Happy New Year and thanks for downloading my favourite selections from The Disco Podcast's 2024 sets. And there was something powerful about February's mix, because that was by far your most popular download of the year.  Quite a few tracks from that set have made it onto this Best Of, including Anane, Dave Leatherman, Paolo Bardelli, Saturday Love, Hold Tight and Ken@Work. 2024 definitely had more of a soulful disco vibe and that's reflected by edits and remakes of the inimitable Lou Rawls and Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, plus my personal favourite track of the year from Tamiko Jones - "Let it flow". And as my parting 2024 gift to you, I've snuck in a brand new exclusive track: my bootleg of Jessie Ware's "Free yourself". Enjoy!

Feliz año nuevo y gracias por descargar mis selecciones favoritas de los sets 2024 de The Disco Podcast. Y había algo poderoso en la mezcla de febrero, ya que fue, con diferencia, la descarga más popular del año.  Un buen número de temas de aquello set estan incorporados aqui en este Best Of, incluidos Anane, Dave Leatherman, Paolo Bardelli, Saturday Love, Hold Tight y Ken@Work. 2024 definitivamente tuvo una vibra disco más soulful y eso se refleja en las edits y remixes de los inimitables Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack y Donny Hathaway, además de mi canción favorita del año de Tamiko Jones: "Let it flow". Y como regalo de despedida de 2024 para ti, te he incluido una nueva canción exclusiva: mi version bootleg de "Free yourself" de Jessie Ware. Como siempre todo mezclado con cariño aquí en Londres. Disfruta!

Here's my 2024 disco soundtrack:
1 | Imagination, Baku, Feeler | Music and lights (Baku Rework)
2 | Anane | High (Two Soul Fusion Boogie Mix)
3 | Dave Leatherman, HP Vince, Bruce Nolan | Wonder why
4 | Disco Dandies, Tamiko Jones | Let it flow (Extended Mix)
5 | Peter Brown, Dr Packer | Dance with me (Dr Packer Extended Remix)
6 | You'll never find another love like mine (Jerry Ropero Classic Mix) | Lou Rawls
7 | Saturday Love, Kon, Fiorious | Come out (Extended Mix)
8 | Paolo Bardelli, Tony Montana DJ | Get funky (Nu Club Mix)
9 | Block & Crown, Martina Budde, Lou Rawls | Lady love (Nudisco Mix)
10 | SAMO, Joi N'Juno | Strangers (Joi N'Juno Remix)
11 | Ken@Work | Love will fix it (The Revision Mix)
12 | Cerrone, Dax Riders, Pete Le Freq | Supernature (F*Monday Edit)
13 | Jonk & Spook | Boogie Funk (Extended Mix)
14 | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Ben Liebrand | Where is the love (Ben Liebrand DJ Mix)
15 | Jessie Ware, Mark Lower | Free yourself (F*Monday's Symphonic Disco Bootleg)

And here's the Spotify playlist, but don't forget some of the exclusive edits and bootlegs won't be widely available.

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Mixed with love in London. XX F* 

Hi, and thanks for downloading another 90 minutes of the very best in disco. This mix includes some brand new tracks from Phazed Groove, Audiowhores, Goodisco, Mark Lower, Debher, Block & Crown and Sammy Deuce, plus classics from Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Imagination, Bryan Ferry, and Kool & The Gang, all mixed with love in London.  Here's the tracklist:

1 | Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes | Wake up everybody (Psychemagik Edit)
2 | George Michael | I want your sex part 1 and 2 (Mike and Tess Reloop)
3 | Katy Perry Vs Chic | Bon appetit my love (Steph Seroussi Ultimate Mash Up)
4 | Imagination | Music and lights (Baku Rework)
5 | Phazed Groove | Love's resolution (Original)
6 | Audiowhores | She's gone dance on (Club Mix)
7 | Goodisco | Always (Original MIx)
8 | D.P.V. and Kool & The Gang | Good time tonight (Original Mix)
9 | Bryan Ferry | Don't stop the dance (Disco Innovations Deep Rework)
10 | Mark Lower featuring Enya | Honey (Extended Mix)
11 | Debher | Another summer love (Original Mix)
12 | Flight Facilities, DRAMA | Dancing on my own (Extended Mix)
13 | DJ Manuel, The Uncle Earl, Paolo Bardelli, Tony Montana DJ | The vibes (Paolo Bardelli & Tony Montana DJ Nu Club RemIx)
14 | Block & Crown | Take it to the limit (Nudisco Classic Mix)
15 | Keller, The Dukes | That kind of girl (The Dukes Original Mix)
16 | Sammy Deuce | Living it up (Original Mix)

And here's the Spotify playlist, but not all the tracks edits and remixes may be available. 

