Jun 22, 2011
Gentle Persuasion…
We arrived at the roller rink well after dark. I paid my $7 to the cashier, who took the money and scurried off to find me a pair of skates. A large concrete rink was surrounded by floor to ceiling blue carpet, and the tile work was almost an optical illusion. Presumably, nothing had been modified since the early 1980s when the rink opened – including the signage, which warned pay-phone users to keep calls under 3 minutes.
Regrettably, the music didn’t fit the decor – so this my playlist for a slightly creepy 80′s roller rink. ‘Roller disco’, but not as you know it.
1. Doug Hream Blunt – Gentle Persuasion (short version)
Gentle Persuasion (1990s?, Self Released)
2. Dave Graney – Night of the Wolverine 4
Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Where I Hide (Liberation Music, 2011)
3. Little Beaver – Party Down pt. 2
Party Down (1975 TK records)
4. Lee Edwards - Equal Love Oppertunity pt. 2
Shades Of Love
5. George Smallwood & Marshmellow – Lady Disco (demo)
7″ Single, (Reissued 2011, P.P.U. Records)
6. Rework - Jogging Beat
7″ Single (Playhouse, 2005)
I love this andy, a great mix for my kind of partying down :)
Marshmellows…<8:)
great selection…like when we were young?
I luv your website, is great and inspirational; i like the selections, ando how you mix the text and images with the compilations; you are really good guys.. continue with this blog please.
Great mix! I have the Little Beaver track on repeat.
thanks fin, that album is super dope. I was actually given it for free (because the record was in “bad” condition, very scratched). But i think all those noises just add to the sound really….
Played this one out recently and loved it. Definitely has some creepy undertones (specially opening tracks) that fit perfectly with my own idea of rollerdisco.
Gil did a similar playlist 5 years ago (phew this site is sooo old now). Unfortunately all the links are long dead but I suggest looking for the songs elsewhere, nice contrast to this one.
I remember reading in a Moodyman interview that for a while he used to host parties in old roller rink joints in Detroit, transforming them into some sort of rollerskate clubs. In my head it sounds like one of the best parties in the world. Moodyman + rollerskate dancing? Hard to top that one.
Oh yeah forgot to link to Gil’s playlist. Here you go:
http://www.moteldemoka.com/2006/01/18/rollerdisco-a-true-dying-art/
wow, deep time indeed, Moka!
the Gil playlist is nice, i’m familiar with the tracks. Perhaps i’ll do a proper roller disco playlist – with the super PROPER original tracks.. bounce, rock, skate, roll….
moody’s been doing the roller thing for years – he hosted a jam in london recently for the red bull academy where he brought dancers with him from detroit. I’m actually planning to throw a party at the place in the picture – hopefully with similar vibes!
Andras, maybe later you can do a ‘Roasting Marshmellows Around A Campfire After A Night Of Roller Disco’ playlist…8:)
By now, you surely have guessed, that it is just that I love saying the word : Marshmallow…(8:)…Marshmallow, marshmallow, marshmallow !!!
Awesome. For me tho, no roller disco list would be complete without Abracadabra.
such a sweet post. thanks.