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In May 1976 a record was released that would have an unforeseen and lasting impact on the music industry Ten Percent' by Double Exposure was an early release on the New York independent label Salsoul Records. America was in the grip of a disco explosion with new clubs opening on a weekly basis, Salsoul saw what was happening and swiftly created a sound for their label, heavily influenced by the music then coming out of Philadelphia, aimed directly at New York's dance-floors. Records like Salsoul Hustle,' Tangerine' and You're Just The Right Size' by The Salsoul Orchestra borrowed heavily from the beautifully orchestrated Philadelphia International records but added a more percussive, bass heavy depth that New York's DJs loved. So what was so special about this particular single then Double Exposure was, after all, just another band, Ten Percent' just another song, one of many disco' records released that week. First of all Salsoul became the first record label to make a twelve inch single available to Joe Public - the exotic format was previously only available to DJs as promotional items or bought under the counter at certain record stores. Not only that though, the extended version was created by Walter Gibbons, a DJ at New York's Galaxy 21 who'd built his reputation making exclusive versions of tracks to play in his sets. In 1976 it was unheard of for a DJ to set foot in a recording studio, being seen as little more than living jukeboxes by the serious music industry. Recording studios were strictly the domain of recording artists and producers so Walter found himself in a unique position, gaining access to a world no DJ had been granted before. Or so we thought...
The Men In The Glass Booth tells the full story. Featuring ground breaking re-edits and remixes by some of the Disco era's most influential DJs including Walter Gibbons, Bobby DJ Guttadaro, Tom Savarese, Jellybean Benitez, Tee Scott and John Luongo, this opulent release also includes a 40 page book which features exclusive photos and insights from some of the story's key figures.

Our fifth release is the Las Vegas Connection, who were a New Orlean band from the 1970s that released two singles on Senator Jones 'Hep Me.' This will be a limited press of 500 units only which has been licensed through Warren Hildebrand and Mardi Gras Music. 'Running Back To You' is a glorious soulful dancer that has received plays in recent years on the rare soul scenes across the globe. On the flip is the uptempo disco grooved 'Give Me Your Love' with a luscious vocal delivery from Jackie Pettis.

This is available for pre-order and is a Love Vinyl DRS Ltd distribution title.

LA disco balearic duo Poolside bring us a limited 12' featuring four Edits from Poolside including Delegation's soul classic Oh Honey' and Bohannon Save Their Souls. Poolside recently posted a mix tape entitled Contact High which included these edits and the band are just completing their new album, the follow up to the critically acclaimed debut "Pacific Standard Time"

Büchsenöffner Vol. 7 - Driving Home For Hitmas!

Comes on Clear/Gold Splattered 10 inch, limited to 200 Copies!

Within the music of GALAXIANS - the duo of MATT WOODWARD and JED SKINNER formed in 2012 - lies a powerfully hedonistic strain that does much to loop a thread through the party lineage of their (adopted) hometown of Leeds. Influenced by classic disco and house labels such as SLEEPING BAG and Chicago's TRAX. From their raucous live shows at punk-associated DIY spots to late night gigs with the likes of HORSE MEAT DISCO and AUNTIE FLO, this UK duo is making waves with a hedonistic strain of analog funk, disco, and house. Includes the epic original and the more subdued SIREN remix. (DITHER DOWN) HOUSE DISCO "Fiercely danceable astral-gazing house-influenced duo tear up every show they play, regardless of who they're billed with." - NME "Channeling New York's late '80s "freak disco" (Was Not Was, Liquid Liquid, Arthur Russell) and Detroit's Acid House scenes, Galaxians produce a maximum output from minimal set-up."

International Feel's newest signing Private Agenda are taking us back to a time when soul first met synthesisers, shoulder pads were as vital as the right Berlin address and Sheffield met the sonic Caribbean playground of Compass Point.

It was from this juxtaposed melting pot that the early seeds of Alfredo's Balearic Beat movement gathered pace and 'Déjà Vu' is a cocktail of Linda Di Franco, a Roxy Music esque aesthetic, bound together by elements of the inventive, contemporary production values of artists such as Todd Terje and Prins Thomas. 'Freefalling' on the reverse proves a fitting reflection of Private Agenda's wider vision. Finding sonic roots in early Balearicism - ethereal vocal lines over delicate percussion.

