That is an excellent book. I kind of let disco go past at the time but in retrospect it looks more and more interesting as a kind of musical and cultural crucible. Most of which was not visible at the public surface, of course.
fh ----------------- > >Not strictly speaking on topic but Detroit techno is mentioned, and >we all know the lineage so I thought I'd mention this. > >I've just finished Peter Shapiro's "Turn the beat around - The secret >history of Disco". If you were hankering after more disco history >after reading Tim Lawrence's "Love Saves The Day" then I'd say this >is worth a read. He talks about a lot of the same history but it's >always nice to hear another angle. > >Ideally I'd like to read more about the later stuff he covers (like >NY freestyle/street music and italo) but I guess there are books on >this subject out there already (recommendations?). > > >robin... > >
