Various: Disco Not Disco 12″

Description

Amazing compilation of post punk / new wave / punk funk. Strut present the first ever repress since 2000 of the influential first volume ofDisco Not Discocompiled by Joey Negro and Sean P as part of the labels 20th Anniversary.

Disco Not Discowas a perfectly timed compilation back in 2000. Released when interest in the myths, history and playlists of original New York clubs like Paradise Garage and The Loft was at its peak, the album drew on the outer limits of leftfield disco championed by Levan and Mancuso, bringing together unlikely dancefloor anthems by rock acts like Yoko Ono and Ian Dury, obscurities from cottage labels like BC and Splash and selected oddities from the unique mind of avant-garde hero, Arthur Russell. It was essentially a celebration of the sonic melting pot in New York during the early 80s, an era when punk had burnt itself out and disco had become commercial and saccharine; in its place, the post-punk movement threw up brilliant oddities which tore up the accepted rulebook.

Since its release, the compilation title has become a by-word for a whole genre of music and remains a landmark collection of its time. With original copies now changing hands for 100+, this new pressing is a welcome return for an essential celebration of discos difficult cousins. The album features full original artwork and Kris Needs sleeve notes and is remastered and cut by The Carvery.