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Monday, September 13, 2010

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by HOT r.s. is a HOT disco re-make




There were tons of disco re-makes. Some were schlock and some really hit it on the nail. I guess because so much material was released in such a short period of time it was hard to constantly come up with completely new songs.

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A faceless band from Johannesburg, South Africa came up with a 14 minute+ disco remake masterpiece with their cover of The Animals single from 1964 The House of The Rising Sun.


Hot R.S. and this 1977 disco 12" went on to become one of the most collectible and hard to find releases of the entire disco era.



Wednesday, June 30, 2010

KITSCH, CAMPY AND OH SO RIGHT FRENCH EURO ACT MAGAZINE 60


Magazine 60 are composed of Dominique Regiacourte, Jean-Luc Drion and Veronique Oliver. A French Electro NRG outfit able to sing in a few languages.



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Their best known 12" was the infectious Don Quichotte. I had a really great time dancing to it. My best friend at the time was a girl from L.A. and it was one of her favorites from the underground clubs she used to frequent there. Clubs with names like Power Tool at rotating locations long before anyone was speaking about raves.

I think it was quite fun how they featured a theme, with Pancho Villa being another one of their fun Latin themed dance releases.










Sunday, May 23, 2010

NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN'S BOOGIE HOLY GRAIL



Before Narada Michael Walden became the hugely successful Producer of Whitney Houston among others he was a member of the jazz group Weather Report. He also scored a disco hit with I don't Want Nobody Else in 1978.

His 1980 Promo only 12" I Want You is a boogie holy grail. It is both scarce and mighty. Not one of his best known efforts.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

TEE SCOTT's BOOGIE MASTERPIECE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE by KARIN JONES

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Better Days star DJ Tee Scott remixed many of my favorites. But Karin Jones Under the Influence has to be right up there among my very favorites.


The 1982 12 inch disco remix on Handshake is a highly coveted slab of vinyl. But in this case the full album is even more sought out. In fact the Dunn Pearson Jr. (of classic Red Greg Groove on Down fame), arranged gem was even re-pressed in 2005 on cd. Eddie Levert of The O'Jays even provides backing vocals on one of the tracks.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE