If you haven't checked out ReRelease.net do so now!  This great new digital record label reissues rare funk, jazz, and other strange odd bits. The album we'd like to focus on is the Spaced Out album by Thesda. Thesda was a group from the 70s started by Eugene Hagburg, then a Director of the Management Academy for the United States Postal Service. The name for the group was a nickname for their hometown of Bethsda, Maryland. The album was lost for years before a record collector picked it up in a thrift store last year. Don't forget to check out their other releases including their Massachusetts Jazz series which artists like the Mark Harvey Group and Arni Cheatham.

I have to recommend this website for its record shopping guide. The folks at discostyle.com have traveled the world to give us a look at the best places to dig for those rare disco 12s. The writers at discostyle.com provide vinyl shopping guides to London, Tokyo, Milan, Paris, Seattle, and many more hot spots. They also provide interesting commentary on local sights. You can check them out here at Destinations: Disco Record Shoppers Guide. 

The man who opened up Woodstock, Richie Havens comes back with this cover of Lamont Dozier's "Going Back to My Roots." A departure from Havens' signature driving acoustic guitar sound, this track still has all of the passion in Havens' performance with a classic disco groove.

Richie Havens - Going Back to My Roots

This now defunkt  London magazine was a beacon of hope in the hopeless world of over glossy, trashy, trance, techno magazines that largely ignores many interesting eclectic DJs. Featuring an array of great interviews with Danny Krivit, Mr. Scruff, and Patrick Adams as well as writings by Daniel Wang, Greg Wilson, Al Kent, and many others it was truly the eclectic DJs dream zine. If you take a trip to the djhistory.com forum you might be able to track down someone who can sell you a few copies.

If you're in the Brighton, England area in February be sure to check out the Broadcast Loft Party featuring guest DJ Affy from the Heavy Disco crew. The music starts at 9pm and with no cover you get all of the nu-disco, deep house, and classic disco you could want for free.

The album that took over tow years to complete is finally out. The disco lover's modern day fantasy is complete. Back in 2005 Million Dollar Disco founder, Al Kent put together the Million Dollar Orchestra. A full orchestra comprised of  trumpets, keyborads, violins, saxophones, and everything else needed to emulate the late 70s sound of disco. The album is called Better Days and below is a sample of the album.

Million Dollar Orchestra Medley

Kevin Donan and the good folks at As the Record Turns have taken the time to rerelease the seminal album, Malik by the Lafayette Afro Rock Band. If you are ever in Los Angeles with loads of money to blow and a hankering for the rarest records be sure to stop by As the Record Turns. The staff is extremely knowledgable and very friendly.

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Darkest Light

This is the B side to the "I Wanna A Piece of the Action" single by K.I.D. Geoff Bastow is the man behind K.I.D. who also worked with Giorgio Moroder.

K.I.D. - The Shoop Song

Black Gold relseased C'mon Stop in 1983 on Predule Records and dropped a bomb with italo basslines, sampled vocals, sampled horns, and techy sythns. Brought to our attention again by the Dilated Choonz blog there is also an interview with Prelude label head Marvin Schlachter on the post.

This is the title track from Charles Earland's Leaving This Planet and features such great jazz musicians as Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard. The track an interesting mix of jazz, funk, and psychedelica.

Charles Earland - Leaving This Planet