VA - A Complete Introduction To Disco 1970 - 1980 (2010) [4CD]Lossless
Artist VA Title Of Album: A Complete Introduction To Disco 1970 - 1980 Year Of Release: 2010 Label (Catalog#) Universal [5328514] Country: Inter Genre Disco, Soul, Funk Quality: Flac (*image + .cue,log) Bitrate: Lossless Time: 05:15:07 Full Size: 2.45Gb(+3%)(covers)
by Andy Kellman Universal UK continues its Complete Introduction series -- which has showcased Northern soul, Tamla/Motown, Chess, and progressive rock -- with an overview of disco that spans the ‘70s, tracing proto-disco through early strains of post-disco. It’s not a lazy trawl through the vast Universal catalog. Instead, the compilers pulled up a broad range of popular and obscure ‘70s dance music, a fair amount of which had to be licensed, and squeezed as much as possible into four discs. (The combined dead space between the discs is less than five minutes.) Its roughly chronological sequence illustrates disco’s origins and its peak period, and points toward its continued evolution, demonstrating that it wasn’t some fad that materialized out of thin air and suddenly vanished. This is one of those rare sets that works for casual and fanatical listeners alike. The former should be overwhelmed by the bounty of big hits -- the O’Jays' “Backstabbers,” KC & the Sunshine Band's “Get Down Tonight,” Diana Ross' “Love Hangover,” and Vickie Sue Robinson's “Turn the Beat Around” among them -- and struck by the quality level of the unfamiliar songs, which merely hints at disco’s variety and depth. (If there is a bottom, it must be too far down to hear a digger’s screams.) Expert-level disco heads might scoff at the notion of Cher mixing it up with Manu Dibango and Slick, but the lack of elitism is part of what makes the box special; besides, those who pick it up to plug a few holes could come away with a new level of appreciation for the crossover stuff. While imperfections can be pinpointed (nothing from the Prelude or West End labels, nothing from the mighty duo of James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, not enough Syndrum laser beams, or whatever), they would be nitpicks. The accompanying booklet is a small treasure itself. Its 35 pages are filled with images of the sleeves and labels, comprehensive songwriting, production, year of release, and label credits, and track-by-track commentary from a wide range of artists, DJs, and writers (including Tom Moulton, Jody Watley, and Arthur Baker). Most libraries, private and public, should own a copy.
Tracks: ------- CD1 - GET READY: MOTOWN, PHILLY, FUNK AND THE ROOTS OF DISCO 01. Love's Theme - The Love Unlimited Orchestra 02. Backstabbers - The O'Jays 03. Law Of The Land - The Temptations 04. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango 05. Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys - The Equals 06. Hot Pants (I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming) - Bobby Byrd 07. Get Ready - Rare Earth 08. Beggin' - Timebox 09. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone 10. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers 11. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes 12. Tell Me What You Want - Jimmy Ruffin 13. Hey Girl Come And Get It - The Stylistics 14. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae 15. Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me - Sister Sledge 16. Girl You Need A Change Of Mind - Eddie Kendricks 17. Satin Soul - Gene Page 18. Blue Eyed Soul - Carl Douglas 19. Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas 20. Shame Shame Shame - Shirley And Company 21. Machine Gun - Commodores
CD2 - HAPPY PEOPLE: DO A LITTLE DANCE, MAKE A LITTLE LOVE 01. The Hustle - Van McCoy 02. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band 03. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor 04. It's In His Kiss - Linda Lewis 05. Forever Came Today - Jackson 5 06. Walking In Rhythm - Blackbyrds 07. Dreaming A Dream - Crown Heights Affair 08. It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares 09. Ten Percent - Double Exposure 10. That's Where The Happy People Go - The Trammps 11. Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton 12. Open Sesame - Kool & The Gang 13. Down To Love Town - The Originals 14. Love Hangover - Diana Ross 15. Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson 16. Cherchez La Femme/C'est si Bon - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
CD3 - YOWSOH! YOWSOH! YOWSON!: DISCO IN EXCELSIS 01. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston 02. Let No Man Put Asunder (It's Not Over) - First Choice 03. Cocomotion - El Coco 04. Love In C Minor - Cerrone 05. I Feel Love - Donna Summer 06. From Here To Eternity - Giorgio Moroder 07. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic 08. I Need A Man - Grace Jones 09. Romeo & Juliet - Alec Costandinos 10. Risky Changes - Bionic Boogie 11. In The Bush - Musique 12. Let's Start The Dance - Bohannon 13. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester 14. Souvenirs - Voyage
CD4 - TAKE ME HOME - READY FOR THE '80S 01. Vertigo / Relight My Fire - Dan Hartman 02. After Dark - Patti Brooks 03. The Runner - The Three Degrees 04. Take That To The Bank - Shalamar 05. Dance With You - Carrie Lucas 06. Dancer - Gino Soccio 07. Space Bass - Slick 08. Can't Live Without Your Love - Tamiko Jones 09. I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie 10. Casanova - Coffee 11. The Boss - Diana Ross 12. Take Me Home - Cher 13. Last Dance - Donna Summer
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