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Welcome to SFDPS (San Francisco Disco Preservation Society) We are dedicated to preserving anything related to the 70s' San Francisco disco scene, and into the early 80's HI-NRG scene (which we consider disco under another name) The S.F. DJs, music producers, record labels, and clubs that set the standard! We have a ton of disco DJ reel to reels that we will be digitizing and sharing with the world! Join us on our Facebook page! (click the fackbook logo below) Also, be sure to follow our other HearThis page....eightiesDJarchives. That page focuses on 80's DJ mixtapes that are Pop, Rock, New Wave, Funk, Soul and R&B. hearthis.at/wvr3zbtv
GENRE: EARLY DISCO
From the David Feldman reel-to-reel tape collection.
This is from the early days of slip cue DJing.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRES: DISCO + 80's DANCE
From the Laura Jones mixtape collection.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: 60's S.F. PSYCHEDELIC HIPPIE ROCK
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape collection.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: JAZZY FUNKY
From the Johanna Berstein mixtape collection.
Recorded in the early 90's.
A non-stop, non-beatmatched mix.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Robbie Leslie reel-to-reel mixtape collection.
Special thanks to Robbie Leslie for letting us remaster and post this mix to our archive.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape collection.
Special thanks to Bobby for permission to remaster and post to our archives.
Featuring a live performance from Grace Jones, during the Anita Bryant fiasco.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Jimmy DePre 8-track mixtape collection.
Recorded live at DCA in Philly.
AUDIO DISCLAIMER:
This recording was taken from an 8-track tape cartridge. I did the best that I could to clean up the fidelity. 8-tracks were known for not being the highest of quality. There are four 1 second blank spots thoughout the mix when the tracks changed.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape collection.
A slice of one of Bobby's DJ sets at The Poop Deck.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
A radio show that wendy appeared on in Boston, MA.
This was taken from a reel-to-reel tape that was heavily covered in mold. It took an hour to remove the mold by hand and save the tape!
This mix is likely from 1978.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRES: DISCO + 80's HI-NRG
From the Stuart Goldstein mixtape collection.
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www.patreon.com/SFDPS
ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS
IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
Recorded live at Rod Roderick's mansion on McAllister St, in San Francisco.
From the Owen Frager mixtape collection.
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ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS:
IF YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SET AND PLAN TO REPOST IT ON ANOTHER SITE (YOUTUBE, SOUNDCLOUD, MIXCLOUD, ETC.), YOU MUST KEEP THE TITLE EXACTLY AS IS AND DO NOT REMOVE THE REMASTERING CREDIT. YOU MUST ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO S.F. DISCO PRESERVATION SOCIETY, AND INCLUDE A LINK TO OUR WEB SITE: WWW.SFDPS.ORG. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN US FILING AN INFRINGEMENT TO THE SITE THAT OUR WORK IS POSTED ON.
WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND C
GENRE: DISCO
From the John Ott mixtape collection.
This was recorded at a Hilton Disco party in 1978, for Syracuse University.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the John Ott mixtape collection.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the John Ott mixtape collection.
This was recorded at a Hilton Disco party in 1978, for Syracuse University.
*Due to the age of this tape, there are quite a few dropouts throughout the mix. This remaster is an improvement from the original recording.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
Here's another rare DJ mixtape from 1975 that I just finished remastering! This is from the Doug Barnes reel-to-reel mixtape collection. This was a time before 12" single extended mixes, turntables with no pitch control, slip cue mixing 45's and extending short tracks by using two copies and cutting back and forth. This is a cool 6 hour mix by Doug and contains some rare early disco tracks! Enjoy!
GENRE: DISCO
Stonewall Too Disco was located in the 8000 Club Resort in Miami, FL. A gay hotel.
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GENRE: DISCO
From the Doug Barnes reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Doug says this is the last tape that he recorded at Stonewall Too! Disco.
Stonewall Too Disco was located in the 8000 Club Resort in Miami, FL. A gay hotel.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Ben Plumly Jr. Reel-To-Reel mixtape archives.
This is the earliest DJ recording that we have in our archives from Ben. This was one of Ben's first mixtapes when he first started DJing in 1979. He wanted me to title it "First Rookie Mix" since it's the beginning of his DJ career and a few mixes are a little loose. This was a time where DJs were mixing tracks with live percussion, so mixes weren't as tight as drum machine driven tracks. Enjoy!
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GENRE: DISCO
From the Max Morales reel-to-reel tape archives.
Special thanks to Josh Cheon for delivering the tape to us.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Doug Barnes reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRE: DISCO
From the Doug Barnes reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Stonewall Too Disco was located in the 8000 Club Resort in Miami, FL. A gay hotel.
