I ran across a fantastic re-edit of all time 70s disco classic "Ring my bell" by Anita Ward while surfing in the SoundCloud network. Behind this great revival is Laurie (a.k.a Laurie Laptop) a dj/musician/producer from Manchester who strangely seems to be more into ambient/electro than disco music...

I encourage you to encourage him to keep on re-editing disco!

Listen and you will understand why...

Download on the right arrow

Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (Laptop Edit) by laurielaptop

The 70s are a bottomless pit of musical gemms, as shows this spectacular and unexpected compilation made in Japan on the roots of Scandinavian soul jazzfunk and boogie. The land of Abba and its neighbours was also home of one the finest musicians in jazz, soul, a background that for sure explains the quality of today's music from this scene.

I chose a track by former Abba guitarist Lasse Wellander who delivers a solid jazzfunk piece from 1976, miles away from his disco imprints.

full compilation available at juno.co.uk

Extract: Lasse Wellander - hotel 167 (1976)

To start the year well, here is my proposal

From the 1975 RCA rarest LP of this east cost blues/soul artist, a precious hard-to-dig funky gemm that I love from A to Z, intro, clavinet, chorus, horns...

Rory Block - Lovin'of your life (RCA 1975)

Rory Block - Lovin' Of Your Life SOUNDSOFTHE70s.blogspot by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

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Hi folks and happy new year to you all.

In 2010 I hope to be able to bring to you nice 70s tracks, hand-picked and hand-ripped. The 70s is a huge cellar of nice funky track to uplift us and make us relax, to face the so many calamities that the world is facing.

I hope 2010 will bring REAL change, not the sort of cosmetic ones that we have seen so far, especially regarding the banking and financial sector.

These guys have to PAY, some heads must roll, fast.

Sounds of the 70s Christmas compilation is ready to go!..

I hope you will enjoy listening to it as much as I did gathering these 15 great tracks as a tribute to all the 70s divas who, like diamonds, are eternal.

1 Brenda Russel - A little bit of love

2 Phyllis Hyman - If You Ever Change Your Mind

3 Rena Scott - We can make it better

4 Donna Washington - Going for the glow

5 Patti York - He's comin' in the morning

6 Betty Wright - Smother Me With Your Love

7 Margaret & Carol - He's my Guy

8 Inez Foxx - Let Me Down Easy

9 Zulema - I love you baby

10 Mary Wells and Motown-Jamaica - My guy

11 Diane Tell - Les Mauvais Numero

12 Doris Monteiro - Regra tres

13 Zaira - Fogo de palha

14 Simone - Para Lennon e McCartney

15 Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco - Quimbara

Extracts:

Betty Wright - Smother Me With Your Love by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

Brenda Russel - a little bit of love by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

Donna Washington - Going for the glow by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

here to enjoy the full compilation !

Given the justified success of the previous post I will go on with with the 70s Divas series

Nancy Wilson's name naturally shows up in the 70s ladies hall of fame

I chose I'm in love, a splendid track from her 1978 Lp Music on my mind on Capitol, a rather hard to find record, never released on CD.

This track is deep, you will understand what I mean as of the intro, which is itself a amazing piece to sample...

freshly ripped on Accuphase 1978 hifi system into mp3 320k

enjoy:

Nancy Wilson - I'm in love SOUNDSOFTHE70S.BLOGSPOT.COM by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

(to download click on the arrow on the right bar below "info")

Among 70s divas, Marlena Shaw stands high. Her out of print Just a Matter of Time LP (1976) is a shiny demonstration of her talent.

I thought I needed to share this opinion with this splendid track, Think about me, which I discovered in a Dj Muro mix recently. Definitely splendid.

Marlena Shaw - think about me (1976)

Accuphase original LP rip, 320kbps mp3 Lame encoding

Marlena Shaw - Think about me SOUNDSOFTHE70S.BLOGSPOT by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

enjoy (to download click on the arrow on the right bar below "info")

Hi folks, tonight being saturday, this post has to be Disco. 2 Euro Disco tracks "au menu". Although I am not a big fan of this genre I noticed that Euro Disco is gaining more and more atention in the Dj community:

1- Gipsy, by Number One Ensemble, from their 1980 unique and rare Lp Gipsylon. Great keyboards and guitar, great energy here.

