Albert Goldman Albert Goldman, a chronicler of disco during the '70s, observed that "what differentiates discomania from most of its predecessors is its overt tendency to spill over into orgy, as it has done already in the gay world. All disco is implicitly orgy."
David Toop Long time music journalist who used to write for "The Face" magazine, Wrote the history of Hip Hop and "Ocean of Sound", a general survey of music and sound. Likes Walter Gibbons a lot.
recently compiled Disco Spectrum on BBE records, also wrote sleevenotes for the History Of Garage music on his own label ..
James Vyner, compiled Spaced Out on Disorient records, click for track listing
Dave Hucker Latin music specialist, connoisseur and afficionado, with his personal top 10. Compiled a Joe Bataan CD for Charly records.
Ian Dewhirst UK DJ who started out in the seventies, compiled and wrote all of the sleevenotes for the early Mastercuts classics CDs (Salsoul, eighties groove, jazz-funk, ...), very knowledgeable, unprejudiced music lover, Larry Levan afficionado
Owner or manager of Network records and Six Nine records, wrote sleevenotes for Detroit Techno compilation. Wrote jazz funk records like "Six Nine Shuffle" in the seventies. Introduced Derrick May to the world.
Interviewed Tee Scott in 1994 for Underground News. Also did an interview with Francois K, Vince Montana, Pal Joey in the same Underground News magazine.
Stuart Baker Compiles for Soul Jazz rds http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com
Roger Steffens: Reggae lover and connoisseur, also wrote an article on Fela Kuti
http://www.normanjay.com Norman Jay's 'The Original Rare Groove Show' on Kiss FM - then still a pirate station reintroduced seventies funk tracks and plenty of obscure rarities, coining the term rare groove.