Tag: Philadelphia International Records
“Mainstream Disco Funk” is a quality mid-’70s compilation from Bob Shad’s Mainstream label
Mainstream Disco Funk gathers together twelve disco/funk tracks from between '74 and '76, a particularly fertile moment in R&B history as funk and soul artists, producers and musicians either adopted or adapted the disco innovations of labels like Philadelphia International Records. Most of the tunes contained here are located right in that disco-funk / funky-disco sweet spot, where intricate-yet-loose funk rhythms melded with cosmopolitan sweeping orchestration and the emergence of that insistent 4/4 disco pulse.
Alex Gibney to produce new documentary on Philadelphia International Records’ disco groove
The Sound of Philadelphia documentary will shine a spotlight on the disco soul outfit lead by the legendary Gamble & Huff & Bell.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
