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Disco Lab (Halloween Edition/Holiday Repeat): Menage – ‘Alien’ (1979)

Cherry Stereo Posted on October 30, 2017 by David MooreOctober 29, 2017

***With Halloween just around the creepy corner – it’s time for a Holiday Repeat!*** Disco Lab #34 (Halloween Edition): Menage – ‘Alien’ (1979) Here’s a curious trend in disco music: dance remakes of science-fiction movie themes. In 1977 Meco had … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: The Salsoul Orchestra, ‘New Year’s Medley’ (1976)

Cherry Stereo Posted on December 31, 2016 by Mr. GrooveDecember 31, 2016

Disco Lab #43: The Salsoul Orchestra, ‘New Year’s Medley’ (1976) As George Harrison memorably sang, “Ring out the old, ring in the new.” So let’s ring out the end of ten months of obsessive dance record reviews from the still-sparkling … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Charo, ‘(Mamacita) ¿Donde Está Santa Claus?’ (1978)

Cherry Stereo Posted on December 24, 2016 by Mr. GrooveDecember 31, 2016

Disco Lab #42: Charo, ‘(Mamacita) ¿Donde Está Santa Claus?'(1978) It’s Christmas Eve in the Disco Lab! We’ve got tinsel on the turntables, spangles on the speakers, and poinsettias on the playback gear. There’s only one thing missing, the fat man … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Kurtis Blow, ‘Christmas Rappin’’ (1979)

Cherry Stereo Posted on December 17, 2016 by Mr. GrooveDecember 17, 2016

Disco Lab #41: Kurtis Blow, ‘Christmas Rappin’’ (1979) It’s the Christmas season, and what better time of year to celebrate the birth of… hip hop? Today’s Disco Lab treatise looks into “Christmas Rappin’,” the second major hip hop record ever … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Universal Robot Band, ‘Disco Christmas’ (1977)

Cherry Stereo Posted on December 10, 2016 by Mr. GrooveDecember 17, 2016

Disco Lab #40: Universal Robot Band, ‘Disco Christmas’ (1977) Disco meets comedy! Or rather, they meet again. The great part about disco was that you could overlay those long sections of dance beats with just about anything: sound effects (Meco’s … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Santa’s Disco Band, ‘Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town’ (1977)

Cherry Stereo Posted on December 3, 2016 by Mr. GrooveDecember 3, 2016

Disco Lab #39: Santa’s Disco Band – ‘Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town’ (1977) Lights! Glitter! Music! Excitement! Alcohol! If you think about it, the happy and productive marriage of disco and the holiday season was inevitable. The formula was … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Donna Summer – ‘I Feel Love’ (1977)

Cherry Stereo Posted on November 26, 2016 by Mr. GrooveNovember 28, 2016

Disco Lab #38: Donna Summer – ‘I Feel Love’ (1977) If you’d told my teenaged self, weaned on respectable rock and pop, that my favorite record of all time would be a Donna Summer song, I’d have laughed cynically. Yet … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Ohio Players – ‘Jive Turkey’ (1974)

Cherry Stereo Posted on November 19, 2016 by Mr. GrooveNovember 17, 2016

Disco Lab #37: Ohio Players – ‘Jive Turkey’ (1974) Thanks for heading over the river and through the woods to the Disco Lab this week! With Thanksgiving on the way, it’s time to put some turkey in the oven. Though … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Sister Sledge – ‘Lost In Music’ (1979)

Cherry Stereo Posted on November 12, 2016 by Mr. GrooveNovember 12, 2016

Disco Lab #36: Sister Sledge – ‘Lost In Music’ (1979) Regardless of the results, good news: the election’s over! (At least I hope it is, hanging chads notwithstanding.) I think all of us could use some therapy at this point. … Continue reading →

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Disco Lab: Gloria Gaynor – ‘I Will Survive’ (1978)

Cherry Stereo Posted on November 5, 2016 by Mr. GrooveNovember 5, 2016

Disco Lab #35: Gloria Gaynor – ‘I Will Survive’ (1978) In case you haven’t heard, it’s election day on Tuesday. No matter who wins, a lot of people will be bummed out that their candidate lost. And given the unpopularity … Continue reading →

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