SoulAlive said:

The Disco Box is incredible! 80 disco songs.I especially enjoy discs two and three,which mostly cover the years 1976-1978.The only complaint I have is Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" is presented in a lame remix(?) version that doesn't sound as good as the original version.One interesting thing about this set is that it takes you beyond the "disco years" (late 70s) and shows you how disco evolved in the 80s,proving that disco didn't really die in 1979 after all.

Could there be a few more Chic songs on there? lol.

sextonseven said:

SoulAlive said:

The Disco Box is incredible! 80 disco songs.I especially enjoy discs two and three,which mostly cover the years 1976-1978.The only complaint I have is Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" is presented in a lame remix(?) version that doesn't sound as good as the original version.One interesting thing about this set is that it takes you beyond the "disco years" (late 70s) and shows you how disco evolved in the 80s,proving that disco didn't really die in 1979 after all.

Could there be a few more Chic songs on there? lol.

lol....yeah,they really made sure that Chic was well represented on that set

SoulAlive said:

sextonseven said:

Could there be a few more Chic songs on there? lol.

lol....yeah,they really made sure that Chic was well represented on that set

I'm a big believer of the "one song per artist" rule when making a comp.

sextonseven said:

SoulAlive said:

lol....yeah,they really made sure that Chic was well represented on that set

I'm a big believer of the "one song per artist" rule when making a comp.

but how would you pick one Chic song for a disco compilation? How could you decide between "Le Freak","Good Times" or "Dance,Dance,Dance"??

SoulAlive said:

sextonseven said:

I'm a big believer of the "one song per artist" rule when making a comp.

but how would you pick one Chic song for a disco compilation? How could you decide between "Le Freak","Good Times" or "Dance,Dance,Dance"??

I already have the best of Chic on disc so I don't need all those songs repeated.

But if I had to choose one then it would be "Everybody Dance". It's my favorite Chic song and it isn't so obvious as their other disco hits.

sextonseven said:

SoulAlive said:

but how would you pick one Chic song for a disco compilation? How could you decide between "Le Freak","Good Times" or "Dance,Dance,Dance"??

I already have the best of Chic on disc so I don't need all those songs repeated.

But if I had to choose one then it would be "Everybody Dance". It's my favorite Chic song and it isn't so obvious as their other disco hits.

I would choose "Le Freak".To me,that's the definitive Chic song.

I am danish ( European) and I prefer THIS 3 cd collection...

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Just amazing - all CLASSICS:

Cd1:

1.Sister Sledge : "We Are Family"
2.Gloria Gaynor : "I Will Survive"
3.Earth Wind & Fire : "September"
4.Diana Ross : "Upside Down"
5.ABBA : "Dancing Queen"
6.La Belle : "Lady Marmelade"
7.Kool & the Gang : "Get Down on It"
8.Odyssey : "Going Back To My Roots"
9.Dan Hartman : "Relight My Fire"
10.Ottawan : "D-I-S-C-O"
11.Gibson Brothers : "Que Sera Mi Vida"
12.Sylvester : "Do You Wanna Funk"
13.Rufus & Chaka Khan : "Ain't Nobody"
14.The Jacksons : "Blame it On The Boogie"
15.Donna Summer : "I Feel Love"
16.Hot Chocolate : "You Sexy Thing"
17.Whispers : "And The Beat Goes On"
18.K.C & The Sunshine Band : "Shake Your Booty"
19.Miquel Brown : "So Many Men, So Little Time"
20.Baccara : "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
21.Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony : "The Hustle"

Cd 2:
1.Chic : "Le Freak"
2.Boney M : "Daddy Cool"
3.Weather Girls : "It's Raining Men"
4.Donna Summer : "Hot Stuff"
5.Patrick Hernandez : "Born To Be Alive"
6.Anita Ward : "Ring My Bell"
7.Imagination : "Just An Illusion"
8.Wild Cherry : "Play That Funky Music"
9.The Emotions : "Best Of My Love"
10.Amii Stewart : "Knock On Wood"
11.Rick James : "Superfreak"
12.Alicia Bridges : "I Love The Nightlife"
13.Dennis Edwards : "Don't Look Any Further"
14.Yvonne Elliman : "If I Can't Have You"
15.Kelly Marie : "Feels Like I'm In Love"
16.Patrice Rushen : "Forget Me Nots"
17.Rose Royce : "Car Wash"
18.Natalie Cole : "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"
19.The Gap Band : "Oops Upside Your Head"
20.The Real Thing : "Can You Feel The Force?"
21.Peaches & Herb : "Shake Your Groove Thing"
22.Thelma Houston : "Don't Leave Me This Way"

Cd 3:
1.K. C. & The Sunshine Band : "That's The Way (I Like It)"
2.Kool & the Gang : "Celebration"
3.Pointer Sisters : "I'm So Excited"
4.Village People : "Y.M.C.A."
5.Irene Cara : "Fame"
6.Chaka Khan : "I'm Every Woman"
7.Earth Wind & Fire : "Boogie Wonderland"
8.Lips Inc. : "Funkytown"
9.The Trammps : "Disco Inferno"
10.Gibson Brothers : "Cuba"
11.The Jacksons : "Can You Feel It"
12.Barry White : "You're The First, The Last, My Everything"
13.The Brothers Johnson : "Stomp"
14.Diana Ross : "I'm Coming Out"
15.Candi Staton : "Young Hearts Run Free"
16.Tina Charles : "I Love To Love"
17.Sister Sledge : "Lost In Music"
18.Evelyn Thomas : "High Energy"
19.Edwin Star : "Contact"
20.Gloria Gaynor : "Never Can Say Goodbye"

Outtakes:

Disco classics that didn't make this compilation:

1.Grace Jones : "Pull up to the Bumper"
2.Village People : "Go West"
3.Heatwave : "Boogie Nights"
4.Ottawan : "Hands Up"
5.Irene Cara : "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
6.Tavares : "More Than A Woman"
7.Hot Chocolate : "Every 1's A Winner"
8.ABBA : "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
9.The Nolan Sisters : "I'm In The Mood For Dancing"

I love DISCO...........

