My boys and I would hear this and we knew we were ready to husltle our asses of. this was followed by zing webt the strings of my heart. This was usually followed by zing went the strings of my heart/
Very cool mid 70's music - from when I changed from suburban to urban and started listiening to funk & disco, wearing stuff like (remember these) plaid gauze shirts with painters pants and a green army fatigue jacket, dancing til 4 AM at Philly's DCA Club. Rock & Roll? It was OK but mostly for sheltered suburban kids who NEVER went into the city. And dancing? Never really though you could dance well to the Doobie Brothers.....
I've been searching for this song for 36 years. I was eight back in 75. I almost unearthed it again in the early 90s when it was on WILDs retro soul/funk radio program. I missed where the DJ gave the song name. Good thing I'm like rainman when it comes to dates. My memory recalled that the song was on the radio late August 75. Thanks to umdmusic.com and youtube I was able to rediscover this hidden gem.
yea I remember WBLS Worlds best looking sound 107.5 with Frankie "Hollywood Crocker. he would always end his show with ......."there I go there I go there I go"
Hay hay hay, i was a DJ back when all this great music was out. There will never be a sound like tthis around, again. So spread as much of it has you can. Peace Love and Hairgrease, Soul Train Forever. Baby. :)
say anything you want about Disco,those days were fun,to me anyway.but,disco did hurt a lot of groups like this.why pay a band all that money when you could hire a Dj to spin records for less than half of what you paid a band.
I don't care what you say, dancing to this or any other disco song burned colories on just one or two songs, with a sound so great! now thats a workout!
Ahhhh Disco, everyone's secret little guilty pleasure. Tho no one will admit it, they all still shake their hips and shuffle their feet when it comes on the radio and they are home alone...lol
punk didn't kill disco, the record industry did - decided there was more money to be screwed out of punk than disco.
i was a UK punk - had green hair, used to see the sex pistols, slits, clash etc etc, but my fav gig was Sylvester - got turned away from one of his gigs, security said we'd get murdered if we went in, lol
damn thank u to dj felix hernandez host of the rhythm review show on 98.7 kiss fm here in new york city for posting his playlist after his show. i was looking for who was the name of this band and song for a long time and felix played it this past sunday. i was born in 1980 but i love and respect real music like this. the music was real cause the BANDS were talented and it took skill and intelligence to write and compose songs that made u feel good.
Thanks for the great memories!!!! I saw them live at a club in Brooklyn (may have been in Flatbush or thereabouts). Can't remember the name of the club, but had a great time.
My sister took me to my first center Jam ...in Brooklyn New York and i won a hustle contest off this song ...never ever forgot how special I felt....$100.00 and a trophy ...this was real music.....
Denny Heatherly was the DJ at "Erik the Red's" on the south side of Chicago back then. He was the only one in the area who knew how to mix this music. If he was in the booth you knew you were dancing all night. Since all the women who were there were there to dance, they all knew Denny. This brings back so many memories of when you could go out to a bar and get dressed up and dance all night long. Plus, Denny was HOT and he could dance! What ever happened to him? LOL!
THIS CUT ROCKED THE DANCE FLOORS IN THE 70'S AND WELL IN TO THE 80'S.
IF ANYONE HAD THE HONOR OF DANCING TO THIS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DJ'S NICKY SIANO AND LARRY LEVAN....YOU DON'T NEED TO EVEN IMAGINE WHAT A SHUTTLE TAKE OFF AND LANDING IS ALL ABOUT...BECAUSE THESE DJ'S OFTEN TOOK YOU FOR A RIDE WELL AWAY FROM EARTH AND BACK. I BOW TO THEM THEIR GIFT AND THANK THEM FOR SHARING IT WITH US, MANY TODAY WILL NEVER GET THAT FEEL THEY HAD.
@planchaone lol indeed...Glad that we have the privilage to talk about it after all these years...We knew how to paaaaaaarty...be safe and we can talk about it anytime as you said those were the days.many experiences there that can not be even close, in todays clubs...now go listen to, WEEKEND AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
Oh man, the memories. My garage band in Queens NY played this, also Movin' by Brass Contruction, Express by BT Express... All bands that probably started out just like we did- (not knowin' what the hell they were doin'. lol) But they all made it, so it's all good. We didn't, but we had a blast wakin' up the neighborhood.
"ISLEYS/CHANGE/CROWN HGTS/BB&Q/FATBACK/ATLANTIC STAR/WHOLE DAMN FAMILY/JIMMY CASTOR/ who else ya'll
(AND THE AFTERNOON THE ISLEYS SHUT DOWN BLS BECAUSE THE MASTER-ROCKER FRANKIE CROCKER SAID THEY WERE JUST MAKIN A COMEBACK. THEN LITE INTO HIS FRAIL ASS.. SHUT IT DOWN BOUT 10-15MIN.
