VA - Extended Seventies - The Dawning Of The 12 Inch Era (2006)

Disco was all about the 12 inch singles, and it really did encompass a variety of genres and styles while it lasted. What you get here is a well-curated and accurate sample of three facets of the music, for lovers only. Disc 1 is 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 is where it gets weird, but thanks to the likes of Blondie and New Order, New Wave did frequently find its way to the disco. Here we find Gary Numan, Lene Lovich, Sparks and the Flying Lizards at their most danceable. It's the shortest of the three parts, at under and hour, but then there aren't many 16 minute New Wave epics comparable to "Love to Love You Baby."

Tracklist
CD1 / Chart Pop & Disco

1-1 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (Come On Over To My Place Version) 16:46
1-2 Chic - Everybody Dance (12" Mix) 8:25
1-3 Diana Ross - Love Hangover 7:46
1-4 Heatwave - Boogie Nights 4:35
1-5 A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 5:36
1-6 Edwin Starr - Contact 7:16
1-7 Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real 5:07
1-8 Third World - Now That We've Found Love 7:36
1-9 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 8:09

CD2 / Dance / Disco Classics

2-1 Dan Hartman feat. Loleatta Hathaway - Vertigo (Relight My Fire) 9:34
2-2 Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face 11:33
2-3 Cerrone - Supernature 9:40
2-4 Shalamar - Take That To The Bank 6:06
2-5 Gino Soccio - Dancer (LP Version) 8:25
2-6 MFSB feat. The Three Degrees - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) 5:41
2-7 Andrea True Connection - More, More, More 6:15
2-8 Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance 7:58
2-9 Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight. 14:32

CD3 / New Wave

3-1 Sparks - Beat The Clock (Long Version) 6:42
3-2 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Version) 5:25
3-3 M - Pop Muzik (Long Version) 4:53
3-4 Blondie - Heart Of Glass 5:46
3-5 Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose (Tom Moulton Extended Mix) 7:26
3-6 Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? 5:20
3-7 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version) 4:29
3-8 The Normal - Warm Leatherette 3:20
3-9 The Flying Lizards - Money 5:43
3-10 The Motors - Airport 4:30
3-11 Public Image Limited - Death Disco 6:41