Syd,theres some truth in what you say,but the Pistols first played the 100 club in around May/June 76 and it wasnt rammed with Lacy goers.I know cause i was there,and there were only maybe 50 or so in the audience.And thats being generous.There was a lot of crossover in '76 between Soul and Punk,mainly fashion cos 99% of Punk music had little quality beside energy.
I know this will sound like Rowley Birkin but Did I ever tell you about the time i wore my new Rubber long sleeve roll neck top (saw Rotten wearing it at Walthamstow Assembly Hall in June,brought one the next week from SEX) to the Lacy?Do you remember the summer of '76? ******* Hot!Did you know that Bob Wheatley didnt believe in air conditioning?I near feckin died that night

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Have we all forgotton Latin Disco.

YAMBU SUNNY
JAMIE DELGADO APARICIO NO PUEDO DARTE NADA MAS QUE AMOR (now there's a mouthfull said the tart to the vicar!) Stylistics cover.
MONGO SANTAMARIA LADY MARMALADE
EDDIE PALMIERI SPIRIT OF LOVE.
THE COUNTS LATIN DISCO
LOUIE RAMIREZ DO IT ANYWAY YOU WANNA.

"Don't know if the last 2 entries have fully grabbed the point either. Surely, this logic says 'list every disco record released during these dates' and, voila, its gay disco.

I mean, be fair, 'Don't Make me Wait', for example, was borne out of the Paradise Garage, so if that don't count!"

At least you speak sense Webbo. Before the big disco sucks campaign by Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl culminating in the burning of 100's of disco vinyl at Comisky park before a White Sox game. (July 12th 1979)And the subsequent abandonment of disco by most U.S. Radio. Every Dance tune was Gay Disco. After the Stonewall riots & the shift in Gay rights, the Rise of Gay life from Fire Island & the attempt to recreate the freedom at clubs like the Flamingo, The Gallery & Reade St in NY itself. Anything Disco is camp.. But what came after, when Gay NY reclaimed it's music from the world of commercialism is far more interesting. That's where the camp pickings are to be made.. Camp follower. Yes & you always will be..

It had to happen eventually on this topic-------handbags at dawn,but I would say "YOU HAD TO BE THERE AND VADA IT FOR YOURSELF",you can't get it out of a book,just like you cant buy experience or style,not even from VIVIENNE.Now where's that nice BOBBY ELMES?

Voyage-From East to West LP version which segues into another track automatically I think (from memory)called poss Below Zero??
great track at the time allbeit rather poppy now, but back in the day I'm sure "The Mafia" jocks were playing it!!!!

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Hard Work, -- John Handy.

anybody remember the CENTRAL R& B CLUB watling street, with SATCHMO and MUNGO,
or Dave ~& Lew, or even Hunting lodge, Tudor House,

and Charlie Browns record shop in strood...

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NIK NAME Funk Surgeon

err 'fraid so drove passed the old tavern & hilltop today

Thought I would revive this thread after thumbing through a load of vinyl and finding these.........

PATRICK COWLEY & SYLVESTER - DO YOU WANNA FUNK
ALICIA BRIDGES - I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE
KAREN YOUNG - HOT SHOT
CELI BEE & THE BUZZY BUNCH - SUPERMAN
SYLVESTER - DISCO HEAT
THE MIRACLES - AIN'T NOBODY STRAIGHT IN LA
ANDREA TRUE CONNECTION - MORE MORE MORE
PATRICK HERNANDEZ - BORN TO BE ALIVE
PENNY MCLEAN - LADY BUMP
ANITA WARD - RING MY BELL
PATRICK JUVET - I LOVE AMERICA
GINO SOCCIO - DANCER
DR BUZZARDS ORIG SAVANNAH BAND - CHER CHEZ LA FEMME
VICKI SUE ROBINSON - TURN THE BEAT AROUND
PETER BROWN - DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY WITH ME

Blimey Gino Soccio / Dancer. Remember going to the Embassy Club near Bond street, walking in the club and seeing those gay dancers dressed as cowboys dancing in a line twerling lasoos in time to the music. Now you can't get more camp than that ? Or can you.
Does anybody really listen to this stuff anymore....

Bona list,Tim and as high camp as the Himalyas....and lets also remember DISCO TEX and the SEX-O-LETTES-"GET DANCIN'" one of the first "out" turns in 1974.
Oh yes "you had to be there"....which makes us all over 50 (screeeeeeech!!!!) Oh lets have a revival its time we "hustled" again.

Stavros,well recalled,Voyage was also used in the sountrack of "BRITISH HUSTLE" featuring Greg Edwards and Chris Hill.

Oh wow what a fantabuloser subject.Been trying to remember a lesbian club near or on Poland street where all the Bromley lot(Berlin etc) and the early Lacy mob met up in around 76,any ideas?

Maxime , don't remember that one but did go to Billys Dean St/Wardour st. camper than a Carry On film ,trannie bar staff & they used to spray the dance floor with bubble gum smelling stuff to kill the smell of smoke don'y ya know
"take that to the bank"
please don;t let me be misunderstood -Mongo Santamaria
See all you disco lovers at the next Inn On The Lake 8th Sept

Maxime,that would be Louises,about three doors up from Broadwick Street on the west side of Poland Street.Used to stroll down there from the 100 Club gigs.All I can remember is the dancefloor downstairs,and borrowing 80p off Malcolm McLaren for the fare home to Chadwell Heath.Never did pay him back :-)

Of course "LOUISES" ,well remembered Mark and it was so trendy to snog your mates back then.

We will be adding a Rough Guide to the website.Does anyone have any info on Jifs Records, Chadwell Heath.Run by George & Lynn.Would love to get intouch to do something.The City Sounds & life & times of THE LEGEND Johnny Wright.

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