THAT WAS CLASSIC RADIO .... WLIB w/Eddie Ojay/WNJR/WWRL/and the late nite college stations. Nothin like it since .. Blessed to grow up in NY back then.
this is not disco it is FUSION. Fusion is the the reason it is is timeless. Fusion lives. DISCO IS DEAD> Thank you for uploading this. I was 10 y/o when i first heard it and never forgot. Thank you.
This was the Baby Boomer Bomb, When You speak of the Disco era you can not forget these SOUNDS and the FEELINGS. All the instruments were played not can. Know what I mean.
Disco Ball 9 WCBS FM DJ Joe Causi @ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City NJ on Saturday October 16, 2010. Starring live in concert Gloria Gaynor, Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry, The Trammps featuring Earl Young, Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez, Norma Jean Wright & Luci Martin formerly of Chic, Musique, Rose Royce, Anita Ward, Linda Clifford, Sugar Hill Gang, Peaches & Herb, LIME, original village people cowboy Randy Jones, Smokin Joe Frazier. Are you going babe?
Summer of 1975, playing hookey from summer school and sneakin into the garage getting my Dad's car for joyrides with my buddies. My Dad worked graveyard shift so he'd be asleep all morning. What great days and memories of all te people I loved. I don't have my Dad anymore and I sure wished I could see him again. Time goes bye so fast. Cherish every moment and take nothing for granted.
Thank you for posting this classic! REAL MUSIC. Music that made you feel good. Amazing how a record can take you right back to a certain time. Had this record as a 45rpm and when I played my record player with my stack-o-matic record changer I played this one last. It was the rule; your fav was the last to play in the stack. Then got 12" mix - it was on. NYC on a summer night in the 70’s listening to WBLS (Frankie HOLLYWOOD Crocker). It was heaven, and I did not even know it at the time. RIP
listen people this my people i grew up with the grope i know everybody here i was in the suido when they remix this song so i know ! what i;m taking about ! bert my boy were ever you are thank ! for everything my friend miss you and the rest of the group!!!!
Thank you first of all yuyolove for posting this I love it. @ DatSoulBoss thank u for the reminder about the other versions. I remember. I like the one with the vocal also. My fav song by them is still Foxy Lady.
There were 3 different versions. On one side of the 45 was this version. The flip side had the vocal that we used to play. But since everything was Disco back then, they usually flipped this one & it seems to have become more popular than the vocal version. Personally, I love the vocal version better. There's also the vocal LP version which has a lot more lyrics than the 45 does. I was so used to the 45 that it bugged me out when I played the LP & heard all of those lyrics.
There were 3 different versions. On one side of the 45 was this version. The flip side had the vocal that we used to play. But since everything was Disco back then, they usually flipped this one & it seems to have become more popular than the vocal version. Personally, I love the vocal version better. There's also the vocal LP version which has a lot more lyrics than the 45 does. I was so used to the 45 that it bugged me out when I played the LP & heard all of those lyrics.
@DatSoulBoss And I personally prefer the instrumental version. I didn't even know there was a vocal version until I heard it for the first time a few minutes ago on Sirius's The Strobe! Eh, give me the instrumental any day.
I hear this classic tune & it reminds me of my youthful days sitting in the back of my dads chevy boppin my head with my brother & i sharing chips & cola...the tears roll down my face due to the fond memories. Not having a clue i was living through the best era of dance music. I miss my dad (R.I.P.) & the classics big time!
Back in early 1975 when this song was released , I was a 12 year old living near San Francisco . Only KDIA 1300 AM in Oakland and 103.7 KSFX FM in San Francisco played this song that 's got quite a groove to it !
im a huge miami vice fan and i did a lot of background work on philip michael thomas and when i saw he was part of this group i was like "whaaaaaaaaaaaa" lmao
@Bezz012@Bezz012 Ditto from me, but this was Blackpool Mecca mid-1975 - it was Ian Levine's all-time favourite side for years and he played it to death at the time. I still have him on tape doing just that in fact!
Several tracks from the first CHA album (on RCA) had previously been popular at the Mecca, as you probably know... and Neil Rushton virtually bankrupted himself bringing them over to the UK on tour in 1979!
Probably a known piece of trivia, Philp Michael Thomas, who was Rico Tubbs on Miami Vice in the 80's, was one of the members of this group. He was then known only as Phillip Thomas.
@QuaintTaint Well, they killed it for most of the 80's but the early 90's was the re-birth of disco with House music in which you could still get the beat that kept you on the dance floor all night.
@QuaintTaint disco is still alive in the hearts of people who love dance music. instrument sounds changed, but disco, fusion, psychadelic dance music... all of it is still here. you just dont know the young ones making it..
dont shun all young music. some of us love this stuff!!!!!!!
I remember receiving this as a 12" promo in 1975 and feeling Starstruck (they don´t mak em like they use too) I still love it to bits.. I still play DJ so this will be way up on my list on things TO DO! Thanks for a kindly reminder
I used to play in the Crown Heights Affair sister group 'Made in USA,' also signed with the Delite lable and also managed by Freida and Tom Nerangis and Britt Britton. Back in 1976 - I played tenor sax alongside Darryl Gibbs and Tyrone Cox, both original members of Crown Heights, actually. Anyone have any memories of this???
