VA - The Best Of Disco Demands 5CD (2012) [Box set]

The Disco Demands series started sometime in the early 2000s - I couldn't give you an exact year because it didn't feel like a big deal, so I never noted it. I simply wanted to put out a compilation of some records I really liked and maybe make a little of the money back I was spending on them. Buy some food and stuff.

There's always been Disco comps around of course but there was rarely anything that strayed too far from the standards.. the same songs kept appearing over and over again, or the comps would feature records you could pick up anywhere for little money. I've never seen the point in that. I gave up judging a record on its value or rarity a long time ago but surely there's more to disco than Exodus, Martin Circus, Mass Production and all those Salsoul, West End and bloody Prelude records. So it was a nice surprise to find that there were other people out there who thought the same way.

Volume 1 was pretty straightforward - just some nice records, with the only edit being an instrumental of Disco Socks; a strange, thinly veiled reference to the disco sucks movement. Then on Volume 2 I included a few of my edits and introduced the cover up concept to the disco world. That caused a bit of controversy, which of course I loved. And so it continued for five volumes.

What we have here then is the full series, give or take one or two cuts, all remastered, many re-re-edited, with lots of nice naked pictures to boot. For those who've asked since day one "will there be vinyl" I can finally say yes, you're holding it!

TRACKLIST

Disc 1

Cheryl Berdell - Giving It All to You
Executive Suite - Why in the World Do They Keep On (Funk'in with Me)
Disco Warriors - Cumbaya Disco
Sandpebbles of Barbados - Suntan
The Fans - Ballad of Dr. J
TC and Company - Let's Go Disco
Chocolate and Joy - Dog It
OMNI - Disco Socks
Curtis - How Can I Tell Her

Disc 2

Silver, Platinum and Gold - Just Friends
The Peoples' Workshop - Funkathone
Chocolate City Connection - Take the Music to the Party
Universal Robot Band - Disco Boogie Woman
Springfield Family - Sound of Disco Rock
The Firebolts - Everybody Party (Get Down)
Living Proof - Theme from Living Proof
Puff - In the Wood
Cordial - Wave

Disc 3

Don Renaldo Strings - Fiddlin' Around
Jimmy Sabater - To Be with You
Crosstown Traffic - Party People
Alex and His Soul Messengers - Hail to Guyana
Harold Butler and the Connection - Gold Connection
Ike Noble - Dance, Dance, Dance to the Music (Y'All)
The Legal Defense - The Disco Stomp
Panaché - Sweet Jazz Music
Allan Harris and Perpetual Motion - Get Ready

Disc 4

Arts and Craft - I've Been Searching
Hot Ice - Dancing Free
Volstarr - Dancin'
Superbs - Party Together
Gordon's War - The Rock is Gonna Get You
Alice Street Gang - Bahia (Also Sprach Zarathustra)
Althea Forrest and Togetherness - Hey Mister
Mirror - Give It Up
The Live Experience - Disco Joint

Disc 5

Bobby Sanders and Magic - Strung Out
The Good Life Ltd. - I Got It
Al Tanner - Doing Our Own Thang
Arthur King - Fear
Sylvano Santorio - We've Got It
Mr. Q - Party Party
Power of Attorney - You Got Over On Me
Sizzle - Love is All Around
Brooklyn Express - Back in Time