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The super disco edit team have pulled out all the stops on this super un-issued 1979 disco dancer from the stable of world renowned musician Stu Gardner. Here he teams up with the beautiful ms Irene Cathaway to bring you a unique slice of Disco Madness. Pulling away from too much disco cheese and sleaze Mr Gardner kills it with some organ work like no other disco '12! A 6 minute party jam, with those lovely disco drum breaks towards
the end. But hold on, flip it over to get another lovely un-issued feel good track called "He can ring my bell", dropping like an emotions out take!. So two previously un-issued tracks, in a 350grm customized disco sleeve, with inner. This is limited once again,with a no repress policy.

Arabesque's third LP, 'Marigot Bay' (also known as 'Arabesque III'), was released 1980 and was a little unusual one in the sense of the music itself. All in all, Disco was four of five years old and had become a little unfashionable to the general public. So, now we can call 'Marigot Bay' 'an album where Euro Disco was born' — the dance rhythms and the singers' natural charms were reinforced with things unusual for the pure American Disco style, specifically the rock'n'roll guitar and vocal stylings. So the glorious results: 'Jingle Jangle Joe' sounded very much like a remake of Cher's 1966 hit 'Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)' and 'Take Me Don't Break Me' is a true rock'n'roll tune with a Disco beat. And one more thing: 'Marigot Bay' was the very first album in the history of Disco where the songs have quite serious lyrics, not just 'dance, dance, dance...' But the ballad 'The Only Night Was A Lonely Night' stands head and shoulders over all the other songs on the album, and it was one of the most popular Arabesque's tracks in then-USSR. This latest Mirumir re-issue is a truly deluxe one: all songs are remastered from the analog tapes, sleeve design restored on silver foiled card paper and there's 8-page booklet with song lyrics and rare band photos.

A1 High Life
A2 Jingle Jangle Joe
A3 Roller Star
A4 Bye Bye My Love
A5 Marigot Bay
A6 Rock'n'Roll Fan (Exclusive Bonus Track)
B1 Parties In The Penthouse
B2 Once In A Blue Moon
B3 Hey Catch On
B4 Take Me Don't Break Me
B5 The Only Night Was A Lonely Night

The fourth Arabesque LP, 'Midnight Dancer' (initially released as 'Arabesque IV' back in 1980) may be called 'that song album' in all former USSR states. It's quite paradoxical, but the title track (we mean 'Midnight Dancer' here) wasn't released as a single in then-Western Germany or Japan, and even wasn't placed on the Soviet Arabesque Greatest Hits LP. Anyway, 'Midnight Dancer' became not just a main song of Arabesque in Russia back in the 80s, but it still one of the Eurodisco symbols here up to now. This song collection is a little bit more straightforward than 'Marigot Bay' — most tracks are very danceable with tempo around the classic 120 bpm for the best of any discotheque itself. This Mirumir re-issue is a real deluxe one: all songs are newly remastered from analog tapes, sleeve design fully restored on silver foiled card paper and LP comes with 8-page booklet with song lyrics and rare band photos.

A1 Make Love Whenever You Can
A2 Keep The Wolf From The Door
A3 I Don't Wanna Have Breakfast With You
A4 Nights In The Harbour
A5 Hey What A Magic Night
B1 Midnight Dancer
B2 Hi Hi Highway
B3 You Win, Hands Down
B4 Blackout
B5 Born To Reggae

Challenger is the first and only album from disco project Baby's Gang - one of the most talked about items among collectors of Italo disco. Their first hit tune, "Happy Song", appeared in 1983 and was so beloved by Boney M producer Frank Farian that he included a cover version on their LP "Kalimba De Luna". When it arrived a couple of years later, the full album was a whole platter of hits. After a few more years, in 1988, their final single was the hit "Disco Maniac", after which the creative activity of the project ended.