^^that looks like a solid collection

The one thedance posted has a much more familiar tracklist to me. It's true a lot of songs get repeated on these kinda releases, but they are still the selling point for the average buyer and for a LOT of people, SNF and "I Will Survive" equals disco anyway. Yet "Last Dance" gets included over several much better songs.

SoulAlive said:

^^that looks like a solid collection

I agreee. I would buy that for some of those tracks that I like but don't own ("Just An Illusion" for example).

Does anyone remember these U.K. comps?

The Best Disco Album In The World ...Ever!

1. Donna Summer - I Feel Love 3:44

2. Lipps Inc. - Funky Town 3:50

3. Jacksons, The - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 3:40

4. Earth, Wind & Fire Feat. Emotions, The - Boogie Wonderland 3:32

5. Diana Ross - Upside Down 3:34

6. Chic - Le Freak (Original Version) 3:28

7. Kool & The Gang - Ladies Night 3:17

8. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free 3:48

9. Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat 3:29

10. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman 4:01

11. Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer 3:28

12. KC And The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight 3:28

13. Trammps, The - Disco Inferno 3:12

14. Odyssey - Use It Up, Wear It Out 3:50

15. LaBelle - Lady Marmelade 3:51

16. Detroit Spinners - Working My Way Back To You 3:56

17. A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 3:35

18. Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame 3:36

19. Heatwave - Boogie Nights 3:28

20. Tavares - More Than A Woman 3:09

21. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 3:11
22. Barry White - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up 3:43

1. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 3:10

2. Village People, The - Y.M.C.A. 3:35

3. Dan Hartman - Instant Replay 3:24

4. Ritchie Family, The - The Best Disco In Town 5:03

5. Starsound - Stars On 45 Abba Medley 4:29

6. N-Trance Feat. Ricardo Da Force - Stayin' Alive 3:55

7. Silver Convention - Get Up And Boogie 3:50

8. Shirley And Co. - Shame Shame Shame 3:33

9. Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love 3:12

10. La Belle Epoque - Black Is Black 2:51

11. Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O. 2:59

12. Boney M - Rasputin 3:55

13. Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer 3:30

14. Lolleatta Holloway - Love Sensation 2:58

15. Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant 3:10

16. Shalamar - I Can Make You Feel Good 3:48

17. Whispers, The - And The Beat Goes On 3:22

18. Rose Royce - Car Wash 3:13

19. Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya 3:54

20. Real Thing, The - Can You Feel The Force 3:49

21. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) 4:00
22. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood 3:30

The Best Disco Album In The World ...Ever! 2

1. The Jacksons - Can You Feel It 5:57

2. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff 6:41

3. Frantique - Strut Your Funky Stuff 3:36

4. The Emotions - Best Of My Love 3:40

5. Sister Sledge - We Are Family 6:47

6. Chic - Good Times 3:33

7. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out 5:25

8. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots 4:03

9. First Choice - Armed And Extremely Dangerous 2:35

10. McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 3:37

11. Gap Band - Oops Upside Your Head 4:19

12. Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music 3:32

13. James Brown - Get Up! I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine 2:47

14. Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces 3:59

15. KC and the Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It) 5:08
16. Kool & The Gang - Celebration 3:32

17. Earth, Wind & Fire - September 3:36

18. The Miracles - Love Machine 3:05

19. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck 3:19

20. Brass Construction - Movin' 3:44

21. T-Connection - Do What You Wanna Do (Edit) 3:29

22. Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft 3:17

23. MFSB - TSOP 3:01

1. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing 3:38

2. Real Thing - You to Me Are Everything 3:17

3. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting 3:03

4. Village People - In the Navy 3:37

5. Boney M - Ma Baker 4:33

6. N Trance - Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? 4:16

7. Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire 3:40

8. Voyage - From East to West 6:04

9. Musique - Keep on Jumpin 3:27

10. Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 4:08

11. Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel 2:56

12. Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye 2:53

13. KC & the Sunshine Band - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty 3:01

14. Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After 3:44

15. Andrea True Connection - More More More 3:06

16. Odyssey - Native New Yorker 4:14

17. Melba Moore - This Is It 3:27

18. Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently 3:21

19. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You 2:54

20. Candi Staton - Nights on Broadway 3:22

21. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody 4:37

I'm guessing the label couldn't get the rights for "Stayin' Alive" and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" hence the cover versions.

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Timmy84 said:

where is Eddie Kendricks' songs from the genre's early decade ("Keep on Truckin'')

That was the first thing that caught my eye

A glaring omission.

Another compilation out next week.

that's too much disco for my brain...