Orkiestra Rozrywkowa PR i TV W Poznaniu - Dyskoteka 4 (1977)

     now this was a long time coming. i've been a huge fan of Zbigniew Gorny since i first discovered him back when i was getting into library music. this is one of the few recordings i've never heard from him. finally one popped up online for purchase and i knew i had to get it. it's the PRiTV guys at their best! Gorny tracks are always amazing, 'Bliżej Siebie' and 'Fontanna' being the two best. tons of funky disco all over this thing. 'Senny Koszmar' might be my favourite of the tape. and the funkiness of  'Pokusa' gets you right away. you may recognize some of these from library releases, as some songs were later issued on Standard Music Library and Apollo Sound. i hope you enjoy this rare piece of polish funky disco history! 

kpm - International Business 2 (1981)

      despite releasing the same year as the first volume, most of this one feels much more 80s, including the packaging and their updated logo. can't say i've listened to much kpm that wasn't a green cover. the a-side starts a little more gloomy, with a bit of breezy in there. flip it over and we start getting some great stuff. 'Transport International (b)' is awesome, fits on the first volume better. the other standout is the funky stomping track 'Transport International (e)'. first heard this track in some mid-80s garbage video porno. certainly not as good as the first volume, but a worthy entry in the kpm library.

Selected Sound - Follow Me (1977)

      well i remember buying this one for a specific song, the best version of 'Stern Von Afrika'. don't recall the rest of the record being that great, and i must say the a-side was still a disappointment haha. the flip side is a little better, 'Island Of My Dreams' is quite good, and 'Holiday Hopp' is okay. overall just not my type of sound. definitely not something i need to own anymore.

Summer Job (1989) Soundtrack

 

     when i first popped Summer Job into my vcr many years ago, i wasn't expecting much. well, i was blown away. fantastic sex comedy and a great soundtrack to match! oddly this soundtrack was only released on vinyl in Canada, and i've been waiting for one to pop up cheap. well that never happened so i just got the cassette. the sleeve mentions a cd but i've never seen it. some great tracks throughout, including the catchy theme. but the real standout is the Orkestra stuff. they also preform in the film. i'd never heard them before, had to go out and get their stuff. enjoy!

More To Come!

Les Délices Du Tossing (1983)

     threw this one on a couple days ago. right away i was taken aback by the great theme song, and by the fact that it's a french film but the song is sung in german. super catchy disco track. the man suppling the music for the film is Raymond Bacharach, and he does a heck of a job. some great disco, funk and rock tracks on here. was too good not to go out an compile the soundtrack. enjoy!

The Flakes - Straight Jacket 7" (2004)

in honour of my favourite website, here's a 7" release from The Flakes // Drummer. kbdrecords was the site that influenced me back in high school to make my own site and talk about/rip my own records. sadly the site is gone now, at least you can still see it on the wayback machine. when Peter posted this on the site, only the first track was available, and everyone said it wasn't for them. me being 15 at the time i went along with that, even though i loved it. i secretly liked it the whole time and wish i had the courage back them to say it. anyway i'm saying it now, what a great record! never heard the b-side until i bought it, and was delightfully surprised how good it was. just some great driving power pop! rip kbd!

Country: Sweden 

Year: 2004 

Label: Black Juju/Evergreen Terrace

Format: 7″ 

Songs:

She's So Natural

Acquired Taste

Straight Jacket

Sonoton - Disco (1980)

     always forget about Quango & Sparky, can't really say i've listened to that many Sonotons really. i do like Narholz and Fiddy a lot though. this is great, just a bunch of disco as the title suggests. favourite track is definitely 'Never Say Forever', which brings back memories of Seka for Christmas. 'Gogo West' and 'San Fran Jubilee' are really good too. a couple clunkers, the rock ones, but overall it's a winner.

Selected Sound - Match-Ball (1981)

     might be my favourite library record, this thing is amazing. the polish library stuff is always my favourite. Zbigniew Gorny and his orchestra really killed it. it's hard to imagine a more perfect song then 'Magma'. that minute long buildup intro, then dropping the funkiest damn thing i've ever heard. not far behind is the title track, then 'Oversea Flights', 'Newport' and 'Net Service'. all of them funky disco dreams. i bought this thing in 2014 for 6 euros, what bang for your buck, and it still looks to be as affordable as then. bury me with this record.

Bruton Music - Disco Happening (1978)

     after shovelling snow all day in this terrible weather, it's time to relax with a record. looked at the shelf and thought oh yeah this is a great one, gotta play this. always liked stuff from the Bruton library, and this one was solid enough throughout for me to buy. a lot of library records feel disjointed with differing styles, but this one flows very nicely. a classic porno record, always hearing stuff from this. funky disco all over. it's hard to pick a favourite, 'Disco Partners', 'Disco Stepping', 'Itchy Funk' and 'Soul Stomp' are all so good!

Music for Dancefloors: The KPM Music Library (2013)

     just pulling some records off the shelf. first it's a 2-LP compilation of kpm, Themes and others. i got this for christmas at the time mostly for 'Funky Express' as i couldn't afford the original kpm record. i think it's a good collection of tracks but half of it isn't really my taste. starts off strong with three great tracks. 'That's What Friends Are For (vocal version)', then possibly my favourite in 'Unlimited Love', and then 'Funky Express'. i wish there there were a couple other disco tracks on here but it's really just the one.

      the real clunkers on here for me are the latin and reggae tracks. and outside of 'Crash Course' the whole d-side is a pass for me. 

     i completely forgot that this thing comes with CDs too. the one disc is live versions from a jazz club. while it was fun to listen to once i doubt i'd ever listen to those again.