Larry Levan - Live At The Paradise Garage

Label: Strut
Catalog#: STRUTCD 006
Format: 2 x CD, Mixed
Country:UK
Released:17 Apr 2000
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: DJ Mix - Larry Levan
Mastered By - Giovanni* , Greg Vaughn , Tom Moulton
Notes:Recorded live at the Paradise Garage, King Street, New York in 1979 by Larry Levan.
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Tracklisting:

1-01 Ashford & Simpson Bourgie Bourgie (5:47)
    Arranged By - Paul Riser
  Producer - Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson*
1-02 Damon Harris It's Music (4:53)
    Arranged By - Larry Hatchett
  Composed By - C. Buie* , J. Ellison* , M. Swartz* , T. McLean*
  Producer - Bud Ellison*
1-03 T Connection* At Midnight (5:45)
    Arranged By - Cory Wade , T Connection*
  Composed By - David Mackey , Theophilus Coakley
  Producer - Cory Wade
1-04 Stephanie Mills Put Your Body In It (6:05)
    Composed By - Edward Moore , Howard King
  Producer - James Mtume , Reggie Lucas
1-05 Crown Heights Affair Dreaming A Dream (3:05)
    Composed By, Producer - Britt Britton , Freida Nerangis
1-06 Bunny Sigler By The Way You Dance (I Knew It Was You) (6:51)
    Composed By - D. Richardson* , G. Bell* , L. Davis*
  Producer, Mixed By - Bunny Sigler
1-07 Shalamar Right In The Socket (3:02)
    Composed By - Dick Griffey , Kevin Spencer , Leon Sylvers
  Producer - Leon Sylvers
1-08 Cher Take Me Home (6:09)
    Composed By - Bob Esty , M. Aller*
  Producer, Arranged By, Conductor - Bob Esty
1-09 Melba Moore Pick Me Up, I'll Dance (3:56)
    Composed By - Gene McFadden , John Whitehead , R. Rose
  Producer - Gene McFadden , John Whitehead
1-10 Munich Machine Get On The Funk Train (4:55)
    Arranged By - Giorgio Moroder
  Composed By - Giorgio Moroder , Pete Bellotte
  Producer - Giorgio Moroder , Pete Bellotte
1-11 People's Choice Here We Go Again (3:19)
    Composed By, Arranged By - Leon Huff
  Engineer - Joe Tarsia
  Producer - Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff*
2-01 People's Choice Here We Go Again (Cont.) (0:28)
    Composed By, Arranged By - Leon Huff
  Engineer - Joe Tarsia
  Producer - Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff*
2-02 Motown Sounds Bad Mouthin' (4:57)
    Composed By, Arranged By, Producer - Michael L. Smith
2-03 Supremes* Let Yourself Go (3:47)
    Composed By - B. Holland* , E. Holland* , H. Beatty*
2-04 Change Angel In My Pocket (5:28)
    Arranged By, Conductor - David Romani* , Paolo Gianolio
  Composed By - David Romani* , T. Willoughby*
  Featuring - Goody Music Orchestra, The*
  Producer - Jacques Fred Petrus
2-05 Janice McClain Smack Dab In The Middle (4:46)
    Composed By - Milt Tennant , Thom Page , Thom Smith
  Producer - Milt Tennant , Thom Page
  Producer [Additional], Remix - Larry Levan
2-06 Jakki Sun...Sun...Sun... (2:37)
    Composed By, Producer - Johnny Melfi
  Engineer - Edison Youngblood
2-07 John Gibbs & The U.S. Steel Band* Trinidad (4:07)
    Composed By - DeLise , J. Gibbs*
2-08 Chi-Lites* My First Mistake (3:36)
    Composed By - Phil Hurtt , Richard Rome*
  Producer - Richard Rome*
2-09 Jermaine Jackson Erucu (5:42)
    Arranged By - Gil Askey
  Composed By - D. Daniels* , Jermaine Jackson
  Producer - Jermaine Jackson
User Reviews:
dj_hedgehog, Feb 02, 2004

This is one of the most imperfect live mix CDs available, and would simply not obtain a release if it was recorded by a current DJ.

But this was recorded in much more primitive times, when DJ technology wasnt as developed, underground clubs were not all about perfect mixing and 8 hours of identical, formulaic music.

On this CD, you can hear manual adjustments to record speeds, trainwreck mixing and even some ill-advised mix selections, as well as analogue sound quality.

Yet it all sounds SO much better than your run-of-the-mill "Now Thats What I Call Making £££ Out Of The Club Scene II" mix CD released today; most of which arent really "live mixes", but are made on computers to ensure perfect beatmatching. zzzzzz....

Why then, is this CD apparently so great?

Because you can really feel the passion the DJ has for the music, and the quality of the music is so high that the recordings technical imperfections dont detract from the experience.

Just imagine that you are there. Imagine that your first rave in 1988 was really a visit to the Paradise Garage in 1970s, and just imagine how you would have felt. Would you have been listening out for technically-perfect DJing, or would you have been having the time of your life, at the start of something significant?

Since buying this, I have listened to this dozens of times, and it still sounds amazing. Buy this and listen to history being made. It really is that good.

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