Description
Tonight we’re going to party like it’s 1975, as two disco classics from that crucial year on the very cusp of the disco revolution are lovingly overhauled by Dave Lee.
The A-side sees the original version of ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass – also covered by Thelma Houston in 1976 and British duo the Communards in 1986 – beefed up and preened for the modern dancefloor, in what you’d describe as a respectful but not overly reverential rework.
On the flip it’s the turn of Kokomo’s ‘Use Your Imagination’, bursting with Saturday night bustle but also boasting a funky guitar riff that bears an uncanny resemblance to the one that would turn up on Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick In The Wall pt2’ a couple of years later. Dynamite party starters, whichever side of the vinyl coin you toss.
Tracklist:
A – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Don’t Leave Me This Way (Dave Lee Philly World Mix) (8:37)
B – Kokomo – Use Your Imagination (Dave Lee Re-Imagined Mix) (7:13)
