Philadelphia Classics

Various Artists (Artist), M.F.S.B. (Artist), The Three Degrees (Artist), The O'Jays (Artist), Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (Artist), Intruders (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025B8
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,167 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Is the Message

2. T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)

3. Dirty Ol' Man

4. I Love Music

5. Don't Leave Me This Way

6. Love Train

7. I'll Always Love My Mama

8. Bad Luck

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky, the way they intended it!, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Philadelphia Classics (Audio CD)

Eight of Philadelphia International's greatest hits, in their full 12" glory! The eight tracks take up 70:51! We're talking 10:00+ tracks! This was originally a double-LP set. Super for DJs!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definetely Classics, May 8, 2001

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"jjjayski" (Bronx-New York City-NY-USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philadelphia Classics (Audio CD)

You have found the album that defines the disco era. This is why disco became popular in the early 70's. This is music that makes you move with PASSION, EMOTION, SOUL & FUNK! In the clubs of NYC in 1973 clubgoers used to dance into the wee hours of the morning while the DJ's were playing this music from 45 RPMs!!! (I remember the local DJ with 2 copies of "Bad Luck", extending the song until the crowd went nuts!) Now you can relive these moments with "PHILLY CLASSICS".This album has all the players from Gamble & Huff's hit machine; Teddy, 3 Degrees, O'Jays, MFSB,Intruders. All the songs are remixed longer (NOT CHANGED) so you can hear the instrumentals that came to be known as TSOP! It also has the original version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes feat. Teddy Pendergrass.(covered in 1975 by Thelma Houston) This LP also has the all time dance classic "Love is The Message"by MFSB(still hot after all these years)! This lp does not have a weak cut on it! For those of you that were under a rock during this period it has an extended "Love Train" by the O'Jays! I would recommend this LP to all DJ's,(they already own it), dance music lovers, and pop music historians, for this music has, and is still influencing music producers to this day!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good music and great art work, May 5, 2006

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pmg (ct.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philadelphia Classics (Audio CD)

Well first let me start by saying I love all the songs on this album. What got me the most was the art work on the cover. I was about 16yrs. old or so and I liked to draw. So I drew this picture of this album cover on an 8x8 piece of paper. Now it is 2006 and I had a real artists draw this picture on my wall in the house it is slightly modified. My inspiration came from the characters on this album cover.