To Disco, with Love Quotes

“Out of all the records collected for this book, the photograph on Wild Cherry’s debut album sums up the over-the-top quality of the Disco era best. Poised for puncture, lips smeared in bulletproof gloss pop a juicy cherry. Photographer Frank Laffitte’s stunning capture of that old locker-room humor is pure sex, but somehow not vulgar. Laffitte was sought after to bring his flair for the ultrahot to the business of album art and contributed many cover photos throughout the era.”
― David Hamsley, To Disco, with Love: The Records That Defined an Era

“One thing I heard over and over was that it was a rush job. These records had an almost uncontainable energy, and they had to rush to meet the market’s demand. For more than a few artists, the cover art included here was their first assignment. Some cringed when confronted with their forty-year-old work, and I gently reminded them, “Hey! It was the ’70s! There was no Photoshop or Illustrator that could solve any problem.” If you were a photographer or illustrator during this period, you had to work with your hands.”
― David Hamsley, To Disco, with Love: The Records That Defined an Era

“Disco distinguished itself from traditional Top 40 songs by experimenting with the length of its tracks. Disco dancers wanted to be fully involved in a song, wrapped up in it. No one knew this better than Tom Moulton, who is universally credited with inventing the extended “Disco Mix” with his work on early, longer tracks like “Peace Pipe” by B.T. Express.”
― David Hamsley, To Disco, with Love: The Records That Defined an Era

“Disco distinguished itself from traditional Top 40 songs by experimenting with the length of its tracks.”
― David Hamsley, To Disco, with Love: The Records That Defined an Era