Disco. If all you think about is bad John Travolta impressions and tacky afro wigs when you hear that word, you really need to school yourself on one of the most important genres of dance music. This is really the bible of disco and all faithful disco heads ought to have a copy on their bedside table. Author Tim Lawrence takes you back to the 70s and carefully describes the music, DJs, clubs, and culture against the backdrop of social and economic hard times. Lawrence takes you from the birth of beat matching to disco's corporate collapse and doesn't spare any details.
Very well researched, the book include in depth interviews with the decade's most important figures, excellent photography and club playlists. If you're only after some light reading this book may not be for you. But otherwise, get ready to time travel back to the days of the Loft, Gallery, Paradise Garage, and the birth of what we know as modern dance music.