This MIRUMIR LP, in addition to new mastering and high-quality printing, includes two additional tracks that were not on the original album: the original version of "Happy Song" (recall that in the remix album came out in 1985) and a maxi-version of "Disco Maniac".

a1 CHALLENGER
a2 JAMIN
a3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY (to my mammy)
a4 DISCO MANIAC
b1 HAPPY SONG 5:35
b2 MY LITTLE JAPANESE BOY 4:25
b3 STEP BY STEP 4:32
b4 AMERICA 4:30
b5 HAPPY SONG (original mix '83) 5:34

Gianni Coraini, better known under the pseudonym Ken Laszlo, released only one album in the eighties but that has not prevented him from being one of the more beloved artists of the Italo disco scene. Ken Laszlo can be compared with such bright stars of the 80s disco scene as Savage or Fancy. The first release in Europe became a hit single. "Hey Hey Guy", was released in 1984 under the pseudonym Ken Laszlo. His songs "Tonight", "Glasses Man", "Don't Cry", and "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8", all published under the same pseudonym, also became big hits in discos across Europe and beyond. The S/T debut album which includes all those tracks and more is reissued here on LP!

a1 TONIGHT
a2 LET ME TRY
a3 BLACK PEARL
a4 GLASSES MAN
b1 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
b2 TALKIN
b3 DON'T CRY (Remix)
b4 HEY HEY GUY (USA Remix)

Project Koto, one of the main Italo disco legends from the 80s until now had in their discography one "blank spot", which is now filled in by the Mirumir label.

Koto became popular in the early 80s and released several very successful singles on their own label Memory Records (where, by the way were releases from Baby's Gang, Ken Laszlo and other popular Italo disco performers). However, things were going badly at the company, so the entire roster (along with the brand Koto) was sold to the German company Bernhard Mikulski. Because of this, all of the early hits on their debut album, 'Masterpieces' were presented in the form of remixes and remakes, while the original versions remained scattered on inaccessible singles and compilations. Mirumir, with the kind permission of ZYX Music GmbH, presents the album 'The Original Masterpiece', which brings together the very original versions of hits that first brought glory to Koto.

a1 CHINESE REVENGE
a2 JAPANESE WAR GAME (Club Mix)
a3 VISITORS
b1 JABDAH (Long Version)
b2 DRAGON'S LEGEND
b3 CHAMPION'S CUE

Future Generation is the first and most successful album of the Dutch Italo disco / spacesynth project from producer Eric Van Fleet and Michiel van der Kuy. Laserdance incorporates soulful cosmogony, space and Jean-Michel Jarre, putting it on a Hi-NRG-rail a la Patrick Cowley and other pioneers of synthesizer dance music. The album was first published in Holland in 1987, where it was warmly received by the audience and sold nearly 150 thousand copies. Future Generation, often called the "bible of spacesynth", significantly increased interest in music in this genre. Reissued on LP.

a1 Power Run
a2 Humanoid Invasion
a3 Space Dance
a4 Goody's Return
b1 Future Generation
b2 Digital Dream
b3 Fear
b4 Laser Fear

Hypnotic mixes of hypnotic classics... Gay Marvine fixing ''Love Hangover'' by Dianna Ross, I Need You (unreleased Tom Moulton mix)'' by Sylvester, ''Daily Disco'' by Yello and ''Emerald City Sequence'' by Quincy Jones.

Limited vinyl 12' reissue of this 1979 African disco classic from the great Mr Cecil Bunting MacCormack aka Bunny Mack. A perfect fusion of disco, funk and calypso, produced by fellow Sierra Leonean Akie Deen, this sweaty, pumping disco shaker has timeless dancefloor appeal and is still a big DJ play today especially after being revived as a contemporary club hit by Masters at Work and Anane and also sampled to great effect by Wale for his hip-hop banger 'My Sweetie'. Side B features the highly sought-after and very useful instrumental version 'Love You Forever'.

Martin Brodin & Dumb Dan "Blood Stud" ...with the mighty Ray Mang on remix duties..massive record!!

Top quality reissue of this double-A sider from 1977 featuring full 12' long versions of two hard-to-find disco bombs from soul songstress Eloise Laws. Both cuts were true Paradise Garage classics receiving heavy rotation on the NYC disco underground of the time and it's not hard to see why. First up is 'Love Goes Deeper Than That', a great pumping rump-shaker driven along by some seriously bad-ass percussion and squelching bass topped with Ms Laws' searing vocals. Flip over for serious floor-filler 'Put A Little Love Into It', a soulful slo-mo groover laced with super-funky horns, unstoppable bass and some neat steel pan touches. A superb release - don't miss!

