RFI Larry Levan

check http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1392/larrylevan.html

You can also look for a book by Mel Cherin "My Life and the Paradise Garage" which is a really great read for anyone interested in Disco and dance music history.

1. Heartbeat [Club Version] - Taana Gardner Ê Ê
2. Serious, Sirius, Space Party [Club Version] - Ednah Holt Ê Ê
3. No Frills [Club Version] - Taana Gardner Ê Ê
4. Don't Make Me Wait - Larry Levan Ê Ê
5. Let's Go Dancin' [Club Version] - Larry Levan Ê Ê
6. Is It All Over My Face [Female Vocal] - Larry Levan Ê Ê
7. Work That Body [Club Version] - Taana Gardner Ê Ê
8. Give Your Body Up to the Music [Club Version] - Larry Levan Ê Ê
9. When You Touch Me [Vocal Version] - Taana Gardner

And it's very, very good. Are there several different titles with "Paradise Garage" in them? I assume I'm looking for a 2cd live set.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004W5BE/qid=1068249561/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-5526906-1831227?v=glance&s=music

Thanks!

Larry Levan: Greatest Salsoul Mixes

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000DFZCU.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Has anyone heard it?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005QFLA.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

1. Heartbeat (Taana Gardner)
2. Serious, Sirius, Space Party (Ednah Holt)
3. No Frills (Taana Gardner)
4. Don't Make Me Wait (New York Citi Peech Boys)
5. Let's Go Dancin' (Sparque)
6. Is It All Over My Face (Loose Joints)
7. Work That Body (Taana Gardner)
8. Give Your Body Up To The Music (Billy Nichols)
9. When You Touch Me (Taana Gardner)

I've never even heard of that one.

Also wanted to direct people's attention to Sleeping Bag's Greatest Mixers Collection, which has some Larry mixes on it like "(Need) Somebody New" and "Weekend."

I've found one which is like 12:20 minutes long, but it's actually from another low quality mix and it's actually a couple songs mixed together.

What's this Greg Wilson thingy? Tell us the best tracks on it please.

Yes, will YSI to the thread, will probably be tomorrow or later depending on how Emule treats me.

Below is the CD tracklist. I'm partial to Brenda Taylor, Yello, Rocker's Revenge and Mr. Bloe...

Disc One
01. Salsoul Orchestra / Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)
02. Rocker's Revenge / Sunshine
03. Dmx Krew, Raw Silk / Do It To The Funk
04. Brenda Taylor / You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too
05. The Controllers / I Can't Turn The Boogie Loose
06. Scritti Politti / Absolute/ Wood Beez
07. Boystown Gang / Cruisin' The Streets
08. Kool And The Gang / Open Sesame
09. Yello / Lost Again
10. Chicken Lips / He Not In
11. Mike T / Do It Anyway You Wanna
12. Uncle Louie / Full-Tilt Boogie
13. Chaka Khan / I Feel For You
14. Chic / Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)
15. Mr Bloe / Groovin' With Mr Bloe

Thanks! That sounds right. Feel free to send to my yahoo email if it's not too much trouble!

Nice to see some Chic in there even if a little digging would have brought up lesser known nuggets by Nile & Bernard.

That Greg Wilson tracklisting seems pretty good, the only flaw is that he doesn't seem to have dug out many obscurities.

You are welcome to consider that a flaw, but I think people often want to hear re-edits of stuff that's familiar to them.

It's great too, reminds me of PSB. In particular, their cover of 'Try it (I'm in love with a married man)'.

You are welcome to consider that a flaw, but I think people often want to hear re-edits of stuff that's familiar to them.

Maybe so but it just seems like a bit of a cop-out to release 'Dance Dance Dance' again. As great as 'I feel for you' is, I wish Greg would've opted for something just as good but less omnipresent, like 'Your Love is alive' or some of the Made Up Records artists or Paradise Garage Records. Just my kneejerk reaction though, I don't know how Greg Wilson's mind works, and maybe these re-edits are beyond awesome. I'd like to hear it if anyone can YSI the tracks, or share it on Ssk.

just another night out w/the boyz in 1979

the song selection and segues are godlike genius

cd1
"Bourgie Bourgie" Ashford & Simpson
"It's Music" Damon Harris
"At Midnight" T Connection
"Put Your Body In It" Stephanie Mills
"Dreaming A Dream" Crown Heights Affair
"By The Way You Dance" Bunny Sigler
"Right In The Socket" Shalamar
"Take Me Home" Cher
"Pick Me Up, I'll Dance" Melba Moore
"Get On The Funk Train" Munich Machine
"Here We Go Again" People's Choice

cd2
"Here We Go Again" People's Choice
"Bad Mouthin'" Motown Sounds
"Let Yourself Go" Supremes
"Angel In My Pocket" Change
"Smack Dab In The Middle" Janice McClain
"Sun...Sun...Sun.." Jaki
"Trinidad" John Gibbs and The US Steel Band
"My First Mistake" Chi-Lites
"Erucu" Jermain Jackson

However, I'm only familiar with two versions. The one from MFSB's greatest hits which is very soul and the 11 minute instrumental Krivit re-edit from the Last Night a DJ Saved My Life book soundtrack.

Jahsonic talks about a 14 minute remix being definitive. Does anyone know more about this track and the various mixes as well as which would have been played most at the Paradise Garage?

Hmm, I have 4 mp3s of this. a 6:36 version (the original?) and an 11:36 version which starts out identical to the original but is obv. extended. Then I have two files which are the identical 11:01 version, one labelled Danny Krivit Re-Edit and the other labelled Lerry Levan Remix.

Grace Jones (Larry mix) - "Feel Up"

*posted this on my Divas thread -but i don't think anyone noticed it.
**the quality of the rip is a little dissapointing unfort.

Can anyone point me towards a comprehensive Larry Levan discography of the tracks he produced?

1) if something is billed a 'larry levan remix' is an actual remake of the song by larry, or is just a track taken from one of his mixes?

2) i seem to recall reading that levan didn't really mix records together, that his prestige comes from being a superb selector. this true?

1) if something is billed a 'larry levan remix' is an actual remake of the song by larry, or is just a track taken from one of his mixes?

The former. Larry did plenty of remix/production work.

2) i seem to recall reading that levan didn't really mix records together, that his prestige comes from being a superb selector.

well, he's certainly an alright mixer, especially given the equipment that he was on and the fact that disco is hard enough to mix as it is. but yes, his reputation is based more on track selection than any flashy transitions or turntable theatrics.

ah thanks, which of the levan compilations are mixed together, and are they any good?

also, if anyone has a link to a comprehensive discography of his productions/releases please share!

Someone on another thread mentioned a Levan remix of "Once in a Lifetime". Does this really exist? The song on the Rhino compilation is just the album version.

Holy shit @ this, 4hr recording of Paradise Garage's 2nd birthday!
http://www.isodisco.com/2011/07/31/larry-levan-live-from-paradise-garage-1979/

GUH

i posted about this over here best track on larry levan's live @ the paradise garage 2-disc mix cd
and no one cared!
but GUH indeed! it is great.

ah sorry! Worth a re-post though...

oh yeah, totally!

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