Schlock-Wire: The Disco Recharge Series Debuts With VOYAGE Special Edition
Big news for discophiles: Mr. Pink, the man behind the amazing (and much loved at Schlockmania) Disco Discharge compilation series, is parlaying that success into reissuing a series of classic disco albums in deluxe editions, complete with all the edits, remixes and bonuses that he can gather up for each album. The series will be called Disco Recharge and the first installment will be will be a deluxe 2-disc edition of the first album by beloved Eurodisco act, Voyage. It will be released on June 25th. Read on for all the disco details, including the full and very impressive track listing...
DISCO RECHARGE. VOYAGE - 'Voyage'
Cat no: DRCCDX002Release date: June 25thHARMLESSFrom the same team as the phenomenally successful Disco Discharge series, we re proud to introduce Disco Recharge a brand new series which will highlight individual artists and producers and provide further depth to the world of serious Disco music.Where possible, the albums will be special editions: packed with bonus tracks, mixes and rarities. Each album will be lovingly compiled and researched by Mr Pinks with sleeve notes by Alan Jones co-author of the best selling book Saturday Night Forever. As per usual, the Disco Recharge packages will be beautifully designed and will fit right alongside the existing 16 Disco Discharge packages.First out of the block is a 2CD special edition of the 1977 French Disco classic Voyage by Voyage. This album was a worldwide smash on its initial release and features the global Euro Disco mega hits From East To West and Lady America. This special edition includes the original segued album as well as the incredibly rare first volume of the Special Instrumental album which includes much in-demand instrumental versions of tracks from Voyage as well as the follow up album Fly Away.An absolute godsend to today s generations of DJ s, Remixers and Re-Editors. In addition Disc 2 of this special edition is packed with alternative mixes, edits and other rarities including the pre Voyage rare grooves West Coast Drive and Please Love Me Again by V.I.P. Connection massively collectible in their own right. All Tracks transferred from the original tapes. The majority of the bonus cuts have never been released on CD before making this Disco Recharge special edition the ultimate version of this landmark album.This is the first volume in the Disco Recharge: Voyage re-issue programme. Watch out for 2CD special editions of Fly AWay , One Step Higher and a 3CD deluxe version of Voyage 3 which will all be released this year.TRACKLISTINGDisc 1Original album1) From East To West 7.062) Point Zero 4.363) Orient Express 5.324) Scotch Machine 3.265) Bayou Village 1.486) Latin Odyssey 4.467) Lady America 6.54Special Instrumental8 ) Souvenirs (Instrumental) 6.159) Tahiti, Tahiti (Instrumental) 5.0110) Eastern Trip (Instrumental) 1.5811) Kechak Fantasy (instrumental 2.5712) From East To West (Instrumental) 2.4413) Scotch Machine (Instrumental) 3.2014) Bayou Village (Instrumental) 1.4815) Latin Odyssey (Instrumental) 3.5716) Orient Express (Instrumental) 2.57Disc 21) From East To West (Original 12 Mix) 5.532) From East To West (Special Extended version) 7.063) From East To West (Original 7 Mix) 4.034) From East To West ( 7 Edit) 3.265) From East To West (US Club Mix) 7.396) From East To West (Full Guitar Mix) 6.407) From East To West (Extended Instrumental Version) 6.408 ) Lady America (Original 12 Mix) 6.479) Lady America (Original 7 Mix) 4.0510) Scotch Machine (Original 7 Mix) 3.2211) Point Zero (Original 7 Mix) 4.37V.I.P. Connection12) Please Love Me Again (Original 12 Mix) 6.2313) Please Love Me Again (Original 7 Mix) 2.5214) West Coast Drive (Original 12 Mix) 4.4415) West Coast Drive (Original 7 Mix) 2.56