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By ByPat PatMatthews Matthews WQUE New Orleans Disco-Free At aa time time when when Disco Disco Dancing Dancing At schools are popping up as frequently schools are popping up as frequently the Discotechques themselves, the asas the Discotechques themselves, the latest shipment of new material latest shipment of new material isis almost disco-free. disco-free. Yet Yet what what we we do do almost have is some good solid music, so have is some good solid music, so let's get goin'!! let's get goin' !! it's moving, moving, it's it's drivin' drivin' rock rock and and it's and it's GOOD . This group has roll ... roll ... and it's GOOD. This group has more than than proved proved themselves themselves as as more more than a flash-in-the-pan act and more than a flash-in-the-pan act and relativelyshort shorttime. time. Watch Watch this this ininaarelatively one take off! (A-Pop) one take off! (A-Pop) HEART ON ON MY MY SLEEVE-Ringo SLEEVE-Ringo HEART Starr-Portrait 6-70018 6-70018 Starr-Portrait Benny Gallagher and Graham Benny Gallagher Lyle penned this oneand and Graham now it's BLACKDENIM DENIMTROUSERS TROUSERSAND AND BLACK MOTORCYCLE BOOTS-Joan MOTORCYCLE BOOTS-Joan Morris & & William William Bolcom-NoneBolcom-NoneMorris such E-45496 A such E-45496 A Here's aa song song written written by by Leiber Leiber Here's and Stoller, which was obviously and Stoller, which was obviously retrieved from from the the ash ash can. can. It's It's retrieved loaded with forced rhymes and lousy loaded with forced rhymes and lousy vocals, but nice piano work which vocals, nicethe piano almost but saves disc work from which being almost saves the disc from being thrown out with the coffee grounds. thrown out withwill thelove coffee grounds. Dr. Demento Dementowill itand and maybe maybe Dr. love it you will, too. I certainly was in you will, too. I certainly was in stitches. (?) (?) stitches. SMILE-The Emotions-Columbia Emotions-Columbia SMILE-The 3-10791 3-10791 Let's get the disco out of the way Lyle penned this one and now it's Let's getbecause the disco out ofback! the Back way beenfashioned fashionedby bythe the"quiet "quietBeatle" Beatie" tout suite they're tout suite because they're back!winner. Back been in his own breezy way. The basic in full force with a sure shot instructure his ownof breezy way. The basic in full force with a sure shot winner. the song remains intact It'sappropriately appropriatelytitled titledsince sinceit'll it'llset setall all structure of the song remains intact It's as Ringo's vocals shine quite nicely happy feet to dancin' and paint a big as Ringo's shine quiteand nicely happy feet to dancin' and paint a big thank you .vocals It's a toe-tapper has smileacross acrossyour yourface face as asyou youlisten. listen. thank you. IFYOU YOUWANNA WANNA DO DOAA DANCEDANCEIt's a toe-tapper and has smile certainly been a while for Mr. IF "Smile" is a power packed, up- certainly been a while for Mr. Spinners-Atlantic 3493 "Smile" is a power upSpinners-Atlantic 3493 Starkey. Need I say more? (C-Pop) tempo disco number,packed, with great Justas asthe the title title states-it's states-it'sthere there ifif Starkey. tempo disco number, with and great Just (B-MOR)Need I say more? (C-Pop) horns, exciting chord changes of (B-MOR) you Wanna. It's a taste different from horns, exciting chordvocalizing changes and of you Wanna. It's a taste different from course, the super of this the usual bill-of-fare for this group, HOLDING ON ON (WHEN (WHEN LOVE LOVE IS IS the usual bill-of-fare for this group, course, the super this HOLDING trio of of lovelies. lovelies. Getvocalizing on itit right rightofaway away butpure pureSpinners Spinnerswith with aa capital capital "S." "S ." trio Get on GONE)LTDA&M 2057-S but 2057-S andride ridewith withititall allthe theway waytotothe thetop. top. GONE)-LTD-A&M Though this sounds sounds contradictory, contradictory, and With an abrupt