ATTENTION DOWNLOADERS:
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WE DO A LOT OF EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO OBTAIN THESE MIXES, AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DJS, AND CLUBS TO SECURE THE RECORDINGS, AND PERMISSION. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! THANK YOU!
GENRES: DISCO + HI-NRG
From the Marek Kociolek reel-to-reel mixtape collection.
*Due to the age of the tape and it being ultra thin to accommodate the 6 hour time length, there are some unavoidable slight dropouts in the recording from time to time.
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GENRE: DISCO
From the Marek Kociolek reel-to-reel mixtape collection.
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GENRES: MIXED - ROCK, DISCO, AMBIENT
From the Rod Roderick reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
This sounds like it could be an old bathhouse tape.
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Introduction by Marsha Stern.
From the Marsha Stern reel-to-reel mixtape archives. Thanks Marsha!!!!
Recorded live at The Saint in New York.
Be sure to visit the Roy Thode web site: roythode.com
You can also follow Roy's instagram page: instagram.com/djroythode
And his Facebook page: facebook.com/DjRoyThode
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GENRES: DISCO + 80's DANCE + 80's HI-NRG + NEW WAVE
From the Ben J. Plumly reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
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(From Marsha Stern)
Adding to the musical legacy of Roy Thode I am pleased to present a new series, “Roy Thode’s Musical Mystery Tapes Discovered”; a collection of previously lost or unidentifiable recordings. This first installment is a cooperative effort with Jim Hopkins and his San Francisco Disco Preservation Society. The musical surprise we are presenting here was discovered after reviewing Jim’s recent digitizations of the master analog tape reels that Roy recorded on Saturday night March 7, 1981 at The Saint, in NYC. This music was a surprise we thought worth sharing as well!!
Be sure to visit the Roy Thode web site! www.roythode.com
You can also follow Roy's instagram page: www.instagram.com/djroythode
And his Faebook page: www.facebook.com/DjRoyThode
From the Gary Wallen mixtape archives.
Recorded at The Probe in Los Angeles, CA
This is tape 1 of a 9 tape set.
GENRE: DISCO + SOUL
The Village bar was a gay bar located near 18th and Castro, in San Francisco, in the late 70's. This is one 10" reel-to-reel tape they were playing at the bar during the night. A mix of disco, soul, funk, pop, rock, and more.
From the Jason Williams mixtape archives. Special thanks to Jimmy DePre for digging for the tapes, and delivering them to the SFDPS studio for remastering.
GENRE: DISCO - HI-NRG - NEW WAVE
From the Richard Franceschini reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Extra special thanks to Marsha Stern for securing permission from Wayne Scott to remaster, and post to the SFDPS archives.
This is currently the earliest DJ mixtape that we have in our mixtape archives. A time before beat matching. When DJs would slip cue 45's to have a non-stop mix. This tape is 49 years old!.....therefore, there are some audio dropouts at the beginning and end of the tape.
You can read more about DJ Don Fendley here:
https://www.pineshistory.org/the-archives/dj-don-fendley
From the Jay Schneider reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
*This tape was recorded at the slowest speed on reel -to-reel tape, at 1 7/8" inches per second. This speed is usually reserved for voice recording only. Since the tape was recorded at the slowest speed, there's more room for drop outs in the audio, which you will hear from time to time throughout the mix. The tape is also 45 years old. I was able to polish up the audio, remove hum that existed in the recording, and remove the excessive tape hiss.
From the Jason WIlliams reel-to-reel collection. Unfortunately, the tape on the reel was Maxell brand, on a Scotch brand metal reel, and the tape was in the wrong box. Therefore, this is a mystery mix, with no knowledge of the DJ that made it. It's still a cool 3 hour mix. Most likely recorded by a S.F. DJ back in 1980. Enjoy!
The Village bar was a gay bar located near 18th and Castro, in San Francisco, in the late 70's. This is one 10" reel-to-reel tape they were playing at the bar during the day and night. A mix of disco, soul, funk, pop, rock, and more.
From the Jason Williams mixtape archives. Special thanks to Jimmy DePre for digging for the tapes, and delivering them to the SFDPS studio for remastering.
From the Jimmy Argys mixtape archives.
*Due to the age of the tape, there are some unavoidable dropouts throughout the mix. While I don't prefer to remaster from MP3 files, this is a rare recording, and I made an exception.
GENRE: DISCO + 80's POP DANCE
Recorded live at Badlands in San Francisco.
From the Ben J. Plumly Jr. mixtape archives.
Introduction by Marsha Stern.
