Name: The Greatest Soul / Funk and Disco 12″ Singles of the 70s and 80s
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ROBINBX63

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929956322

Total Cap

CDx4

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Robinsongs

Meticulously curated box sets featuring exceptional audio quality, stunning visuals, and exclusive bonus content. Explore genres, eras, and artists to find the perfect addition to your collection.

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First soiree into the compilation market for Robinsongs. <i>The Greatest Soul / Funk &amp; Disco 12” Inch Singles of The 70s and 80s</i> is packed with some of the Greatest 12-inch versions from that era. A vivid snapshot of that golden era. With liner notes by journalist Charles Waring against every track in the booklet.

Like many crucial inventions, the 12” single was born out of necessity. Although it’s widely seen as an innovation born in the disco era to help DJs keep people dancing by stretching out songs much further than the conventional three-minute mark defined by the 7” single, the very first 12” single appeared in 1970. It was a novelty that didn’t catch on but a few years later in 1974, an innovative New York producer called Tom Moulton resurrected the 12” single format as a vehicle for making extended mixes of dance tracks.

It was an innovation that helped stoke the flames of the Disco Inferno and introduced the concept of instrumental breakdowns or “breaks”.

Initially, 12” pressings targeted DJs and were only used for promotional purposes but such was their desirability that it wasn’t long before record companies made them commercially available; the first one sold to the public was Double Exposure’s ‘Ten Percent’ in 1976, that is included in this package. Its success opened the floodgates and from that moment, the 12” single became the format that defined Disco’s glory years.

1. The Undisputed Truth – You + Me = Love

2 McFadden &amp; Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

3 Earth, Wind &amp; Fire with The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland – Special Disco Version

5 People’s Choice – Do It Any Way You Wanna – A Tom Moulton Mix

7 Crown Heights Affair – You Gave Me Love

10 Lonnie Liston Smith &amp; The Cosmic Echoes – Expansions

11 Chaz Jankel Feat Brenda Jones – You’re My Occupation (Extended)

4 Zapp – More Bounce to the Ounce (Pts. I and II)

5 Midnight Star – No Parking On The Dance Floor

10 Maze/Frankie Beverly – Twilight (Instrumental)

2 Sister Sledge – He’s the Greatest Dancer

7 Narada Michael Walden – I Should’ve Loved Ya

3 Valentine Brothers – Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)

5 Rose Royce – Is It Love You’re After

6 Third World – Now That We Found Love (Disco Mix)