Super hot limited vinyl reissue featuring two highly sought after 1981 Afro Boogie monsters by Nigerian songstress Oby Onyioha on the original Lagos based Time Records label. With production credited to Jake Sollo protegé Lemmy Jackson, both tracks here are stunning - 'Enjoy Your Life' is a proper funk bomb with heavy bass, gorgeous layered strings and a faultless vocal performance from Ms Onyioha while 'I Want To Feel Your Love' is an irresistible smooth sweet gem, with Oby's serene vocals light as a summer breeze over the top of a serious Afro boogie groove. Highly recommended!

Wonderful remastered reissue of the impossible to find Afro Disco bomb 'Sex Revoluton' by Max B, originally released back in 1978 on the tiny Spanish label Movieplay and now changing hands for big bucks with collectors. All tracks are great but the real standouts here are the super funky percussion-heavy title track 'Sex Revolution' plus the full-length nine and a half minute LP version of the killer flute-driven Afro groover 'Super Bwana' as well as the incredible and highly sought after Serge Gainsbourg inspired 'Possesion', a sleazy slow burner with sultry French spoken word vocals. Essential.

Rare reissue involved M. Farina

Paqua unveil their debut album, Akaliko, a Buddhist word meaning 'Timeless' !
Back in 2012, a 12' slipped out with little fanfare that introduced a new transatlantic trio: Paqua. That record, the hazy, low-slung psychedelic rock masterpiece 'Dinosaur Zappa' was merely a taster; a year later, the trio followed it up with 'Late Train', a dub-soaked Balearic rock chugger that went on to become an anthem at open-air parties around the globe.

'Timeless' is an apt description for an album that bristles with sun-kissed beauty, fuzzy guitars, impeccable instrumentation and far-sighted late night charm.
It is, in essence, a perfect fusion of the renowned styles of its creators, British DJ/ producer Paul Murphy (AKA Mudd, famed for his deliciously Balearic compositions for Rong Music and his own Claremont 56 label), longtime collaborator Alex Searle, and Quinn Luke from New York's Phenomenal Handclap Band, an act renowned for their funk-fuelled, flash-fried take on disco-inspired rock. With these three at the helm, you're in safe hands.

The supporting musical cast includes Phenomenal Handclap Band drummer Patrick Wood, percussionist Patrick Dawes (famed for his work with Groove Armada), and Faze Action's Robin Lee, who provides cello on a number of tracks. It's a thoroughbred consortium that helps provide Akaliko with a textured musical richness that's never less than intoxicating.

Across the album's eight tracks, Paqua run through a range of styles, from the Latininfluenced shuffle of 'These Things Will Come' and disco-flecked dancefloor stormer 'Ruby Running Faker', to the blissful Balearic rock shuffle of 'We Are What We Are' and stoned dub-rock-disco shuffle of the title track, which builds in layers towards a breathless climax. The band's two acclaimed singles, 'Dinosaur Zappa' and 'Late Train', sound as resplendent as ever amidst such heady sounds.

FIrst up is a tasty sampler feat some mighty fine artists including ED WIZARD & DISCO DOUBLE DEE the human edit machine RAYKO & that man from New Zealand DJ RAW SUGAR.

A unique collection featuring four rarities from the early career of genre-straddling New Wave heroes Talking Heads that all became hits on the underground dancefloors of New York and Chicago. First up is the brilliant 1979 African influenced 'I Zimbra', a tough tribal workout with hypnotic bongo beats and chants. Next comes 'Pull Up The Roots' with its fantastic uptempo guitar riff, slap bass and David Byrne's unmistakable voice. Flip over for the grinding hypnotic groove of much celebrated off-the-wall dancefloor bomb 'Once In A Lifetime'. And finally, another down-tempo burner 'Born Under Punches', once again taking the disco into dirty and dark territory with a rough relentless b-line and mournful discordant vocals. A superb sampler of the originality and genius of the early Talking Heads - great stuff!

First issue of the Salamanca edit series focussing on 70's disco sleaze.