From the Marsha Stern reel-to-reel mixtape archives. Thanks Marsha!!!!
Recorded live at The Probe in Los Angeles, CA
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This is a before and after comparison to show how I can polish up a muddy sounding recording.
Recorded live at The Trocadeo Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Marsha Stern Reel-To-Reel mixtape archives.
From the Roy Thode/Marsha Stern/Jimmy DePre reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Jimmy DePre supplied me with reel #2 from this night. He didn't have reel #1. I contacted Marsha Stern, and she dug up reel #1 from her archives, so that I could join the two reels to have the complete DJ set from that night. Marsha didn't have reel #2 from this recording, so as Marsha says, "It's a match made in heaven!" Thanks for the access to reels, Jimmy and Marsha, so I could remaster this fantastic set!
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From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Bruce Feldman for sending this tape to SFDPS to be remastered.
From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Bruce Feldman for sending this tape to SFDPS to be remastered.
Tracklist:
Let It Whip – Dazz Band
Jump Shout – Lisa
Gloria – Laura Branigan
Love Is Control [finger On The Trigger] - Donna Summer
Outlaw – War
Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight – Lime
State Of Independence – Donna Summer
Hot Butterfly – Bionic Boogie
It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down With Me – Barry White
You And Me Just Started – Linda Taylor
Street Corner – Ashford & Simpson
You And Me Just Started – Linda Taylor
All Night Long – BB And Band
Situation -Yaz
Jump To It – Aretha Franklin
Lift-Off – Patrick Cowley
Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force
I need A Man – Grace Jones
Loving Is Really My Game – Brainstorm
Hot Lunch Jam – Irene Cara
10 The Heart To Break The Heart – France Joli
10 The Heart To Break The Heart – France Joli
GENRE: DISCO
From the Marek Kociolek reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Feldman for gathering and shipping the tapes to the SFDPS studio!
Rainbows nightclub was located in Philly.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Feldman for gathering and shipping the tapes to the SFDPS studio!
Rainbows nightclub was located in Philly.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Feldman for gathering and shipping the tapes to the SFDPS studio!
Rainbows nightclub was located in Philly.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
GENRE: DISCO
From the Marek Kociolek reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Photo courtesy of pineshistory.org
From the Diane Lusk mixtape archives.
Special thanks to David Feldman for gathering and shipping the tapes to the SFDPS studio!
Rainbows nightclub was located in Philly.
From the Marek Kociolek reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
Recorded live at Cherry Grove, Fire Island. We are not sure who the DJ is, as the files sent to us only listed the venue where it was recorded.
From the John Orlando mixtape archives, via Josh Cheon of Dark Entries Records.
GENRE: DISCO
HEATWAVE was a party thrown by Rod Roderick, in San Francisco 1980. This is a 6 hour DJ mix from the event, by DJ Frank Corr (NY). It features a live performance by the Disco group Cut Glass.
From the Rod Roderick reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
GENRE: DISCO + 80'S DANCE
Recorded live at Remember The Party in San Francisco, to remember The Trocadero Transfer nightclub. This was a party that was thrown by White Light Productions (Richard Guile and Chris Njirich).
From the Jerry Bonham mixtape archives.
From the Fred Kurpicki mixtape archives.. Recorded live at D.C.A Nightclub in Philadelphia, PA.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
From the Fred Kurpicki mixtape archives.. Recorded live at D.C.A Nightclub in Philadelphia, PA.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
From the Fred Kurpicki mixtape archives.. Recorded live at D.C.A Nightclub in Philadelphia, PA.
DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco, in 1980.
This is the 40th anniversary remaster by Jim Hopkins, for the online streaming event that happened on 10-31-20.
*Extra special thanks to Jennifer Collier (Dick Collier's niece), and Jerry Collier (Dick's brother), for giving SFDPS access to the private Trocadero Transfer tape archives.
Original poster art provided by Chris & Richard of Remembertheparty.com. Thanks guys!
From the David Bruce Feldman reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at Mr. C's. State College PA. Main campus of Pennsylvania State University.
*The first 37 mins. of this reel-to-reel tape had excessive dropouts, so I had to start the mix where that stopped.
From the David Bruce Feldman reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at Mr. C's. State College PA. Main campus of Pennsylvania State University.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape collection.
Special thanks to Bobby for permission to remaster and post to our archives.
Featuring a live performance from Grace Jones, during the Anita Bryant fiasco.
From the Michael Lee mixtape archives.
This reel-to-reel tape was mangled, and shredding apart when I went to digitize it. The tape wasn't able to be saved, so I hunted down the tracks, and remade the mix. Some great 70's R&B on this one!
