Disco Spectrum

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Bbe / Beat Gen
• ASIN: B00005EBHP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,381 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bourgié Bourgié

2. Let Me Down Easy

3. I Don't Want You Back

4. Come Back Lover

5. Out of My Hands (Love's Taken Over)

6. Feel It

7. You've Got That Something

8. Don't Turn Your Back on Me

9. Got to Get Your Love

10. In the Forest

Disc: 2

1. Que Tal America

2. San Salvador

3. I'll Be Your Pleasure

4. Take Some Time Out (For Love)

5. Together Forever

6. Trip to Your Mind

7. Love Call

8. Trinidad

9. I Wanna Be Loved by You

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cream of the Crop, July 27, 2001

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disco75 "disco75" (State College, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disco Spectrum (Audio CD)

This 2 disc set is one of the very finest disco compilations to be found. It represents the dance music of the late 70's and early 80's that was played in clubs, not on radio. Therefore it does not contain the oft-recycled KC, Bee Gees, or Village People. These songs didn't make the Top 40 or the Top 100 for that matter, but were beloved by the denizens of the clubs that set the trends. Joey Negro compiled here a sterling set of extended dance songs that hold up well and have not suffered from overexposure. The liner notes are extensive and informative. The CD is a sheer delight.

The first disc is nearly perfect, containing 8 exceptional tracks: "Bourgie Bourgie" by John Davis and the Monster Orchestra, "Let Me Down Easy" by Rare Pleasure (later covered by First Choice), "I Don't Want You Back" by Ramona Brooks, "Come Back Lover" by Fresh Band, "Feel It" by Revelation (no misnomer), "You've Got That Something" by Logg (featuring Leroy Burgess on lead vocals), "Don't Turn Your Back On Me" by the Frontline Orchestra, and the daffy semi-instrumental "In The Forest" by Baby O. Two additional tracks on disc one are good but not of the superb quality of these songs.

The second disc is less strong, containing three average rareties, two above average songs ("Que Tal America" by 2 Man Sound and "I Wanna Be Loved" by Family of Eve). Three songs are excellent. "I'll Be Your Pleasure" is a little heard Esther Williams number; "Take Some Time Out For Love" is credited to the Salsoul Orchestra but, vocals provided by Jovelyn Brown, it serves almost as an Inner Life track; and "Together Forever" by Exodus is an unusual piece, with an extended a capella intro leading to a powerful, percussive body. The weakest track on the entire set is "Trinidad" by John Gibbs, although this was a dance floor favorite in its time despite the "Love Boat" lyrics and singing. The ratio of great songs to average ones is better here than every other compilation I've found except Jumpin' 2. To have such a set of nearly lost tracks is a treasure. It is for disco and dance music lovers a bargain at 3 times the price.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not your usual comp, April 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Disco Spectrum (Audio CD)

If you love the hi-hat and the beat of disco you'll love this collection. It's mostly underground stuff from the late 70s and early 80s, and there are some real gems here: "Bourgie Bourgie", "I Don't Want You Back", "Feel It", "In The Forest", "San Salvador"; they're all here, and they mostly sparkle like pixie dust.