Weekend-finds + two questions about disco...

[Funky Tee]

My weekendfins:
Jumbo '76 -dance to the jumbo '76 -Some tasty Hansa-disco
Curtis Mayfield -Something to believe in
A compilation from '82 with tracks by D Train, Mtume, George Duke, ...

...and the questions:
I'm very into early 80's disco lately, what should I look for?

I'm looking for stuff in the similar style as D Train, Luther Vandross, Tracy Weber, Leon Huff, late Gladys Knight and The Pips, Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack..

And what's your favourite disco-track?
This one does it for me:
Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack -"Back together again" -pure 80's dancefloor filler

[ladyboygrimsby]

What's that Jumbo like? I've got Take It Light, which is ace, but I've never heard anything else.

Here are some 80s things, though I'd strongly recommend starting with buying Dave Lee/Sean P's excellent BBE series, Disco Forever.

Gayle Adams – Stretchin’ Out (Prelude)
War – Galaxy (MCA)
Tamiko Jones – Can’t Live Without Your Love (Polydor)
Ned Doheny – To Prove My Love (CBS)
Archie Bell & The Drells – Strategy (PIR)
Funk Fusion Band – Can You Feel It? (WMOT)
Curtis Mayfield – Trippin’ Out/Love Me, Love Me Now (Curtom)
Montana – Warp Factor II (Atlantic)
Venus Gang – Love To Fly (Epic)
Salsoul Orchestra – Getaway (Salsoul)
Minnie Riperton – Adventures In Paradise (Epic)
Lace – Can’t Play Around (Atlantic)
The Whatnauts – Help Is On The Way (Harlem Int.)
Ashford & Simpson – It Seems To Hang On (Warner Bros.)
Demis Roussos – L.O.V.E. Gotta Hold On Me (Mercury)
Charles Jackson – Ooh Child (Capitol)
VIP Connection – West Coast Drive (Morningstar)
Mastermind – I Am Music (Prelude LP track)
Charles Mann – Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love (LA)
Independent Movement – Slippin’ Away (Polydor)
T Life – Something That You Do To Me (Arista)
Selection – Madly (Full Time)
Mel Sheppard – Can I Take You Home (Mr. Disco)
Herbie Hancock feat. Sylvester – Magic Number (CBS)
Herbie Hancock – Stars In Your Eyes (CBS)
Floyd Beck – Party Is The Solution (Precision)
Brooklyn Dreams – Music, Harmony & Rhythm (Millennium)
Syreeta – Can’t Shake Your Love (Motown)
Bette Midler – Hang On In There Baby (Atlantic)
Scherrie Payne – I’m Not In Love (Carrere)
The JB’s – Georgia Peach Disco (Drive LP track)
Mellrose – Don’t Want To Start Again (Baret)
Rainbow Brown – Til You Surrender (Vanguard)
Booker T – Don’t Stop Your Love (A&M)
Nightlife Unlimited – Peaches & Prunes (Uniwave LP track)
Change – Paradise (WEA)
Sharon Redd – Can You Handle It? (Prelude)
Pleasure –Spread That Feeling (Fantasy)
Nick Straker Band – A Little Bit Of Jazz (Prelude)
ORS - Body To Body Boogie (Salsoul)
Bill Withers – You Got The Stuff (CBS)
Rod – Shake It Up (Do The Boogaloo) (Prelude)
Slave – You And Me (Cotillion)
DC LaRue – Do You Want The Real Thing/Cathedrals
Archie Bell - Anytime Is Right (Becket)
Atmosphere - Dancing In Outer Space (MCA/Elite)
Bell & James - Livin' It Up
Black Ivory – Mainline (Buddah)
Brass Construction – Movin’ (UA)
Candi Staton - When You Wake Up Tomorrow (Warner Bros.)
Candido - Thousand Fingerman (Salsoul)
Cerrone feat. Jocelyn Brown - Cherry Tree/Hooked On You (Malligator)
Cerrone – Anyone Can Do Anything (CBS LP track)
Chantel Curtis - Get Another Love (Key)
Don Ray - Standing In The Rain (Polydor)
David Joseph – You Can’t Hide Your Love (Levan Mix) (Island)
Fonda Rae - Over Like A Fat Rat (Vanguard)
Frontline Orchestra - Don't Turn Your Back On Me (Ice)
Gwen Guthrie – Padlock.Seventh Heaven (both Levan mixes) (Island)
Inner Life - I'm Caught Up In A One Night Love Affair (Prelude)
Inner Life - Make It Last Forever (Levan Remix) (Salsoul)
Jean Carn - Was That All It Was (PIR)
Lenny Williams - You Got Me Running (ABC)
Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life (Epic)
NYCC – I’ll Keep A Light On In My Window (RCA)
Ramona Brooks - I Don't Want You Back (Q)
Salsoul Orchestra - You're Just The Right Size (Salsoul)
Rinder & Lewis – Lust (AVI)
Skyy - First Time Around (Levan Remix) (Salsoul)
Stephanie Mills - Put Your Body In It
T.C. Curtis - You Should Have Known Better (Hot Ice)
Ednah Holt - Serious Sirius Space Party (West End)
Phyllis Hyman - You Know How to Love Me (Buddah/Arista)
Patti Labelle - The Spirit's In It (PIR)
Love Unlimited Orchestra - High Steppin', Hip Dressin' Fella (Unlimited Gold)
Womack & Womack - Baby I'm Scared Of You (Elektra)
Three Pieces – Backed Up Against The Wall

