INTERVIEW "Salut les salauds"

French Funk/Old school rap in the DJ's style rappin'. For some it's kitch for others it's a must. Judge by yourself :




english version

LA PREGUNTA "Chameleon"

Wonderful Disco cover of the Herbie Hancock's classic.

KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS "I'm a wonderful thing, baby"

Kid Creole and the Coconuts is a part of some members from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. It's a strange combination of 40's Big Band with Funk/Pop and Caribbean Island sounds...

BUNNY WAILER "Back to school"

Original member of reggae group "The Wailers" with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He was composer, singer and percussionist of The Wailers. He tried to do a lot of thing and this one is an artistic success because it's very good. View the label colors and the artist some seller class it in Reggae stuffs... Wrong because it's a pure funky rap tune ! Maybe an opportunity to have it for less money...

CAROLYNE BERNIER "Secret agent love"

Tony Green once again, see Monica Thornton on the Funk 12" section.
About 16.40

AWB & BEN E KING "A star in the ghetto"

Superb tune wrote by Prince Phillip Mitchell who sang this song too with The Jones Girls. This is a Tom Moulton mix...

TYRONE DAVIS "In the mood"

Soul singer from Chicago, he gaves us this wonderful classic tune.

CARL CARLTON "This feeling's rated X-Tra"

Produced by Leon Haywood. We can't listen it and don't think about the Tyrone Davis's tune "In the mood".

LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY "Catch me on the rebound"

Wonderful and amazing 12". This is the Walter Gibbons mix very very different than the LP version. Even it's the Loleatta Holloway's 12", for me, it's the Salsoul Orchestra's 12". I can listen the B-side many many times in a day. Chek out the second part of the vocal version, simply another world...

MARTINA "Central Park"

Gift from DJ Mig1, this tune from a Canadian artist was originally on Black Sun records. released the same year, 1981.

BUNNY MACK "Discolypso"

More typical than his classic's club hit "Let me love you", this tune bring to you some sun and happiness.

LAURIN RINDER & W. MICHAEL LEWIS "Envy (animal fire)

Legendary and genius producers who produced group such as El Coco, Le Pamplemousse, Tuxedo Junction, Saint- Tropez and many others. 12" version of this tune available on short version on their LP 'Seven deadly sins)

EL COCO "Let's get it together"

Studio group on AVI records straight from the mind of Lewis & Rinder, this is the 1st 12" of this project group who burned the underground Disco dance floor. It's an elegant tune with wha wha guitar and smooth horns.

THE ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION "What's your name, what's your number"

Actress and singer who was produced by Greg Diamond. This one is a Michael Zager (of Michael Zager Band) production and was her last record because it's not blow up the forty top.

PIERRE BOHE "Nina does it the French way"

Late French artist on the N.Y. Disco scene with his Nina 12".

R.J.'S LATEST ARRIVAL "Wind me up"

Excellent funky tune with synth bass. Good for Poppin' session.

RAMONA BROOKS "I don't want you back"

Killer down tempo tune with loud bassline. More knew since the Disco Spectrum compilation and very collectable.

MONTANA SEXTET "Heavy vibes"

Philly's Disco classic for Vince Montana after teh salsoul adventure.

NATURE ZONE "Porcupine"

Very funky tune in the state of mind of Love Unlimited Orchestra's production. It's one of the first Disco commercial 12".

MONTANA SEXTET "Who needs enemies (with a friend like you)"

After all the great stuffs on Salsoul Records with Salsoul Orchestra, Vince Montana did it with his Montana Sextet.

RHYTHM MAKERS "Zone"

On the De-Lite's sub-label Vigor, this is the first band of a part of the future Disco/Funk band G.Q.

LONNIE LISTON SMITH "Expansions"

This is the "hit" of Lonnie Liston Smith with this spacey Jazz/Funk tune who killed anyone on the dance floor. First release in 1975 on Blue Bird rec.

