Heatwave
Lets All Chant Micheal Zager Band
Dance Little Lady Dance Tina Charles
Black is Black Belle Epoque
Voulez Vous Abba
Spacer Shelia & B Devotion
Ring My Bell Anita Ward

**soulster** · 10-28-2010, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by nomis

I LOVED disco some of my picks are -
Boogie Oogie Taste Of Honey
Try Me I Know We Can Make It Donna Summer
Dance Across The Floor Jimmy 'Bo' Horne
Three Degrees Givin up,Givin In
Chic Le Freak
Born To Be Alive Patrick Hernandez
Shake Shake Shake KC and The Sunshine
Native New Yorker Odyssey
Hes The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
Boogie Nights Heatwave
Lets All Chant Micheal Zager Band
Dance Little Lady Dance Tina Charles
Black is Black Belle Epoque
Voulez Vous Abba
Spacer Shelia & B Devotion
Ring My Bell Anita Ward

Except for the last five, that's a damn good list!

Some of my favorites are also pop, or lean funk:

The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
*The Groove Line - Heatwave*
I Love You - Donna Summer
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli
Brazil - The Ritchie Family
Get Up And Boogie [[That's Right!) - Silver Convention
Party Line - Andrea True Connection
Sky High - Jigsaw
Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lets
Sexy - MFSB
Satin Soul - Barry White Orchestra
Get Down Tonight - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
No More Love At Your Convenience - Alice Cooper
New York, You've Got Me Dancin' - Andrea True Connection
Disco Nights [[Rock-Freak) - GQ

More to come...

**marv2** · 10-28-2010, 10:18 PM

Here are the Top 500 Disco Songs Of All Time as chosen by the visitors of DiscoMusic.com

1 - Souvenirs - Voyage

2 - Cocomotion - El Coco

3 - Get On The Funk Train - Munich Machine

4 - From East To West - Voyage

5 - Risky Changes - Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie

6 - You Make Me Feel [[Mighty Real) - Sylvester

7 - I Feel Love - Donna Summer

8 - The Break - Katmandu

9 - Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman

10 - There But For The Grace Of God Go I - Machine

11 - Hot Shot - Karen Young

12 - Come To Me - France Joli

13 - Good Times - Chic

14 - Romeo And Juliet - Alec R. Costandinos

15 - Super Disco - Rimshots, The

16 - San Francisco - Village People

17 - From Here To Eternity - Giorgio Moroder

18 - Love In C Minor - Cerrone

19 - Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band

20 - Dancer - Gino Soccio

21 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda

22 - Last Dance - Donna Summer

23 - Native New Yorker - Odyssey

24 - Disco Inferno - Trammps

25 - Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead

26 - Lovin' Is Really My Game - Brainstorm

27 - Supernature - Cerrone

28 - Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson

29 - Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston

30 - Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King

31 - Dance, Dance, Dance - Chic

32 - Instant Replay - Dan Hartman

33 - I Found Love [[Now That I Have Found You) - Love and Kisses [[Alec Costandinos)

34 - The Beat Goes On - Ripple

35 - He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge

36 - Le Freak - Chic

37 - Contact - Edwin Starr

38 - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

39 - Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

40 - More, More, More - Andrea True Connection

41 - MacArthur Park Suite - Donna Summer

42 - Love Is The Message - M.F.S.B. [[M. F. S. B. / MFSB)

43 - Boogie Ooogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey

44 - The Best Disco In Town - Ritchie Family

45 - I'm A Man - Macho - Vinyl

46 - Love Insurance - Front Page [[Sharon Redd)

47 - Moonboots - ORS [[Orlando Riva Sound)

48 - Never Give You Up - Sharon Redd

49 - Dance [Disco Heat) - Sylvester

50 - This Time Baby - Jackie Moore

51 - Devil's Gun - CJ and Co [[Company)

52 - Ten Percent - Double Exposure

53 - Doctor Love - First Choice

54 - Rumor Has It - Donna Summer

55 - Come On And Do It - Poussez

56 - Ain't That Enough For You - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra

57 - Spring Rain - Silvetti

58 - Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind and Fire

59 - Salsoul Hustle - Salsoul Orchestra

60 - Spring Affair - Donna Summer

61 - I'm Ready - Kano

62 - Lay All Your Love On Me [[Disconet remix) - Abba

63 - We Are Family - Sister Sledge

64 - Hit N' Run Lover - Carol Jiani

65 - Dreaming A Dream - Crown Heights Affair

66 - Star Love - Cheryl Lynn

67 - The Chase - Giorgio Moroder

68 - Everybody Dance - Chic

69 - That's The Meaning - Beautiful Bend

70 - Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You - Teri DeSario

71 - Runaway - Loleatta Holloway

72 - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares

73 - Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

74 - How Much, How Much I Love You - Love and Kisses [[Alec Costandinos)

