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MIR 100722LP
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Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Arabesque's 1980 self-titled third LP (aka Marigot Bay aka Arabesque III) was an unusual musical step for the group. Disco was four or five years old and had become a little unfashionable to the general public. In retrospect, Marigot Bay is an album on which Euro disco was born -- the dance rhythms and the singers' natural charms were reinforced with elements that were unusual for the pure American disco style, specifically the rock 'n' roll guitar and vocal stylings. The results are glorious: "Jingle Jangle Joe" sounds very much like a remake of Cher's 1966 hit "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" and "Take Me Don't Break Me" is a true rock 'n' roll tune with a disco beat. And one more thing: Marigot Bay was the very first album in the history of disco to have quite serious lyrics, rather than just "dance, dance, dance..." The ballad "The Only Night Was a Lonely Night" stands head and shoulders over all the other songs on the album, and was one of the most popular Arabesque tracks in USSR. This reissue is a truly deluxe one: all songs are remastered from the analog tapes, sleeve design restored on silver foil card paper, and there's an eight-page booklet with song lyrics and rare band photos. Includes exclusive bonus track "Rock'n'Roll Fan."
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MIR 100723LP
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Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Frankfurt disco trio's Arabesque's 1980 fourth album Arabesque IV aka Midnight Dancer is commonly known as "that song album" in all former USSR states. It's paradoxical, but "Midnight Dancer" wasn't released as a single in West Germany or Japan, and wasn't even on the Soviet Arabesque greatest hits LP. Still, it became not only central song Arabesque song in the '80s, but is still one of the most recognizable Euro disco symbols. The album's selection is a little bit more straightforward than their third album, Marigot Bay (MIR 100722LP) -- most tracks are very danceable with a tempo around the classic 120 BPM. This reissue is a truly deluxe one: all songs are remastered from the analog tapes, sleeve design restored on silver foil card paper, and there's an eight-page booklet with song lyrics and rare band photos.
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MIR 100724LP
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2014 reissue. Originally released in 1981, Billy's Barbeque (aka In for a Penny or Arabesque V) presents the German female trio as superstars, which they had become at that moment in Europe. Songs from Billy's Barbeque were very popular back in 1981 and still stand as true dance classics more than 30 years later -- one highlight is the slow-burning and highly melodramatic album closer "I Stand By You," sung by Michaela Rose. This reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl, includes an eight-page booklet with lyrics and rare photos, and is presented in a silver foil card paper sleeve with restored original artwork. Fully remastered.
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