2- You keep me hangin'on (1978), by Pado&Co, from Cerrone Label Malligator, featuring Cerrone on the drums. This track is long but it works well like that, and you can always shorten it... Cerrone's touch at its best here, not too "porn/coke disco"...

Both tracks ripped from vinyl with Accuphase Hi-Fi sound system, I hope that nobody will complain about the sound...

Number one ensemble - gipsy - SOUNDSODTHE70S.BLOGSPOT by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

Pado & Co - you keep me hangin'on SOUNDSOFTHE70S.BLOGSPOT by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

Enjoy...

Hi folks. Today a brief post to pay tribute to one of the greatest 70s jazz funk band, Seawind. Among their discography, my favorite album is "Light the Light", 1979. Pauline Wilson´s voice has the perfect tone, pitch and color that define a 70s voice...

Judge by yourself with this superbly grooving jazz-funk track, that I rank definitely among my all time 70s favorite

I strongly recommend you to buy the full remastered album, easily affordable, it will fit perfectly in your 70s cd collection and your kids will be very happy to see a real cd in a few years, when boring mp3 will have erased them from earth...

Seawind - Sound Rainbom from the Light the Light album (download is on the right arrow) - mp3 320kbps

Seawind - Sound Rainbow SOUNDSODTHE70S.BLOGSPOT by soundsofthe70s.blogspot

ps : the 300.000 visitors limit has been passed... thanks for sharing your apetite for 70s sound

Among the many genius music arrangers/composers/players of the 70s, who could as easily be involved in jazz projects as well as in disco ones, TOMMY STEWART stands very high.

Initially a music teacher, Tommy Stewart became famous thanks to his collaboration with Marlon McNichols and their Bump & Hustle disco hit.

The label Funky town grooves recently released a fantastic compilation of fully remastered disco/rare grooves tracks arranged and/or composed by TOMMY STEWART, from bands such as Cream de Coco, Hambone or the Spirit of Atlanta.

The sound of TOMMY STEWART is vey unique, a amazing blend of Disco/Rare Groove/Jazz/Soul/Blues, with many layers of the best American musical heritage from the 70s all sumed up in rich and soulful compositions.

Highly recommended compilation!

buy here (dusty groove)

And to give you a taste of what TOMMY STEWART could do in 1973, here a killer track from the lp THE BURNING OF ATLANTA by the band THE SPIRIT OF ATLANTA formed around Tommy Stewart, on Buddah records. A real bomb I ripped from the re-issue LP.

I am using this new SoundCloud widget for the first time, I think it is really cool. You can download the track in its 320kbps format by clicking the right arrow.

Let´s resume this year with another multi-flavored 70s compilation. The title and the cover are a tribute to all the 70s designer that made the design of what is now called the "space age" period, were metacrylate, polyester, ABS, PP and many other plastics were about to replace natural components thanks to their ability to adapt in form to any designer wet dream. The period was in that field too a burst of creativity that I invite you to explore.

Despite the title this compilation is not a "space music" compilation, a 70s sub-genre that I find rather boring actually. The mix here is richer, from the usual musical horizons that this blog embraces, from disco, soul, lounge or boogaloo.

SPACE AGE MOTIONS

another round-the-globe trip in 70s motions

1 Harvey Averne - Don't Let Me Down

2 Roberto Delgado - Corcovado

3 Juliette Gréco Die - Gammlerin

4 Minako Yoshida - Rainbow Sea Line

5 A Tribo - Sei la (Tema de Maria Lucia)

6 Claudia Frente - Fria

7 Jackie Moore - Just to be with you

8 Tavares - Positive Forces

9 Horace Family - God Will Dry My Weeping Eyes

10 Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

11 Kool & The Gang - Rated X

12 Louie Ramirez - Love It Up

13 J.Costanzo & G. Woo - Green Onions

14 The Har-You Percussion Group - Tico

ps: the picture shows one of the most amazing 70s house ever made, called a "bulle" (bubble) by 70s French genius architect Jean Maneval. These houses were comisioned in the early 70s by the French national oil company for a kids summer camp in the south of France. For sure they wanted to convert these kids to the new 70s materials and the new way of living as young as possible.. Maybe they played loud disco in these too?

enjoy and feel free to comment on music (or 70s design)

Hi folks, back from holidays and just realised RapidShare cancelled my account while I was away and didn´t check my emails... why do they give 14 days notice only?..