I'm looking forward to seeing you again very soon. Until then, have a great holiday season; have a very merry Christmas, and my best wishes for 2025.  F*

Quincy Delight Jones Junior was born in Chicago in 1933. At High School in Seattle he became an accomplished trumpeter, and then focused on music with a scholarship to Boston's Berklee College of Music. After college he worked with a number of orchestras and bands until in the 1960s becoming Frank Sinatra's arranger and conductor, notably leading the recording of the 1966 live album "Sinatra at the Sands" with the Count Basie Orchestra. A background with big bands, orchestras, and jazz followed him through his career and into our disco era where Quincy's signature production features bold brass, lush strings, hypnotic percussion and complex vocal arrangements. He met Michael Jackson when they both worked on the film "The Wiz". Michael invited Quincy to produce his upcoming solo album, but the record label objected, saying Quincy was "too jazzy". Michael insisted, and the result, "Off The Wall" propelled them both to mega stardom.

Here I've gathered my favourite Quincy produced, arranged and written tracks which have themselves already been lovingly reproduced by disco leaders Dr Packer, The Reflex, Loshmi, Pete Le Freq and more, plus, unusually for me, some original recordings, which itself is very telling. No-one can even try to improve Quincy's original "Billie Jean."  And I couldn't find anyone who's touched "Ease on down the road"  .   .   .  yet.

Thank you Quincy.  You will be missed.  Love F*

Here's the track list:

1 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean (SWG Remastered Extended Mix)
2 | Donna Summer | State of independence (Dave Leatherman & Bruce Nolan 2023 Rework)
3 | Michael Jackson | P.Y.T. (The Reflex Revision)
4 | Quincy Jones featuring Chaz Jankel | Ai no corrida (DJ S Rework)
5 | Quincy Jones (featuring Chaka Khan and Ashford & Simpson) | Stuff like that (Pete Le Freq Stuff Like What Rework)
6 | The Brothers Johnson | The real thing (Loshmi Edit)
7 | Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin | Betcha wouldn't hurt me (Charles Dancer Edit)
8 | The Brothers Johnson | Strawberry letter 23 (Digital Visions re-edit/Dr Packer's Soul Groove)
9 | Quincy Jones | Razzamatazz (Dr Packer Injection)
10 | The Brothers Johnson | Stomp (DJ Funkdamento Remix/Andrei Edit)
11 | Michael Jackson, Diana Ross | Ease on down the road (from the original motion picture "The Wiz")
12 | The Brothers Johnson | Get the funk out ma face (Loshmi Edit)
13 | George Benson | Love x love (The Reflex Revision)

And here's a link to the Spotify playlist, but please note that most of the edits and remixes I've used may not be widely available.

Mixed with love in London.

(Revised 10th November 2024.)

Welcome to another hour of disco, mixed with love in London. And 40 years ago this month Wham! released "Everything she wants" which starts this set with with the authentically updated Dolls Combers Tribute Remix. As far as we know George Michael did everything himself on the original, playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals, so technically it's not a Wham! track at all. Other tracks featured in this mix are Larry Funk's "Together", Nicole's "Rock the house", A-Trak's "Like I said" (which I might have changed a bit ;-), Stephane Deschezeaux, and DJ B1's "Lovin' you" along with some delicious edits of chunky disco treats. Enjoy! XX F*
Here's the full track list:

1 | Wham! | Everything she wants (Dolls Combers Tribute Remix)
2 | Bee Gees | Night fever (S. Nolla & Dr. Parellada Unreleased Mix)
3 | Queen and Gino Soccio | Try it out (David Kust Bites The Dust Remix)
4 | Change | Change of heart (Fingerman's Extended Edit)
5 | The Whispers | And the beat goes on (Marcus Bootleg)
6 | Franki Valli | Grease (S R Edits Rework)
7 | Larry Funk | Together (Original Mix)
8 | Nicole | Rock the house (Michael Gray Vocal Extended Remix)
9 | A-Trak | Like I said (F*Monday Bootleg)
10 | Ron Carroll | Soul train (R C's Re-Edit)
11 | Stephane Deschezeaux, DJ B1 | Lovin' you (Original Mix)
12 | Aretha Franklin | Get it right (Ced ReWork)

And here's a link to the Spotify playlist. Some of the edits and remixes I've used may not be widely available.

