05 Sep 2023
Earth, Wind & Fire – 1979 – I Am

Disco was at the height of its popularity in 1979, when Earth, Wind & Fire responded with its most disco-influenced single ever, the glossy and infectious “Boogie Wonderland“. Up to that point, EWF had pretty much ignored disco, and when the band finally acknowledged the...
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22 Mar 2021
Earth, Wind & Fire ‎- 1976 – Spirit

Spirit is my personal favorite Earth Wind & Fire album. The songs are all very memorably, very funky, and very well written. The incredibly dense Getaway opens the album, showcasing EWF’s musicianship at its best. On Your Face , telling the traditional EWF message of...
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25 Jul 2016
Midnight Movers – 1974 – Follow The Wind

The second, and last, album by the magnificent Midnight Movers. Whereas their premier release, 1970’s ‘Do It In The Road‘, is a bit rougher and rawer, ‘Follow The Wind’ nonetheless is another amazing funk fest, crucial for Mama Earth’s funkadelphians. Tracks A1 Follow the Wind...
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27 Oct 2023
GQ ‎- 1979 – Disco Nights

Just four guys – keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, hardly any overdubbing (brass added only on Spirit and Wonderful) – but they were able to create one of the hottest Disco albums in 1978 with their debut record. Disco Nights (Rock Freak) has always been a disco anthem, This Happy Feeling almost...
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08 Aug 2023
Blue Magic – 1978 – Message From The Magic

By 1978, Soul Music, the dominant genre in 70s charts, was under assault from Disco, and paradoxally victim of the same backlash. Artists, labels and producers tried to mix formulas to find more success. That is how Blue Magic, a quintessential Philiadelphia group, found itself recording...
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