75 - If My Friends Could See Me Now - Linda Clifford

76 - Got To Have Loving - Don Ray

77 - Cherchez La Femme - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

78 - Underwater - Harry Thumann - Vinyl

79 - The Hustle - Van McCoy

80 - Hold Your Horses - First Choice

81 - I Love The Nitelife - Alicia Bridges

82 - Let's Start The Dance - [[Hamilton) Bohannon

83 - Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester

84 - The Boss - Diana Ross

85 - Move On Up, Up, Up - Destination

86 - Dancin' - Crown Heights Affair

87 - Disco Circus - Martin Circus

88 - Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor

89 - Love To Love You, Baby - Donna Summer

90 - Come Into My Heart - USA European Connection

91 - Give Me Love - Cerrone

92 - Love's Theme [[Long Version) - [[Barry White's) Love Unlimited Orchestra

93 - Disco [[That's Where The Happy People Go) - Trammps

94 - Do What You Wanna Do - T Connection

95 - Funkytown - Lipps Inc.

96 - In The Bush - Musique

97 - Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes - Claudja Barry

98 - Double Cross - First Choice

99 - If There's Love - Amant

100 - Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention

101 - Take Your Time [[Do It Right) - S. O. S. Band

102 - Let's Get It Together - El Coco

103 - Spanish Hustle - Fatback Band

104 - I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk

105 - All Night Thing - Invisible Man's Band

106 - Midnight Love Affair - Carol Douglas

107 - Keep On Jumpin' - Musique

108 - Don't You Want My Love - Debbie Jacobs

109 - Uptown Festival - Shalamar

110 - Love And Desire - Arpeggio

111 - Walking On Sunshine - Rockers Revenge

112 - I Need A Man - Grace Jones

113 - I Caught Your Act - Hues Corporation

114 - Down To Love Town - Originals, The

115 - Pipeline - Bruce Johnston

116 - Running Away - Roy Ayers Ubiquity

117 - No Romance / Keep On Dancin - Theo Vaness

118 - Lost In Music - Sister Sledge

119 - Mandolay - La Flavour

120 - Hit And Run [[Remix) - Loleatta Holloway

121 - Feel The Need - Detroit Emeralds

122 - Harmony - Suzi Lane

123 - Do You Want To Get Funky With Me - Peter Brown

124 - Bad Girls - Donna Summer

125 - Try Me - Donna Summer

126 - Was That All It Was - Jean Carn

127 - I Want Your Love - Chic

128 - Magic Bird Of Fire - Salsoul Orchestra

129 - Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart - Trammps

130 - Mondo Disco - El Coco

131 - Feed The Flame - Lorraine Johnson

132 - Brazil - Ritchie Family

133 - I Love America - Patrick Juvet

134 - Feels Like I'm In Love - Kelly Marie

135 - My Claim To Fame -James Wells

136 - Turn On To Love - Jumbo

137 - Pow Wow - Cory Daye

138 - Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn

139 - Panic - French Kiss

140 - Savage Lover - The Ring

141 - Dancin' The Night Away - Voggue

142 - War Dance - Kebekelektrik

143 - Give Me A Break - Vivien Vee

144 - Think It Over - Cissy Houston

145 - Good Things Don't Last Forever - Ecstasy, Passion, And Pain

146 - Rough Diamond - Madleen Kane

147 - Sun, Sun, Sun - Jakki

148 - Date With The Rain - Eddie Kendricks

149 - Nice And Slow - Jesse Green

150 - Dance Lady Dance - Crown Heights Affair

**jillfoster** · 10-28-2010, 11:45 PM

Ever hear disco sung in Hebrew? [[It's a great song)

**moe** · 10-29-2010, 08:04 PM

Blueskies...................THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sylvester was a character!!