Click on the photo above for playlist.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub, in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives.
GENRE: DISCO, 80's DANCE, 80'S HI-NRG
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
GENRE: DISCO, 80's DANCE, 80'S HI-NRG
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
From the Jimmy DePre mixtape archives.
*This tape took some time (6 hours) to restore. The recording was taken from a reel-to-reel tape, that had been converted to a VHS Hi-FI video tape, in the mid-late 80's. VHS Hi-FI tapes that were recorded in the SLP (slowest speed) are very hard to restore. After years of the DJ VHS tapes sitting in poor storage conditions (sometimes in damp/hot garages, storage units, or basements), the tape tends to stretch out/shrink, which causes bad tracking issues when playing the tape back. This tape was having tracking issues, so I sent the tape to my friend Tom Yaz. He has a high end VHS cleaning machine that cleans tapes, and revives them. He then converted the audio to digital for me, to remaster. I had to trim 25 mins. off of the beginning of the mix, due to major crackling issues in the recording. There are some areas of the mix that had very minimal tracking issues. I was able to remove most of the sound artifacts, but there may be some areas that you can slightly hear it in the mix. I was also able to remove the tape hiss from the recording, as well as slight hum sound from the VCR. New EQ was also applied.
You can read up about DJ Howard Merrit at the following URL:
http://www.pineshistory.org/dj-howard-merritt/
GENRE: DISCO + 80's Hi-NRG
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
GENRE: 70'S FUNK & SOUL + DISCO
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
GENRE: IMPORT DISCO
I just found this tape in a stack of damaged tapes to be repaired.
Another homemade reel-to-reel mixtape by Michael Lee, made with his import 7" 45RPM collection. The brand of tape (Scotch) that it was recorded on is notorious for sticky shed syndrome, after decades of storage. This is where the tape layers stick together on the reel. When you try to play the tape, it sheds apart and the tape is destroyed. I was able to ressurect the tape with the "tape baking" process, and was able to save it. The only part of the tape that couldn't be saved, was the last few minutes, which shred apart. Therefore, the first song on side 2 had to be removed. Click the photo above to see the track listing. Enjoy!
Remastered from a bootleg disco medley on vinyl.
This site is a great reference for bootleg mixers/medleys.
http://discopatrick.com/2-Bootleg%20Mixes.html
From the Rod Roderick reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
This tape was recorded live at Crisco Disco in NY, with an open mic to record the crowd response.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti reel-to-reel mixtape archives. Thanks Bobby!
GENRES: LATE 70's NEW WAVE/PUNK
A homemmade mixtape that Michael made with his 45RPM record collection.
Click the photo above for full track listing.
A mix of 80's Dance + Disco
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is tape 5 of a 5 tape set.
A mix of 80's Dance + Disco
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is tape 4 of a 5 tape set.
A mix of 80's Dance + Disco
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is tape 3 of a 5 tape set.
A mix of 80's Dance + Disco
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is tape 2 of a 5 tape set.
A mix of 80's Dance + Disco
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is tape 1 of a 5 tape set.
From the Micahel Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
This is a homemade mix that Michael made with his 7" single collection.
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
*DUE TO THE AGE OF THIS TAPE, IT NEEDED A LITTLE TLC TO CLEAN IT UP. THE TAPE IS A LITTLE WORN IN A FEW PARTS OF THE MIX.
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Click the photo above for track listing.
From the Micahel Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Click the photo above to view the full track listing for this tape.
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at Bones in San Francisco.
From the Michal Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at The Mind Shaft in San Francisco.
This tape needed some TLC. The left channel was recorded REALLY low. It almost wasn't there! I was able to boost it up to match the right channel, and save the recording.
GENRES: DISCO, 80'S DANCE, 80'S HI-NRG
This is from Wendy Hunt's party called Relight My Fire.
This is tape 4 of a 4 tape set (Tape #3 in missing)
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is from Wendy Hunt's party called Relight My Fire.
This is tape 2 of a 4 tape set (Tape #3 in missing)
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
This is from Wendy Hunt's party called Relight My Fire.
This is tape 1 of a 4 tape set (Tape #3 in missing)
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve! Special Thanks to Wendy's sister Kavita for making the connection to get these tapes to us.
GENRE: DISCO
From the John Scholten reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightlcub, in San Francisco.
There's no date on the tape box, but it's probably around 1978.
From the John Scholten reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Special thanks to Bobby Viteritti for permission to remaster and post.
GENRE: DISCO
We found 3 more if Jeff Tilton's mixes. These were done for Disconet DJ Remix Service based out of NY. The mix is only 22 mins long since it had to be able to fit on one side of the record. These mixes were made for DJs, to take a break from their 8-10 hour DJ sets.
