Signed
to Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, Jones’ three albums Portfolio, Fame and
Muse were produced by none other than Tom Moulton, ‘the father of the disco
mix,’ who earned his title by assembling the first continuous mix side of an
album in 1974 with Gloria Gaynor’s Never Can Say Goodbye. After working with
the Three Degrees, MFSB and Trammps, he was hot property, and Jones seemed a
natural choice for him to work with.
‘The
Disco Years’ is a beguiling time capsule, bringing together Ms Jones’s three
pivotal, era-defining albums recorded for Island Records from the late-‘70s,
Studio 54 disco epoch. Produced by Tom Moulton, the undisputed ‘father of the
disco mix’, and recorded at Sigma Sound studios in Philadelphia, ‘Portfolio’,
‘Fame’ and ‘Muse’ are three of the most disco-sounding records of all time.
Scarcely available on vinyl for many years, ‘The Disco Box’ re-presents the
three albums as a single collection over four 180GM vinyl LPs, lovingly
remastered and with a bonus LP containing the hard-to-find singles and B-sides
from the era.
Tracklisting
VINYL
ONE: PORTFOLIO, Island ILPS 9470, released December 9, 1977
Side A
1. Send
In The Clowns
2. What
I Did For Love
3.
Tomorrow
Side B
1. La
Vie En Rose
2. Sorry
3.
That’s The Trouble
4. I
Need A Man
VINYL
TWO: FAME, Island ILPS 9525, released August 4, 1978.
Side A
1. Do Or
Die
2. Pride
3. Fame
Side B
1.
Autumn Leaves
2. All
On A Summer’s Night
3. Am I
Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City
4. Below
The Belt
VINYL
THREE: MUSE, Island ILPS 9538, released September 7, 1979.
Side A
1.
Sinning
2.
Suffer
3.
Repentance (Forgive Me)
4. Saved
Side B
1.
Atlantic City Gambler
2. I’ll
Find My Way To You
3. Don’t
Mess With The Messer
4. On
Your Knees
VINYL LP
FOUR: SINGLES
Side A
1. Sorry
(Long Version)
Released
as the a-side of Beam Junction 12” single 12-BJ 1001 (US).
2.
That’s The Trouble (Long Version)
Released
as the b-side of Beam Junction 12” single 12-BJ 1001 (US).
3. I
Need A Man (Long Version)
Released
as the a-side of Beam Junction 12” single 12-BJ 1004 (US).
4. La
Vie En Rose (Short Version)
Released
as the a-side of Island 7” single IS-098 (US) and WIP 6415 (UK).
Side B
1. Do Or
Die (12” Disco Version)
Released
as the a-side of Island 12” single IS 1008 (US) and 12 WIP 6450 (UK).
2. Comme
Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole (Long Version)
Released
as the b-side of Island 12” single IS 1008 (US) and 12 WIP 6450 (UK).
3. On
Your Knees (12” Disco Version)
Released
as the a-side of Island 12” single DISD 8869 (US) and 12X WIP 6511 (UK).
4. Don’t
Mess With The Messer (Long Version)
Released
as the b-side of Island 12” single DISD 8869 (US) and 12X WIP 6511 (UK).
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