start, it's off to the Though this With an abrupt start, it's off to the (A-Pop) (A-R&B) (A-Disco) it's not. not. The The mellow mellow tones tones of of this this funky farm farm once once again again with with the the it's (A-Pop) (A-R&B) (A-Disco) funky super group highlight the record , but brassy LTD . There are super clean super group highlight the record, but LTD. There are super clean YOU WANT WANT TO TO FEEL-Harry FEEL-Harry brassy IF YOU an unusual unusual (for (for them) them) percussion percussion IF vocals and and that that BRASS! BRASS! The The horns horns an vocals Chapin-Elektra E-45497-A ~s an excellent addition. section hold "Holding "Holding On" On" together. together. As As ifif section is an excellent addition. Chapin-Elektra E-45497-A hold In a completely different vein, it's Everyone s favorites could have it's even even worth worth mentioning-YES mentioning-YES Everyone's favorites could have In mainstay a completely different vein, it's themainstay the Charity CharityConcert Concert it's on the the horizon, horizon, anothergold gold record record on the ofofthe you can dance to it. Hit bound once another to it. Hit bound once dance canfor circuit with with aa definite definite change change inin you "If You You Wanna Wanna Do Do AA Dance." Dance." again LTD. (B-Pop) (A-R&B) "If circuit musical direction for him . Harry again for LTD. (B-Pop) (A-R&B) (B-Pop) (A-R&B) musical direction for him. Harry (B-Pop) (A-R&B) Chapin has has always always had had aa way way with with TOOK TOOK THE THE LAST LAST TRAIN-David TRAIN- David Chapin Gates- ElektraE-45500-A E-45500-A words, so to speak, and the lyric Gates-Elektra words, so just to as speak, the inlyric comeson on strongand asever ever this Almosttotally totallyout outof ofcharacter characterthis this WORTHAALISTEN LISTEN WORTH comes just as strong as in this Almost bouncy Cat Stevens type tune. time time around, around , the the sometimes sometimes BreadBread- Again Again And And Again-Joey Again-Joey ScarScarbouncy Cat Stevens type tune. man has fashioned a bouncy jazzbury-Columbia Textured vocals are another plus, man has fashioned a bouncy jazzTextured vocals arepossibility another as plus, number about about travelling travelling to to bury-Columbia oriented number Driftin' - Alessi-A&M thus making making this this aa possibility the oriented Driftin'-Alessi-A&M thus as the (by train?). train?) . Nonetheless, Nonetheless, Dance-Nikki Dance- Nikki Richards-Ember Richards- Ember St. Tropea Tropea (by first big hit for Harry Chapin in a long St. first big (C-Pop) hit for Harry Chapin in a long time. there's (B-MOR) even a French/ English reWhat You Waitin' For- Stargardthere's even a French/English re- What You Waitin' For-Stargardtime. (C-Pop) (B-MOR) frain. The beat borders on reggae MCA MCA frain. The beat borders on reggae HOT BLOODED-Foreigner-AtBLOODED-Foreigner-At- ever Funk-0-Nots-Ohio Players-MerPlayers-Merever so so slightly slightly but but for for this this record record to to Funk-O-Nots-Ohio HOT make it big, David's gonna have to cury lantic 3488 lantic 3488 it big, David's gonna to cury depend on the the slick sax sax and andhave French Still Believe Believe In In Love-Charlie On first listen , visions of Deep make Love-Charlie on slick French II Still On first listen, of electric, Deep depend lyrics. (B-Pop) (A-MOR) Purple will fill your visions head. It's Rich-U.A. Rich-U.A. Purple will fill your head. It's electric, lyrics. (B-Pop) (A-MOR) Therecords recordsare arerated ratedas asfollows: follows:A-Superb, A-Superb,destined destinedto tobe beaatop topten tenrecord recordon onsomebody's somebody'schart; chart;B-Good, 8-Good, The but only enough to crack the top 25; C-Maybe not a financial success, but with a little exposure will keep keep but only enough to crack the top 25; C-Maybe not a financial success, but with a little exposure will those coins clinking in the jukeboxes. those coins clinking in the jukeboxes.