Discotheque rock '72: Paaaaarty!
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| + | "[[Discotheque Rock '72: Paaaaarty!]]", written by [[Vince Aletti]] and published ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' on [[September 13]] [[1973]]), was the first professional writing on [[disco]]. | ||
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| :"One of the most spectacular [[discotheque]] records in recent months is a perfect example of the genre: [[Manu Dibango]]'s "[[Soul Makossa]]." Originally a French pressing on the Fiesta label, the 45 was being largely undistributed by an African import company in Brooklyn when "a friend" brought it to the attention of DJ [[Frankie Crocker]]. Crocker broke it on the air on New York's WBLS-FM, a black station highly attuned to the disco sound, but the record was made in discotheques where its hypnotic beat and mysterious African vocals drove people crazy. Within days, "Soul Makossa" was the underground record and when copies of the original 45 disappeared at $3 and $4, cover versions (many unlicensed and one a pirated copy put out under another group's name) were rushed out. [[Atlantic Records]] stepped into this confusion, bought the U.S. rights and had both the single and an album out on their own label days later ..." -Vince Aletti | :"One of the most spectacular [[discotheque]] records in recent months is a perfect example of the genre: [[Manu Dibango]]'s "[[Soul Makossa]]." Originally a French pressing on the Fiesta label, the 45 was being largely undistributed by an African import company in Brooklyn when "a friend" brought it to the attention of DJ [[Frankie Crocker]]. Crocker broke it on the air on New York's WBLS-FM, a black station highly attuned to the disco sound, but the record was made in discotheques where its hypnotic beat and mysterious African vocals drove people crazy. Within days, "Soul Makossa" was the underground record and when copies of the original 45 disappeared at $3 and $4, cover versions (many unlicensed and one a pirated copy put out under another group's name) were rushed out. [[Atlantic Records]] stepped into this confusion, bought the U.S. rights and had both the single and an album out on their own label days later ..." -Vince Aletti | ||
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"Discotheque Rock '72: Paaaaarty!", written by Vince Aletti and published Rolling Stone on September 13 1973), was the first professional writing on disco.
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- "One of the most spectacular discotheque records in recent months is a perfect example of the genre: Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa." Originally a French pressing on the Fiesta label, the 45 was being largely undistributed by an African import company in Brooklyn when "a friend" brought it to the attention of DJ Frankie Crocker. Crocker broke it on the air on New York's WBLS-FM, a black station highly attuned to the disco sound, but the record was made in discotheques where its hypnotic beat and mysterious African vocals drove people crazy. Within days, "Soul Makossa" was the underground record and when copies of the original 45 disappeared at $3 and $4, cover versions (many unlicensed and one a pirated copy put out under another group's name) were rushed out. Atlantic Records stepped into this confusion, bought the U.S. rights and had both the single and an album out on their own label days later ..." -Vince Aletti
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