**daddyacey** · 10-29-2010, 11:28 PM

I have to state first ,that I got a big problem with the label of "Disco" being applied to a good portion of the tracks listed above.
A good 90% of them are just plain old danceable R&B/Funk music. A good portion of them are complex ,multi layered compositions that reflect the infuence of Jazz ,Soul ,R&B and Classical elements ,when you "Really" listen to them. The designation of "Disco" to me ,is a generalized ,commercial term for music that ,only but for the fact that they were played in the clubs, they were put into that label or designation. " Swearin' To God - Frankie Valli", while not a "Funky" track ,is in fact a big band track with jazz influence in its full form. An aural ass kicker. Jimmy Bo Horns ,"Is it In" for example ,is just pure nasty ass Funk ,yet it is considered "Disco". The Petrus/Malvasi ,Gregg Diamond and Georgio M tracks were as in sync to the U.S. market as the Italian "western movies" were with Eastwood etc. They are pure Funk/ R&B with a little classical sweetening. Just listen to the layers of those tracks ,they kick ass equal to the tracks coming out of Philly and L.A.'s Solar product on the heels of Philly's G&H and B.H.Y. Yet they are classified as "Disco" ,alongside bullshit as "Disco Lucy" ,"Disco Duck" ,etc. Disco , is a bad word to me ,and mind you ,I admit to having 90% of all those in the posted list ,so I agree with what you said Marv.
"heartbeat" and "Over Like A Fat Rat" ,for example are just to Funky to be considered "Disco" , by any means.
And lets not even consider what is coined ,"Pre-Disco".
And....as far as the "T.M. mix was concerned , he was like the gourmet butcher ,that trimmed the choice fat and presented the choice parts of the meat for the chefs,who were the Dj's ,and enabled them to serve to the public ,the choice parts of each selection. I don't believe what is considered "Disco" in its popular term ,is not what he intended it to be. I think it goes deeper than that ,and thats why I think he has been silent about this

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**soulster** · 10-30-2010, 12:09 AM

Amen daddyacey! Few things annoy me more than when R&B/funk songs are lumped together as disco. And, it's usually either by people who hate disco and don't know shit about it, or by people who love it, but also do not make any distinction between it and R&B/funk.

Oh, but Some of that stuff you say is bullshit, like Disco Lucy, was just fun. No reason all music has to be serious all the time.

**marv2** · 10-30-2010, 02:55 AM

A smash hit from 1976! Ms Vicki Sue Robinson of NJ!

**marv2** · 10-30-2010, 03:23 AM

Now how cool is this? IAM "Je Danse le Mia" :

**marv2** · 10-30-2010, 02:50 AM

Following up on a point Honest Opinion made earlier, here's one that was VERY popular locally [[Detroit-Toledo) but did not make the Top 500 list, Morris Jefferson and " Spank Your Blank Blank" :

**marv2** · 10-30-2010, 03:09 AM

The original .....Shirley & Co. "Shame, Shame, Shame" from 1975

**jsmith** · 10-30-2010, 06:03 AM

We've had a few lists on this thread .... so I thought I would add another .......
here are just some of the sessions that one great singer contributed to in the disco era .....
........... IT'S A LONG LIST ................
..Get Dancin.... - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1974
..I Wanna Dance ..With You.. - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1975
..Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Review.. LP - Disco Tex & The Sexolettes Chelsea 1975
..Zulema.. LP - Zulema RCA 1975
..The Real McCoy.. LP - Van McCoy H&L 1976
..Luther.. LP - Luther Vandross Cottillion 1976
..Got You Dancin.... - Karisma feat Jocelyn Brown SOTU 1976
..Glorious.. LP - Gloria Gaynor MGM 1977
..Laso.. LP - Laso MCA 1977
..We Belong Together.. LP - John Blair CTI 1977
..Let..s Make A Deal.. LP - Z.Z. Hill Columbia 1978
..Change.. - Zulema London 1978
..Star Cruiser.. - Greg Diamond Marlin 1978
..Superman.. LP - Herbie Mann Atlantic 1978
..All Things Beautiful.. LP - Jimmy Ponder LRC 1978
..In The Wind.. LP - Joe Thomas TK 1978
..Plato..s Retreat.. - Joe Thomas TK 1978
..Patrick Adams Presents Phreek.. LP - Phreek Prelude 1978
..Keep On Jumpin.... LP - Musique Prelude 1978
..In The Bush.. - Musique Prelude 1978
..Keep On Jumpin.... - Musique Prelude 1978
..Hardware.. LP - Greg Diamond Mercury 1979
..Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway.. LP - Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway Atlantic 1979
..Midnight Energy.. LP - Mantus SMI 1979
..Soiree.. LP - Soiree Roadshow 1979
..Walk Before You Run.. - Dazzle De-Lite 1979
..Experience.. LP - Joel Diamond Casablanca 1979
..I..m Caught Up [[In A One Night Love Affair).. LP - Inner Life Prelude 1979
..I..m Caught Up [[In A One Night Love Affair).. - Inner Life Prelude 1979
..B. Baker Chocolate Company.. LP - B. Baker Chocolate Company LRC 1979
..Candi..s Funk.. LP - Candido Salsoul 1979
..Tiger Tiger.. LP - Greg Diamond Bionic Boogie Polydor 1979
..[[Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm.. - Mantus SMI 1979
..Love Is A Natural Thing.. - Mantus SMI 1979
..Music Man.. LP - Revanche RSO 1979
..Gone Clear.. LP - Manu Dibango Mango 1980
..Boogie To The Top.. - Mantus SMI 1980
..Step Aside For A Lady.. LP - Cissy Houston Private Stock 1980
..Feel Good Party Time.. - J.R. Funk & The Party Machine Brass 1980
..Change.. LP - Change RFC/Warners 1980
..A Lover..s Holiday.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
..It..s A Girl..s Affair.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
..Angel In My Pocket.. - Change RFC/Warners 1980
..Sadie [[She Smokes).. - Joe Bataan Salsoul 1980
..Give Me The Night.. - George Benson Warner Bros 1980
..Rock Away.. LP - Phoebe Snow Mirage 1981
..Take It Off.. LP - Chic Atlantic 1981
..Christmas Jollies 2.. LP - The Salsoul Orchestra Salsoul 1981
..Inner Life.. LP - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
..Ain..t Mountain High Enough.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
..Knockout [[Let..s Go Another Round).. - Inner Life Salsoul 1981
..Too Through.. - The Bad Girls BC 1981
..Jingo.. - Candido Salsoul 1982
..Sharing Your Love.. LP - Change Atlantic 1982
..Tongue In Chic.. LP - Chic Atlantic 1982
..Soup For One.. - Chic Atlantic 1982
..Take Some Time Out For Love.. - The Salsoul Orchestra Salsoul 1982
..Inner Life 2.. LP - Inner Life Salsoul 1982
..Moment Of My Life.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1982
..I Like It Like That.. - Inner Life Salsoul 1983
..Leader.. LP - Fonzi Thornton RCA 1983
..Glad To Be Here.. LP - Bernard Edwards Atlantic 1983