I grew up in Crown Heights. They occasionally jammed in the park. FREE PARTY (unexpected). They took the fuse from the streetlight and plugged in the equipment at the schoolyard (PS 92 or Winthrop). That was before they were famous. They played the same songs and sounded great. They played for a sea of disco dancing teenagers.
That's great! I probably saw your brother. Nobody sounded like Crown Heights Affair. I went to Rhodes Prep in Manhattan (W54th) and Ericcson JHS (where my mom worked). I played ball at Wingate, IS 320, and Winthrop. I recall seeing Crown Heights Affair while in HS (I went to Stuyvesant).
Get out!!! I followed my brother from Withrop to G.W.Wingate in their music programs. My music teacher was Albert Kahn. Brian"B-FINE" from Full Force was 2nd drummer in the Jr and Sr. band.
What a fine and absolutely elegant group of nice people these guys are. I still have a very old 3min super8 film roll interviewing them in a discotheque in Utrecht, The Netherlands named "Cartouche" where they performed. What a memory.
this group started out in Boys High school as the nuedeys. Donnie Linton was the bass player at the time I was the lead singer along with Orlando Kildore John Randolph. We had a bass singer name Glen and a tenor name Byron. I'm Dennis from the Velours
i remember being a 9 year old kid living in bklyn and hearing this in the back of my dad's '73 Pontiac LeMans going to white castle on Atlantic ave in E-NY. Frankie Crocker was king on WBLS when he used to play this.
My boys and I would hear this and we knew we were ready to husltle our asses of. this was followed by zing webt the strings of my heart. This was usually followed by zing went the strings of my heart/
MrTony2575 1 week ago in playlist Liked videos
Great!!!!
Kuzco1981 2 weeks ago
SAY NO MORE IM BLOWN AWAY YOUTUBE IS A BLESSING K. TURANE OL SKOOL LEGEND! OUTTA DA BRONX!
mizzel04 1 month ago
Very cool mid 70's music - from when I changed from suburban to urban and started listiening to funk & disco, wearing stuff like (remember these) plaid gauze shirts with painters pants and a green army fatigue jacket, dancing til 4 AM at Philly's DCA Club. Rock & Roll? It was OK but mostly for sheltered suburban kids who NEVER went into the city. And dancing? Never really though you could dance well to the Doobie Brothers.....
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mystictraveler17 1 month ago
@mystictraveler17 Its amazing alright. Where else would a 25 year old Irish Techno fan learn of this?
DannyKing3000 1 week ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Crown Heights Affair
Crown Heights Disco at its very best!
Geostrategic1 2 months ago
This was one of my hustle favorites at the Fabulous Boombamakaoo in Manhattan where George R. Wheeler "The Steeler" was spinning the wheels of steel.
sinhielo 2 months ago
I've been searching for this song for 36 years. I was eight back in 75. I almost unearthed it again in the early 90s when it was on WILDs retro soul/funk radio program. I missed where the DJ gave the song name. Good thing I'm like rainman when it comes to dates. My memory recalled that the song was on the radio late August 75. Thanks to umdmusic.com and youtube I was able to rediscover this hidden gem.
popeye98765 2 months ago
13 sec gap, what's up with that ?
lovethemuisc 2 months ago
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Hit #1 on Record World's disco chart for 1 week in July 1975
theonlymoo5e 2 months ago
Miss these funk/jazz groups.
gorgeousbronze 3 months ago
Brooklyn 1975- ya gotta love it
ElConquistadorNo1 4 months ago 3
Love it..brings back so many memories
shari250 4 months ago
the sisters from Philly and NYC used to teach my country butt a little something about how to do the hustle when this came on at the clubs!
Zeesboy 4 months ago 2
absolutely awesome... hot damn
ThePertawill 4 months ago 2
True disco before it became mainstream, the stuff they really played in the clubs
MiamiUrbanClub 5 months ago
@MiamiUrbanClub such a hipster comment LOL
pastcineo 3 months ago
The people who didn't like this song don't have any dreams!
kwkable11 5 months ago in playlist kwkable11's Favorited Videos
@kwkable11 that, or they can't dance for shit !
brainsareus 5 months ago
The Soap Factory Disco in North Jersey ...we would leave NYC for this. lol
FrankiexNYC 5 months ago
does anyone know what label this appeared on and what year it was released.?
sp4armyguy1 6 months ago
@sp4armyguy1 just open up show more box- de-lite records, and 1975.
brainsareus 5 months ago
@brainsareus Thanks so very much.
sp4armyguy1 5 months ago
yea I remember WBLS Worlds best looking sound 107.5 with Frankie "Hollywood Crocker. he would always end his show with ......."there I go there I go there I go"
ponywax 6 months ago
@ponywax that was Moodys Mood
raiders247online 1 month ago
Hay hay hay, i was a DJ back when all this great music was out. There will never be a sound like tthis around, again. So spread as much of it has you can. Peace Love and Hairgrease, Soul Train Forever. Baby. :)
MrCowboyheha1833 6 months ago
Miss this... Gotta get those albums from the house!!!!!! LOVE IT!
