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As tim lawrence illustrates in love saves the day, the story of disco is richer than its battered reputation lets on. Get the biggest stories from across bristol straight to your inbox. Life and death on the new york dance floor, 19801983 by tim. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tim lawrence is releasing a new compilation based around his love saves the day book via reappearing records. Her book the complete guide to disco dancing warner books 1978 was the. Arthur russell and the downtown music scene, 197392 and life and death on the new york dance floor, 198083. He focuses not on the better known celebrity version of disco represented by the glittering excesses of studio 54 but on an. Love saves the day works as an eyeopening history of a movement that found a nation taking time out to dance. Tim lawrence s disco culture tome is one of the sharpest books on dance music to date, striking a balance between youarethere club descriptions, socioeconomic analysis, and musical critique. Love saves the day tim lawrence pages of hackney webshop. Published february 2nd 2004 by duke university press books first published. This book is dense and packed full of information as well as seemingly endless inspiraiton for youtube playlists, and. Tim lawrence, professor of cultural studies and author of love saves the day.
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