The Undisputed Truth - "You + Me = Love"
McFadden & Whitehead - "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
Earth, Wind & Fire & The Emotions - "Boogie Wonderland" (special disco version)
T-Connection - "Do What You Wanna Do"
People's Choice - "Do It Any Way You Wanna"
Instant Funk - "I Got My Mind Made Up"
Crown Heights Affair - "You Gave Me Love"
Whispers - "And The Beat Goes On"
Arthur Adams - "You Got The Floor"
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes - "Expansions"
Chaz Jankel - "You're My Occupation" (feat Brenda Jones)
Brass Construction - "Movin'"
Parliament - "Flashlight"
Zapp - "More Bounce To The Ounce" (parts I & III)
Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"
SOS Band - "Just Be Good To Me"
The Jimmy Castor Bunch - "Space Age"
Lakeside - "Fantastic Voyage"
Aquarian Dream - "You're A Star"
Maze/Frankie Beverly - "Twilight" (instrumental)
Sister Sledge - "He's The Greatest Dancer"
GQ - "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)"
Double Exposure - "Ten Percent"
Loleatta Holloway - "Love Sensation"
Narada Michael Walden - "I Should've Loved Ya"
Voyage - "From East To West"
The Trammps - "Disco Inferno"
Roy Ayers - "Running Away"
The Valentine Brothers - "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
Evelyn 'Champagne' King - "Shame" (12" disco version)
Rose Royce - "Is It Love You're After"
Third World - "Now That We Found Love" (disco mix)
Hi-Tension - "Hi-Tension"
Freeez - "Southern Freeez"
Ultrafunk - "Gotham City Boogie"
Atmosfear - "Dancing In Outer Space"
Review: Whether the 42 full-length tracks showcased on this four-CD set really are 'the greatest soul, funk and disco' 12" singles of the 1970s and 80s is open to debate, but there's no denying that it's a fantastic collection of classic cuts and dancefloor anthems from the pre-house era. Much of it will be familiar - see Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Boogie Wonderland', McFadden & Whitehead's 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now', Freeez's 'Southern Freez', Chic's 'Good Times' and so on - but there's no denying the quality. What it really delivers is an instant party-starting set of guaranteed floor-fillers from the 70s and 80s that touches not only on disco, soul and funk, but also jazz-funk, boogie and 80s soul. Plus, any compilation that features Hi-Tension's 'Hi-Tension' is alright by us!
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