The singer in question being Jocelyn Brown .......
& she's still going strong [[here in the UK) today !!!!

**the_classic_master** · 10-30-2010, 06:23 AM

i love this thread, way to go marv! you know i have a 70's show and i represent the disco and the funk to the fullest! men i can't stand when ppl. who claim they didn't like disco. like it was only blacks, gays and europeans listening and buying this music! there's no way no man could tell me they wasn't chasing women up in the disco club, the ladies were always there and they love to dance and dance sexy too! i wish i was a adult at that time[[ooo the fine women i would be getting!)LOL. anyway, i was just a kid and i used to go to the jams in the park here in new york. we even had a little disco for kids ages 10-15 and i had a ball in 1978. and my all time favorite song, they used to shut the party down with[[and played it twice was
and don't u dare short change me and play that corny 45 version! anybody feel like doing the rock? lol.

**marv2** · 10-30-2010, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by the_classic_master

i love this thread, way to go marv! you know i have a 70's show and i represent the disco and the funk to the fullest! men i can't stand when ppl. who claim they didn't like disco. like it was only blacks, gays and europeans listening and buying this music! there's no way no man could tell me they wasn't chasing women up in the disco club, the ladies were always there and they love to dance and dance sexy too! i wish i was a adult at that time[[ooo the fine women i would be getting!)LOL. anyway, i was just a kid and i used to go to the jams in the park here in new york. we even had a little disco for kids ages 10-15 and i had a ball in 1978. and my all time favorite song, they used to shut the party down with[[and played it twice was
and don't u dare short change me and play that corny 45 version! anybody feel like doing the rock? lol.

Hey thanks Classic Master. I was an adult[[just barely mind you) during this time in our musical, social history and let me tell you.......I had a ball! LOL! I can remember the night I went along with some older college friends to the late football great Lyle Alzado's club called Red Parrot [[then later "Alzado's") in Denver Colorado. He stopped me at the door and I was sweating bullets because you had to be 21 to get in and I was just 18. He gave me the once over and let me in then and everytime I went back LOL! Oh the ladies we be there in packs, dressed and READY FREDDY! LOL!

**the_classic_master** · 10-30-2010, 06:41 AM

here are a few of my favs:
my 2nd crush was this lady in 1976
nobody sang ooh and send a chill up my spine the way this woman did. she just oozes sex and i was only 8 when this song came out!

another gem fom 1979

one of the best baseline of 1977

one of my all time favs form 1975

and i still run to the dance floor as soon as i hear the intro, 30 years later!

**soulster** · 10-30-2010, 09:19 AM

Gordy,

I've been seeing "When Love Comes Calling" on CD for months now on another label. Which label, I can't recall.

Another song I really love is the long version of Phyllis Hyman's "You Know How To Love Me".

**gordy_hunk** · 10-30-2010, 10:16 AM

[QUOTE=soulster;15947]Gordy,

I've been seeing "When Love Comes Calling" on CD for months now on another label. Which label, I can't recall.

The label is BBR, and generally sells for £7.99 [[try Amazon for it).

They have issued some excellent CD so far this year, such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never can say goodbye" and "Experience" as well as the Three Degrees two albums on Philadephia and also the 'New Dimensions" album. Interestingly, the latest release from the Three Degrees contains a couple of tracks they sang in Japanese.