ThePertawill 6 months ago
say anything you want about Disco,those days were fun,to me anyway.but,disco did hurt a lot of groups like this.why pay a band all that money when you could hire a Dj to spin records for less than half of what you paid a band.
jazzzco 6 months ago
wow! hanging out in my front stoop listening to my boom box
dole145 6 months ago
AWESOME!
juanchoXXI 7 months ago
ahhhh Frankie Crocker with his smooth voice...brings back memories
badboyz003 7 months ago
Turn it up!!!
sjr10011 7 months ago
I don't care what you say, dancing to this or any other disco song burned colories on just one or two songs, with a sound so great! now thats a workout!
wandacre 7 months ago
mecca n the ritz 76 , bouncy dancefllor the whole works
philsyard 7 months ago
this shit is big with younger generations... dont let the ones controlled by tv represent how u percieve all of us 20somethings
talcomx 9 months ago
Ahhhh Disco, everyone's secret little guilty pleasure. Tho no one will admit it, they all still shake their hips and shuffle their feet when it comes on the radio and they are home alone...lol
kthinsa 9 months ago
punk didn't kill disco, the record industry did - decided there was more money to be screwed out of punk than disco.
i was a UK punk - had green hair, used to see the sex pistols, slits, clash etc etc, but my fav gig was Sylvester - got turned away from one of his gigs, security said we'd get murdered if we went in, lol
tracenewtoningham 10 months ago
can anyone please post "empty soul of mine" from the "dance lady dance" album. That was solid r n b. thx
tunmishe 11 months ago
@tunmishe : I have been looking for the "Dance Lady Dance" song for ages. How can I get this song?
exceeduus77 7 months ago
I was, indeed, MrMiles761.
Lolabelle59 11 months ago
Replying to MIKE761CPU...Thanks for the heads-up re Scandals...thought maybe it was Camelot Inn on Quentin Road.
Lolabelle59 11 months ago
BROOKLYN, NY is where they're from
nycnappy2 11 months ago
damn thank u to dj felix hernandez host of the rhythm review show on 98.7 kiss fm here in new york city for posting his playlist after his show. i was looking for who was the name of this band and song for a long time and felix played it this past sunday. i was born in 1980 but i love and respect real music like this. the music was real cause the BANDS were talented and it took skill and intelligence to write and compose songs that made u feel good.
JustGod7 11 months ago 2
The real sound of funky-disco of 70's...thanks for your condivision...
Thanks,see you...
Morgan
SoulFunkyDisco70s 11 months ago
Thanks for the great memories!!!! I saw them live at a club in Brooklyn (may have been in Flatbush or thereabouts). Can't remember the name of the club, but had a great time.
Lolabelle59 1 year ago
@Lolabelle59 it was Scandals on Flatbush Ave & Quentin Rd....
MIKE761CPU 11 months ago
@Lolabelle59 probably was at a club at 8avenue and 62street it was featurd in saturday night fever
MrMiles716 11 months ago
My sister took me to my first center Jam ...in Brooklyn New York and i won a hustle contest off this song ...never ever forgot how special I felt....$100.00 and a trophy ...this was real music.....
TheGrownasswoman 1 year ago
Woop-Woop! Thanks to Ajax And C .H .A. for this great jam!!!!
SEGUIDA 1 year ago
Damn! my whole life I never knew who made this, what a great day in america.
This song was ahead of its time, it had a little disco, a little "Shaft" By Issac Hayes in it, a little bit of the BlackByrds in it, I love it.
MRFUNKYBASSLINE 1 year ago 8
Denny Heatherly was the DJ at "Erik the Red's" on the south side of Chicago back then. He was the only one in the area who knew how to mix this music. If he was in the booth you knew you were dancing all night. Since all the women who were there were there to dance, they all knew Denny. This brings back so many memories of when you could go out to a bar and get dressed up and dance all night long. Plus, Denny was HOT and he could dance! What ever happened to him? LOL!
Kathy2ism 1 year ago
THIS CUT ROCKED THE DANCE FLOORS IN THE 70'S AND WELL IN TO THE 80'S.
