Another Rare Italo Disco Nugget I Wanna Discover You by She Male

It was certainly a provocative decision to call your act She Male.  Though I can't find any background on the record which may lead me to believe that the artist was one.

GET YOUR SHE MAIL (RPDR Humor)

It's definitely more on the melodic poppy spectrum for Italo Disco.  An Out Records (Discomagic) release from 1984.

Welcome to outer space where the disco is like a Shining Star, don't be a stranger

This blog post from years ago has been refreshed to include a copy in .wav

When it first started pressing vinyl Unidisc Canada released original material, but not for long. They went on later to specialize in re-editions, and re-presses. The Stranger by Shining Star was their 15th 12" single release back in 1979. Likely it was one of their best releases. Definitely one of their most coveted.

I absolutely love Unidisc's early sleeve graphic. It featured a woman in high heels with her panties dangling all the way down just above her ankles. The hole for the label was where her crotch would be. They also had another hot sleeve that was a graphic of a hot pink curvy naked female body behind open venetian blinds. This was used on many of their high NRG releases.

My The Stranger 12" had the dangling panties sleeve and I nearly didn't want to give it up for that reason alone. But back to the record itself. It was produced by Orlando Mazzoli an Italian who also worked on the classic Erotic Drum Band debut Action '78. Which incidentally had a sexy sleeve too. The Stranger is the perfect mix of carefree late 70's disco with a deep foreshadowing of what was to come with early Italo Disco, real heavy on the space theme. The deadpan vocals also kind of give off a Kraftwerky new wavey feeling. But the drums are really what give Shining Star it's umph. They carry on! It's one brooding, dark, psychedelic disco odyssey. Disco magic.

LISTEN TO THE STRANGER
WAVY

Apparently The Stranger was also released on a small Italian label but I have never seen that pressing and I'd imagine it's worth a mint. The Unidisc 12" is rather highly coveted itself.

Belgian Electro Deliciousness Starflight

Double A side 1984 Belgian import.  Original mix of Dance to the Beat and 2 edits and the flip Dancer.  Thanks to Xavier F. for providing his edit to the zip.


In 1987 they put out a Synth Pop remix covers album called Euro Cli-Max Mix.  Which I don't have but would really like to hear.

ELECTRO STARFLIGHT

Come and Make me High Hysterical Fits

Another melodic pretty italo disco number.  This one from 1985 on Sensation Records Italy.

Nothing special to say about it.  It's just light on the ears and has that feel of mid 80's Italo.  Surely obscure and collectible but not so memorable that after 2 listens you can't forget it.  What is a hysterical fit anyway?

You need to know about it in any case.  One needs to be an italo disco completist.

FEEL HYSTERICAL