[Funky Tee]

Quote[/b] (ladyboygrimsby @ Jan. 26 2004,12:13)]What's that Jumbo like? I've got Take It Light, which is ace, but I've never heard anything else.

The A-side is not that good, mainly tipical "Hansa-disco". The B-side is a long nice disco-track with 4-5 super funky breakdowns that sounds like it could have been taken form a Blax.-movie.

[Belson]

Wot, no Glenda McCleod Bill?

[ladyboygrimsby]

Quote[/b] (Belson @ Jan. 26 2004,12:29)]Wot, no Glenda McCleod Bill?

It's a wicked record, Bels-O, but it doesn't sound that 80s, really. Does it?

[Nick Cope]

I like 'Tell Him" or is it "Tell Her", by 80s Ladies. That is the right title right? And I like the Sylvia Striplin LP "Give Me Your Love"

[Sie Vulture]

...how about the Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long"... ? ? ?

( bit of a personal fave, but is it disco ? ? ? )

will know !

[formigo]

I'd like to holler at the Clash at this juncture.

Radio Clash, Mustafa Dance, Magnificient Dance...

Yes indeed.

[sermad]

I'm getting well into my disco. Specially all that kind of soulful disco stuff. Yeah its cool. I'm sorry I ever doubted it.

Anway. This bad boy turned up today!



Bought it for £6 off ebay in November of last year! Just turned up today! Last seen on a mark res list for 200 notes! (more like £100 now&#33. Cracking afro bizniz.

Llmod1 you picked this up in holland right?

[teddy rosso]

Quote[/b] (sermad @ Jan. 26 2004,19:14)]I'm getting well into my disco. Specially all that kind of soulful disco stuff. Yeah its cool. I'm sorry I ever doubted it.

Anway. This bad boy turned up today!



Bought it for £6 off ebay in November of last year! Just turned up today! Last seen on a mark res list for 200 notes! (more like £100 now&#33. Cracking afro bizniz.

Llmod1 you picked this up in holland right?

Is there a track called HOT BLACK on there ?

[sermad]

yep!

[Blighty]

Quote[/b] (Sie Vulture @ Jan. 26 2004,13:01)]...how about the Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long"... ? ? ?

( bit of a personal fave, but is it disco ? ? ? )

will know !

Funnily enough I was just sorting out some 45s and I moved my copy of this from 'funk etc' section to the 'disco' section. I always um and ahh over that one. It probably should go in the 'hip hop' section. Great record though. I'd like to nominate Indeep's 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'. I love that track. Proper funky eighties disco.

[Palmer_Eldrich]

Wicked I've not heard Hot Black for a long time, nice one Sermad!

[mundayschild]

What about the Cerrone 'Love in c minor' lp? this is cinematic widescreen dub disco at it's finest, and features our very own Mr Hawkshaw on keys. Also worth a quick mention are some of the Qwest recordings from the early eighties in particular the Patti Austin 'Every home should have one' lp fine airbrushed disco funk of the highest order. One of my all time fave disco lp's.
And i can thouroughly concurr with Ladyboygrimsby's fine and ace selection. Word up mate!.

[mundayschild]

Oops. The Cerrone lp is '76 so it's kinda out of the remit. Sorry!.