Previously unreleased soundtrack of the porn movie from 1978. Staring BRAVO teen stars Olivia Pascal and Bea Fiedler as mainactors. Limited to 100 copies on pink vinyl, +vibrator insert +poster!

Soul Jazz Records' new 'Punk 45' album Burn, Rubber City, Burn charts the rise of the music scene in the mid-west city of Akron, Ohio, at a time when the city and the rubber industry it was associated with was in deep decline.

Featuring a fantastic collection of Akron groups including Devo, The Bizarros, Rubber City Rebels, Jane Aire, Chi-Pig, The Waitresses and more.

The album comes complete with extensive text as well as exclusive photos and original record artwork. CD comes with outsize large booklet and thick slipcase. Vinyl edition is on deluxe gatefold double-vinyl with free download code.

The album follows on from Soul Jazz Records' earlier Punk 45 albums about USA and British punk (Kill The Hippies! Kill Yourself! and There Is No Such Thing As Society) as well as the cover art book Punk 45. Burn, Rubber City, Burn coincides with the release of as a second album about Ohio's early punk scene, Extermination Nights in the Sixth City - featuring the music scene of nearby Cleveland.

Soul Jazz Records' story of American punk opens up a whole 1970s history that is still underexposed.' The Guardian

It is 1983 and you've just stepped into your Ford Capri with your girlfriend Julie. You live in Harlow, but in your head you're really somewhere near Salou in Spain, next to your yacht. But the thing you really love is soul and they play nothing but at Sups in Loughton. OK, so It's not 1983 at all. It's 2014, but listening to this electrofied soul, will put you back in the zone. Tom Findlay, one half of Grammy-nominated Groove Armada, has put this collection together: a stamp of authenticity in itself. Tom has also put a few of these through the edit wringer, reworking many of the tunes for maximum towelling sockability.

You'll probably recognise a few tunes. There's Mtume's incredible 'Juicy Fruit', still sounding advanced and modern, while 'I Specialize In Love, mixed by disco legend Tee Scott, is even older yet sounds equally perky.

The 1980s was a period that was pretty much owned by Minneapolis thanks to Prince and former cohorts Jam & Lewis and the latter weigh in with a pair of killer productions, Thelma Houston's 'You Used To Hold Me So Tight' and Alexander O'Neal's 'What's Missing'. And since this is Late Night Tales, there is always our exclusive cover version, this time done by Findlay and Tim Hutton's Sugardaddy, who've delivered an ace version of 'Don't Look Any Further'.

Grab yourself a bar stool, order a cocktail, take a sip and make believe you're lying on a shagpile carpet with the soul star of your dreams.

Bill Brewster

Automatic Soul, like my previously compiled Late Night Tales Music For Pleasure, is based very much on a sound. It's a sound that I feel has been overlooked: 80s R&B-infused music, with drum machines, synths and invariably brilliant vocals. It's formed the bedrock of my rare groove sets for all the years I've played. It's not the most fashionable, but to me it's the perfect marriage of technology and soul, hence the title for this album, Automatic Soul. There are plenty of songs I could have included, and no doubt some that I shouldn't, but I've tried to represent what's best to me from this era. It's not a classic Late Night Tales. It's a pretty personal journey, which I hope some of you might be willing to share... Tom Findlay Groove Armada September 2014.

Top quality remastered reissue of Ike Strong's disco boogie classic Boogie Land. Originally released back in 1981 on the tiny underground disco label Willker, this dancefloor bomb is now hugely in-demand. Both sides are absolute killers - the A side features great vocals from Ike Strong over super funky phat bass and wah wah guitars but don't forget the flip side where the groove get stripped down to the bare instrumental funk with just the relentless driving female vocal 'You can't help but dance when you hear it Boogie land' - she couldn't be more right! Must have.

