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v/a - the soul of disco vol. 3 - zedd records - cd

Genre: Disco

1. Jackie Stoudemine - Invisible Wind
2. Final Edition - I Can Do It (Anyway You Want)
3. Full Body - You Got Me Dancing
4. The J's - When Did You Stop
5. Board Of Directors - Hanging Tough
6. Park Avenue - Looking Ahead
7. Junior Byron - Inch By Inch
8. Evans Pyramid - The Dip Drop
9. Project - Love Rescue
10. Truth - International Dancing
11. Ronnie Barron - I Can Give It To You
12. Gloster Williams & Master Control - No Cross, No Crown
13. Kocky - Just Keep On Dancin'

Following on from Backstreet Brit Funk the ever-popular Soul of Disco series returns for a third instalment!

Compiled by unashamed musical trainspotter Dave Lee (aka Joey Negro) this selection is the fruit of some serious digging - both in the real world and online. This is the first time most of these tracks have been available on cd or digitally. Having said that some of the included songs are indeed super sought after with Full Body and Jackie Stoudemire original 12’s featuring in Discogs Top 100 list of most valuable records. Whereas Final Edition “I Can Do It (Anyway You Want)” has become hot property since it was used as the basis for Duck Sauce’s recent hit “Anyway". Conceptually, the Soul of Disco albums are about showcasing the blacker, funkier end of the disco spectrum where the 4/4 groove collided with the musical sensibility of Philly and Motown. Many will probably be unfamiliar with the acts included here but people can sometimes forget that when disco was king it was mainly the likes Village People and Donna Summer that was heard on most dance floors and many of these tracks (on small indie labels) didn’t get played outside the hardcore underground clubs. Whatever bad things its done for the music business in general, the internet has aided in the discovery of many obscure records that never made it outside their State, with stories of distribution or pressing problems that prevented the release reaching the general public. Another factor is late arrivals from the early 80s, songs that still had that up-tempo disco sound suddenly sounded very dated and didn’t fair too well once the disco backlash was well and truly underway. Musically this collection offers a wide variety of styles within the parameters of soulful disco.