Original Trompette d'Or - "D" comme Disco

How about some really weird French disco with provactive cover art? The music is just about as generic as it comes but it's a fun listen! Two singles are posted.

Link (posted at variete underground)

Meco - Superman and Other Galactic Heroes

I was really excited when I found this one in the bin of one of my local thrift stores but it just doesn't deliver! I don't know if it's because I had such fond memories of Meco's Star Wars songs or if it's because I just dislike this generic form of disco so much but I can tell you that it sounds very dated and rather formulaic. From 1978, the album is mostly a tribute to the very popular Superman movie of the time but side two is labeled as 'Other Galactic Heroes' featuring tributes to Batman and Robin, Tarzan and Wonder-Woman - but I can't for the life of me figure out how they relate to these characters! I was hoping that they would be related in some fashion to the correspondingly well-known tv themes but alas this is not the case as they are rather random sounding to me.

MECO's entry From Wikipedia:

Meco (real name Domenico Monardo, born 29 November 1939) is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him. Meco is best known for his 1977 disco (Space Disco) version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the U.S.

Track Listing:

1 Superman Theme
2 The Destruction of Krypton
3 The Trip to Earth
4 Growing Up
5 Fortress of Solitude
6 March of the Villains
7 The Flying Secquence
8 Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme from Superman)
9 Chasing Rockets
10 Turning Back the World
11 End Title
12 Love Theme
13 The Boy Wonder
14 Caped Crusader
15 Lord of the Jungle
16 The Amazing Amazon

Link (320 kbps CBR MP3)

Nonstop Discotheque Party Dance

It's easy to dismiss most disco music as dated and superficial and, to be honest, a lot of this album is fairly generic. There are a couple of really good songs here though and the album, as a whole, does a good job of capturing that Ronco/K-Tel disco era.

Link (complete album)


Track #4 - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Blow Your Whistle

Disco Albums For Kids (!)

Let's take something horrible (Disco) and make something even more horrible.. unimaginable I know until you follow these links and download the late 70's version of Kidz Bop (a horribly current series of kids pop tunes sung by a children's choir).

Link

And if one album isn't enough, Way Out Junk was kind enough to post another album of kid's disco music last week.

Link

What Do YOU Want For Christmas? How About a Disco Playset?

I know, you are an adult who tires of hearing 'What do you want for Christmas?'. well, I have the perfect answer to your question.

Link

(thanks to Plaid Stallions once again for this absolutely wonderful retro post)

Various Artists - Disco Sickness

This may be the best post yet in WFMU's 2007 365 days project!

A superb collection of disco novelties - just check out this track listing and try to disagree with me:

MP3:
1. La Sinfonica de J.B. - Papaya (3:11)
2. Wilton Place Street Band - I Love Lucy Theme (3:52)
3. Joe Tripoli Jr - The Hustle (2:44)
4. Sesame Street Fever - Rubber Duckie (4:27)
5. In Touch - Nights On Broadway (3:48)
6. The Dragoneers - Kung Fu (2:53)
7. The Chinese Fighters - Hong Kong Lizzy (2:34)
8. Raja - Baby (3:46)
9. Larry Nored - She Works Hard For The Money (1:58)
10. The Salambos - Salambo pt.1 (3:30)
11. Hot Blood - Soul Dracula (3:57)
12. Count Floyd - Treat Her Like A Lady (3:14)
13. Myron Floren - Beer Barrel Polka (3:05)
14. Steve Dahl - D'Ya Think I'm Disco (3:38)
15. Enzo Lupo - No Se No Se (2:24)
16. Freddy Ventura - Disco Samba (6:06)
17. Mort Garson - The Unexplained (3:04)
18. Ronnie Aldrich - Close Encounters (2:55)
19. The John Keating Space Experience - Star Cluster (3:43)
20. Ramapo Valley Chorus - Disco Medley (7:12)
21. Sam Butera - Last Dance (3:15)

Sesame Street? The John Keating Space Experience? The I Love Lucy Theme? A song called Soul Dracula by a band called Hot Blood? Tell me if you find something better today!