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Emergency Records

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Founded in early '79's this label commercialized products which higlights the Italian disco sound of the late seventies and then 80's. At those time a lot of european production came from Germany then France, and at last it was Italian. Those releases were introducting more electric instruments such as computers, and a lot of synthetizers. With the opposion to a BIG Bass groove and a disco tempo, this late disco tunes where a must in gay parties.

Years 1981 & 1982 are the bests of the label with productions that mixed late disco emotions and heavy funky rhythm that made the EMERGENCY SOUND.

However, a lot of fans, discovered that label via KANO's titled, and especially "It's A War", which was a product that was different at that time from the production mass.
In Europe, it's Firefly that made discover that label, because "Love...." was a huge underground hit in the clubs. That label also offered TEE SCOTT the opportunity to realise ones of it's best mixes with NORTHEND and ELECTRA.

As many independant labels, year 83 saw the label looking for some hits with new now-called "Dance-Music" and early electro tracks such as C.O.D and of course SHANNON. The international success of "Let The Music Play" allowed EMERGENCY to continue their story untill 1988. But the majority of the production where now European Dance music and apart titles from such artists like AMII STEWART "Firends", and early garage titles by CAROLYN HARDING, the label falled into minor quality productions, even if P4F and TAFFY sold well.

The end was near, when EMERGENCY was forced to deal with PROFILE for the distribution in year 1987, and during those two late years, the magic disappeared.

In despite of this sad close, this label offers some vinyls that serious collectors must have in it's discography.

Laurent Thiebaut Dec. 2001
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Emergency Records & Filmworks Inc.
1220 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10001
USA
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Discography