IF ANYONE HAD THE HONOR OF DANCING TO THIS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DJ'S NICKY SIANO AND LARRY LEVAN....YOU DON'T NEED TO EVEN IMAGINE WHAT A SHUTTLE TAKE OFF AND LANDING IS ALL ABOUT...BECAUSE THESE DJ'S OFTEN TOOK YOU FOR A RIDE WELL AWAY FROM EARTH AND BACK. I BOW TO THEM THEIR GIFT AND THANK THEM FOR SHARING IT WITH US, MANY TODAY WILL NEVER GET THAT FEEL THEY HAD.
planchaone 1 year ago
@planchaone it was the music, it was those clubs, and oh yeah one more "influence" that cost a mere $4 right outside the Garage or the Gallery! LOL
njplr 1 year ago
@njplr are you talking about that wonderful tasteful apetizer that kept us going till the next day,lol THOSE WERE THE DAYS
planchaone 1 year ago
@planchaone lol indeed...Glad that we have the privilage to talk about it after all these years...We knew how to paaaaaaarty...be safe and we can talk about it anytime as you said those were the days.many experiences there that can not be even close, in todays clubs...now go listen to, WEEKEND AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN
MUCH LOVE AND BLESSINGS
planchaone 10 months ago
Oh man, the memories. My garage band in Queens NY played this, also Movin' by Brass Contruction, Express by BT Express... All bands that probably started out just like we did- (not knowin' what the hell they were doin'. lol) But they all made it, so it's all good. We didn't, but we had a blast wakin' up the neighborhood.
emmettk 1 year ago
Remember that Group Caprice? Their song was "100 Percent" wow that brought back great memories of the eighties! Check them out. What a groove.
gfine2000 1 year ago
"ISLEYS/CHANGE/CROWN HGTS/BB&Q/FATBACK/ATLANTIC STAR/WHOLE DAMN FAMILY/JIMMY CASTOR/ who else ya'll
(AND THE AFTERNOON THE ISLEYS SHUT DOWN BLS BECAUSE THE MASTER-ROCKER FRANKIE CROCKER SAID THEY WERE JUST MAKIN A COMEBACK. THEN LITE INTO HIS FRAIL ASS.. SHUT IT DOWN BOUT 10-15MIN.
THAT WAS CLASSIC RADIO .... WLIB w/Eddie Ojay/WNJR/WWRL/and the late nite college stations. Nothin like it since .. Blessed to grow up in NY back then.
Nyack NY to Westchester to Harlem and SICC JAMS..
nyack74 1 year ago
OMG!!! FusionFunkSoul. Ohhhhh shiiiiiiiii...........
24bone 1 year ago
this is not disco it is FUSION. Fusion is the the reason it is is timeless. Fusion lives. DISCO IS DEAD> Thank you for uploading this. I was 10 y/o when i first heard it and never forgot. Thank you.
statslie1964 1 year ago
The Crown Heights Affair made an appearance on American Bandstand May 21, 1977 to sing "Dancin".
nymet2454 1 year ago
This was the Baby Boomer Bomb, When You speak of the Disco era you can not forget these SOUNDS and the FEELINGS. All the instruments were played not can. Know what I mean.
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC Peace.
bulwhip 1 year ago 2
Excellent ! - Takes me back to Some Place Else, Cherry hill NJ
1975merc 1 year ago
LOVIN THIS
bangemc 1 year ago
POW WOW MUSIC IN THE NOW AWESOME ~ HAPPY MUSIC UPLIFTING THRILLING ~ THANK YOU ~ NAMASTE :)
nightgrooveruk 1 year ago 2
And they say DISCO "SUCKS". DANCE SUCKERS!!!!!
BillyBatsonMarvel 1 year ago
Disco Ball 9 WCBS FM DJ Joe Causi @ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Atlantic City NJ on Saturday October 16, 2010. Starring live in concert Gloria Gaynor, Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry, The Trammps featuring Earl Young, Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez, Norma Jean Wright & Luci Martin formerly of Chic, Musique, Rose Royce, Anita Ward, Linda Clifford, Sugar Hill Gang, Peaches & Herb, LIME, original village people cowboy Randy Jones, Smokin Joe Frazier. Are you going babe?
larrytheeight 1 year ago
Serious MUSIC!!! the party was on wherever you were listening!
ylwtrose 1 year ago
THANX TO YOUTUBE ALL THE HIP HOP KIDS ARE TUNING OUT OF THAT HIP HOP SHIT ,AND LISTENING TO SOME REAL BLUEPRINTED MUSIC !!!!!!
nowatout 1 year ago
Summer of 1975, playing hookey from summer school and sneakin into the garage getting my Dad's car for joyrides with my buddies. My Dad worked graveyard shift so he'd be asleep all morning. What great days and memories of all te people I loved. I don't have my Dad anymore and I sure wished I could see him again. Time goes bye so fast. Cherish every moment and take nothing for granted.
LosAngeleno1959 1 year ago
@LosAngeleno1959 SOUNDS LIKE FUN,AND A VERY PROFOUND STATEMENT ..... PEACE !!!!
nowatout 1 year ago
Tell me this don't bring back memories and you miss out big time
onetrashdancer 1 year ago
class !