The latest release on Soul Jazz Records is a fantastic new album of disco, modern soul and boogie from 1978-82.
This album is released to coincide with the massive new 360-page deluxe hardback book Disco - An Encyclopedic Guide To The Cover Art of Disco, featuring over 2,000 album cover designs as well as over 700 12' sleeves, including sections on roller disco, disco instruction albums and more. There are also interviews and introductions by Tom Moulton, Nicky Siano, Mel Cheren (West End Records), Ken Cayre (Salsoul), Marvin Schlachter (Prelude) and more. The book is compiled by Disco Patrick and Patrick Vogt, text by Claes Widlund.
This album here is an amazing collection of rare and independent tracks from Disco's halcyon period - 1978 to 1982 - expertly compiled by Disco Patrick, who also compiled the new deluxe book. Blurring the musical lines between disco, modern soul and boogie this double album features many exclusive and hard to find records from the era.
Included here are in-demand classics such as The Fantastic Aleems featuring Leroy Burgess, John Gibbs and the US Steel Orchestra, rare Patrick Adams and Peter Brown productions, Jessie G, The Eaton Assassin (a 12' given out free at boxing matches!) and much more!
The album comes as a double CD, two separate volumes of heavyweight double-album vinyl (with free download codes) and worldwide digital release.


1. The Fantastic Aleems featuring Calebur - Hooked On Your Love (John Morales Mix)
2. Superfunk - Superfunk
3. Jessie G - That's Hot
4. Jupiter Beyond - The River Drive
5. The Sunburst Band - The Easton Assassin
6. John Gibbs and The U.S. Steel Orchestra - Trinidad (Special Disco Mix)
7. Sparkle - Disco Madness
8. Chain Reaction - Sweet Lady (Dance With Me)
9. Wayne Ford - Dance To The Beat Freakout
1. Sympho-State - You Know What I Like
2. The Fantastic Aleems featuring Corky Hodges - Movin' To The Beat
3. Something Extra - Sexy Lady
4. Stwange Poweple - Get Up (Let's Rock)
5. Chemistry - Skateboard
6. Cirt Gill and The Jam-A-Ditty Band - Turn This Disco Out
7. Sugar Bear Johnson - When Your Jones Come Down
8. Retta Young - My Man Is On His Way
9. The Imperials - Fast Freddie The Roller Disco King
10. Cordial - Wave

Out Of This World was originally released in South Africa in 1978. The South African band from Johannesburg featured Mike Pilot, Miriam Stockley (later part of the extremely successful Adiemus project) and Malie Kelly (who has toured extensively the Gospel market in the States). Private Records proudly presents the first offcial re-release in 35 years. All tracks dubbed from the original master at 24Bit. (by the way the master was lost but a copy was rediscovered in Spain by Private Records)

Ireland's Get Down Edits drop a killer release on Disco Deviance to kick off 2014 with a bang!

The seriously infectious Get Down blend of disco chuggers and peak time floor-fillers means that they never fail to impress.
Lovingly edited and beautifully mastered for the contemporary dance floor.
We hope you enjoy the music.

It seems like no part of the world has evaded disco's ubiquitous in­uence, including the Caribbean. The Caribbean in the late '70s and early '80s was a hotbed of musical activity and this compilation focuses on the best disco-in­uenced tracks from Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. All of the tracks here were o-cially licensed and reissued for the first time ever. Highlights of the 13 tracks included on this compilation are: the under-the-radar cosmic disco tune "Got To Have You" by Joanne Wilson, a rare P&P Records-in­uenced track "Dance With Me" by Odessey One, the icy cool synth-trenched "Living On A String" by Wild Fire, the incredible dance ­floor-friendly "Instant Funk" by Merchant, and the disco reggae cover of "Rapper's Delight" by Prince Blackman. This compilation was compiled and researched by Deano Sounds and includes edits by Al Kent, the Whiskey Barons, and Waxist Selecta.

Remastered reissue of the original 1982 Mirage Records release of the wonderful extended disco mix of Carly Simon's gem Why. A must-have Balearic disco classic produced by the legendary Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers of Chic and played everywhere from the early Ibiza parties to the Paradise Garage, this release features both the fantastic vocal and sought-after instrumental versions. The original 12' changes hands for big bucks so grab a copy while you can. Quality stuff!

