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DISCO TRACKS...
Shortly after Star Wars be
came a hit at movie theatres
all over the country...it seem- '
ed that a week wouldn't go by
unless someone was tnairmg a
"Theme Prom SUr Wars"
LP. Now it appears the same
thing is happening with "Close
Encounters of the Third
Kind."
The newest.. .and so far the
best, is a disco version by
Gene Page, on Arista Re
cords. It's available on an
album, and also on a 12-inch
discodisc with two versions...
one six minutes, the other
three and a half minutes long.
If you like it..I would suggest
only the discodisc.
Speaking of discodiscs...T
Connection's "On Fire" is now
available that way on T.K.
Disco Records. This version is
seven and a half minutes long.
Some record stores are pro
moting the album...but a
gain .I would settle for just
the nm> rut
Also on T.K. Disco Re
cords...more of George Mc
Crae's "Kiss Me, the Way I
Like It" It was sold out in
town for a while...now back in
stock. A lot of record fans
apparently think more of the
■ - song than I do.
Too bad for George long
playing 45's weren't so popu
lar when he made Rock Me",
or "1 Get Lifted." He would
have sold a million.
Chic's ever-popular "Dan
ce, Dance, Dance" is also
back on the discodisc .for
eight and a half minutes...you
feel like you gel your money's
worth. The Chic album is also
good, too. Both are on Atlantic
Records.
The THF Orchestra has re
leased a different sounding
disco cut called "Two Hot For
^^rvc"...thc feature song on
" Jim ΒατνΊΗΒ
their new LP of the same
name.
The album is on Butterfly
Records.
One mere word about disco
discs...! wouldn't recommend
getting Odyssey's "Native
New Yorker" that way...it's
only five and a half minutes...
only slightly longer than what
it is on their album.
It's cases like that you have
to be on the lookout for...some
times discodiscs aren't as
good a buy as they seem.
More German soul comes
our way from an album that
was recorded in Munich...by
Claudia Barry. Surprisingly
though, the title tune, "Take
Me In Your Arms," is a song
written by Hoiland-Dozier
Holland.
The album, on Salsoui Re
cords, is a good follow-up
effort by Claudja after her
"Sweet Dynamite" Lp, on
which she showed a lot of
promise.
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bum are "Dandn' Fever" and
"Sexy Talking Lover."
Kool and the Gang's conter
parts...the Kay Gees...have
just the album for couples who
want some music to hustle by.
Their newest is KILLO
WATT... which features some
simple, but danceable songs
like "Space Disco" and "Che
ek to Cheek."
This group was started by
Kool's little brother...and al
though some of the faces have
charged...The music hasn't.
Λ pretty, bright new face on
the soul music scene is Linda
Clifford. You've probably
heard her version of Lou
«awls' "From Now On"
„ Now you can hear more of
her on her new album on
Curtom Records, /^called LIN
DA.
ABC Records Grab Graimny Nominations
ABC Records and Word Re
cords, both of the American
Broadcasting Companies,
Inc., are among the top con
tenders in the 20th Annual
Grammy Awards, to be held in
Los Angeles, February 23.
ABC Records has 14 nomi
nations in general and techni
cal fields, while Word Records
has five in the gospel and
inspirational fields. The a
wards are presented by the
National Academy of Record
ing Arts and Sciences (NA
RAS).
Those nominated from ABC
Records are "Aja," Steely
Dan, for Album of the Year;
Stephen Bishop, Best New
Artist of the Year, fer "On and
On"; Stephen Bishop, Best
Pop Vocal Performance Ma
le; "AJa," Steely Dan, Best
Pop Vocal performance by a
Duo, Group or Chorus; "It's
Just a Matter at Time," B.B.
King, Beet R&B Vocal Perfor
mance Male; "Ask Rufus,"
Rufus, featuring Chaka Kahn,
Best RfcB Vocal Performance
by a Duo, Group or Chorus;
"After the Levin," "Barbara
Mandrell, Best Country Vocal
Performance Fçmale; "Y'All
Come Back Saloon," Oak Rid
ge Boys, Best Country Perfor
mance by a Duo or Group ;
"Your Anns Too Short to Box
With God," Beet Cast Album;
"Free As The Wind" (The
Crusaders, Best Instrumental
Arrangement); "Aja," Best
Engineered Recording (non
Classical); "Afro Blue Im
pression," John Coltran, Best
Jazz Instrumental Perfor
mance Solo; "Your Arms Too
Short to Box With God," Best
Inspirational Performance;
and "God Is Not Dead," Migh
ty Cloud of Joy, Best Gospel
Performance, Contemporary.
Word "«ntn— are "Adam
Again," Michael Omartin, and
"Mirror," Evie Tomquist,
Best Gospel Performance,
Contemporary Inspirational;
"Home Where I Belong," B.J.
Thomas; "How Great Thou
Art," Ray Price; "Tell All The
World About Love," Carol
Lawreoae, all nominated for
Best Inspirational Perfor
mance.
Word Records and its asso
ciated labels are a part of
Word, Inc., a diversified reli
gious communications com
pany based in Waco, Texas.
Both Word, Inc., and ABC
Records are subsidiaries of
American Broadcasting Com
panies, Inc.
Gore To Party With Sha Na Na
the youngest of the teen stars
with her first hit, "It's My
Party And I'll Cry If I Want
To," stops by to party with
Sha Na Na, Valentine's night
at 8:30 p.m. an WBTV, Chan
nel 3.
Lesley became a star when
she was only 16 years old, and
went on to have a long career
with such memorable songs as
"Sunshine, Lollipops and
Rainbows," "She's A Fool,"
"That's The Way Boys Are,"
and "California Nights."
When Lesley manages to
break away from Sha Na Na,
it will be to sing one of her
biggest hits, "You Don't Own
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