The songs used in this mix are:
Araxis - Araxis Space Ship
Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet - Gonzalez
Dance It Freestyle - Mantus
We found 3 more if Jeff Tilton's mixes. These were done for Disconet DJ Remix Service based out of NY. The mix is only 22 mins long since it had to be able to fit on one side of the record.
The tracks used are.....
Face To Face - The Dells
Glad I Gotcha Baby - Beverly & Duane
You Saved My Day - Cheryl Lynn
At Midnight - T-Connection
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve!
Jeff Tilton was one of the major Boston disco DJs in the late '70s and early '80s, Jeff was known for playing at the famous night club "Boston Boston" at 15 Lansdowne Street. One of the charter members of the Disconet Remix Service Label and Boston Record Pool.
Setlist (Courtesy of Casey Scott):
New York’s on Fire - Seventh Avenue
Don’t You Feel My Love - George McCrae
Sunset People - Donna Summer
Stars - Sylvester
Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
Whatcha Gonna Do About It - Rozalin Woods
Keep Those Lovers Dancing - Saturday Night Band
Down to Love Town - The Originals
Don’t You Want My Love - Debbie Jacobs
Crank It Up - Peter Brown
Have a Cigar - Rosebud
Hot for You - Brainstorm
Instant Replay - Dan Hartman
Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
Miami Heatwave - Seventh Avenue
It's always exciting to get the earliest DJ mix tapes that we can find. This tape is 44 years old! This is the early years for non-stop DJ mixes (Slip cued 45 RPM singles). Special thanks to Kavita Hunt (DJ Wendy Hunt's sister) for once again hunting down some really rare tapes for us to remaster.
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve!
Jeff Tilton was one of the major Boston disco DJs in the late '70s and early '80s, Jeff was known for playing at the famous night club "Boston Boston" at 15 Lansdowne Street. One of the charter members of the Disconet Remix Service Label and Boston Record Pool.
It's always exciting to get the earliest DJ mix tapes that we can find. This tape is 44 years old! This is the early years for non-stop DJ mixes (Slip cued 45 RPM singles). Special thanks to Kavita Hunt (DJ Wendy Hunt's sister) for once again hunting down some really rare tapes for us to remaster.
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve!
Jeff Tilton was one of the major Boston disco DJs in the late '70s and early '80s, Jeff was known for playing at the famous night club "Boston Boston" at 15 Lansdowne Street. One of the charter members of the Disconet Remix Service Label and Boston Record Pool.
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve!
*THIS IS TAPE 5 OF A 5 TAPE SET. WE ONLY HAVE TAPES 1 & 5 FROM THIS COLLECTION. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN LOST.
From Yve Skeet's collection of mixes given to her by DJ Wendy Hunt. Thanks, Yve!
*THIS IS TAPE 1 OF A 5 TAPE SET. WE ONLY HAVE TAPES 1 & 5 FROM THIS COLLECTION. THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN LOST.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to remaster and post.
Photo Credit: Bobby Viteritti
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to post.
Visit Bobby's web site... www.bobbyviteritti.com
This is part 4 of 5
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to post.
Visit Bobby's web site... bobbyviteritti.com
This is part 3 of 5
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to post.
Visit Bobby's web site... www.bobbyviteritti.com
This is part 2 of 5
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to post.
Visit Bobby's web site... www.bobbyviteritti.com
This is part 1 of 5
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the Bobby Viteritti mixtape archives. Special thanks to Bobby for permission to post.
Visit Bobby's web site... www.bobbyviteritti.com
This tape wasn't lableled, But Wendy's sister thinks it's from a Relight My Fire party that Wendy played for.
From the Wendy Hunt mixtape archives.
This tape wasn't lableled, But Wendy's sister thinks it's from a Relight My Fire party that Wendy played for.
From the Wendy Hunt mixtape archives.
Recorded live at the Relight My Fire party that Wendy played for, in Boston.
From the Wendy Hunt mixtape archives.
From the Wendy Hunt mixtape archives. Kavita, Wendy's sister, said that she doesn't think this is one of Wendy's mixes. The tape only has a date on it, so we're not sure who the DJ is. All we know is that it's an east coast DJ.
Recorded live at Bone Bar in San Francisco on Labor Day Weekend.
From the Michal Lee reel-to-reel tape archives.
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Recorded live at the Bones Bar in San francisco.
From the Jimmy DePre reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
This mix was recorded live at The Saint in New York. This is Part 2 only (The last half of the party). Jimmy didn't have the first reel.
