Editorial Review:

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Despite its mirror-ball packaging, The Disco Box presents the music as it was heard on AM radio, not in clubs. The 80 tunes are well-chosen, but almost all are heard in their single-edit version rather than in the often cathartic extended tracks that were one of the form's trademarks. Also, some of disco's best-loved divas (Loleatta Holloway, Taana Gardner) are left out of this history. Still, for those whose record collections don't represent one of pop's most glorious, insane (try 5000 Volts' 'I'm On Fire'), inspiring moments, these four CDs are a worthy primer. --Rickey Wright









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Disc 1:

1. Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra
2. Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
3. Rock The Boat - The Hues Corporation
4. Honeybee - Gloria Gaynor
5. Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas
6. Get Dancin' - Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III
7. Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley (& Company)
8. Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
9. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
10. The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
11. It Only Takes A Minute - Taveres
12. Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
13. I'm On Fire - 5000 Volts
14. Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles
15. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
16. Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
17. That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
18. More, More, More (Part 1) - Andrea True Connection
19. Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
20. Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson

Disc 2:

1. (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
2. Get Up And Boogie - Silver Convention
3. A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
4. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
5. Car Wash - Rose Royce
6. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
7. The Best Disco In Town - The Ritchie Family
8. Disco Inferno - The Trammps
9. Boogie Nights - Heatwave
10. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
11. Keep It Comin' Love - KC & The Sunshine Band
12. Dance With Me - Peter Brown
13. Everybody Dance - Chic
14. Shame - Evelyn 'Champagne' King
15. Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
16. Get Off - Foxy
17. I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - Alicia Bridges
18. In The Bush - Musique
19. Hot Shot - Karen Young
20. Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn

Disc 3:

1. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches & Herb
2. Y.M.C.A. - Village People
3. Le Freak - Chic
4. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
5. Livin' It Up (Friday Night) - Bell & James
6. Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
7. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
8. I Want Your Love - Chic
9. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
10. Disco Nights (Rock-Freak) - G.Q.
11. Love And Desire (Part 1) - Arpeggio
12. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
13. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
14. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
15. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
16. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
17. Good Times - Chic
18. Don't You Want My Love - Debbie Jacobs
19. H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr
20. I Shoulda Loved Ya - Narada Michael Walden
21. We Are Family - Sister Sledge

Disc 4:

1. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
2. Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
3. I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life
4. Got To Love Somebody - Sister Sledge
5. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
6. Celebration - Kool & The Gang
7. A Lover's Holiday - Change
8. I Like What You're Doin' To Me - Young & Company
9. The Glow Of Love - Change
10. Cruisin' The Streets - The Boystown Gang
11. On The Beat - The B.B. & Q. Band
12. Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
13. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
14. It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
15. Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life - Indeep
16. I.O.U. - Freeez
17. Give It Up - KC
18. Change Of Heart - Change
19. Fresh - Kool & The Gang

Rating: - Not Complete, But....
Rhino's DISCO BOX can easily be dismissed as incomplete due to the fact that there are no Bee Gees cuts (hey record companies will not let Rhino license EVERYTHING), and 95% of the songs are presented in their AM-radio 7" 45 R.P.M. lengths. However, with the dazzling array of material here and the very infomative and colorful 60-page booklet, the folks at Rhino have done an excellent job in capturing this important musical genre. Think of this stellar collection as a supplement to your Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

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Rating: - Decent collection...
I had purchased the Time Life Disco Box (8 CDs). Sound quality compared with this is the same, both are marvelous. I saw a lot of repeats on this box, but ordered it just to be complete. Indeed there are 32 different tracks on this collection. If you are a completist, get the Time Life set, otherwise this is a perfect introduction or smaller box for the Disco in you. CD 4 has too many '80s tracks for my taste, I would have preferred to see more '70s tracks from disco's prime-time on this set.

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Rating: - LOVED THIS DISCO BOX!!!!
For anyone that loves the disco era, this is the product for you. My husband and I use it to work out..great memories!!!!

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Rating: - We're bumpin' booties, havin' us a ball, y'all.
This is an awesome collection of 80 disco songs. Most of the best known disco songs are included (with the exception of anything by the Bee Gees), but the collection also includes a few lesser known (but very good) songs. It's tempting to call this the "definitive" disco collection, but of course something of this nature is bound to miss a few things. So I will just say that this is a great collection that disco fans will enjoy.

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Rating: - Disco Memories
I was in high school when the disco craze hit. This collection is feel good music with inside information about what disco was and was all about. You'll recognize favorites like "Knock on Wood" and "I Love the Nightlife" and of course, who can forget KC & the Sunshine Band? I enjoy listening to these CD's driving home from a hectic day at work. If you need good memories to stir up inside you, slip these CD's into the player.