Anyway it will take me a while before I upload all the posts so I will start by uploading the most successfull ones: the latest compilations I posted.

Please come back at the end of the month, the blog is not dead far from it!! Good stuff will be posted this year, I refilled seriously...

Hi folks. Before going on holidays I would like to share this disco post with you. I have been a Disco fan for many years and have dig quite a lot into the genre. Disco is definitely something that sticks to you for ever, and for sure the best way to cheer up and Dance. The vast history of Disco is widely documented now but I am still amazed at how little tracks still "define" disco in the mainstream market. Some of the best Disco is very underground, and only diggers have access to it, though more and more compilations have helped undig many valuable hard-to-find tracks.

In this compilation I have packed 10 solid Disco/Funk tracks that stand well for the genre. Most Disco tracks have a deep message under the glossy surface: Share.

VERANO 76 (summer 76)

10 summer disco tracks to uncool the atmosphere (320kbps)

1- Orquesta Novel - Don't you worry about a thing

2- Bobby Sax - Caribbean Disco part I (1976)

3- Best Friend Around - It's good to know [Original 12" Mix]

4- Pete Warner -I Just Want To Spend My Life With You

5- Rozalin Woods - I trust you

6- JDeep - It's Watcha edit

7- Dynamic Sound - Staying alive

8- Delegation - Darlin' (I Think About You)

9- Ava Cherry - You never loved me

10- Earth, Wind & Fire - Step's Tune

extracts

Bobby Sax - Caribbean Disco part I (1976)

Dynamic Sound - Staying alive

enjoy and comment (re-up)

Tarantula - Saiba ser feliz (don´t stop till you get enough)

1981 Rio Brazil

... or here (re-up)

Natural break at Sounds of the 70s : a deep breath of naturally funky tracks from the 70s

Hi folks. Here is another set of dusty tracks from the golden era, and a reminder about

the total urge to become responsible and respectful concerning mother nature.

LET'S GIVE NATURE A BREAK

=> Ban products that directly or indirectly produce excessive or useless waste, especially PLASTIC, the worst of all packaging material

=> Recycle as much as you can

=> Be judgmental about people who don´t recycle or live by rules respectful of nature. Yes indeed, social pressure works on humans!

Then if you share these values, I wish you a good break too, and this comp might help:

1 - Paul Kuhn - Sunny

2 - Killin' time - Natural Essence

3 - Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks - You're The Boss

4 - Original Cast Recording - A New Generation

5 - Roberto Delgado - Hawaii Five-O

6 - Orquestra América Romântica - Tequila

7 - Marcos Valle - Democústico

8 - Eddie Cano & His Quintet - Brown & Blue

9 - Typical Ted - Ted Curson

10 - Commodores - Girl, I Think The World About You

11 - Rena Scott - We can make it better

12 - The Meters - It Ain't No Use

13 - Jeremy Steig - Temple Of Birth

14 - Nate Morgan - Mother

15 - Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin - Ozone Madness

16 - orlando julius & his afro rounders - igbehin adara

17 - Salif Keita & Kante Manfila - Finzamba

18 - Mory Kante - finale

enjoy and comment (re-up)

Soundsofthe70s presents

Solid State - amplified sound waves from the 70s

This compilation is a sweet mix of rare grooves from various continents. Some tracks will make you feel in spanish harlem NY, others in Lagos, Rio or London. In any case you will sense the power of inspiration that prevailed at the time they were recorded, the 70s. Some tracks have been freshly ripped from my vinyl collection, most tracks never appeared in the blogsphere before.

1	Chico O'Farrill & NY Latin All Stars	Music for light carryin' on
2	Janet Lawson Quintet	Sunday Afternoon
3	Blue Mitchell	Collision In Black
4	Manito	Na Baixa Da Sapateiro
5	Os Incriveis	Uma Rosa Pra Dita
6	Edson Frederico	A Peteca Na Mão Da Menina
7	Cannonball Adderley	Groovy samba
8	Al Fredito	Situation In F Minor
9	Ray Barretto	Power
10	Sathima Bea Benjamin	Africa
11	Asiko Rock Group	Lagos City
12	Melvin Van Peebles	Won´t Bleed Me
13	New Hope	Godofallofus

enjoy and leave comment : tell us what track you prefer! (re-up)