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Mainstream Disco Funk - The Finest Funky Sound of Mainstream Records 1974-76


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A collection of rare early Disco singles from Cult New York label Mainstream Records headed by Bob Shad. Primarily known for jazz, Mainstream Records turned in the early 70s to the burgeoning underground Disco scene and released a handful of great singles produced by the likes of Tommy Stewart, Jimmy Roach or Bert DeCoteaux. Featuring artists from the early Disco hotbed including South Side Coalition, Chocolate Syrup and Three Ounces of Love, these singles, proving Shad's great fair, accompanied the rise of the New York club and block party culture that was going to revolutionise the musical landscape a few years later. Most of the singles are ofcially reissued here on vinyl for the frst time and show the funky side of early Disco from the Funky "(Don't You Wanna) Get Down Get Down' to the mid tempo groove of Electric Ladies' "Nothing Between Us" and the proto- Disco anthem "Disco Man" by Three Ounces of Love whose full mix previously was previously unissued on vinyl.

Tracklist

The Grand Jury - Music Is Fun To Me (Inst) 
The Grand Jury - Music Is Fun To Me (Voc) 
South Side Coalition - (Don't You Wanna) Get Down 
Chocolate Syrup - We've Got To Get Together 
Three Ounces of Love - Disco Man Part 1 & 2 
Crystal Image - Gonna Have A Good Time (inst) 
Crystal Image - Gonna Have A Good Time (Voc) 
Lenny Welch - A Hundred Pounds of Pain 
Prophecy - What Ever's Your Sign Pt 1 
Prophecy - What Ever's Your Sign Pt 2 
The Dramatics - No Rebate On Love 
The Electric Ladies - Nothing Between Us