ELGORITHM 1 year ago
Really amazing song, I love the synthesizer in this.
awesine 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this classic! REAL MUSIC. Music that made you feel good. Amazing how a record can take you right back to a certain time. Had this record as a 45rpm and when I played my record player with my stack-o-matic record changer I played this one last. It was the rule; your fav was the last to play in the stack. Then got 12" mix - it was on. NYC on a summer night in the 70’s listening to WBLS (Frankie HOLLYWOOD Crocker). It was heaven, and I did not even know it at the time. RIP
tumarojoe999 1 year ago 2
my life is so shit without music like this, please roll back the yrs and make some more !
sarah38c 1 year ago
Frankie Crocker Frankie Crocker... you played this joint on the regular.
THE BIG APPLE...107.5WBLS...IN A CLASS BY ITSLEF.
R.I.P. brother you are missed..Thank you for the share yuyolove
port2344chester 1 year ago
those flanged-eq'd hats sound so sweet in the beginning, im impressed at how inspiring this is...perfect
dtdastar 1 year ago
listen people this my people i grew up with the grope i know everybody here i was in the suido when they remix this song so i know ! what i;m taking about ! bert my boy were ever you are thank ! for everything my friend miss you and the rest of the group!!!!
flores23ify 1 year ago
thats!@ fucking right my boys !!
flores23ify 1 year ago
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The real deal. THe youngsters don't know nothing about this.
teedog7 1 year ago
Thank you first of all yuyolove for posting this I love it. @ DatSoulBoss thank u for the reminder about the other versions. I remember. I like the one with the vocal also. My fav song by them is still Foxy Lady.
tnickens75 1 year ago
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@MsLadybird:
There were 3 different versions. On one side of the 45 was this version. The flip side had the vocal that we used to play. But since everything was Disco back then, they usually flipped this one & it seems to have become more popular than the vocal version. Personally, I love the vocal version better. There's also the vocal LP version which has a lot more lyrics than the 45 does. I was so used to the 45 that it bugged me out when I played the LP & heard all of those lyrics.
DatSoulBoss 1 year ago
@MsLadybird:
There were 3 different versions. On one side of the 45 was this version. The flip side had the vocal that we used to play. But since everything was Disco back then, they usually flipped this one & it seems to have become more popular than the vocal version. Personally, I love the vocal version better. There's also the vocal LP version which has a lot more lyrics than the 45 does. I was so used to the 45 that it bugged me out when I played the LP & heard all of those lyrics.
DatSoulBoss 1 year ago
@DatSoulBoss And I personally prefer the instrumental version. I didn't even know there was a vocal version until I heard it for the first time a few minutes ago on Sirius's The Strobe! Eh, give me the instrumental any day.
ladyi7609 1 year ago
Didn't this song have lyrics?
MsLadybird99 1 year ago
Who remembers this one???? Memories on the dance floor.....
brittanyyaeger 1 year ago
Great album ... valuable memory.
BC1004 1 year ago
Ya'll boys was bad! I came to Brooklyn in the summers from Ohio in the seventies. My 1st cuz hipped me to your funky ass talented band!
Dean Simms DA Trumpet man.
deanasimms 1 year ago
I hear this classic tune & it reminds me of my youthful days sitting in the back of my dads chevy boppin my head with my brother & i sharing chips & cola...the tears roll down my face due to the fond memories. Not having a clue i was living through the best era of dance music. I miss my dad (R.I.P.) & the classics big time!
port2344chester 1 year ago
oh yeah this the song that in the album mix of Degli de Angeli 1977-1978 error yes is 1975!!! not 1977 not 1978 ok
jorgeluisgago 1 year ago
fantasticka it keeps on blowing on my mind music has never and will never be the
same again oh how i miss the 70s to 80s
nexxy10 1 year ago
FunK/Fusiion Lives. I was 11 when this song was released and have been loving jazz fusion since. Thanks YOUTUBE.
statslie1964 1 year ago
I can't believe ITUNES doesn't have this song or anything from Crown Heights Affair! All I get when I type this in is some rap shit.
oooowwwwdddd 1 year ago
Back in early 1975 when this song was released , I was a 12 year old living near San Francisco . Only KDIA 1300 AM in Oakland and 103.7 KSFX FM in San Francisco played this song that 's got quite a groove to it !
Medic83301 2 years ago 2
im a huge miami vice fan and i did a lot of background work on philip michael thomas and when i saw he was part of this group i was like "whaaaaaaaaaaaa" lmao
bigben1986 2 years ago
This is the group, besides the "The B.T. Express" that actually put CROWN HEIGHTS ON THE MAP, and not those crazy Hasids!!!
Atomank68 2 years ago
Riding home from the Hampton Coliseum Mall as a little boy...this song was out of sight.
SumOfSquaresMusic 2 years ago 3
hullthebull.....places like Rafters, Pips, The John Bull (Painted Wagon) and of course the Ritz Alldayers.
Bezz012 2 years ago
@Bezz012 @Bezz012 Ditto from me, but this was Blackpool Mecca mid-1975 - it was Ian Levine's all-time favourite side for years and he played it to death at the time. I still have him on tape doing just that in fact!
