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Stock List - Disco Not Disco 12s
Disco Not Disco 12s
Disco had its fair share of accidents, though not all were calamatous. Some music styles are notoriously difficult for the untrained to play, simply because they require a certain grounding and feeling - think reggae (simplistic as it may seem) in particular, or jazz - you can tell a layman a mile off because he has no swing. When disco emerged from the underground in the middle '70s, its biggest exponents were often opportunists, like Tina Charles, Disco Tex and Andrea True. Even established artists like the Bee Gees, Elton John, The Bay City Rollers, Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton, along with many others, cashed in some disco chips. With the commercial end of the genre afflicted with a certain amount of cheese, disco became a bit of a laughing stock and an almost satirical approach was adopted by outsiders who, essentaially, sent disco up.
A plethora of odd, truly inspired or simply misguided recordings by rock and punk musicians filtered through to the alternative rock and more progressive dance scenes, with labels like Manchester's Factory and New York's Ze Records and 99 imprints being key players in getting some of this weirdness to the public en masse. This alternative, hybrid music is showcased on a number of recent compilations, such as 'Disco, Not Disco' vols. 1 & 2, '9 O'Clock Drop' and 'Anti-NY'. The music embodies the spirit of punk, James Brown-style regimentation (where applicable) and disco's bass-driven rhythms, four-to-the-floor and flying hi-hats. Experimental, accidental, earnest and simply for the hell of it - it's all here...
Sean P - Co-compiler of Strut Records 'Disco Not Disco' compilations
Featured Disco Not Disco 12s
 | A Number Of Names Sharevari / Skitso CANADA QUALITY 12 inch Company Sleeve - £35 G+ / Check clip from this copy Monster electronic dance tune which was indefineable when it came out in 1982.With hindsight/it can be described as sounding like an early techno tune from MAYDAY or CARL CRAIG and certainly influenced the way they approached making music in the early days of detroit techno! Sadly clicks a fair bit so half of what I usually sell it for    | |
 | Adrian Munsey C'est Sheep (Part 1 & 2) UK VIRGIN 12 inch Picture cover - £7 Nr. Mint / name written on back of sleeve Disco + Sheep sounds - certainly unique | |
 | Art Of Noise Into Battle With The Art Of Noise US ISLAND 12 inch Picture cover - £6 Strict VG / Check clip from this copy / light sleeve wear - in shrink but some light staining | |
 | Automat (The) Rise / (The) Advance / (The) Genus CANADA CAPITOL 12 inch - £25 VG+ Classic Electronic Futuristic Dance from 1978 | |
 | Bill Wyman (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star / Rio De Janeiro US A&M 12 inch Picture cover - £7 VG+ / check clip from this copy / writing on LABEL Stones does Balearic.... | |
 | Cabaret Voltaire Yashar US FACTORY NEW YORK 12 inch Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £12 Nr. Mint / promo stamp on label / sleeve damp damage Black & white label with sleeve sticker | |
 | Cabaret Voltaire Yashar CANADA FACTORY 12 inch With Official sleeve Sticker - £15 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed / cut out hole through blue sticker Black & white label with sleeve sticker | |
 | David Bowie Cat People (Putting Out Fire) / Paul's Theme UK MCA 12 inch Picture cover - £10 Strong EX / Check clip from this copy / 2 small neat stickers on sleeve B side is basically Giorgio Moroder electronics Instrumental & A side as used in the Tarantino film Inglourious Basterds | |
 | Demis Roussos L.O.V.E. Got A Hold Of Me / I Just Live US MERCURY 12 inch Promo with Titled sleeve - £65 looks unplayed - very minor sleeve wear Killer disco tune from the ladies favourite crooner which was a hit at the Loft - US Promo only 12" | |
 | Demis Roussos L.O.V.E. Got A Hold Of Me / I Just Live US MERCURY 12 inch Promo with Titled sleeve - £40 Strict VG / plays great - check clip from this copy / sticker on sleeve Killer disco tune from the ladies favourite crooner which was a hit at the Loft - US Promo only 12" | |