For a while I've been thinking about creating a history of disco mix, picking out some of the great tracks that symbolise the disco era. Meanwhile I recommend listening to Steve Greenberg's podcast "Speed of sound".  Four of his podcast's episodes take you on a fascinating musical journey from Nazi occupied Paris to disco dominating American Top 40 radio. Definitely worth downloading.

And if you want more, subscribe to Discodave's Spotify playlist, The Disco Files 1970-78, which includes all the tracks he could find from Vince Aletti's book "The Disco Files". 

Welcome to another hour of disco fun, mixed for you with love in London.
This month's mix includes hot tracks from Angelo Ferreri, Risk Assessment, and Adri Block, plus some disco classics from Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and The Duprees.  Enjoy!  xx f*

Here's the full track listing:

1 | Angelo Ferreri | Funky lovers
2 | Risk Assessment | Delicious (Original Mix)
3 | Suzanne Vega | Tom's diner (Jerry Ropero Classic Disco Remix)
4 | Adri Block | To be real (Nudisco Clubmix)
5 | Freemasons featuring Michael Jackson | Remember the shine (Mark Loasby Mash Up)
6 | Diskobar | Rainbow (Original Mix)
7 | Michael Jackson | Don't stop til you get enough (Skinner & Bracks M J Booty Remix)
8 | Chic featuring Sugarhill Gang | Good Times vs Rappers Delight (Jet Boot Jack Remix)
9 | The Duprees | Delicious (Funkdamento Edit)
10 | Diana Ross | No-one gets the prize (Pete Le Freq Refreq)
11 | Mariah Carey | Make it happen (Jeremy's Poolside Edit)
12 | Adam Ten, Rhye | 3 days later (Extended)
13 | Veggi, Daste | Up, down, bounce

Here's a link to the Spotify playlist. Some of the edits and remixes I've used may not be widely available.

For a while I've been thinking about creating a history of disco mix, picking out some of the great tracks that symbolise the disco era. Meanwhile I recommend listening to Steve Greenberg's podcast "Speed of sound".  Four of his podcast's episodes take you on a fascinating musical journey from Nazi occupied Paris to disco dominating American Top 40 radio. Definitely worth downloading.

And if you want more, subscribe to Discodave's Spotify playlist, The Disco Files 1970-78, which includes all the tracks he could find from Vince Aletti's book "The Disco Files". 

Another 90 minutes of the best disco around.  Mixed with love in London. F*

Here's the full track list:

1 | Ben Jamin | Got the love
2 | Blue Boy, Fedde Le Grand | Remember me (Fedde Le Grand Extended Remix)
3 | Sharon Brown, Ben Liebrand | I specialise in love (Ben Liebrand Classic Rework)
4 | Moon Boots | In my life (Extended Mix)
5 | Platinum Doll, P.Y. Anderson, Micky More & Andy Tee | Believe In A Brighter Day (Micky More & Andy Tee Extended Remix)
6 | Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Ben Liebrand | Where Is the Love (Ben Liebrand DJ Mix)
7 | Donna Summer | Summer fever (Loshmi Edit)
8 | Hall & Oates | Can't Go For That (Mark Brickman Bootleg)
9 | Black Hawks Of Panama | Discoteca-Bisteca (Original Mix)
10 | Peter Brown (US), Dr Packer | Dance With Me (Dr Packer Extended Remix)
11 | Lee Wilson, DJ Christian B | In Love Again (DJ Christian B Extended Remix) (Dj Mix)
12 | Earth Wind & Fire, Mr Belt & Wezol, The Reflex, DJ S | Boogie wonderland
13 | Everything But The Girl, Discotron, Dandy's Groove | Missing
14 | Soul Legend | dancebaby (Extended Mix)
15 | Birdee | Don't you want my love (Vocal Extended Mix)
16 | C Da Afro | Time for disco

Here's the Spotify playlist, though some of the edits and remixes here aren't widely available.

