UNIVERSE CITY - "Universe City" (Midland International 1976)

 

While I'm at it - here's another gem from the mid 70's for you. In the new millennium I was fortunate to see D'angelos premier "Voodoo" show at the Radio City Music Hall in N.Y. City. The Twin Towers were still reaching through the mist (when I was at ground zero) of the Manhattan skyline, and the hustle and the bustle of the Big Apple was just like it always had been prior the shock of 9/11. Record hunting in the Village one day lead me to Bleeker Bob's 118 W 3rd Street to find a minty fresh copy of this Jazzy Disco monster. "Can You Get Down With Me" is one of those tracks that will never stay out of any serious DJ bag for long - it's simply that strong a track. The 12" is super expensive these days, but I'll recommend tracking down the whole album at a more reasonable price as there are some more tunes for the serious collector. All basic tracks were recorded in N.Y. while strings, horns and mixing was done at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia. This is emerging as one of my all time favourite Disco records.