 | Dennis Parker Like An Eagle US CASABLANCA 12 inch One Sided - £10 G+ / plays better than it looks / Check clip from this copy / small sticker on sleeve Killer leftfield disco with a large sample from the Firecracker 10" | |
 | Domenic Troiano We All Need Love / Ambush UK CAPITOL 12 inch White Label - £3 Strict VG / Check clip from this copy / name stamp on paper sleeve | |
 | Escape From New York Save Our Love / Slow Beat US PROFILE 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £50 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed | |
 | Flash And The Pan Media Man (Club Version) US EPIC 12 inch Promo - £6 Strong EX / Check clip from this copy 4 track Promo only 12" | |
 | Giorgio Moroder Chase UK CASABLANCA 12 inch Picture cover - £8 Strict VG / writing on label & sleeve has basic wear / clip from this copy High energy disco proto house 13 minute epic from Giorgio! | |
 | Hotline Don't Wait / Instrumental US MENO VISION 12 inch - £100 Nr. Mint / Check clip from this copy Scarce Proto House / NRG tune | |
 | Hugh Masekela Don't Go Lose It Baby UK 12 inch Test Pressing - £18 VG+ / writing on label Inc. Fierce electronic dub mix - Loft classic! | |
 | Ian Dury Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bast UK STIFF 12 inch Company Sleeve - £7 VG++ / Check clip from this copy | |
 | Ian Dury Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / Reasons To Be Cheerful PT.3 US STIFF 12 inch Test Pressing - £15 Strict VG / slight warp which DNAP - plays fine One sided Test Pressing | |
 | Ian Dury Spasticvs Avtisticvs FRANCE POLYDOR 12 inch Picture cover - £12 Strict VG / plays great / check clip from this copy / some light sleeve wear Monster Early 8T's Twisted Dub Version which was huge at the Loft and the Paradise Garage! | |
 | Jesse Rae Skydiver / D.E.S.I.R.E. US BOLD 12 inch Company Sleeve - £10 Mint in shrink! / Check clip from this copy Scotsman sings in Japanese on this leftfield Disco tune | |
 | Jesse Rae Skydiver / D.E.S.I.R.E. US BOLD 12 inch Promo - £10 Nr. Mint / sleeve has D.E.S.I.R.E. stamp on it Scotsman sings in Japanese on this leftfield Disco tune | |
 | Joe Jackson Steppin' Out US A & M 12 inch Promo - £40 EX Leftfield classic! | |
 | John Cougar / Daryl Hall + John Oates Jack & Diane / Maneater US NOT ON LABEL 12 inch Acetate - £25 VG / check clip from this copy Classic rock break from the ULTIMATE BREAKBEAT series + a Re-edit of Maneater. Strange one. Probably made by a DJ for their own use | |
 | John Williams Lapti Nek (From The Original Soundtrack Return Of The Jedi) US RSO 12 inch Promo with Titled sleeve - £30 Mint / Unplayed until I recorded the clip | |
 | Johnny Mathis Gone Gone Gone / Begin The Beguine US COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £15 Nr. Mint Crooner goes Disco & it turns out to be a lot of fun | |
 | Liquid Liquid Successive Reflexes US 99 12 inch Picture cover - £30 VG / check clip from this copy / sleeve has some bubbling / more apparent on the back Lesser known liquid EP Inc. LOCK GROOVE / PUSH / ZERO LEG / EYES SHARP | |
 | Manhattan Transfer Twilight Zone US ATLANTIC 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £15 Nr. Mint Even the Transfer got in on the disco act back in 79 and came up with this lurvely tune | |
 | Marianne Chase Love Amnesia / Ghosts Of Love UK DOUBLE D 12 inch - £12 Nr. Mint - played once Sleaze Leftfield Rock Dance tune | |
 | Night Moves Transdance (New York Mix/U.K. Mix) / Nightdrive UK GC (GCT2) (Grey label) 12 inch - £40 VG+ quite scuffy but plays great Killer electronic pre house dance tune from 1986 which was big on the early Chicago house scene with Ron Hardy & WBMX VG - plays with some background noise. Better on the New York Mix - check the clip from this actual copy | |
 | Nina Hagen Cosma Shiva / Smack Jack US COLUMBIA (AS 1457) 12 inch Promo - £7 Mint / Unplayed German punk/funk singer shrieks over an electronic remake of Funkytown? | |