Uniting their disparate tastes and talents for the first time, the trio's debut single, 'Déjà Vu', provides a wonderful introduction to their world where production values are as detailed as they are bombastic lyrics, as reflective as they are bold.

Private Agenda are Martin, Sean & Nick. Martin's first synthesiser was an organ. He met Sean in German class. Sean was famous at school for his Mercuryesque indierockband stage presence and was especially dedicated to the art of songwriting. A few years later in Berlin, Martin moves in with Nick. The first time they worked together, they went for hours straight without a break. "I wanted to watch him mix music forever, it was magic," Martin recalled. Although it could have happened anywhere, Berlin was the place they all came together for the first time. Ladies and gentlemen, Private Agenda.

FEATURING THE COMPLETE GO BANG PART 1' AND GO BANG PART 2' No one pushed the boundaries of Dance music quiet like the late Arthur Russell. On Go Bang,' in his Dinosaur L persona, Russell's unique falsetto-esque vocals are layered over a pulsing disco thump with a flourish of Fender Rhodes keys establishing the downtown feel of this solid groove. Get On Down is proud to present this classic single, featuring the complete Go Bang Part 1' and Go Bang Part 2'.

FEATURING THE COMPLETE IN THE CORN BELT PART 1' AND IN THE CORN BELT PART 2' No one pushed the boundaries of Dance music quiet like the late Arthur Russell. Perhaps no track does so to such an extreme as In The Corn Belt'. Working in his Dinosaur L persona the mix on Corn Belt' is by another giant of the genre, Larry Levan of Paradise Garage fame. The groove is intensified by layers of shredding guitar, percussion and some instrumentation that sounds otherworldly. Get On Down is proud to present this classic single, featuring the complete In The Corn Belt Part 1' and In The Corn Belt Part 2'.

Groove Line Records are proud to add to their 2015 releases of half-speed mastered re-issue singles with both the extended special disco version and instrumental version of Earth Wind & Fire's 1976 funk bomb Getaway gracing each side of a 180g 12' virgin vinyl disc.

Looking to gain on his groups critical and commercial success from the early 1970s EW&F's main man Maurice White brought in the legendary Charles Stepney, who had tutored him at Chicago's Chess Records in the 1960s, as the co-producer and arranger on their incredible 1976 album Spirit, which opened up with the formidable funk track Getaway.

Co-written by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bernard 'Beloyd' Taylor (S.O.U.L.) and songwriter Peter Corbelenky around the theme of escapism and self-fulfilment, the primal urgency of Getaway was the ideal composition for White to record with EW&F. White felt the song's energy and positive, uplifting lyrics matched the attitude and ethos of his group perfectly. As a result EW&F created a funk gem both musically and lyrically perfect for the dance floor.

The overwhelming immediacy of the multi-layered, arresting intro/bridge suggests the group had almost been held back in the stalls before being allowed to let rip on this classic recording. The urgency and excitement that envelopes the listener from the very first second is immediately taken up a level by the increasing momentum of the ascending riff which quickly reaches fever pitch by the time the track has only reached eight seconds! EW&F's trademark brass sound then takes centre stage on the first chorus with a punching, staccato horn line while the opening vocals invite you to '...leave today, let's getaway.' Concluding with a twelve note harmony of horns (borrowed' by so many dance floor tracks since) the break neck momentum is maintained in to the first verse which introduces, thanks to arranger Charles Stepney, an even more intricate horn line over a funky, viscous rhythm section before Maurice White, Philip Bailey and Verdine White blend effortlessly to deliver the impassioned vocals. The innate funkiness of the whole group is then exposed in an extended instrumental sequence before the bridge, slightly adapted from the intro, introduces the second chorus and verse. On this pass Stepney then cleverly places a third rousing chorus before the group stretch out on another extended instrumental section before verse three. The intensity is ramped up even more with an otherworldly, two second, stand alone synthesizer part added to the bridge, which heralds the extended chorus outro over which the groups vocalists soar until the track fades. And all of this within just over five minutes.

