VA — Disco 75 (2021) (CD-Rip)

MP3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) | Soul, Funk, Disco | 3h 47 min | 569 MB / 1.8 GB

A brand new series of releases devoted to the rise of Disco in the \’70s, a genre which began when soul music became the most popular sub-genre of Rhythm & Blues within the African American culture in the USA, from where, the cult of the DJ emerged.

\’Disco 75\’ features huge hits along with dancefloor essentials that changed the face of dance music mid-decade; including massive radio-friendly tunes from Shirley (And Company), Jackson Five, KC And The Sunshine Band, Archie Bell And The Drells, The O\’Jays, Whispers, The Average White Band, Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes, Disco Tex And The Sexolettes and more.

With the UK dance venues split between R&B (in the classic sense), uptempo Motown which would eventually be known as Northern Soul and the Mod-orientated clubs where jazz was also played, a new generation of Disco DJs emerged including Chris Hill at The Goldmine at Canvey Island, Greg Edwards on London\’s Capital Radio, Robbie Vincent on Radio London and Mike Shaft in Manchester.

By late \’74, Billboard and Record World in the States had introduced charts focussing on club DJ returns and by October Billboard launched the Disco Action chart which featured top plays compiled from audience response in the New York clubs; while in the UK Blues & Soul magazine with their Disco Dozen chart featured 12 floor fillers described as \»an independent survey of the most played and most requested current releases around Britain\’s Discotheques\».

Over three CDs and 55 tracks, Robinsongs has collected the most in demand records that sparked that initial interest in Disco around the world.

Designed by Michael Robson and mastered by Simon Murphy this is the definitive collection of the dancefloor sounds of 1975. The best of 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 will follow.

CD1

01. Shirley & Company — Shame, Shame, Shame (3:50)

02. Moses Dillard & The Lovejoy Orchestra — Theme From Lovejoy (2:59)

03. Herbie Mann — Hijack (5:17)

04. Doris Duke — A Little Bit Of Lovin\’ (Alias A Little Bit Of Your Love) (3:06)

05. Black Stash — Mighty Love Man Pt 1 (3:16)

06. Genya Ravan — Feel The Need In Me (2:43)

07. The Kay‐Gees — Get Down (3:17)

08. The Armada Orchestra — Cochise (3:26)

09. Average White Band — Pick Up The Pieces (3:56)

10. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes — Bad Luck (6:26)

11. Gene Page — Satin Soul (4:28)

12. Jesús Álvarez — Queen Bee (3:52)

13. Seldon Powell — More Shame Pt 1 (3:47)

14. Major Lance — Don\’t You Know I Love You (3:48)

15. Frankie Valli — Swearin\’ To God (10:32)

16. Dionne Warwicke — Take It From Me (3:45)

17. The Rhythm Makers — Zone (5:41)

CD2

01. Seeds Of The Earth — Planting Seeds (3:12)

02. De-Lite-Ful — Forget That Girl (2:47)

03. Chuck Jackson — Love Lights (3:31)

04. Calender — Hypertension (5:54)

05. Retta Young — (Sending Out An) S.O.S. (3:17)

06. Bataan — The Bottle (La Botella) (3:34)

07. Derek Martin — Beautiful Woman (3:15)

08. Sylvia — Pussy Cat (2:46)

09. The Jackson 5 — Forever Came Today (6:23)

10. Crown Heights Affair — Dreaming A Dream (3:52)

11. Brother to Brother — Let Your Mind Be Free (Vocal) (3:29)

12. Brother to Brother — Let Your Mind Be Free (Instrumental) (2:58)

13. The Reflections — Three Steps From True Love (3:44)

14. The Rimshots — 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) (3:29)

15. Moments And Whatnauts — Girls (French Version) (3:20)

16. Pat Lundi — Party Music (4:09)

17. MFSB — Sexy (3:35)

18. People\’s Choice — Do It Anyway You Wanna (3:17)

19. Esther Phillips — What A Diff\’rence A Day Makes (3:40)

20. Banzai — Chinese Kung Fu (3:07)

21. The Glitter Band — Makes You Blind (3:13)

CD3

01. Al Matthews — Fool (3:45)

02. Universal Mind — Reach Out For Me (5:44)

03. Ultrafunk — Sting Your Jaws (Part 1) (3:10)

04. K.C. & The Sunshine Band — That\’s The Way (I Like It) (3:05)

05. The Armada Orchestra — Feel The Need In Me (3:37)

06. Johnny Otis — Jaws (3:09)

07. Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes — Get Dancin\’ (3:25)

08. Oscar Toney Jr — Chicken Heads (3:28)

09. O\’Jays — I Love Music (6:53)

10. Soul Train Gang — Soul Train \’75\’ (5:11)

11. Jimmy James And The Vagabonds — I Am Somebody (5:06)

12. The Whispers — In Love Forever (3:04)

13. Benny Troy — I Wanna Give You Tomorrow (5:13)

14. The Salsoul Orchestra — Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It) (4:46)

15. Juggy Murray Jones — Inside America (3:30)

16. Archie Bell And The Drells — Let\’s Groove (6:02)

17. Dooley Silverspoon — Let Me Be The No. 1 (Love Of Your Life) (8:03)