Monday, January 31, 2011

Gold Records and White Labels

An insightful box set reconciles disco�s old reputation as a popular plague with its new one as a mystery cult.

by Michaelangelo Matos



A Complete Introduction to Disco: 1970-1980 Various artists (Universal) Ask most people when disco went kaput and you'll likely get a consensus answer, though the signposts will vary: when Reagan was elected, when the bottom fell out of the music business, when Xanadu and Can't Stop the Music bombed, when Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager were sent up for tax evasion after allegedly skimming $2.5 million from the most successful disco in nightclub history.…

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