 | Patrick Cowley Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home US FUSION 12 inch Titled Sleeve - £8 Strong EX / stickers on sleeve | |
 | Patrick Cowley Menergy / I Wanna Take You Home / Megamedley US MEGATONE 12 inch Company Sleeve With Sleeve Sticker - £15 Nr. Mint / played once / small neat stickers on sleeve | |
 | Queen Body Language US ELEKTRA 12 inch Promo - £15 Nr. Mint Fairly camp but not a bad tune from Freddie and co with electronic style bassline - been getting some attention since CARL CRAIG played it on XFM | |
 | Rockmelons Hypnotheque / Rhymes AUSTRALIA TRUE TONE 12 inch Picture cover - £32 VG+ / check clip from this copy / some sleeve wear Great left field dance which sounds a lot like Kraftwerk | |
 | Rod Stewart Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Special Disco Mix) / Scarred And Scared US WARNER BROTHERS 12 inch Company Sleeve With Sleeve Sticker - £8 EX Apologies to any Brits who remember bad school disco type scenarios with this tune but it was actually a club classic overseas & mixed by Jim Burgess | |
 | Set The Tone Rap Your Love UK ISLAND 12 inch Promo - £3 Nr. Mint / Check clip from this copy / writing on label 80's Dance | |
 | Sheila E The Glamorous Life US WARNER BROS 12 inch Promo with Titled sleeve - £6 VG+ / Check clip from this copy / sleeve fairly worn / sticker / some residue on vinyl caused by pla Another great tune from top percussionist | |
 | Sheila E A Love Bizarre US PAISLEY PARK 12 inch Promo - £50 Sealed - as it Great tune from top percussionist produced by Sheila & PRINCE - full 12 Minute plus version on this promo only 12" | |
 | Sparks Tryouts For The Human Race (Long/Short) US ELEKTRA 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £8 Strong EX / Check clip from this copy Great leftfield Disco - pop crossover produced by Giorgio Moroder | |
 | Supertramp Cannonball / Instrumental US A & M 12 inch Picture cover - £12 Nr. Mint / small writing on label & sleeve US 12 of this pop tune that was played at the garage by Larry Levan! | |
 | Talking Heads Psycho Killer / I Wish You Wouldn't Say That BELGIUM SIRE 12 inch Picture cover - £12 Strict VG / light sleeve stains Nice Euro only 12 Inch original & Alternative versions of this classic tune from the mind of DAVID BYRNE | |
 | The Members Offshore Banking Business / Pennies In The Pound / Solitary Confinemen UK VIRGIN 12 inch Picture cover - £5 VG+ / Check clip from this copy British Punks were into reggae decades before it was on trend & here is a classic example | |
 | The Quick Zulu UK EPIC 12 inch Company Sleeve - £3 Strict VG / plays great / Check clip from this copy / sticker on sleeve Great JOHN LUONGO disco mix of white group which falls left of centre. As sampled on the Hot Toddy Winding Road record + Instrumental version | |
 | The Rolling Stones Too Much Blood US ROLLING STONES 12 inch Promo with Picture sleeve - £18 Strict VG / check clip from this copy / light sleeve wear The stones get funky with some help from ARTHUR BAKER! Killer 80's dub dance tune | |
 | The Rolling Stones Too Much Blood US ROLLING STONES 12 inch Promo with Picture sleeve - £22 VG+ / check clip from this copy The stones get funky with some help from ARTHUR BAKER! Killer 80's dub dance tune | |
 | The System Sixty-Watt Pearl / Fergie UK MCA 12 inch - £7 EX / Check clip from this copy / writing on label Must be the only 12" from this group who got reissued on Music From Memory It's not the greatest but FERGIE was not on the lp | |
 | Tom Tom Club Wordy Rappinghood / Spooks US SIRE 12 inch Titled Sleeve - £8 VG / plays great / check clip from this copy / writing & untidy sleeve / smudge on label US copy of this insane and infectious dance tune! VG / plays much better than it looks / check clip from this copy / writing & untidy sleeve / smudged writing on label | |
 | Tom Tom Club Wordy Rappinghood / Elephant UK ISLAND 12 inch Company Sleeve - £6 VG+ ELEPHANT was never released in the US on 12 Inch & was a Loft cut | |
 | Tom Tom Club The Man With The 4 Way Hips US SIRE 12 inch Picture cover - £5 EX / Check clip from this copy / sleeve a little worn / old price sticker | |