The clever arrangement on this track and the complex musicianship displayed on it become even more apparent with the 3 minute 50 second instrumental version on the B-side where you can lose yourself within the intricate rhythms. On its release in the summer of '76 Getaway topped the Billboard R&B charts for two weeks and crossed over to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to this day puts R&B, Funk & Disco fans old and new under its enduring spell.

All Groove Line Records releases are fully licensed and taken from the original master tapes, remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering, and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy (Mastering Engineer of the Year 2013) using half-speed mastering for optimum sound quality. All vinyl is heavy weight 180g manufactured by Optimal Media in Germany, one of the world's finest pressing plants.

Groove Line Records cut no corners when making sure that each and every one of our releases has the highest quality performance possible.

I get messages from the stars, when you're making love to me, I get messages from the stars, you must be from another galaxy...'

With its heavy drum machines, funky bass line, female vocals and analogue synths, Messages from the stars' is an Electro-Pop / Cosmic / Boogie-Synth club classic. Remixed, sampled and played a million times by worldwide DJs, here's the original 12' which set dance clubs on fire back in 1983.

Newly remastered sound.

WOW. Super dynamic synth-driven tuuune, a slick grower. The track 'Desert' has not less than A-side potential: Slo-Mo Disco for the night without an end. Enzo Elia from Gabba Sound System comin' from a remote supernova.

When "Nite" first appeared way back in 2006, Chromatics had yet to release their breakthrough album, Night Drive. Since then, the Johnny Jewel-helmed combo has gone on to bigger and better things, with each successive album bringing a fresh wave of success. As this reissue neatly proves, their sound was a little different back then. While there are nods towards their later soundtrack-inspired sound (see "Birds of Prey" and "Sleepwalker"), much of the mini-album is split equally between fuzzy, guitar-heavy art-rock workouts and, more thrillingly, the kind of thrusting, muscular Italo-disco revivalism that Mike Simonetti's Italians Do It Better imprint once excelled at delivering.

Produced & Mixed By Johnny Jewel
Artwork By Johnny Jewel

Ultra-rare record
Original Pressing From 2005
Recorded 2004-2005

When "Nite" first appeared way back in 2006, Chromatics had yet to release their breakthrough album, Night Drive. Since then, the Johnny Jewel-helmed combo has gone on to bigger and better things, with each successive album bringing a fresh wave of success. As this reissue neatly proves, their sound was a little different back then. While there are nods towards their later soundtrack-inspired sound (see "Birds of Prey" and "Sleepwalker"), much of the mini-album is split equally between fuzzy, guitar-heavy art-rock workouts and, more thrillingly, the kind of thrusting, muscular Italo-disco revivalism that Mike Simonetti's Italians Do It Better imprint once excelled at delivering.

Produced & Mixed By Johnny Jewel
Artwork By Johnny Jewel

Ultra-rare record
Original Pressing From 2005
Recorded 2004-2005

Stardust is a magical collaboration of new music from Germany's tiptop funk duo First Touch that combine forces with native master blaster Bybo Funk. This four song up-tempo EP brings charismatic chord arrangements along with sophisticated and infectious basslines together for cosmic dance floor boogie. Hold It Down is a 110 BPM dance floor glider, laying a slick bass line down for bright synth chords for bounce over before a slick breakdown. Something In Me is a 120BPM dance floor fire starter, jumping out with a hard-hitting baseline and drum arrangement intro before laying down crispy tiptop synth chords anda masterful solo and breakdown. Title track Stardust delivers what everybody would expect from a collaboration like this, a 110BPM bass heavy boulevard funk anthem that will have the dance floor leaning side to side with a sophisticated gangster lean! Trippin' is a 115BPM lovers groove with deep and sophisticated chord arrangements wrapped in thick synth bass lines uplifting dance floors with a cosmic love boogie bounce, closing out this collaboration with a sonic baptism carving out new directions in modernfunk!

Herbie Hancock Quartet, live on Soundstage, Chicago 1981.

The early 80s found Herbie Hancock experimenting with disco and pop in the studio, but on stage he continued to turn out stunning jazz performances, often featuring his 20 year-old protégé Wynton Marsalis on trumpet. This remarkable set on the American Live Concert Series, Soundstage, also includes the talents of his long-time collaborator Buster Williams on bass, and the legendary Tony Williams on drums. Originally broadcast on PBS-TV, it's presented here together with background notes and images.

