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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disco Mastercuts Vol 1, 3 Feb 2003
As a retired DJ, I cannot possibly count how many records I have played, for every audience. This album, is probably the quintessential dance album for music from 1977-1981. The choices made for this compilation are not just excellent. They are beyond reproach. All full length versions, thank goodness.
Track 1 sees Dan Hatman's Vertigo/Relight my fire...and a better introduction to a dancefloor classic would be hard to find.
Track 2, Tamiko Jomes' Can't live without your love is a pearl of a song.I could write like this forever...but will just indulge you in 4 more of the tracks..for very special mentions.
Track 5 GQ-Disco Nights...a funky rumbler that twists and turns in every direction...This 12" remix is probably near to being perfect. The "cascade" waterfall sound sets it up..and rolls you along.
Track 8 , Francine McGee's Delirium is about as disco(in the accepted sense) as I am a giant panda..but this album is TRUE disco..not the commercial stuff...forget that...this is where funk, jazz, dance, disco, combine. This track is THE track for understanding why we all sweated so much in dingy disco's in the late 70's. If you didn't want to dance...listening to this was very infectious indeed. The keyboard jazz-funk half way through is exceptionally brilliant.
Track 10 Shame..Evelyn "Champagne" King...from the very first beat...that first stuttering clomp...this is probably the smoothest dance track of all time. Wonderful voice, great guitar riffs, and the crowning glory, a 40 sec Saxophone break that is like heaven, it moves you, it wails and it cries..and it explodes rythmically upon you. This track is the smoothest of Malt Whisky, La Creme de La Creme of disco.
Finally Track 11. T-Connection's Do what you wanna do. If you really want to know why there were extended remixes made for dance tracks...7mins and 15secs of this will tell you. Probably the classic amongst classics, the drums on this are incredible..not to mention that brilliant vocal. I dare you not to become hooked.
There are 12 tracks on this compilation. I cannot fault one. They range from the light to the heavy, leaning from the frothy disco to the thump of influential P-Funk. Never, ever, in all my years playing music, have I seen such a definitively pure set of brilliant musical honours put before my ears.
If you really want to buy dance disco, you will never get a better, on one 12 track compilation, set of tunes. I can only quote Francine McGee. Pure "Delirium"
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mundane title, far from mundane results!, 28 Feb 2005
This is one of my favorite discs. The title "Classic Disco" is generally a cue for one to start puking at tired old songs. Not this one. The guys at Mastercuts compiled this with care. Definitely in the disco spirit, but this album really collects top notch tracks, few of which are the same-old, same-old obvious tracks. 11 of the 12 songs are full 12" mixes also, some of them rare. So its one for the true collectors and dance music lovers. My favorite is the Sylvester song "I Need You". Tracy Weber's sure shot, is another nice one, provided here as a Larry Levan 12" mix. Most of all, this album just fits together seamlessly. The tracks are not mixed/faded, but they flow seamelesly in spirit. You put it on and you could be hearing a live DJ mix. Highly recommended for all disco fans and folks who want to explore some of the precursors of garage music (ie early 1980's post-disco/pre-house music).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mundane title, far from mundade content!, 28 Feb 2005
This is one of my favorite discs. The title "Classic Disco" is generally a cue for one to start puking at tired old songs. Not this one. The guys at Mastercuts compiled this with care. Definitely in the disco spirit, but this album really collects top notch tracks, few of which are the same-old, same-old obvious tracks. 11 of the 12 songs are full 12" mixes also, some of them rare. So its one for the true collectors and dance music lovers. My favorite is the Sylvester song "I Need You". Tracy Weber's sure shot, is another nice one, provided here as a Larry Levan 12" mix. Most of all, this album just fits together seamlessly. The tracks are not mixed/faded, but they flow seamelesly in spirit. You put it on and you could be hearing a live DJ mix. Highly recommended for all disco fans and folks who want to explore some of the precursors of garage music (ie early 1980's post-disco/pre-house music).
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