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This album is a party, simply put. Sure, the applause is fake and the casual rock that underpins the entire album is played less with a view toward any cohesive tunes than endless jamming, but the spirit of loose fun from the fringes of the disco movement pervades the whole thing.

Brainchild of Bob Crewe, best known for producing the Four Seasons, giving them a clean, open sound, Disco Tex is closer to Crewe’s other claim to fame— writing Lady Marmelade for Labelle. The other creative force behind Disco Tex? Sir Monti Rock III, a coked-out hairdresser who pimps with the best of them in a campy gay style.
A great album for DJs looking to drop some weirdness into a set, or for hipsters looking to have a party all on one platter, the album keeps the same beat throughout (for easy matching) and would fit great into a set next to Dr. Buzzard’s Savanah Band (or any August Darnell gig, really) or Was (Not Was). Hits include both “Get Dancin’” and “I Wanna Dance Wit’ Choo,” whose loose rollicking character should be apparent from the titles. Also great are “(I See) Your Name Up In Lights,” a Latin/Showtune anthem with plenty of headtrip effects, and “Love is a Killer,” featuring the vocal stylings of the Chocolate Kisses.
If nothing else, it proves how wild and fun the dance scene was before Saturday Night Fever and Disco Duck. For those of you not afraid of “disco sucks” backlash, this is great deep crate vinyl.

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