Hey, here's another chunk of disco fun for your ear boxes. And I was enjoying the UK holiday weekend when I mixed this up. One great sing-and-dance-along choon after another, to guarantee a top time for all. I admit: it's an eclectic veering-towards-the-pop mix, possibly influenced by the delicious cosmopolitans I was drinking at the time. So grab your party packs and let's start with an Aloe Blacc and Patrice Rushen mashup, then a bulging fun bag of rare and unheard versions of Electric Light Orchestra, Duran Duran, and Hot Chocolate. An exclusive George Benson edit, some special Supertramp, Tears For Fears, Erasure, Michael Jackson and many more. All mixed with love in London.  XX F*  Here's the Spotify playlist, though most of the edits and remixes featured here aren't widely available.
Oye, aquí tienes otra porción de diversión disco para tus auriculares. Y estaba disfrutando del fin de semana festivo en el Reino Unido cuando mezclé esto. Un gran canto y baile tras otro, para garantizar un gran momento para todos. Lo admito: es una mezcla ecléctica que gira hacia el pop, posiblemente influenciada por los deliciosos cosmopolitans que estaba bebiendo en ese momento. Así que toma tus bolsas divertidas y vamos con un mashup de Aloe Blacc y Patrice Rushen, entonces versiones exclusivas de Electric Light Orchestra, Duran Duran, Hot Chocolate, y un edit exclusivo de George Benson, despues especial de Supertramp, Tears For Fears, Erasure, Michael Jackson y muchos más. Todo mezclado con amor en Londres.  XXF*  Aqui esta el Spotify playlist pero la mayoria de los edits y remixes incluidos aqui no estan disponibles.

Here's the tracklist:
1  | Aloe Blacc & Patrice Rushen | Look up a dollar (Nothing But Funk's Disco Tropicana Edit)
2 | Electric Light Orchestra | Last train to London (DJ Bootleg Extended Dance Remix)
3 | Duran Duran | Girls on film (Churlish Deep House Remix)
4 | Hot Chocolate | Every 1's a winner (Maddrik Remix)
5 | George Benson | Give me the night (Exclusive F*Monday Edit featuring Pete Le Freq, Disconnected, and Yonatan Rukhman)
6 | Oliver Cheatham | Get down Saturday night (David Kust Remix)
7 | Supertramp | The logical song (Julien Jeanne Remix)
8 | Londonbeat | I've been thinking about you (Joi N' Juno Remix)
9 | Silver Convention | Fly Robin fly (Nothing But Funk & Marco Extended Edit)
10 | Tears For Fears | Everybody wants to rule the world (SDRW)
11 | Gibson Brothers | Que sera mi vida (SanFranDisko Re-Rub)
12 | Rod Stewart | Do ya think I'm sexy (Remix Rodrics)
13 | Erasure | A little respect (Matt Popp Mix 2012)
14 | 5000 Volts | Dr Kiss Kiss (Aspen Bizarre Disco Beta Version)
15 | Shocking Blue | Venus (DJ Prince Remix)
16 | Michael Jackson | P.Y.T. (The Reflex Revision)

Welcome to Synthdisco, a special tribute to the electronic sound of disco, with inspiration from the keyboard, programming and production kings Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Trevor Horn, Didier Marouani's Space, and Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's Daft Punk.  Un tributo especial al sonido electrónico de la música disco, con inspiración de los reyes del teclado, la programación y la producción Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Trevor Horn, Space de Didier Marouani y Daft Punk de Thomas Bangalter y Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.  Mixed with love in London. XX
Here's the full track list: 1 | Donna Summer | I feel love (f*monday edit featuring Fracassi and Wender) 2 | Cerrone | Supernature (f*monday edit featuring Dax Riders and Pete Le Freq)
3 | The Human League | Don't you want me (Purple Disco Machine and J P Club Disco Remix Edit) 4 | Pet Shop Boys | Always on my mind (DJ Misa Remix '11) 5 | M | Pop muzik (Partner Music Edit) 6 | Space | Magic fly (Alon Halperin Remix) 7 | Daft Punk | Around the world 8 | Three Degrees | Giving up, giving in (Disco Socks Edit) 9 | Space | Prison (Oliver Boogie Edit) 10 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Relax (f*monday edit featuring Sergio T & Stagia and Disco Innovations) 11 | Giorgio Moroder | Chase (Destructo Re Edit) 12 | Space | Carry on, turn me on (AN2 Remix) 13 | Depeche Mode | Just can't get enough (Les Bisous Remix) 14 | ABC | The look of love (DJ Nobody Re Edit/Ultimix).  Make your own mix on SPOTIFY 