Das Jahr 2014 hat auch wieder eindrucksvoll bestätigt, dass der
moderne Deutsche Schlager erfolgreicher ist als je zuvor. Die Charts
wurden dominiert von tanzbaren, deutschsprachigen Songs. Daher
starten wir wie gewohnt das neue Jahr mit unserer Compilation
'Deutscher Disco Fox 2015'. Auf 2 CDs liefern wir die aktuellen Disco
Fox Titel, die auf keiner Tanzparty fehlen dürfen. Mit dabei die Größen
der Schlagerszene: Olaf Berger, Leonard, Sandy Wagner, Anna-Maria
Zimmermann, Jörg Bausch, Marco Kloss, Cordalis.

01. Anna Maria Zimmermann - Die Tanzfläche Brennt
02. Olaf Berger - Du Bist Mein Stern
03. Sandy Wagner - Das Allerbeste Kommt Noch
04. Cordalis - Maria Und Ich
05. Leonard - Die Liebe Ist Ein Wunder
06. Jörn Schlönvoigt - Für Immer Und Ewig
07. Edwina De Pooter - Das Geht Auch Noch Über 30
08. Denny Fabian - Samstag Nacht Reloaded
09. Acarina - Hals Über Kopf
10. Axel Fischer - Chalala I Need You
11. Gilbert - Durchgebrannt
12. Saskia Leppin - Diese Nacht
13. Marcel Schweizer - Gib Mir Mein Herz Zurück
14. Andreas Köhler - Nur Wegen Dir
15. Schwesterherz - Laß Mich Noch 100.000 Mal
16. Andy Andress - Love Story
17. Daniela Lorenz - Die Sehnsucht Brennt
18. Jürgen Milski - Oh Helene
19. Julia Bender - Herzklopfengefühl
20. Sonja Christin - Geheimnisvoller Fremder

01. Oliver Frank - Sommer In San Marino
02. Jörg Bausch - Himmelsphänomen
03. Anna-Carina Woitschack - Geflogen Sind Wir Lang Genug
04. Marco Kloss - Ein Königreich für deine Liebe
05. Gaby Baginsky - Brauche Keinen Lover
06. Jennifer Diorgo - Vergeben
07. Rebeca Georgi - Alles Nur Für Dich
08. Edelmeer - Die Erde Brennt
09. Fidane - Auch Wenn Mein Herz Daran Zerbricht
10. Peter Sebastian - Du Bist Mir Viel Zu Schade Für Eine Nacht
11. Danielle - Halt Dich Fest
12. Alex Stark - Ich Sterbe Nicht Nochmal
13. Indra Riva - Laß Uns Tanzen Gehen
14. Oliver Lukas - Engel Aus Dem Süden
15. Bata Illic - Träumen Kann Ich Nur In Deinen Armen
16. Tom Thomee - Wenn Alle Träume Sterben
17. Marleen Lind - So Sind Die Männer
18. Andreas Möller - Du Hast Mein Herz Alarmiert
19. Marta Rosinski - Ich Werd Wieder Tanzen Gehen
20. Stixi & Sonja - Fahrende Musikanten

Fitness & Workout Box : 10 CDs mit Musik für viele viele Stunden Fitness-Training.
Fit werden, sich schön und wohl fühlen. Die Fitness & Workout Box bringt jede Figur in Topform
Mit Warm-up, Cardio und Cool-down Elementen!
- Step Aerobic
- Aerobic
- Power Cycling
10 CDs zum unschlagbar günstigen Preis

ANTONIO ASCOLINO - MAMBO #5 (BPM: 87)
CLUELESS - GIRLFRIEND (BPM: 95)
A HARD MOUNTAIN - THIS LOVE (BPM: 95)
ANTONIO ASCOLINO - LOVE DON'T COST A THING (BPM: 99)
ANYTHING - YOU MAKE ME SICK (BPM: 100)
CLUELESS - I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE (BPM: 103)
AIR LOVERS - JUNGLE BOOGIE (BPM: 105)
CLUELESS - LIKE I LOVE YOU (BPM: 113)
CLUELESS - COME CLEAN (BPM: 117)
CLUELESS - CALL ME BEEP ME (BPM: 117)
CLUELESS - I'M EVERY WOMAN (BPM: 122)
AIR LOVERS - ONE NATION (BPM: 124)
DANCETERIA - SET YOU FREE (BPM: 130)
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC - BEAT IT (BPM: 138)
ANITA ARAGONEZ - SHE BANGS (BPM: 145)
ASTONISHED - THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH (BPM: 127)
DANCETERIA - CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD (BPM: 126)
ANITA ARAGONEZ - RHYTHM DIVINE
ANTONIO ASCOLINO - WHENEVER WHEREVER
ANYTHING - LADY MARMALADE
ANTONIO ACOLINO - I NEED TO KNOW
ANITA ARAGONEZ - SO IN LOVE WITH 2
ANITA ARAGONEZ - GIVE ME JUST ONE NIGHT
ANTONIA ASCOLINO - WAITING FOR TONIGHT
DANCETERIA - SEXUAL
DANCETERIA - STRANGER IN MY HOUSE (RMX)