 | Toto Georgy Porgy US COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo - £25 VG+ Feat.CHERYL LYNN - as used on MC LYTE'S POOR GEORGIE - Original 4.08 lp version on both sides Cat No. AS 594 | |
 | Troiano We All Need Love / Ambush US CAPITOL 12 inch Company Sleeve - £12 Sealed with small cut out Feel good blue eyed disco tune which was a hit at the LOFT | |
 | Venika In The Fun / Major Predator (In The Fun) UK EG 12 inch Promo - £6 Nr. Mint / Check clip from this copy / hand written label info | |
 | Yello I Love You US ELEKTRA 12 inch Promo - £10 Nr. Mint with Special AOR Mix stamp on sleeve 3 versions | |
Bonnie Boyer - Got To Give In To LoveUS COLUMBIA 12 inch Company Sleeve - £5 Strict VG / scratch on label
Real white sounding girl with a powerful voice belts it out over this JOHN DAVIS produced tune to great effect
Bonnie Boyer - Got To Give In To LoveUS COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo - £6 VG+ WOL + STOL
Real white sounding girl with a powerful voice belts it out over this JOHN DAVIS produced tune to great effect
Boz Scaggs - HollywoodUS COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo with Picture sleeve - £12 VG+ light ring wear / stamp on label
Rare promo with nice picture jacket
Boz Scaggs - HollywoodUS COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo with Picture sleeve - £12 EX Light ringwear
Rare promo with nice picture jacket
Boz Scaggs - HollywoodUS COLUMBIA 12 inch Promo with Picture sleeve - £10 VG+ / large writing on label & cover
Rare promo with nice picture jacket
Cabaret Voltaire - Live At The Y.M.C.A 27/10.79UK ROUGH TRADE 12 inch Titled Sleeve - £20 Nr. Mint - looks unplayed
Real clean Nr. Mint copy. Red stamp on sleeve
City Streets - Livin' In The Jungle / She Loves MusicUS RCA 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £6
Uptempo disco rock tune flipped with a Disco Funky number
City Streets - Livin' In The Jungle / Get It Up Get It InUS RCA 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £5 WOL
Uptempo disco rock tune flipped with a Disco Funky number
City Streets - Livin' In The Jungle / She Loves MusicUS RCA 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £5 WOL
Uptempo disco rock tune flipped with a Disco Funky number
City Streets - Livin' In The Jungle / She Loves MusicUS RCA 12 inch Company Sleeve - £6
Uptempo disco rock tune flipped with a Disco Funky number
Fancy - Chinese Eyes / Come InsideUS PERSONAL 12 inch Promo - £6 Strict VG
Very Electronic Dance tune from German producer from 1984
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes ( Annihilation ) / War / Two Tribes (Surrender)UK ZTT 12 inch Picture cover - £3 Strict VG / light sleeve wear
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome / Relax International (Live)UK ZTT 12 inch Picture cover - £3 Strict VG / looks fine except for a circular scratch on RELAX live
Grace Jones - The Apple Stretching / Nipple To The Bottle (Club Cut)UK ISLAND 12 inch Company Sleeve - £3 VG
John Miles - Stranger In The City / SlowdownUS LONDON DISCO 12 inch Company Sleeve - £3 Strict VG / sticker on sleeve
Rock garage crossover tune from 76'!
Landscape - It's Not My Real NameUS RCA 12 inch Promo with Official sleeve Sticker - £10
Great 80's tune
Patrick Cowley - Goin' Home (Remix Dub Version) / Tech-No-Logical WorldUS MEGATONE 12 inch Company Sleeve With Sleeve Sticker - £7 EX / writing on label / sticker on sleeve
Great space dub electronics from the master
The Wolfgang Press - King Of Soul / De-Throned Mix / K.O.SUK 4AD 12 inch Promo - £6 Nr. Mint / writing on label
Tim Curry - Paradise Garage / I Do The RockUS A&M 12 inch Promo in Company Sleeve - £5 Mint / Unplayed / number stamp on label
Tim took a trip to the garage and liked it so much he made a song about it!
Tones On Tail - Lions / Go!UK BEGGARS BANQUET 12 inch Picture cover - £8 Strict VG / plays great
1990 Reissue of leftfield dance / New Wave tune from 1984
Top Secret - Disco ZoneUS RECORD BOY 12 inch Titled Sleeve - £10 Nr. Mint / writing on label / cover wear / water damage
leftfield disco
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