The Disco music fever was also present in the Rumba and Flamenco scene of Spain in the late '70s / early '80s. Producers, sound engineers and studio musicians, collaborated closely with flamenco / rumba singers and bands, highlighting the productions that genius Josep Llobell did for the Belter label in Barcelona. Here you got 12 disco-rumba-flamenco bombs, a time machine to the boites and discotheques of the late 70s and the perfect soundtrack to an imaginary Kinki' cinema soundtrack.

Featuring Sangre Gitana, Rumba 3, Tobago, Los Gachós, La Marelu, El Turronero...

Insert with liner notes by Txarly Brown and photos.

"From The Beginning" is the new Alex Puddu heartbreaking soul album, halfway between the city and the jungle, that takes you back to the early '70s classic songwriting, it features three guest vocalists: Lonnie Jordan - also a co-writer here, founder, musician and vocalist from the band War -, Duane Hobson and Adrian Wilding. The music styles span from West Coast blaxploitation soundtracks to latin-flavoured moods, from mellow R&B tunes to catchy conga-fueled sonic adventures.

Der Norweger, der uns regelmäßig Dance-Hits wie "Inspector Norse", "Ragysh" oder "Eurodans" beschert, gehört zusammen mit seinen Landsmännern Lindstrøm und Prins Thomas schon seit vielen Jahren zu den wegweisenden Produzenten in Sachen House, NuDisco und Leftfield.
Vor allem seine discoiden Edits und Remixe brachten ihm hohe Anerkennung ein. Doch Terje ist auch verantwortlich für eine Menge Hits anderer Künstler. Er remixte für Hot Chip und Brian Ferry, produzierte zwei Tracks von Franz Ferdinand's neuer Platte "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action" und verhalf Robbie Williams mit "Candy" zu einer Chartplatzierung.

Auf seinem Debütalbum zeigt er eindrucksvoll, dass clevere Tanzmusik launig, witzig und humorvoll sein kann und vor allem Spaß macht. "It's Album Time" verspricht eine bunte und abwechslungsreiche Reise durch seinen kompletten Musikkosmos.
Wieder einmal beweist Todd Terje sein todsicheres Gespür für großartige Melodien und sein unheimliches Gefühl dafür, wie die Tracks auf der Tanzfläche perfekt funktionieren.

Von poppigen, cinematisch und rätselhaften tracks wie `Leisure Suit Preben' und 'Preben Goes To Acapulco', zu basslastigen jump up tracks wie 'Svensk Sås', dem fröhlichen 'Strandbar' oder dem stampfenden, intergalaktischen Boogie der ersten Single - Dolorean Dynamite'.
Todd Terje lässt das pure Glück aus den Boxen sprudeln. Wie man Klassikern neues Leben einhaucht zeigt Terje zusammen mit Gastsänger Bryan Ferry auf der gechillten Coverversion von Robert Palmers "Johnny And Mary". 'Alfonso Muskedunder' mit seinem ungewöhnlichem 7/8 Takt und dem euphorischen Refrain markiert den wohl überschwänglichsten Moment auf dem Album. 'Swing Star' war bereits auf der "Inspector Norse" 12' und hat nichts von seinem Reiz verloren. Das Grande Finale des Albums beginnt mit dem außerirdischen Discoknaller "Oh Joy" bevor "Inspector Norse" das Haus endgültig niederbrennt.

French politic Hi Nrg and Weird Zouk by the mysterous duo Barnes & Wobble

"5X12 Vinyl"
In 1976, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards founded the legendary CHIC Organization Ltd. Together they wrote and produced many number one hits and very quickly became the biggest hit music factory since Motown.
A few years after the dawn of Disco, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards disbanded The Chic Organization Ltd., but they kept on playing & producing, with Nile Rodgers quickly becoming the biggest pop producer of the 80's. In 1983, he produced David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' and in 1984, Madonna's 'Like a Virgin'. Many more artists also benefited from his incredible production skills and unique guitar style, including Mick Jagger, INXS, Duran Duran, Eric Clapton, Hall & Oates, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones...to name but a few.