Several tracks from the first CHA album (on RCA) had previously been popular at the Mecca, as you probably know... and Neil Rushton virtually bankrupted himself bringing them over to the UK on tour in 1979!
drwhatson 1 year ago
god reminds me of the little bar's in manchester england LATE 70'S where back than soul funk was WHAT'S THAT
hullthebull 2 years ago
This and Disco Tex and The Sex-O-Lettes/Get Dancing and to "Magic" or "Xenon"to Party!!!!!!!!!!
TWTR4EVER 2 years ago
Probably a known piece of trivia, Philp Michael Thomas, who was Rico Tubbs on Miami Vice in the 80's, was one of the members of this group. He was then known only as Phillip Thomas.
racquetman111 2 years ago 2
This song reminds of The Boston Bruins. They used the music during commercial breaks. No I am not a hockey fan! lol!
Chriswaynecarpenter 2 years ago
@Chriswaynecarpenter My dad said the same thing this was the Bruins break song on WSBK Channel 38
rufus317 1 year ago
This song reminds me of the discos that were all over the place in midtown Manhattan during the 70's.
Zulazulaz 2 years ago
Remind me of the old "stereo in black, WBLS, 107.5 FM", with Chief (RIP) Rocker Frankie Crocker!
blqceaser 2 years ago 2
Yes and "When Frankie Crocker isn't on your radio, your radio isn't really on"
laurencepastore 2 years ago 41
@laurencepastore Ha! Frankie Crocker (he's my idol) Those were the days.
shadow9339 1 year ago
@laurencepastore WOW!!! Frankie Crocker!!! WBLS NY!!
MsGlenny33 1 year ago
@MsGlenny33 Got THAT right. BLS kicked ass back in the day!
FrankiexNYC 1 year ago
@FrankiexNYC World's Best Looking Sound
ElConquistadorNo1 1 year ago 2
Probably my favorite disco song.... great vocals..... great horns.... simply great!!!!!
lamotta6 2 years ago
this sounds like "shaft"
I love Disco music.
bandstand54 2 years ago
jokers 2 new jersey / wild child jersey city
mickeymayor 2 years ago
I wonder what music would be like today if those punkers hadn't killed disco?
QuaintTaint 2 years ago 19
I wonder too....although disco did make a comeback in the 90's with House Music...the tracks played similiar and dancing was back for another decade.
FrankiexNYC 2 years ago
@QuaintTaint Well, they killed it for most of the 80's but the early 90's was the re-birth of disco with House music in which you could still get the beat that kept you on the dance floor all night.
FrankiexNYC 1 year ago
@QuaintTaint disco is still alive in the hearts of people who love dance music. instrument sounds changed, but disco, fusion, psychadelic dance music... all of it is still here. you just dont know the young ones making it..
dont shun all young music. some of us love this stuff!!!!!!!
talcomx 9 months ago
Ahhhh. ...calgon ..take me away....
ThePaulie56 2 years ago
Yeah, I enjoyed dancing the Hustle to this song back in the day in Spanish Harlem.
indiem56 2 years ago
I loved this song back in 1975, but, didn't have much love for the jerk I dated at the time...lol!
indiem56 2 years ago
choooon, sounds well old . Got this album,great cuts on it.
Soulboy63 2 years ago
You lucky buggers. I'm 46 from Nr London and I am the Funkmaster. But livin nr it would be the nuts. Hope to visit soon.
chardelli 2 years ago
what a great time to be 17 years old and being from brooklyn listing to this great music
rgw57 2 years ago 2
Classic Disco Hit right there! They are originally from the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.
PoeticAce41 2 years ago
a dancer for sure thanks for post ktf
deanosoul 2 years ago
Takes me back to those sunny days growing up in Brooklyn!!!!!! great song!!
cylinder4ify 2 years ago
Great jam, I can "sleep-dance" to this!
I'm surprised the vocal version isn't on YouTube yet. IMO, it's just as good as the disco version!
TheSunnyStar 2 years ago
Love it.....
cherkaplum 2 years ago
maaaaaaaaaan i can dig this jam. there are jamming on to the boogy. no jivin.
bigben1986 2 years ago 2
If this jam doesn't give your day a lift, check your pulse because you have obviously checked out!
pennridgeboy 2 years ago 3
I remember receiving this as a 12" promo in 1975 and feeling Starstruck (they don´t mak em like they use too) I still love it to bits.. I still play DJ so this will be way up on my list on things TO DO! Thanks for a kindly reminder
Harryween 2 years ago
Brings back a LOAD of memories!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!