Just about the biggest tune on the planet at the moment - you might have seen the limited yellow promo selling on eBay for silly money Well if you didn't 'get lucky' then cop yourself one right now along with the original northern soul banger by Velvet Hammer on the flip for good measure - also a rare 45 like you didn't know already!

A1. First up we have some intergalactic business with this cosmic jazz funk disco stormer, hypnotic beats, classic vocoder vocal with sweet female backing, dreamy keys, sweeping synths with a bit of slap bass thrown in, definitely MadDisco's summer space tune of 2014 and pressed at 45rpm for extra loudness.

B1. Continuing with the cosmic theme we have a serious bit of vocoder disco boogie from Japan, tripped out effects galore, panning hit hats and a 70's bass line to die for.

B2. And last but definitely not least we have this gem also from Japan, chilled jazz funk groove of the highest order, some amazing musicians on this one, crisp production as well, just listening to this makes you cooler!!!

Following the appetizer of the two 12" singles "Trinidad (Disco Mix)" (EM1128TEP) and "J'Ouvert" (EM1129TEP), we now serve up the main dish, the fine 1977 album Steel Funk by John Gibbs and the Unlimited Sound of Steel Orchestra, a new addition to our 'EM Steel Pan Series'.
Trinidadian steel-pan player John A. Gibbs studied science at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica where he earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees and formed The Jamaica All Stars Steel Band. This was the start of a dual career in science and music that eventually took him to the United States.
He moved to Philadelphia in the mid-70s and met Philly arranger/producer Louis A. deLise, with whom he collaborated to create a new steel pan music, welding Trinidadian steel music to Philly soul. He researched and advocated a new style of steel pan music, describing the steel pan as an 'omnivibraphone' in his 1978 book The Unit Steel Band, in which he combined his scientific and musical backgrounds to illuminate the physics of the steel pan.
Gibbs' innate musicality comes to the fore on Steel Funk, where he compiles several years of experience with deLise into an appealing Trini-Philly groove union, with the five steel pan players of the Unlimited Sound of Steel Orchestra working in sync with a 30-piece studio orchestra of brass, strings and rhythm. The songs range from Calypso to film theme to pop standard, covers and originals, but Steel Funk is not a chintzy pastiche, it's a glorious unity. We offer this re-release as 'the 2014 version', newly remastered, with improved sound quality, a different track order and new cover art drawn by Yoshihiro Tsuyama/2Yang.

Awesome sounding remastered re-issue of this super-rare underground disco belter from Crosstown Traffic. Originally released in 1979 on tiny Philadelphia label D.C. Records, this highly collectable 12' still gets plenty of playtime today from DJs such as Dmitri and Al Kent. On the A-side 'Party People' slams you hard with funky basslines, furious disco beats, heady 70s synths and a whole load of party lyrics. Truly infectious! Then grooving sideways into your life is the B side's 'Love Your Family'. Yet another disco gem, this tune is mellower yet will still have you running to the dancefloor with its first-class bass guitar riff, deeply-disco tambourines and hand-claps. Great stuff!

**Second press** For the first release on Austin Boogie Crew Records, the label presents a heavy instrumental two-sider from Austin's own Solar Shield. Well recommeended!!!
'Reesis' is an electronic boogie-funk banger. "Beeturia" is equal parts beach boogie and jazz-fusion, propelled by the virtuosic soloing of Solar Shield producer Chris McDowell.

Rare reissue from 1987