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Philadelphia Classics

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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!

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!!!

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.

While much is made of the influence of Motown on contemporary music, one cannot deny that Philadelphia International held its own and was also instrumental in the evolution of the modern sound. I got this collection as one of perks of being a radio DJ at the time of the album's release.

Boy, I wish that everyone could be so lucky 'cause R & B was never "classier".

i actually bought this cd from amazon last september/october 2009 for $1.78...then this past sunday i found the original white label promo lp for 2 bucks at my local used cd/record store....what can i say? all i know is that since last spring, i really have been doing serious research on my philadelphia international records history, and with the addition of the 1977 release, things have truly taken a turn for the better on my stereo!! the 8 tracks on this compilation are not remixes, but extended versions of the original album tracks from the likes of mfsb, the o'jays, the three degrees, the intruders, and harold melvin and the blue notes...and believe me, these tracks were intended for long periods of hot groovin' on the dance floor!! there is no reason why anyone who is into the smooth sounds of philly should not have this cd/lp...it's great for parties, great for the car/ride, and plain just simply fantastic!!!

Amazing set of 12 extended versions!! I used to have on vinyl back in the day. Keep it alive folks....enjoy this!!!!

I was a club dj back in the late 70's and used this album for certain cuts, Dont Leave Me This Way, Harold Melvin and the Blue Note's, Intruders, I'll Always Love My Mama and found the other cuts to be just as enjoyable. A must for dance music collectors as well as people looking to experience the "Phili" sound, great productions, excellent artists, was actually looking for this for a long time, before I found it on Amazon.

this is afantastic album of long versions of 70's songs. it was all over the place in the 90's & in the 2000, passed to be remastered i guess in 20 bits because the sound is more profound with an extra song, if you had it to begin with, you don't need the remaster, but if you don't, is even on MP3 format & chip CD version; just changed the beautiful artwork of the cover to make it look more on the times. get it, is very good, but don't break your head about it. just look for philadelphia classics. they didn't even change the name to the album.