The Disco Files 1973-78: New York's Underground Week by Week By Vince Aletti

As Disco grew from an underground secret to a billion-dollar industry, Vince was there to document it, and this is his personal memoir, containing everything he wrote on the subject (most of it between 1974-1978). In 1973 Vince Aletti became the first person to write about the emerging Disco scene, and went on to write a famous weekly column in Record World magazine, which incorporated top ten playlists from DJs across the US (such as Larry Levan, Larry Sanders, Walter Gibbons, Tee Scott and Nicky Siano) alongside his own writings and interviews. The Disco Files is the definitive and essential chronicle of Disco, true from-the-trenches reporting that details, week by week, the evolution of the clubs, the DJs and above all, the music, through magazine articles, beautiful photography, hundreds of club charts and thousands of record reviews.

Heaven Must Have Sent This Jeff Pearlman Most of this awesome book consists of reprints, complete with photos and national and regional charts, of Vince Aletti's weekly Record World disco columns from November 1974 through December 1978. There are also over thirty pages of various disco articles Mr. Aletti wrote for other publications such as Rolling Stone and the Village Voice, plus an interview at the end of the book. A treasure trove of information about gazillions of disco records both massive and obscure.A recurring theme through the couple of hundred pages I've read so far is that 12" singles had higher sound quality ("hotter", "brighter" mixes) than the versions inclu. "The One And Only Primary Source Work" according to Baboomaroonie. After a lifetime of his review columns being saved and passed around by xeroxing from original trade magazine issues, this complete collection of weekly reports arrived in 2009, and sold out so fast its value has zoomed like a print by Picasso or Dali. The author was the first in any mass media to report the new club underground in New York as the musical and social phenomenon that it was. Endlessly re-readable, Aletti's rigorous fact-checking and fathoms-deep respect and enthusiasm for club music and club DJs make this not only a 500-page shopping list, but a true social history of the underground minority cult that emerged culturall. The Essential Disco reference book No revisionist history here!! These are the original weekly columns from Record World from 197The Essential Disco reference book ibekeen No revisionist history here!! These are the original weekly columns from Record World from 1974 to 1978. There are regional charts galore throughout the book so you can see where the songs were hits and how long they were popular. Unlike a lot of the billboard charts, the actual songs are listed instead of Grace Jones "Portfolio" (all cuts). The book is printed on heavy grade ultra white paper with tons of photographs of actual records both domestic and imports. There are also a lot of pictures too.This is the ultimate reference book on Disco music, especially the early years from 1974-1976!!. There are weekly reviews of records and l. to 1978. There are regional charts galore throughout the book so you can see where the songs were hits and how long they were popular. Unlike a lot of the billboard charts, the actual songs are listed instead of Grace Jones "Portfolio" (all cuts). The book is printed on heavy grade ultra white paper with tons of photographs of actual records both domestic and imports. There are also a lot of pictures too.This is the ultimate reference book on Disco music, especially the early years from 197The Essential Disco reference book ibekeen No revisionist history here!! These are the original weekly columns from Record World from 1974 to 1978. There are regional charts galore throughout the book so you can see where the songs were hits and how long they were popular. Unlike a lot of the billboard charts, the actual songs are listed instead of Grace Jones "Portfolio" (all cuts). The book is printed on heavy grade ultra white paper with tons of photographs of actual records both domestic and imports. There are also a lot of pictures too.This is the ultimate reference book on Disco music, especially the early years from 1974-1976!!. There are weekly reviews of records and l. -1976!!. There are weekly reviews of records and l