an absolute stone classic seb. needs to be listened to in one sitting where the accumulated effect really is moving. there are a couple of other arthur russell compilations out - one on rough trade, theother on soul jazz. both utterly essential. that n.y avant disco scene is really interesting... been trying to root out some larry levan too, but seems a bit thin on the ground. peter shapiro's book on the subject is ok, but suffers from wire syndrome and when he writes about the u.k scene his facts are utterly fucked so you wonder how much of the american info is accurate. but yeah, good call....
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