Sunday, May 02, 2021

V/A - The Insane Darrell Wayne's No Disco Album 1980

At the heyday of Disco, a counter-movement formed in America that demanded an immediate stop in production of platform boots. One of the leaders of the anti-disco movement was radio DJ Darrell Wayne. He hated Disco. To set an example against the rampant disco fever, the radio DJ from station KROQ buried a heap of disco records under a ton of sand on the beach in LA in 1979. In addition, Wayne urged the listeners of his show to send in anti-disco songs. The best of them made it on this compilation released by the legendary label Bomp! Records. "The Insane Darrell Wayne No Disco Album" is balm for the wounds of all disco-phobic music listeners. A dozen underground bands from LA expressed their hatred of disco. Punk & New Wave are the musical weapons against the disco lard. In addition to the rumbling DIY songs and the funny artwork are the liner notes in particular that make this record a cult object. Satirical scene reports stir up hatred of the disco movement and supposed doctors report on diseases such as “disco ankle” (“a disability due to platform shoes”). Cool Stuff!

1.Punk, Punk Down With Disco - FARBO & THE CHEESEHEADS
2.Trashy Chic - THE TOKYOS
3.Disco's What I Hate - CLICHÉ
4.Discoectomy - HOMECOOKIN'
5.Disco Sucks - THE PRESS
6.Love Train - CAP'N CRISCO & THE DISCO NINNIES
7.Jerk Teens Jerk - ZILCH
8.No Disco - DIM DANDY & THE DOLTS
9.Dance With The Machines - GROUND ZERO
10.Death To Disco - THE VECTORS
11.Disco's Dead - SGAB FROM THE PLANET ZED
12.Pogoin's For Me - CINDY & THE GIDGET HATERS
13.Disco Trash - MADFOX
14.Pedestrian Beat - UBUIBI
15.Disco Defecation - FLASH BOYANCY


1 comment:

  1. Thank you! I've been looking for the Farbo track since this LP came out!

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