MrPaladin123 2 years ago
I used to play in the Crown Heights Affair sister group 'Made in USA,' also signed with the Delite lable and also managed by Freida and Tom Nerangis and Britt Britton. Back in 1976 - I played tenor sax alongside Darryl Gibbs and Tyrone Cox, both original members of Crown Heights, actually. Anyone have any memories of this???
goldspout 2 years ago
Talk about dropping names ,I use charmin tolit paper , just listen to the tunes
onetrashdancer 2 years ago
I LOLED
admiral42 2 years ago
BROOKLYN BABY! OMG I am so happy to hear this after so many years. Thank you thank you thank you! :)
tinareg1999 2 years ago
Hey I'm from Brooklyn, and I remember all those good songs. I'm glad I was a part of that era.
ny4me4ever 2 years ago
Me too!
tinareg1999 2 years ago
These guys were awesome, use to hang with Mukki in brooklyn on Herkimer St., Heard Mukki (that's the bass player)
was in Europe??? not sure but if anyone knows tell em Payne was asking about him.
dapayne 2 years ago
long live!!!
Danielspamjam 2 years ago
I work with Ajax now in a wedding / black tie band...still a great entertainer...& a storehouse of jokes !!!
gooneybird47 2 years ago
1975....... Presente!!!!!!!!!!
swt32567 2 years ago
president s.t. 1970s the best!
dreammerchant1956 2 years ago
They used to bump this at The Paradise Garage in NYC! Oh! For music like this again!
Theoz69 2 years ago 2
Wow Man this when Music was about takin U to another place,U could get high off the Music, yanamean
remingtonesteele 2 years ago
I grew up in Crown Heights. They occasionally jammed in the park. FREE PARTY (unexpected). They took the fuse from the streetlight and plugged in the equipment at the schoolyard (PS 92 or Winthrop). That was before they were famous. They played the same songs and sounded great. They played for a sea of disco dancing teenagers.
khorne21999 2 years ago
Did you go to Geo.W.Wingate? Or Winthrop JHS....My brother was their original drummer b4 they went on to bigger and better things.
1harlemknight 2 years ago
That's great! I probably saw your brother. Nobody sounded like Crown Heights Affair. I went to Rhodes Prep in Manhattan (W54th) and Ericcson JHS (where my mom worked). I played ball at Wingate, IS 320, and Winthrop. I recall seeing Crown Heights Affair while in HS (I went to Stuyvesant).
khorne21999 2 years ago 2
Get out!!! I followed my brother from Withrop to G.W.Wingate in their music programs. My music teacher was Albert Kahn. Brian"B-FINE" from Full Force was 2nd drummer in the Jr and Sr. band.
1harlemknight 2 years ago
Yep. Caught them jammin in Lincoln Terrace Park on several occasions....
1harlemknight 2 years ago
;^)))))) and putting that stuff(single8/super8 film)on dvd is my hobby.
Zer07jk 3 years ago
Y'all KNOW you tryna do the husle right now on this joint! Shout-outs to all the oldschool Howard University crew (1977-81)
thegoodbrother 3 years ago 2
played at blackpool mecca,when it had moved from playing northern soul, to NYC-early disco. THE club in England breaking new tunes. great memories
highlandroom 3 years ago
To those who may wonder what this Highland Room talk is about IT WAS THE BEST and nothing got close.
chartertime 3 years ago 2
What a fine and absolutely elegant group of nice people these guys are. I still have a very old 3min super8 film roll interviewing them in a discotheque in Utrecht, The Netherlands named "Cartouche" where they performed. What a memory.
ZER07
Zer07jk 3 years ago
For those of you who know of this group from crown heights brooklyn, ever heard of Love II, they use to rehearse on Bergen bwt broadway
cejnyc1 3 years ago
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I got to see this group play live at the Star Ship Discovery NYC back in "77"
DCR1357 3 years ago
I got to see this group play live at the Star Ship Discovery NYC back in "77"
DCR1357 3 years ago
Now this is fucking music , not the SHIT you hear today !
onetrashdancer 3 years ago 28
@onetrashdancer
I normally don't like to curse, but I couldn't agree with you more!
DJChrisLoot 1 year ago
@onetrashdancer If music back then was considered so bad, then why do modern artists sample them so often today???
duckman531 1 year ago
Great horn section
beagleman123456789 3 years ago 2
OMG! this is one of my favorite songs from back in the day..sooo many memories..I just love it!
sleepy628 3 years ago
this group started out in Boys High school as the nuedeys. Donnie Linton was the bass player at the time I was the lead singer along with Orlando Kildore John Randolph. We had a bass singer name Glen and a tenor name Byron. I'm Dennis from the Velours
moneybillz97 3 years ago
i remember being a 9 year old kid living in bklyn and hearing this in the back of my dad's '73 Pontiac LeMans going to white castle on Atlantic ave in E-NY. Frankie Crocker was king on WBLS when he used to play this.
17mark1717 3 years ago 2
Do you have a bro named Joe???My Bro played with Crown Heights Affair in the early days when they were doin free joints in Lincoln Terrace Park
1harlemknight 2 years ago
@17mark1717 My old man grew up in East New York. I listened to this in the back of our '72 Caddy Sedan DeVille. Ah, memories.
ElConquistadorNo1 1 year ago
one word FUKINAWESOME !!!
lulvis 3 years ago
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