LOVE N' MUSIC RIS FEATURING CELESTE another classic ITALO DISCO gem by TONY CARRASCO

Love and Music is one of those more subtle Italo disco classics.  It doesn't smash you over the head on the first couple listens but later it gets under your skin.  And with a genius like Tony Carrasco behind it what would you expect?

Tony was behind lots of my favorite italo disco records especially Klein and M.B.O. of which he was a member and Plastic Mode and Moonbase and many others.  These acts were basically aliases for Tony.   Say Hi to Tony on his Facebook page TONY'S FACEBOOK.  I know I do.  I've been waiting for him to come to Rome to spin so we can meet up.

Now back to Love N' Music, it's so well loved that there was even a remix done in 2004 which was released on a Swiss label.  Still of course with the vocals by Celeste Johnson a model from Chicago who was first featured on this track and the later went on to release some singles as a solo artist.  A few of which are sung in Italian.  I like the way she glides between Italian and English on love n' music especially because Italian in Italo Disco is actually quite rare.  What's more this girl can sing.  The fun here is that she of course sings Italian with an American accent sort of a spin on the typical Italo Disco trait of English sung with an Italian accent.  A RIS ZIP  I should know after 17 years in Italy that a lot of Italians love the sound of Americans speaking Italian.  Though sometimes you can't tell if they are laughing with you or at you!

I might add that Love N' Music was featured on I Love Disco Diamonds Volume 22.  If you don't know the Disco Diamonds series I urge you to look into them.  They are without a doubt the very best collections of Italo Disco ever compiled on CD.  They are quite collectible but nowhere near the amount of $ it would cost you to get a lot of these gems on vinyl that they spotlight.

I CAN'T STOP LARABELL'S FIRST ITALO DISCO PRODUCTION

Mariella Mio Larabell's first Italo Disco hit I Can't Stop was released in 1985 and was the first of a string of dance floor pleasers.

Say Hi to this pretty lady on her Facebook page LARABELL FACEBOOK

ENJOY I CAN'T STOP

Though released quite late in the Italo Disco era it is considered a classic of the genre.  As much as I enjoy it it doesn't really feature any of the typical aspects of Italo I love so much.  It's just not that campy to me, just simply a solid dance record.

Larabell has actually continued to record and even had a release in 2013 on ZYX called Passion.  Still  in of course the Italo genre.  You can hear it on you tube because I don't own it.  I'd be surprised if anyone did!

CAPSICUM by STARGO (Roberto Zanetti)

I don't know much about this italo disco release from 1983 but I do know it's fun and bouncy, bordering on silly really.  I loved it from the first time I heard it.

It's one of those italo disco releases that though not all that well known is not particularly rare and so it can be picked up for cheap on ebay or discogs. A CAPSICUM ZIP

Roberto Zanetti one of the vocalists is another one of those singers who appeared on many different releases under various aliases.  Under his alias Robyx he wrote, performed and played some of the instruments on one of the all time italo disco classics Don't Cry Tonight by Savage.

What Kind of music makes Michael go ape shit crazy? I'll give you a hint tattletale

Oh come on I know you know.

Why it's the disco music of my people's!

And do we remember which year I'm always going on about?

Yep it's 1983..........so much fabulous italo disco!!!!!!

This one always get called a WBMX classic.  But since I've never been to Chicago and have never had the pleasure of listening to this seminal radio station I can't tell you for sure.

tittle with my tattle  

Remember the game show Tattle Tales?

Definition of 'tittle-tattle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) tittle-tattle gossip; chatter. 2. (v.i.) tittle-tattle to gossip; chatter. Etymology:  (1520–30; gradational compound based on tittle to whisper, gossip)

Definition of 'tittle-tattle' Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) chitchat, chit-chat, chit chat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin wag, chin-wag, chin wagging, chin-wagging, causerie light informal conversation for social occasions 2. (verb) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Definition of 'tittle-tattle' Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) tittle-tattle idle, trifling talk; empty prattle 2. (noun) tittle-tattle an idle, trifling talker; a gossip 3. (verb) tittle-tattle to talk idly; to prate