Releases:
7 90134-1 Shannon Let The Music Play (LP, Album) 1984
7-99775 Shannon Give Me Tonight (7", Single) 1984
120-19-003 International Music System I.M.S.* Dancing Therapy (12") 1984
120-19-009 Nolan Thomas One Bad Apple (12", Maxi) 1985
120-19-010 Shannon Give Me Tonight (12", Maxi) 1984
120·19·011 Shannon Stronger Together (12") 1985
120-19-015 Shannon Sweet Somebody (12") 1984
120-19-020 Shannon My Heart's Divided (12") 1984
120-19-030 Chemise She Can't Love You (12") 1987
260-19-001 Shannon Let The Music Play (LP) 1984
260-19-003 Shannon Do You Wanna Get Away (LP) 1985
DMD 707 Shannon Give Me Tonight (12", Promo) 1984
EM 4540 Shannon Let The Music Play (7", Promo) 1983
EMCD 6505 Snuky Tate He's The Groove (12") 1980
EMDS 6501 La Bionda Never Gonna Let You Go / Moonlight Palais (12") 1979
EMDS 6503 Billy Moore Go Dance (12") 1979
EMDS 6503 Billy Moore Go Dance (12", TP) 1979
EMDS 6504 Kano I'm Ready / Holly Dolly (2 versions) 1980
EMDS 6507 Easy Going A Gay Time Latin Lover (12") 1980
EMDS 6508 Vivien Vee Let Him Go (12") 1980
EMDS 6510 I.C. Bell Explosion / Night In Musicland (12") 1980
EMDS 6511 Capricorn (3) Capricorn (2 versions) 1980
EMDS 6512 Kano It's A War (2 versions) 1980
EMDS 6515 Firefly (2) / Kano Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) / I'm Ready (12", RE) 2006
EMDS 6515 Firefly (2) Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) (12") 1981
EMDS 6516 Kano Now Baby Now / Super Extra Sexy Sign (2 versions) 1980
EMDS 6517 Vin Zee Funky Bebop (12") 1981
EMDS 6518 Capricorn (3) Maybe No (12") 1980
EMDS 6519 Capricorn (3) Pow Pow Pow / Maybe No (2 versions) 1981
EMDS 6519 Vivien Vee Pick-Up / Trapped In Your Hands (12") 1980
EMDS 6520 Northend* Happy Days / Tee's Happy (3 versions) 1981
EMDS 6521 Somethin' Special Come Make It Feel Good (2 versions) 1981
EMDS 6522 Style (5) Movin' On (12") 1982
EMDS 6524 Michelle Wallace It's Right (12") 1982
EMDS 6525 Funk Machine Dance On The Groove (And Do The Funk) (2 versions) 1982
EMDS 6526 Firefly (2) Show Me Tonight / My Desire (12") 1982
EMDS 6527 Electra (2) Featuring Tara Butler Feels Good (Carrots & Beets) (2 versions) 1982
EMDS 6528 Chemise She Can't Love You (3 versions) 1982
EMDS 6529 Touché (4) Wrap It Up (2 versions) 1982
EMDS 6530 Michelle Wallace Jazzy Rhythm / Rhythm (2 versions) 1982
EMDS 6531 Brenda Watts Who Needs A Love Like That (12") 1982
EMDS 6531 Brenda Watts Who Needs A Love Like That (12", Promo) 1982
EMDS 6533 Bo Boss Tequila (2 versions) 1982
EMDS 6534 Valery Allington Stop (2 versions) 1983
EMDS 6535 C.O.D. In The Bottle (2 versions) 1983
EMDS 6536 Natasha King AM-FM (2 versions) 1983
EMDS 6537 Electric Mind Pick Me Up (Can We Go) / Zwei (12") 1983
EMDS 6538 Otis Liggett Every Breath You Take (12", Promo) 1983
EMDS 6539 International Music System Nonline (2 versions) 1983
EMDS 6540 Shannon Let The Music Play (Single) (3 versions) 1983
EMDS 6541 Xēna* On The Upside (2 versions) 1983
EMDS 6542 Shannon Give Me Tonight (12") 1984
EMDS 6543 'Om' Alec Khaoli* You Are The One (Bambo Wangu) (12") 1984
EMDS 6544 Jay Novelle If This Ain't Love (2 versions) 1984
EMDS 6545 C.O.D. Uphill (Peace Of Mind) (12") 1984
EMDS 6546 Nolan Thomas Yo! Little Brother (2 versions) 1984
EMDS 6547 Marla Adler Hard To Love (12") 1985
EMDS 6548 Amii Stewart Friends (2 versions) 1985
EMDS 6549 Firefly (2) Stay (12", Promo) 1985
EMDS 6550 Nolan Thomas One Bad Apple (2 versions) 1985
EMDS 6551 NOVA (19) You Can Do It (12") 1985
EMDS 6552 Jay Novelle Secrets Of The Heart (12") 1985
EMDS 6553 Carolyn Harding Gonna Get Your Love (12") 1985
EMDS 6554 Patrís* Love Oasis (12") 1985
EMDS 6555 Lauren Grey Irresistible Love (12") 1985
EMDS 6557 Stolen Kyss S.O.S. (I'm Falling) (12") 1985
EMDS 6558 Blackwell Project, The Explicit Lyrics (2 versions) 1985
EMDS 6559 Shady (4) Get Right Next To You (2 versions) 1985
EMDS 6560 Bronx Girls feat. Chrissy C Get Fresh Boy!! (12") 1986
EMDS 6561 Taffy I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) (2 versions) 1986
EMDS 6562 P4F Propaganda For Frankie (12") 1986
EMDS 6564 Lady L. Ice Cream Dreams (2 versions) 1986
EMDS 6565 Sandy Marton White Storm In The Jungle (12") 1986
EMDS-6567 Raww Don't You Try It (2 versions) 1986
EMDS 6568 Stolen Kyss 2 Be With U (12") 1986
EMDS 6569 Carolyn Harding Memories (12") 1986
EMDS-6570 Xena First One, First Love (2 versions) 1987
EMDS-6571 Bad Boys Blue Pretty Young Girl (12", Promo) 1987
EMDS 8602 Pino Presti You Know The Way (12") 1979
EMLP 7501 D.D. Sound Café (LP) 1979
EMLP 7502 Max Berlins* World Wide Party (LP, Mixed) 1979
EMLP 7503 Difference High Fly (Poporompompo) (LP) 1979
EMLP 7505 Kano Kano (LP) 1980
EMLP 7506 Easy Going Casanova (LP) 1980
EMLP 7506 Various Let The Music Scratch (LP, Comp, Mixed) 1984
EMLP 7507 Various This Is The Funk! (LP) 1986
EMLP 8501 Kano New York Cake (LP) 1981
EMS-4504 Kano I'm Ready / Holly Dolly (7") 1980
EMS 4507 Kano It's A War / Ahjia (7") 1980
EMS 4509 Firefly (2) Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) / Forget It (7") 1981
EMS 4512 Vin Zee Funky Bebop (7") 1981
EMS 4541 Xena On The Upside (7", Promo) 1983
EMS 4556 Joseph Gray Believe/ R.S.V.P (Special Invitation) (7") 1985
E.R. 01 Carolyn Harding Movin' On (12") 1987
EXD-004 P4F P.Machinery / Relax (12") 1986
GS-511 Kano I'm Ready / Holly Dolly (12") 1986
GS-512 Northend* featuring Michelle Wallace Tee's Happy / Happy Days (12", RE) 1986
MM-702 Shannon Let The Music Play (7") 1983
NC 1003 Vivien Vee Give Me A Break / Remember (12") 1980
PAD-1276 Various Avanti - A Collection Of Emergency Club Classics (CD, Comp) 1989
PAL-7145 Carolyn Harding Movin' On (12") 1987
PAL 7145-DJ Carolyn Harding Movin' On (12", Promo) 1987
PAL 7148 -DJ Robert Tomasi Ha E Ho (12", Promo) 1987
PAL 7149 Priority Club Midnight (12") 1987
PAL 7152 Wil Davis You Will Remember Me (12") 1987
PAL 7154 Mike Anthony Man On A Mission (12") 1987
PAL 7155 Lysa Lynn I've Got The Hots For You (12") 1987
PAL 7187 Frankie Sweet Sweet Kiss (12") 1988
PAL-7187 Frankie Sweet Sweet Kiss (12") 1988
PAL 7206 Lysa Lynn Rock Me Baby (12") 1988
PAL-7209-DJ U-Boy (2) It's You (12", Promo) 1988
PAL 7210 Karen J. Ann We All Need Love (12") 1988
PAL 7232 Shannon Let The Music Play (2 versions) 1987
PAL 7233 Larry Loeber Love Me Or Leave Me (12") 1987
PAL-7249 Fear Of Falling Toss Of A Dime (12", Promo) 1989
SPEC-1609 Shannon Let The Music Play (12", RE, Single) 1991