PLEASE NOTE: There are a few 10 second gaps where a song ends, and the next song starts. This was intentional by the DJ, and was done to get applause from the crowd. Also, this set was recorded on a longer reel to reel tape, which means that the tape is a lot thinner than a normal reel-to-reel tape. Therefore, due to the age of the tape, and the tape being thin, there are some audio dropouts throughout the mix
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives. Michael compiled these tapes with his 45RPM record collection.
GENRE: 70'S PUNK + WAVE
Another great homemade mixtape by Michael Lee.
From the Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Click on the tape box artwork for complete track listing
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.
From the John Scholten reel-to-reel mixtape archives.
Special thanks to Bobby Viteritti for permission to remaster and share this mix.
This tape may suffer from slight dropouts due to age. There was also a splice in the tape, so there will be a glitch in the mix on both sides
From the Candace Nagel mixtape archives. Recorded live at Prelude nightclub in Boston, MA
From the Candace Nagel mixtape archives. Recorder live at Boston-Boston nightclub, in Boston, MA.
From the Wendy Hunt radio reel-to-reel archives.
Wendy also worked in radio. These are reels that were played on the air to promote the club that she was a DJ for. There is also what appears to be a promo reel of Wendy doing radio announcments. The last reel on this seems to be a Christmas promo reel for the radio station. Wendy's sister and I think that Wendy may have done the voice of "Kathy" on that reel.
From the John Scholten ree-to-reel tape archives. This tape was recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco. The tape was then played at The Balcony Bar. A bar that people went to on Sunday mornings, after the Trocadero Transfer party finished.
Gary Tighe photo: courtesy of remembertheparty.com
In honor of Sylvester's 71st birthday today, here is my Sylvester tribute mix that was recorded live at Go BANG! last Satuday night, for the Go Bang! Celebrates Sylvester party. Go Bang is by far, the best disco revival party in San Francisco. Their monthly parties at The STUD are always off the hook. Please follow them on FB, and check out their parties if you haven't already done so!
Special thanks to Sergio Fedasz from Go BANG! for allowing me to post this mix the same time that they are posting it (I usually have to wait a while after they post it) Thanks Sergio!!!
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From the John Scholten reel-to-reel tape archives.
Special thanks to Bobby Viteritti for granting permission to remaster and post this mix.
A one hour Disco mix that was made to air on WKTU radio in New York. Special thanks to Alan Harris / 12 West for sending the tape to us for remastering.
From the DJ Michael Lee reel-to-reel mixtape archives. This is a homemade mixtape compilation of early 70's British Rock.
From the John Scholten reel-to-reel tape archives. Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
From the John Scholten tape archives.
This was the last hour of Danae working on WBOS radio in Boston.
From the DJ Wendy Hunt tape archives.
**There were a few parts of the mix that were distorted. We were able to minimize the distortion, but it is still somewhat present.
From the Wendy Hunt reel-to-reel tape archives. Special thanks to Robbie Leslie for supplying the recording for me to remaster.
From the Wendy Hunt tape archives. Special thanks to DJ Robbie Leslie for sending this audio file to us!
This was originally posted on Wendy's mixcloud. I have remastered from that version. Tape hiss has been removed, and proper EQ applied. This mix was originally converted from reel-to-reel tape by DJ Robbie Leslie.
This commment was posted by Wendy, on her mixcloud post of this mix....
A 3-hour set from "the days", if you're old enough to remember, live at Boston-Boston on the evening of 11/17/1979...thanks to Robbie Leslie for resurrecting this set from a very old reel to reel...more to come...eventually....enjoy!! OX
From the John Scholten tape archives. Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco
From the Alan Harris / 12 west ta[pe archives. Recorded live at 12 West Nightclub in New York.
From the John Scholten tape archives.
Side A recorded live at Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
Side B (Nice Electronics) is a home recorded mix
From the John Scholten tape archives. Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer nightclub in San Francisco.
Recorded live at 12 West nightclub in NY. From the 12 West / Alan Harris tape archives.
Today (posting date) marks the 43rd anniversary of 12 West nightclub that was based in New York from 1975-1981! Happy Anniversary! This live DJ recording was another reel-to-reel tape that I had to salvage from the mold monsters. It was covered in mold. It took close to 3 hours to fully hand remove all of the mold from the tape. It was a success, and another tape has been resurrected! This mix was recorded New Years Eve 1976-into-1977. Another early recording of DJ Jimmy Stuard! Alan Harris had me hold the release of this recording to be presented today for their 43rd anniversary. Extra special thanks to Alan for giving SFDPS access to the 12 West tape archives, and these very special rare recordings!
