Crazy Disco Madness

Gloria Gaynor’s brilliant live performance of “I...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:46 -0400

Gloria Gaynor’s brilliant live performance of “I Will Survive” on a 1979 episode of “The Midnight Special.”

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Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

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From 1978, Geoff Love’s Big Disco Sound performing...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:26 -0400

From 1978, Geoff Love’s Big Disco Sound performing “Logan’s Run.”

The 1978 LP from Geoff Love’s Big Disco Sound,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:44:00 -0400

The 1978 LP from Geoff Love’s Big Disco Sound, “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind And Other Disco-Galactic Themes.” Click here for the Wikipedia entry for this artist.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 23:50:27 -0400

From 1979, Gene Chandler performing “When You’re...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:50 -0400

From 1979, Gene Chandler performing “When You’re #1.”

The 1979 LP from Gene Chandler, “When You’re...

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:36:40 -0400

The 1979 LP from Gene Chandler, “When You’re #1.” Click here for more on this artist.

Forget vinyl, engineer produces the world’s first...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:47:25 -0400

Forget vinyl, engineer produces the world’s first laser-cut records made from WOOD! (Click here for dailymail article.)

Designer experimented by lasering ridges into acrylic and paper
Step-by-step instructions explain how you can turn your own downloads into wooden records

‘Some songs are better suited for this process, songs that are very full in the lower to mid range, but also very sparse overall are best.’

From 1977, The Vast Majority performing “King Kong’s...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:32:00 -0400

From 1977, The Vast Majority performing “King Kong’s Back In Town.” Anyone else hear echoes of “Rubberband Man?”

The 1977 LP from The Vast Majority, “Kongmania.”

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:31:18 -0400

The 1977 LP from The Vast Majority, “Kongmania.”

Disco John Denver

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:19:00 -0400

Did anyone ever make Disco versions of John Denver’s music? I’m particularly interested in Disco “Rocky Mountain High.” Hah!

From 1978, Joe Thomas performing his anthem to the sex club...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:23:28 -0400

From 1978, Joe Thomas performing his anthem to the sex club “Plato’s Retreat.” From Wikipedia: Plato’s Retreat was a swingers’ club in New York City, owned first by Larry Levenson, and later by Fred J. Lincoln, that catered to heterosexual couples.

The 1978 Disco LP from Joe Thomas, “Get In The...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:18:08 -0400

The 1978 Disco LP from Joe Thomas, “Get In The Wind.”

burnedshoes: STEVE RUBELL & THE LEGENDARY STUDIO 54 In...

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:13:30 -0400

Steve Rubell at Studio 54, Photo of Steve Rubell on a 1970's "De Sede Non-Stop" sofa with lighting backdrop at Studio 54 (People Weekly)

Andy Warhol, Calvin Klein, Brooke Shields and Steve Rubell at Studio 54, 1981

Rod Stewart, Alan Stewart, Tina Turner, Cher and Valerie Perrine at Studio 54 (Robin Platzer)

Gilda Radner, Mary Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway at Studio 54, 1978

Bjorn Borg and Bianca Jagger at Studio 54, 1978

Michael Jackson and Steve Rubell in the DJ booth at Studio 54, 1977

Diana Ross dancing at Studio 54, 1979

Grace Jones at a New Year's Eve. performance at Studio 54, December 31, 1977

Leonard Bernstein at Studio 54

Poster invitation and a Studio 54 envelope addressed to Steve Rubell for the opening of Studio 54, April, 1977

burnedshoes:

STEVE RUBELL & THE LEGENDARY STUDIO 54

In 1977, Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager transformed the Studio 54 into a nightclub, with Jack Dushey as a financial backer. They operated the company as Broadway Catering Corp. Opening night was Apr 26, 1977 - 35 years ago today. It took only six weeks to transform the theater into a nightclub and cost $400,000.

Rubell and Schrager hired Ron Doud as interior designer and Brian Thompson as lighting designer. Jules Fisher and Paul Marantz, two well-known Broadway theatrical set-designers, helped convert the theater into a dance floor and created moveable, theatrical sets and lights using the original theatrical fly rails, which allowed for a constantly changing environment. (+)

These images capture the world’s most famous nightclub Studio 54 during its 33-month existence, populated by celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart and Andy Warhol. The wild success of the 70s New York club has forever been put down to owner Steve Rubell’s first rule of partying:

‘The key to a good party is filling a room with guests more interesting than you.’

By 1978, within a year of transforming it from a theatre to a nightclub, Studio 54 had made $7million and Rubell was quoted as saying ‘only the Mafia made more money.’ (read more)

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Another groovy track from “Mindblowers!” album....

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:21:41 -0400

Another groovy track from “Mindblowers!” album. Here’s The Vast Majority performing “House Called Rising Sun.”

guywoodhouse: Myra Breckinridge Barbie (Made by my talented -...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:13:46 -0400

guywoodhouse:

Myra Breckinridge Barbie (Made by my talented - albeit twisted -partner.)

From 1978, Erotic Drum Band performing “Action...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:33:38 -0400

From 1978, Erotic Drum Band performing “Action ‘78.” Like Taana Gardner’s “Work That Body,” this seems like Proto House Music to me.

From 1978, the Canadian artwork for “Action...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:28:39 -0400

From 1978, the Canadian artwork for “Action ‘78,” which was called “Plug Me To Death” in the U.S.

billwalko: Teen Titans Boogie Tights by *BillWalko “Teen...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:38:16 -0400

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Teen Titans Boogie Tights by *BillWalko

“Teen Titans: Boogie Tights”: Everyone’s born with one special thing…. especially Dick Diggler (no wonder they call him Boy Wonder!) This Boogie Nights / Teen Titans mash-up was done as a tribute to movie critic extraordinaire, Roger Ebert.

The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke reunite on ‘How Soon Is...

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:37:51 -0400

The Smiths’ Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke reunite on ‘How Soon Is Now?’ in Brooklyn. This makes me feel 25 again.