SPOONIE GEE "The big beat"

Produced by Davy DMX in 1983, this an elctro drum Rap tune with Spoonie Gee at the vocals. It's a track in teh transition between electric drums and funky old style the beginning of the new school called later mid-school when Public Enemy, Eric B & Rakim, Cold Chillin' stuffs,... Come.

MAGIC DISCO MACHINE "Scratchin"

Studio group and first Disco released for Motown. This is the short version extract from the LP Disc-o-tech. All time classic used by all the Hip Hop DJs.

THE CLARK SISTERS "You brought the sunshine (into my life)

Meeting of a funky feeling with Gospel and a Reggae touch.

WOMACK & WOMACK "Baby I'm scared of you"

Wonderful tune with some Jamaïcan flavors, I fall in love with this tune.

JIMMY CLIFF "Hot Shot"

Good track from the Jamaïcan overall artist.

PHILLY CREAM "Jammin' at the disco"

Produced by Larry James who also produced The Fat Larry's Band.

THIRD WORLD "Now that we found love"

Classic !

RISCO CONNECTION

Produced by Joe Isaacs, Risco Connection is The band of Disco dub reggae jam !

Good times :




Sitting in the park / Risco music :




Ain't no stopping us now :

CARLY SIMON "Why"

From the LP "Soup for one" produced by CHIC. This track has some reggae flavors, very peaceful.
Sampled for the remix of A Tribe Called Quest "Bonita applebum"

Vocal
Instrumental

ATMOSFEAR "Dancin' in outer space"

Classic since 1979, this space-Disco tune is one of the first (maybe the first) Disco song who includes some delay in the synth like in the Jamaican dub.

YVONNE CAGE "Doin' it in a haunted house"

Gift from DJ MIG1. Spoof of "Thriller" by Yvonne Cage. Funny...

MACHO "I'm a man"

A Savarese mix produced by Fred Petrus & Malavasi from Peter Jacques Band. This is a gay Disco hit and listen it, should help you to imagine what it was in club.

ALEEM "Release yourself"

The brothers Aleem on their own label with Leroy Burgess at the vocals, simply Historic tune !

CREME D'COCOA "Doin' the dog"

Wonderful Disco/Funk down tempo tune where you can hear all you looking for a Dance floor sure shot heat hit.

CONVERTION "Sweet thing"

Leroy Burgess in full effect with the Aleem brothers produced by Greg Carmichael. Convertion bring a new flavor with his particular sound iniated 2 years before with their hit, "Let's do it".

GWEN McCRAE "keep the fire burning"

"Keep the Fire Burning" was produced by Webster Lewis. This is a Dance floor classic in France and anywhere else I guess...

IMAGINATION "Burning up"

One of UK best Disco band with this tune extract from their LP "Body talk".

POSITIVE FORCE "We got the Funk"

One of the best and of the most famous Disco/Funk bassline ever with this super hit from the label who gave us the famous "Rapper's delight".

TAANA GARDNER "Work that body"

Her sound was a disco sound which became synonymous with the famous New York Disco club "Paradise Garage". Much play by Larry Levan and (re)mixed by himself, "Work that body" is an all time Disco classic and was written by Kenton Nix.

GONZALEZ "Haven't stopped dancing yet"

Hi energy Disco tune with some latin influences.

DOCTOR FUNNKENSTEIN & DJ CASH MONEY "Scratchin' to the Funk" part 1 & 2

All time classic in the scratch History

GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL & The Furious Five "Pump me up"

Big classic from Melle Mel on the Trouble Funk hit.

JEREMY CLARK "Jam on James"

Gift from DJ MIG1, this tune with a James Brown inspiration... Listen it !

GERALDINE HUNT "Heart heart"

When it released it was an ignored tune not much play by the DJ not like her smash hit "Can't fake the feeling. It's a pretty good funky tune. Listen it !

RICK HOLMES "Remember to remember"

The groove of Roy Ayers and the laid back voice of Rick Holmes. If you like his voice, check "Soul zodiac" from Nat Adderley's sextet.

EIGHTIES LADIES "Turned on to you"

Another great wowen collaboration with Mister Roy Ayers.