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VA- Extended Seventies, The Dawning of The 12 Inch Era [2006] (3 x CDs)

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VA- Extended Seventies, The Dawning of The 12 Inch Era [2006] (3 x CDs)

“Extended Seventies, The Dawning of the 12 Inch Era” is a 3-CD compilation album released on May 15, 2006, by Optimum Sounds in the UK. 

Disco was all about the 12-inch singles, and it really did encompass a variety of genres and styles while it lasted. It features various artists and genres including Electronic, Funk/Soul, Pop, New Wave, Hi NRG, Synth-pop and Disco. The album is a well-curated and accurate sample of three facets of the music. Disc 1 features the biggest hits and acts like Donna Summer, Chic and Cheryl Lynn. Disc 2 is the deep cuts, with Cerrone, Bohannon, and Gino Soccio. Disc 3 features New Wave artists like Gary Numan, Lene Lovich, Sparks and the Flying Lizards at their most danceable. The album is a clear and well-balanced 3CD set with no sampled 80s-90s 12 Inch remixes. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (Come On Over To My Place Version) 16:45

02 Chic - Everybody Dance (12'' Mix) 8:25

03 Diana Ross - Love Hangover 7:46

04 Heatwave - Boogie Nights 4:35

05 A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 5:36

06 Edwin Starr - Contact 7:16

07 Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real 5:08

08 Third World - Now That We've Found Love 7:36

09 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 8:09


CD2

01 Dan Hartman Feat. Loleatta Hathaway - Vertigo (Relight My Fire) 9:34

02 Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face 11:33

03 Cerrone - Supernature 9:40

04 Shalamar - Take That To The Bank 6:06

05 Gino Soccio - Dancer (LP Version) 8:25

06 MFSB Feat. The Three Degrees - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia 5:41

07 Andrea True Connection - More, More, More 6:15

08 Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance 7:58

09 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight 14:32


CD3

01 Sparks - Beat The Clock (Long Version) 6:43

02 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Version) 5:24

03 M - Pop Muzik (Long Version) 4:53

04 Blondie - Heart Of Glass 5:46

05 Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose (Tom Moulton Extended Mix) 7:26

06 Tubeway Army - Are 'friends' Electric 5:21

07 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version) 4:29

08 Normal - Warm Leatherette 3:20

09 Flying Lizards - Money 5:43

10 Motors - Airport 4:30

11 Public Image Limited - Death Disco 6:41

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6 comments:

  1. Thanks BB. "Now That We've Found Love" is one of my favourite tracks.

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    1. I will listen to it more intently next time I play this, lemonflag.
      I like The Third World...
      Cheers.

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  2. The Donna Summer tack is the original album version but taken from the 1983 UK 12" rerelease which is where they added the parenthetical thought. The actual 12" version is shorter than the album version by about 3 minutes or so. Just some stupid facts I have crowded into my little brain.

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    1. Hi Pol.
      Thanks for the info. When you love something, you seek all the details to understand more.
      Cheers.

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