A Super rare disco / modern Banger to end the year. Star Quake came out ofColumbus,Georgiaand that's about as far as they got. 'Don't you know I love you' is A Relatively recent spin with O.G copies easily going for over $1000 and with good reason. A disco floater over some brilliant bass, I also edited the B side to remove the fade in so it can now be dropped easily in a club. Happy new Year.

Loleatta Holloway is one of the most distinctive voices in dance music history.
Her career has been long and storied. Coming from modest Chicago church roots she has forged a unique career lasting decades that has taken in Soul, Funk, Gospel and most importantly in this case - Disco and House music. Holloway's collaborations with the legendary NYC label Salsoul has long been a thing of legend, her voice has graced SO many classic club records that it is literally part of the DNA of contemporary dance music.
She has appeared and been sampled on numerous, huge hit records and continues to perform and work at the top of her game with some of the biggest names in the music biz.
This collection of some of her highlights from Salsoul's influential catalogue cements her reputation even further as a true star. Only the finest and most sought after versions have been included here featuring game changing mixes from some of the pioneers of dance music - Shep Pettibone, Walter Gibbons, Larry Levan, Tom Moulton and Bobby Guttadaro. Pretty much everything about this selection is legendary, faultless and essential. One only has to look over the tracklisting - 'Love Sensation', 'Hit & Run', 'All about The Paper' and more all feature, unabridged, in their definitive form, remastered and repackaged with the utmost love and respect.
A truly essential package for the die-hard Disco aficionado or for those who are exploring this most important movement in dance music for the first time. Curated with the full input and backing of Salsoul Records and carefully selected to reflect the truly timeless nature of the music contained within. For listening, for dancing, for turning on a party!
Remastered by Optimum Mastering. Artwork & design by Million Dollar Disco.

4 tracks of stunning french disco in a wide range of styles : from 80s afrobeat to underground canadian cosmic groove, here is another bullet from the parisian gang! A1/ Guehi Jean Pantalon Craqué Guéhi Jean is a key figure of Ivorian music and many of his records mixing funk, jazz and afrobeat are sought after nowadays. Having left Africa in order to make it in France, he recorded this digital afrobeat hit in Paris, then went back to his native country where he died in 2012. Despite his talent, Guéhi Jean didn't get the recognition he deserved. A2/ Michel Conte & Cie Magoshan A disco anthem composed for Quebec cultists wearing flares, or the main theme from an obscure series Anyway it is time to acclaim Magoshan's pulsing come back on the dancefloo ! B1/ Jean-Michel Gascuel Dominus This French composer who collaborated with Pierre Schaeffer was also a great lyricist working for the likes of Vivian Vee or Suzy Andrews, and a fashion designer. With its Latin touch, this track is a little UFO standing out of the rest of his French productions, so let us be blessed by Dominus Domine Dominarum. B2/Michel Robidoux les Planètes This track by composer Michel Robidoux featured on a kidisk with a book called Visitons les Planètes avec Goldorak' and was released in Canada in 1980. This incredible space jam was chosen as a macaroon for this new EP - our tribute to an amazing composer who wrote more than 325 songs and even collaborated with Leonard Cohen.

Hot off a couple of 12' from Topher Horn, Rocksteady Disco follows up with its first compilation featuring a heap of heavily sampled originals from more well­known editors.Pontchartrain leads the release off with a summer­inspired aural prozac number. Next up is notorious Detroit editor Lafleur, busting out this original milky­smooth Detroit boogie house production. A slight little rearrangement from Rocksteady Disco label boss Peter Croce makes this one a bit more cohesive for the DJs. Lyon, France's G2S (In Any Case) kicks off the flip with a big­bottomed stomper reminiscent of some MCDE 'Raw Cuts'. Pontchartrain book­ends this release with a track that puts the 'rocksteady' in Rocksteady Disco, with heavy analog­meets­electro drum programming and complete with Pontchartrain on vocoder duties

10 song hits compilation originally released in 1970. Includes "September" and a cover of the Beatles' "Got To Get You Into My Life". Standard black vinyl with download code insert.

Canadian import. 30 units only worldwide.

Original 1980 stock

Another all-time Garage / Loft classic. Absolutely essential action right here. This is that Disco HEAT. You already know, this is that early 80's Prelude vintage. Every home should have one!