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Johnnie Taylor - Disco 9000 [Collectables]

Primary Artist
Johnnie Taylor
Album Title
Disco 9000 [Collectables]
Release Date
June 8, 2004 
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Review by Thom Jurek
The Priceless Collection issue of Johnnie Taylor's Disco 9000 is the first true CD reissue of his hotly debated 1977 Columbia album of the same name. There have been two previous CDs with the same title, though neither of them have been complete. These ten tracks mark the sharp transition in Taylor's amazing career, from being a straight soul singer to being a soul-disco singer. While the keyboards and electronic drums are everywhere present and the beats are geared to the dancefloor, there is nothing here that is really inconsistent with Taylor's trademark soul delivery. Read More