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives.
*Contains a live performance of "I Need A Man" by GRACE JONES!
This tape was covered in mold. I had to hand clean the tape and removed all mold. The tape was also improperly wound on the reel. Parts of the tape were bent over, which created drop outs in the recording. Once digitized, I used a spectrogram to view the audio waveform to locate the drop outs. I then had to edit those out, or replace them with identical sections of the recording. There are still some drop outs in the live Grace Jones performance of "I Need A Man" I was unable to fully remove those drop outs due to grace singing live over the track.
I'm pretty sure that I removed all of the drop outs that I could locate. If you hear any (besides the ones in the Grace Jones performance), please let me know the time position in the mix in a comment below. Thanks!
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives. Recorded live at 12 West nightclub in New York.
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives. Recorded live at 12 West nightclub in New York.
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives.
This tape was difficult to transfer, due to the tape particles shedding off while converting. It was lightly shedding (which is not common for Maxell tape), but I was able to digitize the reel after stopping the tape quite a few times to clean the shedding particles from the clogged tape heads. The sections were then edited back together to reconnect the mix.
Alan Harris wrote:
Recorded Saturday night 11-5-77. The week after his munumental performance on Halloween weekend. Jim started the evening with this classical piece, which was in keeping with his lifelong desire to be a classical opera singer. The evening turned into a collection of incredible music and mixesd, and another unforgettable evening and morning with Jim. As difficult as we all thought it would be for him to follow his performance of a week earlier, he once again proved he was the Master Of The Turntables. The people who did not attend Halloweenweekend showed up in force to enjoy the night. Approx. 1800 came though the Saturday night and morning.
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives.
Alan Harris wrote:
Recorded Saturday night 10/29/77. Burgess was at the top of his game at 12 West. This was his first Halloween of 2 performances, and the year Star Wars popped up on the scene. Jim used a number of techniques: dialog from the Star Wars movie and other movies. Overlays of record on an instrumental break in the recording giving a completely different sound to both recordings. Phasing two of the same records which dropped out the bass and gave the record a spacey sound, playing two records a beat behind to echo the verse, and his classic signature movement of "Magic Bird Of Fire". Mid-point in, "Magic Bird Of Fire", the 12" inch single 45 RPM recording, he waited for the appropriate time and changed the speed to 33 RPM at the end of the recording. All in attendance stopped and applauded his genius. He played to a crowd of 1500 most of whom wore great costumes and disguises.
The "Magic Bird Of Fire" portion appears on the weekend after Halloween recording on 11/5/77
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives. Special thanks to Alan for access to the rare 12 West live DJ recordings!
This is tape 2 of 2.
From the Alan Harris/12 West nightclub archives. Special thanks to Alan Harris for another awesome reel to digitize, remaster, and preserve!
ALAN HARRIS WROTE:
Recorded live New Years Eve Sunday, December 31, 1978 'till Monday, January 1, 1979. Tape 1 of 2. The midnight production was exceptional, and I know you will appreciate it. Listen carefully, it took many hours of rehearsing and planning for the 1800 people who attended.
From the Alan Harris/12 West tape archives. Another GREAT mix from Disco DJ Jim Burgess! A 6 hour and 20 minute mix of the entire night! Extra Special thanks, once again, to Alan Harris for access to these awesome, rare recordings!
Alan Harris wrote:
Recorded live Saturday night August 20, 1977. Jim decided to do a specail evening and call the night "Let's Turn On". I believe you will enjoy as did the 1500 who attended.
Further info about Jim Burgess available here....
https://www.discogs.com/artist/88963-Jim-Burgess
Recorded live at the Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco. I posted this in the past, but it was a direct transfer from the reel-to-reel tape. This version has new EQ, and all levels have been leveled out between songs. From the Rod Roderick tape archives.
From the Alan Harris / 12 West tape archives.
Alan wrote: Recorded live Saturday night, May 5, 1979. This evening was extra special and was the "Rhinestone Cowboy" party that was attended by over 2200 people. Most members and guests wore something cowboy or Indian. There is a very specail moment where Alan overlays Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy over Gino Soccio's "Dancer", a brilliant execution.
From, the Jimmy DePre tape archives. This was recorded live at the closing night of The Ice Palace in Cherry Grove, Fire Island.
From the Alan Harris / 12 West tape archives. Recorded live at 12 West nightclub, in New York. Special thanks to Robbie Leslie for permission to post this mix!
From the Alan Harris / 12 West tape archives.
Jim was a classical trained tenor and opera lover who turned into one of the hottest DJ's and Remixers of the Disco era, ruling the dance floors of New York City clubs such as Infinity, 12 West, the Saint, Underground, Studio 54 and many others, but choose to retire in 1981 at the age of 28.
