Disco Not Disco

2000 compilation album by various artists

Disco Not Disco

Compilation album by

various artists

Released| September 2000
Recorded| May 1981 – June 1985
Genre| Post-disco, no wave, experimental, free jazz
Length| 77:30
Label| Strut
Producer| Joey Negro
Disco Not Disco chronology
|  | Disco Not Disco
(2000)  | Disco Not Disco 2
(2002)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]

Disco Not Disco is a compilation album from the Disco Not Disco series released by Strut Records in 2000. The album is a probe for both the experimental side of disco and punk genres, as well as underground music scene in general. The first volume is more rock and funk oriented and features three experimental studio projects by Arthur Russell, namely Dinosaur, Indian Ocean and Loose Joints, British new wave musician Ian Dury, and even musicians like Yoko Ono, Steve Miller Band or jazz trumpeter Don Cherry.[1][2][3][4]

It was compiled by Joey Negro, a British DJ and producer.[1] and Sean P. Some songs included on this album charted on the Billboard Club chart.[5][6][7][8] The song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid was also used in Grandmaster Flash song called "White Lines (Don't Do It)".[9]

## Critical reception

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Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars, stating that "not only does the music stand on its own (there's a reason why thousands of young DJs and vinyl hounds collapsed in confoundment upon finding out that these rare gems were being issued together), but the liner notes provide a story behind each song, only adding to the mystique."[1]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Artist| Length

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1.| "Walking on Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)| Yoko Ono| Yoko Ono| 7:20
2.| "Cavern"| Liquid Liquid| Liquid Liquid| 5:21
3.| "Tell You (Today)" (Vocal)| Arthur Russell| Loose Joints| 7:02
4.| "Spasticus Autisticus"| Chas Jankel, Ian Dury| Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players| 6:59
5.| "Over and Over" (Long Version)| Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Ronald Drayton| Material| 5:39
6.| "Wheel Me Out"| David Was, Don Was| Was (Not Was)| 7:09
7.| "Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit)| Arthur Russell| Dinosaur L| 6:52
8.| "I Walk"| Ramuntcho Matta| Don Cherry| 3:13
9.| "Voices Inside My Head"| Sting| Common Sense| 6:33
10.| "Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)| Arthur Russell| Indian Ocean| 6:56
11.| "Macho City"| Steve Miller| The Steve Miller Band| 16:26

## Personnel

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"Walking on Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)

* Engineers: Lee DeCarlo, Sam Ginsberg
* Drums: Andy Newmark
* Bass guitar: Tony Levin
* Rhythm guitar: Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken
* Editing: Joseph Watt
* Producers: Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono

"Cavern"

* Drums, percussion: Scott Hartley
* Vocals, percussion: Salvatore Principato
* Percussion, bass guitar: Richard McGuire
* Percussion: Dennis Young

"Tell You (Today)" (Vocal)

* Mixing: Eddie Garcia, Larry Levan, Robert Morety
* Producers: Killer Whale, Steve D'Acquisto

"Spasticus Autisticus" (Version)

* Mixing: Steven Stanley
* Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
* Prophet synthesizer: Tyrone Downie
* Electric guitar: Chas Jankel
* Vocals: Ian Dury
* Drums: Sly Dunbar

"Over and Over" (Long Version)

* Producer: Fred Maher

"Wheel Me Out"

* Producers: David Was, Don Was, Jack Tann

"Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit)

* Remix: Dinosaur L
* Producer: Arthur Russell, Nicky Siano

"I Walk"

* Producer: Ramuntcho Matta
* Engineer: Michel Reynaud

"Voices Inside My Head"

* Producer: Began Cekic

"Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)

* Producer: Arthur Russell, Peter Zummo

"Macho City"

* Drums, percussion: Gary Mallaber
* Vocals, guitar: Steve Miller
* Bass guitar: Gerald Johnson
* Keyboards: Byron Allred

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## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Disco Not Disco - Review, Overview, Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. ^ "Getting 'In The Mix' With Rivera, Stryke and Sanger". Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 113: 35. Jan 27, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510.
3. ^ "Arts > THE POP LIFE; Punk Meets Disco, Again". The New York Times. 2002-10-24. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
4. ^ "Disco Not Disco at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
5. ^ "Was Not Was - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
6. ^ "Liquid Liquid - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
7. ^ ""Voices Inside My Head" - Charts". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
8. ^ "Yoko Ono - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
9. ^ Spear, Justin. "Punk-Funk-Adelic", Mojo, Retrieved September 2006.

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