Disco Not Disco

Disco Not Disco
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	September 2000
Recorded	May 1981 - Jun 1985
Genre	Post-disco No Wave Experimental Free jazz
Length	approx. 75:00
Label	Strut
Producer	Joey Negro
VA - Disco Not Disco chronology
Disco Not Disco (2000) Disco Not Disco 2 (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Disco Not Disco is a compilation album from the Disco Not Disco series released by Strut Records in 2000. The album is a probe to experimental side of disco and punk genres and underground music scene in general. The first volume is more rock and funk oriented and features three experimental studio projects by Arthur Russell, namely Dinosaur, Indian Ocean and Loose Joints, British New Wave musician Ian Dury, and even musicians like Yoko Ono, Steve Miller Band or jazz trumpeter Don Cherry.^[2][1][3][3]

It was compiled by Joey Negro, a British DJ and producer.^[1]

Some songs included on this album did well on the Billboard Club chart.^[4][5][6][7]

The song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid was also used in Grandmaster Flash song called "White Lines (Don't Do It)".^[8]

Reception

• Allmusic (4.5/5) – states that "not only does the music stand on its own (there's a reason why thousands of young DJs and vinyl hounds collapsed in confoundment upon finding out that these rare gems were being issued together), but the liner notes provide a story behind each song, only adding to the mystique."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Walking On Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit)	Yoko Ono	Yoko Ono	7:20
2.	"Cavern"	Liquid Liquid	Liquid Liquid	5:21
3.	"Tell You (Today)" (Vocal)	Arthur Russell	Loose Joints	7:02
4.	"Spasticus Autisticus"	Chas Jankel, Ian Dury	Ian Dury & The Seven Seas Players	6:59
5.	"Over And Over" (Long Version)	Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Ronald Drayton	Material	5:39
6.	"Wheel Me Out"	David Was, Don Was	Was (Not Was)	7:09
7.	"Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit)	Arthur Russell	Dinosaur L	6:52
8.	"I Walk"	Ramuntcho Matta	Don Cherry	3:13
9.	"Voices Inside My Head"	Sting	Common Sense	6:33
10.	"Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1)	Arthur Russell	Indian Ocean	6:56
11.	"Macho City"	Steve Miller	The Steve Miller Band	16:26

Personnel

"Walking On Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit) Engineers: Lee DeCarlo, Sam Ginsberg Drums: Andy Newmark Bass guitar: Tony Levin Rhythm guitar: Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken Editing: Joseph Watt Producers: Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono "Cavern" Drums, percussion: Scott Hartley Vocals, percussion: Salvatore Principato Percussion, bass guitar: Richard McGuire Percussion: Dennis Young "Tell You (Today)" (Vocal) Mixing: Eddie Garcia, Larry Levan, Robert Morety Producers: Killer Whale, Steve D'Acquisto "Spasticus Autisticus" (Version) Mixing: Steven Stanley Bass: Robbie Shakespeare Prophet synthesizer: Tyrone Downie Electric guitar: Chas Jankel Vocals: Ian Dury Drums: Sly Dunbar

"Over And Over" (Long Version) Producer: Fred Maher "Wheel Me Out" Producers: David Was, Don Was, Jack Tann "Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit) Remix: Dinosaur L Producer: Arthur Russell, Nicky Siano "I Walk" Producer: Ramuntcho Matta Engineer: Michel Reynaud "Voices Inside My Head" Producer: Began Cekic "Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1) Producer: Arthur Russell, Peter Zummo "Macho City" Drums, percussion: Gary Mallaber Vocals, guitar: Steve Miller Bass guitar: Gerald Johnson Keyboards: Byron Allred

Chart performance

Year	Title	Label	Peak chart positions
			U.S.	U.S. Dance	U.S. R&B	UK
1981	"Wheel Me Out"	Antilles	―	#34	―	―
1981	"Voices Inside My Head"	BC	―	#62	―	―
1981	"Walking on Thin Ice"	Geffen	―	#13	―	―
1983	"Cavern"	99	―	#50	―	―

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Disco Not Disco - Review, Overview, Charts". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/disco-not-disco-r560174. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
2. ^ "Getting 'In The Mix' With Rivera, Stryke and Sanger". Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 113: 35. Jan 27, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Arts > THE POP LIFE; Punk Meets Disco, Again". The New York Times. 2002-10-24. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/24/arts/the-pop-life-punk-meets-disco-again.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
4. ^ "Was Not Was - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/was-not-was-p5792/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
5. ^ "Liquid Liquid - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/liquid-liquid-p143962/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
6. ^ ""Voices Inside My Head" - Charts". Allmusic, Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/album/disco-not-disco-r560174/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
7. ^ "Yoko Ono - Discography". Allmusic, Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yoko-ono-p19685/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-28. 
8. ^ Spear, Justin. "Punk-Funk-Adelic", Mojo, Retrieved September 2006.