VA - T.K. Disco 45 Collection Volume 1 1976-8 [2CD Set] (1999)

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Title: T.K. Disco 45 Collection Volume 1 1976-8
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Westside [WESD 207]
Genre: Disco, Funk, Soul, Pop
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:33:47
Total Size: 352 mb / 1.02 gb
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This sprawling double-disc compilation covers a selection of songs, mostly in their 12" versions, that were issued by the prolific TK Records during 1976 and 1978. The track listing divides its time nicely between songs that were big on the disco charts and obscurities that only devoted disco fanatics would remember. On disc one, the most memorable hits are "Do What You Wanna Do," a funky dance classic that blends Temptations-style harmonies with plenty of keyboard hooks over a thumping bassline, and "Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me?," a track that layers percolating synthesizers and percussive background chants over a hypnotic rhythm guitar riff. This disc also contains a major cult favorite in "Superman," a swirling, synthesizer-laden disco favorite from Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch that pays tribute to the famous superhero over a pulsating beat. The second disc includes "Get Off," a track from Foxy that mixes a funky beat with some surprisingly metallic guitar riffs, and the title track, a frenetic Herman Kelly and Life cut whose insistent rhythms made a breakbeat favorite for DJ's during hip-hop's early days. It also sports a memorable oddity in "Bertha Butt Encounters Vadar," a Jimmy Castor Bunch track that pays tribute to Star Wars in disco form. A few of the cuts fail to impress (Foxy's "The Way You Do the Things You Do" is undone by silly background vocal chants), but the majority of the cuts offer a reliable combinations of insistent beats and strong hooks. The package is rounded out by an informative set of liner notes that give plenty of information about the often-elusive studio players behind these cuts. In the end, The TK Disco 45 Collection, Vol. 1: Dance to the Drummer's Beat is too cultish for the casual listener, but offers a generous array of worthwhile hits and rarities for the hardcore discophile.

::TRACKLISTING::

Disc: 1
1. At The Top Of The Stairs - Wild Honey
2. Disco Magic - T-Connection
3. Lady Fingers - Tony Middleton
4. Let's Love - Foxy
5. Hey Sexy Dancer - Rock Y Mizell
6. We Got Love On Our Side - Silver Blue
7. Funk Machine - Funk Machine
8. Do What You Wanna Do - T-Connection
9. Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me? - Peter Brown
10. Music To My Heart - Julie Budd
11. Superman - Celi Bee And The Buzzy Bunch
12. The Way You Do The Things You Do - Foxy

Disc: 2
1. One Love - Celi Bee And The Buzzy Bunch
2. Don't Turn Away - Midnite Flite
3. Harlem Nocturne - Wildflower
4. On Fire (Getting Hire) - T-Connection
5. Heavenly - Eli's Second Coming
6. Dance With Me - Peter Brown
7. Funk Reaction - Lonnie Smith
8. Get Off - Foxy
9. Two Doors Down - Joe Thomas
10. Bertha Butt Encounters Vadar - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
11. Hold Your Horses, Babe - Celi Bee And The Buzzy Bunch
12. Plato's Retreat - Joe Thomas
13. Dance To The Drummer's Beat - Herman Kelly And Life

Compilation by Tony Rounce.

Remastered from original production tapes except 1-01 from a vinyl source by Dennis Blackham. Tray liner only lists 12 tracks on side 2 and is missing 2-11 which is on the CD. Track timings taken from CD's.

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