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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Gimme Love and Music Colours by Cellophane italo disco space music

Cellophane (Alessandro NovagaGiorgio Paganini) released two super high quality italo disco releases.  Gimme Love in 1983 and Music Colours in 1984.
Here I am sharing Gimme Love with you.  Sorry about the cold ending.  If anyone has a better high quality rip of it I'd appreciate your passing it on.
And now for a much better rip of Music Colours, enjoy!  cellophane

Disco King

Alberto Carrara's first single Disco King features all the qualities I love in an Italo Disco tune.  In addition it's campy.  Those licks that sound like they come from a circus are particularly over the top.  But if that weren't enough we have pinball sounds too!
I always go on and on about 1983.  It was the best year for Italo Disco and I just happened to be studying in Rome and going out A LOT.  Songs like Disco King were absolutely King back then.
I have probably already written about this song before but since media fire has butchered all my links I decided to throw it up here again.  Disco King

Friday, March 22, 2013

Immensamente

Umberto Tozzi is probably best known for having the original version of Gloria.  The song that made Laura Branigan a star.  He's had a long a varied career and recently had a Greatest His release.

This 1987 release which was pure pop in Italy became a morning music classic at The Saint in N.Y.C.
a zip of Immensamente

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Charanga 76

Charanga '76 did some top notch covers of some of the biggest disco hits of the 70's.  This includes We are Family, Good Times and Ain't no Stoppin' Us Now. 

They are just about as enjoyable as the originals. 
Buy My Copy
I've got a really banged up copy of the 12" of No Nos Pararan in my Ebay store.
They have worked with Eddie Drennon who is quite the disco luminary.
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