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The Secret History of Disco: Turn The beat around (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 302 pages
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (21 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571219225
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571219223
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 15 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 354,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster, authors of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
Excellent. Leaves no doubt that disco lives at the heart of recent music history.

Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop, Won't Stop
Riveting, powerful, and essential.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but opinionated, 12 Nov 2005
A fair addition to "Love Saves the Day" and "Last Night A DJ Saves My Life", especially in giving credit to some of the major artists such as Kid Creole aka August Darnell; or shedding light (however perfunctory) on the glorious obscurities such as Ozo... On the minus side, however, is that the author suffers from the typical muso disease of opinionating whether anyone actually cares or not. Whereas disco history welcomes more people who take a more analytical attitude, it definitely doesn't need pseudointellectual smartarsing which forgets the sheer joy (which indeed might revel in corniness as well, if need be). Shapiro's contempt for the likes of Patrick Juvet and Dennis Parker is plain silly - they might not have been the greatest singers in the world music history but that's just not the point; they had splendid tunes with catchy arrangements and if Shapiro is unable to enjoy them, it's only due to his snobbishness. All in all, quite an enjoyable read, though.
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