V/A - Hustle! Reggae Disco

3LP Vinyl - SJRLP368

This ground-breaking album features non-stop killer reggae versions of original funk and soul classics in a disco style. Reggae disco updates of seminal classics by Anita Ward (‘Ring My Bell’), Chaka Khan (‘I’m Every Woman’), Michael Jackson ‘Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough,’ Sugarhill Gang (‘Rappers Delight’ here performed by Derrick Laro & Trinity for producer Joe Gibbs) and more, all showing the hidden but inseparable link between the dance floors of New York, Kingston and London.

‘The effect of American R&B and soul music on Jamaican reggae is well documented, but the story doesn't stop there, for disco (and more so now for rap and hip-hop) have also been subsumed into the reggae mix, and while one might suspect that the resulting hybrid would die of its own implausibility, the feral mix of disco with reggae rhythms is so darn infectious that it hardly matters. Once you take your brain out of the frame and just let your feet go, this collection is a dancer's delight all done up in full-blown disco style, but with huge dub-style rhythm tracks … if you're looking for an impossibly infectious dance collection, this is it.’ All Music

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell 7:58
A2. Derrick Lara, Trinity (4) - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough 7:29
B1. The Chariot Riders - Do It Nice & Easy 4:03
B2. Black Harmony - Don't Let It Go To Your Head 7:18
C1. Latisha - I'm Every Woman 3:44
C2. Ernest Ranglin - In The Rain 3:31
C3. The Family Choice - Reggae Beats Goes On 3:59
D1. Risco Connection - Ain't No Stopping Us Now 6:11
D2. Xanadu (2), Sweet Lady - Rapper's Delight 6:19
E1. Sharon Forrester - Love Don't Live Here Any More 5:57
E2. Carol Cool - Upside Down 3:28
F1. One Blood - Be Thankful For What You've Got 7:56
F2. Charmaine Burnett - Am I The Same Girl 4:01