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Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981 features 25 tracks on two CDs drawn from all six of his albums for the label, as well as the rare 12-inch Disco Versions that kept the dancefloors burning.  In addition to versions of every hit Sylvester scored for Fantasy featuring crossover smashes like ‚ÄúYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)‚Äù and ‚ÄúDance (Disco Heat),‚Äù the collection offers an array of remarkable covers including his moving live version of Patti LaBelle‚Äôs ‚ÄúYou Are My Friend,‚Äù a smoldering medley of Barry Manilow‚Äôs ‚ÄúCould It Be Magic‚Äù and Leon Russell‚Äôs ‚ÄúA Song for You,‚Äù  Leiber and Stoller‚Äôs dramatic ‚ÄúI (Who Have Nothing),‚Äù Ashford and Simpson‚Äôs ‚ÄúOver and Over,‚Äù the Peggy Lee standard ‚ÄúFever,‚Äù and Burt Bacharach and Hal David‚Äôs ‚ÄúI Took My Strength from You.‚Äù  Featuring the vocals of Izora Rhodes and Martha Wash, later known as The Weather Girls, Disco Heat traces Sylvester‚Äôs Fantasy career with an emphasis on the bold dance music he made, underscoring the significance of black and gay artists to the creation of disco itself.  Joe Marchese of The Second Disc provides detailed new liner notes placing Sylvester‚Äôs music into the context of the era, while the audio has been newly remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision. Disco Heat, released in time for Pride Month 2023, is a striking tribute to the enduring and ahead-of-his-time diva.  ‚ÄúSometimes folks make us feel strange,‚Äù Sylvester told a New York audience in 1978, ‚Äúbut we‚Äôre not strange.  And those folks ‚Äì they‚Äôll just have to catch up.‚Äù  The world has finally caught up with The Fabulous Sylvester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Over and Over (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 2. Down Down Down (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 3. I Been Down \r 4. Tipsong \r 5. Loving Grows Up Slow \r 6. Never Too Late \r 7. Dance (Disco Heat) (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 8. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 9. Was It Something That I Said \r 10. I Took My Strength From You \r 11. I Who Have Nothing (12‚Äù Short Disco Version)\r 12. Body Strong (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 13. I Need Somebody To Love Tonight \r 14. Stars (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 15. Can‚Äôt Stop Dancing(12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 16. In My Fantasy (I Want You, I Need You) (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 17. You Are My Friend (Single Version)\r 18. Medley: Could it Be Magic\/A Song For You \r 19. I Need You \r 20. Sell My Soul (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 21. Fever \r 22. Change Up \r 23. Here Is My Love \r 24. Give It Up (Don‚Äôt Make Me Wait) (12‚Äù Disco Version)\r 25. Thinking Right \r 26. 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While Sylvester is best known for his chart-topping collaborations with producer Patrick Cowley, such as \"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),\" this release reveals his passion for the sounds of the 30s and 40s. In 1970 a 22-year-old Sylvester had moved to San Francisco and found himself involved with the Cockettes, the infamous psychedelic performance art troupe. Among this milieu was Peter Mintun, a pianist and record collector living in a commune devoted to retro culture. According to Mintun, \"We were like hippies who lived in the twenties. We lived in a house that didn't have anything modern in it. Nothing in it was made after World War II.\" Mintun and Sylvester bonded over their love of Black singers of yore and were allotted a slot during Cockettes performances reviving the music of the Prohibition Era. One afternoon, Sylvester and Mintun recorded a number of their shared favorites using a high-end microphone a friend had acquired. Private Recordings features 9 songs from this session, including standards like \"Stormy Weather,\" \"Happy Days Are Here Again,\" and \"God Bless the Child.\" Sylvester's unmistakable falsetto brings depth and a dash of camp to these familiar tunes. The recordings are casual and intimate, even capturing banter between Sylvester and Mintun; their brief rendition of \"When My Dreamboat Comes Home\" has the duo working out a melody in real time. In addition to their sonic explorations of decades past, Sylvester and Mintun also staged photographic shoots in vintage couture. Private Recordings comes with a 16-page booklet on firm cardstock featuring images from these never-before-seen shoots as well as liner notes from Mintun detailing his friendship with Sylvester and their experiences recording. All this is housed in a metallic silver sleeve designed by Eloise Leigh featuring a 1920's Art Deco aesthetic. The record will be released on September 6th which would have been Sylvester's 76th birthday, and all proceeds from Private Recordings will go to the two charities that Sylvester left his royalties after his death: Project Open Hand and PRC (formerly AIDS Emergency Fund). 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The inspiration to delve into masters from this era began when he started remixing masters from the SAM Records catalog, which is owned by Nervous Records, and with whom Louie has a long history going back to Nervous' early 90's origins. Louie is that unique producer who has had success in multiple genres of music including House, R\u0026amp;B, \u0026amp; Freestyle and he has brought that talent to help re-ignite New York disco classics like Vicky D's 'This Beat Is Mine' and Convertion's 'Let's Do It' featuring Leroy Burgess, as well as charting topping disco hits from John Davis \u0026amp; The Monster Orchestra 'Bourgie Bourgie' \u0026amp; 'Up Jumped The Devil'. This time, Louie put his focus on a track outside of the SAM Records catalog, and one that was an international disco hit that also crossed over to becoming a 1978 pop hit, namely Sylvester's 'Dance (Disco Heat)'. Using elements from the 1978 version and combining them with his own original musical and percussion contributions, along with new vocal performances from renowned singer Cindy Mizelle, Louie refashioned and reignited this classic production into a modern club anthem. Originally released in 2018, now repressed on black vinyl for 2025.Tracklisting:A1. Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) (Louie Vega Retouch) (12:07)B1. Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) (Louie Vega's Let's Party A Lil Dub) (6:54)B2. 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A quarter of a century after his passing, Sylvester will make a fabulous debut back into a prolific time in the LGBT community just the way he would have liked it through dance music. This release features a number of original Sylvester 12' as well as the brand new remix of the iconic 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' by Grammy-nominated remixer and DJ, Ralphi Rosario (Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Madonna, etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-musictabs\" class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\"\u003e\n\u003cul role=\"tablist\" class=\"ui-tabs-nav ui-corner-all ui-helper-reset ui-helper-clearfix ui-widget-header\"\u003e\n\u003cli role=\"tab\" class=\"ui-tabs-tab ui-corner-top ui-state-default ui-tab ui-tabs-active ui-state-active\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mt-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-jukebox\" class=\"tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) [Ralphi Rosario Dub Remix]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Dance (Disco Heat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Can't Stop Dancing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Over and Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e I Need Somebody to Love Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Sell My Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e I Need You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e Body Strong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sylvester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59668031144017,"sku":"IAHKSD-K3EZ-6R","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/sylvester-mighty-real-greatest-dance-hits_AUdyZ.jpg?v=1781797325"}],"url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/collections\/artist-sylvester.oembed","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}