This show is a tribute to the many little discos that spotted the countryside, the suburbs and inner cities of Ontario and Quebec in the early 1970's long before the whole 'Saturday Night Fever' business and the associated hyper-popularity. They were the haunts of teenagers and young adults who were experimenting in a new world. Some examples include 'The Underground' off Baseline Road near the corner of Woodroffe Avenue in Ottawa, 'La Bourgade Disco' on Harwood Blvd in Dorion, Quebec, The 'Blue Room' on the campus of U. Ottawa, 'Disco 69' which was actually at 69 Ste Anne Street in Ste. Anne De Bellevue, Quebec, the 'Mystery Ship' in the basement of the Saint-Frère-André Catholic Church at 344 Cyr Avenue in Vanier - these are just a handful of the hundreds which were all over the place. The picture above is a photo of the official complimentary matches of 'La Bourgade Disco' in Dorion.
| C'EX PHILIPPE NICAUD - 7" - RIVIERA |
| SAFARI LOVE RESONANCE - 7" - SIROCCO |
| PORTO RICO TROPICAL BAND - 7" - LONDON |
| ANCORA TU LUCIO BATTISTI - 7" - NUMERO UNO |
| HANG ON IN THERE BABY JOHNNY BRISTOL - 7" - MGM |
| SHAME, SHAME, SHAME SHIRLEY (AND COMPANY) - 7" - VIBRATION |
| AIN'T GONNA BUMP NO MORE (WITH NO BIG FAT WOMAN) JOE TEX - 7" - EPIC |
| HI-JACK BARRABAS - BARRABAS (LP) - ATCO |
| FREE MOVE BRIBOSIA - 12" - TOTEM 
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| DISCO CONNECTION ISAAC HAYES MOVEMENT - DISCO CONNECTION (LP) - ABC |
| TURN THE BEAT AROUND VICKY SUE ROBINSON - NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO (LP) - RCA VICTOR |
| VENUS (SHORT DISCO VERSION) FRANKIE AVALON - 7" - DE-LITE |
| TANGERINE THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA (LP) - SALSOUL |
| HELPLESSLY (PART 2) (DISCO MIX) MOMENT OF TRUTH - 7" - ROULETTE |
| SALSA LOUIE RAMIREZ - 7" - COTIQUE |
| SALSOUL HUSTLE THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA - SALSOUL ORCHESTRA (LP) - SALSOUL |
| THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC THE SOFTONES - 7" - AVCO |
| I LOVE TO LOVE (BUT MY BABY JUST LOVES TO DANCE) NAPOLEON JONES Featuring DAVID CHRISTIE - 7" - DISC'AZ |
| IN THE BOTTLE BROTHER TO BROTHER - 7" - TURBO |
| YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE CANDI STATON - YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE (LP) - WARNER BROS. |
| DON'T STOP THE MUSIC BAY CITY ROLLERS - WOULDN'T YOU LIKE IT? (LP) - BELL |
| EVERLASTING LOVE CARL CARLTON - EVERLASTING LOVE (LP) - ABC |
| 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE GARY TOMS EMPIRE - 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE (LP) - QUALITY |
| AMORE CHRISMA - 7" - POLYDOR |
| ROCK YOUR BABY GEORGE MCCRAE - ROCK YOUR BABY (LP) - T.K. |
| WALKING IN RHYTHM THE BLACKBYRDS - 7" - FANTASY |
| HONEY BEE GLORIA GAYNOR - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (LP) - MGM |
| NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE GLORIA GAYNOR - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (LP) - MGM |
| REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE GLORIA GAYNOR - NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (LP) - MGM |
| BUMP SPRIGBLOSSOM - COSMIC DISCOTHEQUE VOL. 3 (LP) - NAUGHTY RHTHYM |
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Very warm sentiment, Elorious. As always, my friend........you are a "class act" !!
9:12 AM, January 25th, 2025