VA - Disco Love Vol. 1-4: Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered (2010-2016)

Disco Love is a new series of fabulous disco records that you have probably never heard of. All superb records presented to you by the legendary Al Kent from the unlikeliest disco haven of Glasgow.

Al’s been buying records a few years now, usually ignoring the in-demand or more obvious titles and searching a little harder for fabulous disco records that you have probably never heard of. Disco Love contains just some of them. Not only that, but most of them are exclusive, unissued re-edits, spliced specially for this album by Mr. Kent. And he’s mixed them all together for one disc. Al’s northern soul past can clearly be heard in his choice of tracks here – from gritty backstreet crack-house recordings, to uplifting dance-floor gems, they’re all records that could easily have rocked the Blackpool Mecca in its heyday (actually, some did).

If you like your disco music deep, soulful and/or funky, then you’ve come to the right place. ‘In today’s current disco loving climate, it’s refreshing to see a DJ with so much history in the field and a passion that goes beyond the latest trends’. It’s worth mentioning that Al Kent only play old music, to enhance his sets Al spends a crazy amount of time creating special edits for his dj sets. The likes of Kon (Off Track), Rahaan, Theo Parrish, Dimitri all want his edits when they hear them.

Elite disco collector and Million Dollar Disco kingpin Al Kent goes for another round of super rare soul & disco on BBE with the second Disco Love compilation. Just like the previous volume (and his MDD releases) this album focuses on those overlooked and hard-to-come by underground disco gems that only someone with the deepest of crates (or a big bankroll) will have to offer - and that someone is Al Kent! His affection for Northern Soul sounds definitely shows on this set of extra soulful disco cuts that range from uplifting dancefloor jams, gritty back alley recordings, and funky burners. He's even gone ahead and re-edited many of them, leaving only the juiciest tidbits to set your soul on fire. Take a listen to the party energy of "Disco Fever(1)" by Bill Avery & Love, the super soul of Scarbrough's "Make Love To You(2)," and "I Think I'll Do Some Stepping(3)" by Sandy Barber, "Breaking Training(4)" by Larry Brown, or the feel-good vibes of "Joey's Tune(5)" by Plazza Suite and "When Did You Stop(6)" by The J's - it's obvious wonder why he's Dimitri From Paris and Joey Negro's favorite disco DJ, and why dudes like Kon, Rahaan, and Theo Parrish are always after his edits. 8 tracks total spread over 2 LPs for the deep disco aficionados.

Disco Love is a series of fabulous disco records that you have probably never heard of. All superb records presented to you by the legendary Al Kent from the unlikeliest disco haven of Glasgow.

Scotlands foremost (possibly only) disco obsessive returns with a fourth volume in the critically acclaimed Disco Love series. Previous volumes had critics saying things like Some of it is risqu, cheesy and (may I say) sexy. Great stuff for us disco-geeks and A real gem for the disco connoisseurs and This will enhance any deep disco collection and the ever-reliable Glaswegian crate digger unearths even more dusty gems and Just when you think that Al Kent guy is not going to get you again, he assembles a third Disco Love that is more stimulating than the first two volumes and, less excitingly, The mastering and sound quality is great So, just when you think that Al Kent guy isnt going to get you again, here he is - with fifteen more obscure disco tracks (or at the very least soul records you could dance to), most of which were pressed in limited quantities before sinking without trace, including five very special edited and extended versions and a DJ mixed second CD.