A MIX (ITALIAN D.J. DOING FUNK VS. DISCO)

Here's something I don't ordinarily do.  I'm posting a DJ MIX.

01 - 00:00 - Eli's second coming - Love chant
02 - 03:43 - The Salsoul Orchestra - Lovebreak
03 - 04:18 - Temptation - Law of the land
04 - 05:27 - Hot R.S. - Slow Blow
05 - 07:51 - Ocote soul sounds & Adrian Quesada - ora como rey, manana como guey
06 - 08:54 - The quantic soul orchestra - babarabatiri
07 - 11:32 - Sweet - Funk  it Up
08 - 13:21 - Voyage - Kechak fantasy
09 - 16:16 - Erotic drum band - Plug me death
10 - 16:34 - Controllers - I can't turn the boogie loose
11 - 20:48 - Erotic drum band - Plug me death + Stone fox chase - area code
12 - 21:22 - Willie Henderson - Dance master
13 - 23:16 - Bumps Jackson - Funky in Jamaica
14 - 25:10 - Superlove - Superlove
15 - 26:42 - Udell - Won't you try
16 - 30:03 - Vern Blair Debate  - Super funk
17 - 31:47 - Nature zone - Porcupine
18 - 33:32 - Sex convention - Toi qui reve de baisers
19 - 34.50 - Ocote soul sounds & Adrian Quesada - Divinorum
20 - 37:40 - Philippe Laurent - Et hop
21 - 40:29 - African music machine - Black pearl
22 - 42:22 - The Chuck Davis Orchestra - Spirit Of Sunshine
23 - 45:03 - The Hues corporation - I Caught Your Act
24 - 48:29 - Van nuys bld
25 - 51:28 - Beautiful bend - That's the meaning
26 - 52:09 - The Salsoul Orchestra - Getaway
27 - 54:33 - Out my window
28 - 55:47 - Aretha Franklin - Rock steady

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The Vendetta's I'VE GOT YOU IN MY SIGHT TONIGHT

An italo disco ditty that came out on Sunshine records in 1984, I've got you in my sight tonight by The Vendetta made the rounds and was picked up by several labels around Europe.
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I don't have much to say about it.  It's just the typical type of tune I like to spotlight on my blog.  Please click on the ads on my blog.  I appreciate it.

Billboard Hot Dance/Disco No. 1's 1982

I consider 1982 the year of my disco initiation.  Freshly graduated from high school and down in D.C. for university I probably went out on average five nights a week that fall and winter.  The impact of new wave was heavy in the clubs, some HI NRG was being produced and the Brits were calling disco, boogie.

How about that Chaz,  7 weeks on top, no small feat.

The following year would be my favorite and my full stop initiation into Italo Disco.

MELBA MOORE WAS A DISCO DIVA....MIND UP TONIGHT

Melba Moore's first charted single was in 1966 and her output since then has been immense.  During the disco heyday she had a few of the most popular and most memorable hits including This is It, Standing Right Here, You Stepped Into My Life and Love's Comin' at Ya.  rare promo of This is It in my ebay store

I've decided to spotlight a lesser known track.  It was from her Capitol years in the 80's.  Released in 1982 Mind Up Tonight is one hot record.  Written by Lillo Thomas and produced by Paul Lawrence Jones III I guess it just came out at the wrong time.  Not many remember it.

 I saw Melba perform at a Paradise Garage reunion party a couple years back.  She was a in great form and the crowd loved her.  She did not perform Mind Up Tonight though she did about five numbers.  She must have been a real Garage diva in her day.

white label promo of the BEE GEES penned YOU STEPPED INTO MY LIFE I'm bringing back Mind Up Tonight cause it shouldn't be forgotten.  I'd love to hear a hot new edit too.  Melba's not toast