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Carnivalism Fridays No.108 – Sylvester – Over & Over
Carnivalism Fridays No.108 – Sylvester – Over & Over

The undisputed Queen of Disco in the campest, draggiest of forms, Sylvester James put the ‘Hi’ in NRG.

Carnivalism Fridays No.105 – Donna Summer – If it Hurts Just a Little
Carnivalism Fridays No.105 - Donna Summer - If it Hurts Just a Little

It has to be said Stock Aken & Waterman really did knock the shine off this beauty in my opinion. She has such a cache of Disco classics some that fell victim of the genre’s own commercial success into the 80’s, others that will remain classics now, and forevermore.

Carnivalism Fridays No. 96 – Johnnie Taylor – The Users (Cosmic Boogie’s Shergar Edit)
Carnivalism Fridays No. 96 - Johnnie Taylor - The Users (Cosmic Boogie's Shergar Edit)

A boy with good old fashioned gospel roots, Johnnie Taylor produced a fair amount of work under Stax before moving to Columbia after it’s demise.

Carnivalism Fridays No.78 – Two Tons o’ Fun – Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven
Carnivalism Fridays No.78 - Two Tons o' Fun - Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven

Disco camp-it-up Friday in the form of these larger than life lovely ladies. Martha Wash & Izora were latterly renamed the Weather Girls and are guilty as charged for It’s Raining Men. They did produce some disco belters and no surprising they were sprinkled with a little campness after being brought together and names Two Tons […]

Carnivalism Fridays No 72- People’s Choice – Do it Anyway You Wanna
Carnivalism Fridays No 72- People's Choice – Do it Anyway You Wanna

In 1975 (the year I was born) People’s Choice’s  Do it Anyway You Wanna  came along. Subcribe to Carnivalism’s Playlist