More Jim Burgess info available here: http://www.disco-disco.com/djs/jim.shtml
DJ Jimmy Stuard was was a rising star in New York City. He had made the move to NY under the recommendation of Billboard Magazine's Barry Lederer in 1976.
Stuard was originally from Oklahoma, and moved to Boston to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Like many others (Arthur Baker, Tom Moulton, Maurice Starr, Michael Jonzun, John Luongo, etc.), he emerged from the fertile Boston scene before relocating to NY. Boston disco fans will remember him as an early DJ at the club 1270, and in both cities his influence and technique as a DJ is still famed. His only record work was mixing the US version of "Sessomatto," the first release on West End Records.
From the Michael Lee tape archives. This tape was recorded live at The Mind Shaft in San Francisco. I was able to salvage most of the recording, minus the last 42 minutes of Side B. The recording was on Scotch brand reel-to-reel tape. This brand of tape is notorious for sticky shed syndrome. This is where the tape becomes sticky and binding starts to fall apart and clog the tape machine heads. "Baking" the tape is a process of drying the tape out in a food dehydrator, to try and restore the binding to it's original state, to be able to to try and digitize it. Usually this process only takes 2 hours in the dehydrator. This tape took 6 hours in the dehydrator, and it was still clogging the heads on the tape machine.
From the Alan Harris mixtape archives. Extra special thanks to Alan for access to his tape archives. Alan was 1 of 3 owners of 12 West. This tape was recorded live at 12 West nightclub in New York, on a Saturday night. This was the sound of NY nightlife in 1979.
From the Jimmy DePre tape archives. Recorded live at D.C.A. nightclub in Philly, PA This recording was taken from an 8-track tape cart. Therefore, the sound quality is not of the highest quality. You will also hear a slight dropout every 22.5 minutes due to the tape changing tracks. I did the best that I could to remaster this recording. Excessive tape hiss was removed, and all levels between songs have been leveled out.
This is tape 1 of 2 for that night.
From the Jimmy DePre tape archives. Recorded live at D.C.A. nightclub in Philly, PA This recording was taken from an 8-track tape cart. Therefore, the sound quality is not of the highest quality. You will also hear a slight dropout every 22.5 minutes due to the tape changing tracks. I did the best that I could to remaster this recording. Excessive tape hiss was removed, and all levels between songs have been leveled out.
From the Jimmy DePre tape archives. Recorded live at D.C.A Nightclub in Philadelphia, PA. This was transferred from an 8-track tape cartridge. Therefore, there will be a tiny dropout every 22.5 minutes due to the track changing on the tape. DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
This is tape 1 of 2
From the Jimmy DePre tape archives. Recorded live at D.C.A Nightclub in Philadelphia, PA. This was transferred from an 8-track tape cartridge. Therefore, there will be a tiny dropout every 22.5 minutes due to the track changing on the tape. DJ Kurt Borusiewicz was a DJ at D.C.A. Kurt also won Billboard DJ of the year 2 different years, as well as co-writing and producing Hot Shot for Karen Young, along with Andy Kahn. Together they also released an album on RSO under the name of AKB, which yielded a hit, "Stand Up, Sit Down."
This is tape 2 of 2.
From the Michael Lee tape archives. This is a home recorded mixtape. It's a slip cue mix and not beat matched. This is a compilation that Michael made from his import disco 45RPM record collection. There are some great rare disco tracks on this tape! I did some remastering on the mix. I added new EQ, and leveled out the levels between songs, so that they all match.
Another rare bar mixtape from 1976. This was the soundtrack for The Bolt bar in San Francisco, in 1976! From the Rod Roderick tape archives. These tapes were bar tapes that were played off of reel-to-reel tape. Perceptive Audio supplied the tapes to bars. The tapes were made by Sanford Kellman (He later owned The I-Beam club in San Francisco).
I spent 3 hours repairing/restoring this rare Disco DJ mix....
Whomever digitized the original digital file for this, had the audio recording level set too high. The audio file was over saturated in volume, and distorted. I was able to repair it, to the correct level, and remove the distortion. Tape hiss has been removed, and proper EQ was applied. I also enhanced the stereo seraration.
Another rare bar mixtape from 1976. This was the soundtrack for The Bolt bar in San Francisco, in 1976! From the Rod Roderick tape archives. These tapes were bar tapes that were played off of reel-to-reel tape. Perceptive Audio supplied the tapes to bars. The tapes were made by Sanford Kellman (He later owned The I-Beam club in San Francisco).