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Best remembered as the in-house backing band of the Stax record label.Other members were Al Jackson Jr.Steve Cropper (guitar), and Lewis Steinberg (bass guitar) who was replaced by Donald Duck Dunn in 1963.
A planned reunion in 1975 did not happen, as Jackson was murdered in October that year. The three remaining members did reunite several times since the late 1980s, often with Jacksons cousin Steve Potts (2) serving as a drummer. The MGs, Brooker T. The M.G.s, MGS, The Booker T M.Gs, The M.G.s, The M.Gs, The Memphis Group, The MGs, The Mgs. ![]() Director Alan Parker wanted a song like I Feel Love and Moroder came back with this dark, moody, throbbing instrumental. Fuelled by voracious selectors and intrepid reissue labels bringing back 12s from Beirut to Port Of Spain, our understanding of the genre has become all the richer. And with a term as slippery as disco have set a few ground rules to help you navigate the list. First up, as the original 12 format, its that which were limiting ourselves to here, reluctantly excluding a wealth of incredible album-only tracks and 7s that frankly warrant a round-up in their own right. Bollywood disco, a vast industry but almost exclusively released in LP format, is one such casualty. Nu-disco or anything that could possibly fall under this category is therefore also out. MFSBs album by the same name which also features Soul Train theme T.S.O.P. Philly soul movement. Side note: MFSB stands for Mother Father Sister Brother.). Jackson and Quicky Jones at the peak of their powers, the album has a funky undercurrent thats clubby, yet plenty soulful; best captured Rock With you whose wickedly sly groove would be imitated but never bettered for years to come. Thank South African afro-rock outfit Harari for Party, which resonated so loudly it made the American Disco Hot 100 in 82. One of any number of contenders for this list, their 77 debut Maria Fumaca has just been reissued on vinyl. Check out Al Fosters Shes The Greatest Dancer cover (sadly not on 12) too for the leftfield vote. Name-dropping Gucci and Fiorucci, it was also incidentally one of the first tracks to feature brand names. That post-disco, electric bassline, those chords, the background vocals that sound like theyve been rewound; it clicks expertly with Houstons sizzling pipes. The A-Side on this 12 was a number 1 hit but nothing quite compares to the spectacular Stay Free. Everyone knows And The Beat Goes On a chart topper and a Grand Theft Auto favourite but dont forget to flip it over the churning, bass-weight disco of Can You Do The Boogie. Sam Records Extended Play Disco Classics Rar Files Full Vocal VersionStill, the original 1979 full vocal version is pretty rad and if youve got a double copy, you know what to do. Larry Levan remixed the track, stripping it back and slowing it down, but this is one of those rare cases where the original tops Larrys mix. Grandmaster Flash and Stevie Wonder feature heavily on a crossover hit that is one of the latest 12s featured in this list. Lets Groove signalled a new era for the band, mixing the live soul of their 7-inch past with synthesised funk and vocoder robotics. One dug straight out of TT by Sofrito years ago, that rightfully earns Shorty the title of both the father of soca and The Love Man. It didnt try to change the world, but then disco didnt always have to. Dubbed-out, downtempo bliss that took the sound to a new place completely. The Special Disco Version brought the band into the club for the first time and set the blueprint for remix 12s by pop and rock acts. The very essence of cool distilled into one slab of wax, this was a direct influence on MJs Dont Stop Til You Get Enough. Arranged by Brazilian disco don Lincoln Olivetti, whose sparring partner Robson Jorge contributes the guitar parts.
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