One CD compilation series that is quite respected among true Italo-disco
fans, is the Legend series. If I remember correctly they were made in
Holland, and were bootlegs. Check for more info:
www.geocities.com/FashionAvenue/Mall/9692/legend/Legend-E.html
"Cheesiness" is part of the Italo disco sound, but yet there's so much good
obscure freak stuff, that when your hear it, you start to understand where
the whole HOTMIX-sound takes it's inspiration.
Italo disco collectors are quite serious collectors, willing to pay huge
money if a rare record comes to sight... But the stuff I'm into, the "freak"
early eighties stuff is not that expensive, and should be found easily. Make
connections to collectors in Europe, and ask.
Proffit
From: "_Caltrop _" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) OT: Italo Disco
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:44:16 PDT
I was looking for something like that, too. But oftentimes there's a lot of
cheese on these CD's. But you could get a picture of the mainstream italo
disco sound, if you remember chart hits such as "Vamos a la playa", "I like
chopin", "self control". I think I-f's new mix CD showcases the more
obscure
italo stuff.
somebody has to put these tracks on wax again, please!!!!
my fave ones (in general) are:
Charlie- Spacer Woman
Electric Workers - Robot is Systematic
Lime - On the Grid
X-ray connection - Get Ready...
(more ones are yet to be (re)discovered)
From: "Ian Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "313 Mailing List" <313@hyperreal.org>
Subject: (313) OT: Italo Disco
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:24:39 +1000
A month or so back there was a discussion of Italo Disco from the early
80s. I s there a representative CD compilation that anyone could recommend
that gives an overview of the sound of this style?
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