The Soul of Disco Vol.3 Album SamplerThe Soul of Disco album sampler includes a 12 edit of Full Body not available on the CD...
The Soul of Disco Vol.3 is the fruit of some serious digging - both in the real world and online and this is the first time most of these tracks have been available on cd or digitally, but we are keeping the quality of the music high and avoiding the collector's only records.
Having said that some of the included songs are indeed super sought after with Full Body and Jackie Stoudemire original 12's featuring in Discogs Top 100 list of most valuable records.
Conceptually, the Soul of Disco albums are about showcasing the blacker, funkier end of the disco spectrum where the 4/4 groove collided with the musical sensibility of Philly and Motown. Many will probably be unfamiliar with the acts included here but people can sometimes forget that when disco was king it was mainly the likes Village People and Donna Summer that was heard on most dance floors and many of these tracks (on small indie labels) didn't get played outside the hardcore underground clubs.
Whatever bad things its done for the music business in general, the internet has aided in the discovery of many obscure records that never made it outside their American State, with stories of distribution or pressing problems that prevented the release reaching the general public. Another factor is late arrivals from the early 80s, songs that still had that up-tempo disco sound suddenly sounded very dated and didn't fair too well once the disco backlash was well and truly underway.
Musically this collection offers a wide variety of styles within the parameters of soulful disco so if you dig disco there should be something here for you.
The Soul of Disco Vol.3 is the fruit of some serious digging - both in the real world and online and this is the first time most of these tracks have been available on cd or digitally, but we are keeping the quality of the music high and avoiding the collector's only records.
Having said that some of the included songs are indeed super sought after with Full Body and Jackie Stoudemire original 12's featuring in Discogs Top 100 list of most valuable records.
Conceptually, the Soul of Disco albums are about showcasing the blacker, funkier end of the disco spectrum where the 4/4 groove collided with the musical sensibility of Philly and Motown. Many will probably be unfamiliar with the acts included here but people can sometimes forget that when disco was king it was mainly the likes Village People and Donna Summer that was heard on most dance floors and many of these tracks (on small indie labels) didn't get played outside the hardcore underground clubs.
Whatever bad things its done for the music business in general, the internet has aided in the discovery of many obscure records that never made it outside their American State, with stories of distribution or pressing problems that prevented the release reaching the general public. Another factor is late arrivals from the early 80s, songs that still had that up-tempo disco sound suddenly sounded very dated and didn't fair too well once the disco backlash was well and truly underway.
Musically this collection offers a wide variety of styles within the parameters of soulful disco so if you dig disco there should be something here for you.
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