Hello from planet disco, or an unseasonably cool South London in July. And I've mixed up another 90 minutes of the best disco I can find for you, featuring Sammy Deuce, Mark Lower, Hotmood, HP Vince, Block & Crown, Celine Dion, and many more. Eh? Celine Dion?  I know that one surprised me too.  It's a fun mash up by The Jammin Kid. Let me know what you think.   As always, mixed with love in London.

Many of the tracks are available on Traxsource, and Spotify where you'll find the playlist so you can create your own mix.  (NB promo tracks and exclusives many not be available.)

Hola desde planet disco, o desde un sur de Londres inusualmente fresco en julio. Y he mezclado 90 minutos de lo mejor de disco que puedo encontrar para ti, con Sammy Deuce, Mark Lower, Hotmood, HP Vince, Block & Crown, Celine Dion y muchos más. ¿Eh? ¿Céline Dion?  Sé que ese también me sorprendió.  Es un mash up divertido de The Jammin Kid. Déjame saber lo que piensas.  Como siempre, mezclado con amor en Londres.

La mayoria de las canciones estan disponibles en Traxsource, y Spotify donde encontraras la lista para que puedas crear tu propria mezcla. (Es possible que las canciones promocionales y mezclas exclusivas no esten disponibles.)

A nudisco celebration of the music of Philadelphia International Records and the role it played in the development of disco. Founded in 1971 by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, the label’s original vision was to rival Berry Gordy's Motown organisation. Gamble and Huff were also responsible for writing many of the label's greatest hits, which often featured their own in-house orchestra MFSB (or Mother Father Sister Brother). Gamble and Huff have also been activists supporting the black community and improving south Philadelphia. They created Universal Companies which in 2003 partnered with others in a $100 million plan to construct and renovate 400 homes. Together they have written over 3,000 songs producing 175 gold and platinum records, making them some of the most prolific songwriters of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.  Mixed with love in London.  XX F*

All the original tracks are available on Spotify, where you'll find the playlist so you can create your own mix. (NB promo tracks and exclusives may not be available.)

Una celebracion nudisco de la música de Philadelphia International Records (PIR) y el papel que jugó en el desarrollo de la música disco. Fundada en 1971 por Kenneth Gamble y Leon Huff, la visión original del PIR  era rivalizar con la organización Motown de Berry Gordy. Gamble y Huff también fueron responsables de escribir muchos de los grandes éxitos de PIR, que a menudo contaban con su propia orquesta interna MFSB (o Mother Father Sister Brother). Gamble y Huff también han sido activistas que apoyan a la comunidad negra y mejoran el sur de Philadelphia. Crearon Universal Companies que en 2003 se asociaron con otros en un plan de 100 millones de dólares para construir y renovar 400 viviendas. Juntos han escrito más de 3.000 canciones y han producido 175 discos de oro y platino, lo que los convierte en algunos de los compositores más prolíficos de todos los tiempos. Fueron incluidos en el Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en 2008.  Mezclado con amor en Londres. XXF*

Todas las canciones originales están disponibles en Spotify, donde encontrarás la lista para que puedas crear tu propia mezcla. (Es posible que las canciones promocionales y exclusivas no estén disponibles).

Here's the track list:

1 | Lou Rawls | You'll never find another love like mine (F*Monday Exclusive Edit, featuring Kenny Summit, Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper & Jerry Ropero)
2 | The Philadelphia International All Stars | Let's clean up the ghetto (Sascha Satoshi Edit)
3 | People's Choice | Do it any way you wanna (DJ S remix)
4 | Billy Paul | Bring the family back (DJ Fopp disco mix)
5 | Billy Paul | Only the strong survive (Chuggin Edits)
6 | Teddy Pendergrass | I don't love you any more (RLP Re edit)
7 | Lou Rawls | This song will last forever (Belony Edits)
8 | The O'Jays | I love music (Dave Lee Sweet Music Mix)
9 | Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes | Don't leave me this way (Extended Mike and Tess Edit)
10 | Lou Rawls | See you when I get there (WVZ Mix)