6 Jan 2018

Casablanca Records - the inside story

From Access All Areas, 3:45 pm on 6 January 2018
KISS

KISS Photo: Photo by Al Soluri

The 1970s saw the landscape of American culture become a  banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and when the disco era exploded in New York Casablanca Records were at the centre of this cocaine fuelled holocaust

From Casablanca’s daring first signing of KISS, through the to superstardom of Donna Summer, the Village People, and funk master George Clinton and Parliament , Casablanca’s meteoric success and eventual collapse is a compelling tale of excess, marketing, payola and platform heeled shoes!

On AAA this week Trevor Reekie talks to Larry Harris, co-founder of Casablanca Records and author of And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records.

Music details

Artist: KISS
Song: Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)
Composer: Simmons, Stanley
Album: Kiss Gold
Label: Mercury

Artist: Ohio Express
Song: Yummy Yummy Yummy
Composer: N/A
Album: The Best of Ohio Express
Label: SMBE Special Marketing

Artist: Genesis
Song: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
Composer: Gabriel
Album: Selling England By The Pound
Label: Charisma/Virgin

Artist: Genesis
Song: Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
Composer: Gabriel
Album: Selling England By The Pound
Label:Charisma/Virgin

Artist: The Stories
Song: Brother Louie
Composer: n/a
Album Title: 70s Radio Hits
Label: Casablanca

Artist: Kiss
Song: Strutter
Composer: Simmons / Stanley
Album Title: Kiss Gold [Disc 1]
Label: Mercury

Artist: Kiss
Song: King of the Night Time World
Composer: Simmons / Stanley
Album: Kiss Gold [Disc 1]
Label:Mercury

Artist: Kiss
Song: Deuce
Composer: Simmons
Album Title: Kiss Gold [Disc 1]
Label: Mercury

Artist: Kiss
Song: Sure Know Something
Composer: Simmons / Stanley
Album: Kiss Gold [Disc 1]
Label: Mercury

Artist: Donna Summer
Song: Hot Stuff
Composer: Forsey, Bellotte, Faltermeier
Album: Walk Away
Label: Casablanca

Artist: Donna Summer
Song Title: I Feel Love
Composer: Summer, Moroder, Belotte
Album: Walk Away
Label:Casablanca

Artist: Giorgio Moroder 
Song: Chase
Composer: Giorgio Moroder
Album Title: Midnight Express
Label:Casablanca

Artist: Parliament
Song: Party People
Composer: Clinton, Worrell, Collins
Album: Tear The Roof Off 1974-1980
Label:Casablanca 

Artist: The Village People
Song: Macho Man
Composer: Morali, Belono
Album Title: The Best Of The Village People
Label: Mercury Records

Artist: Donna Summer
Song: Walk Away
Composer: Bellotte, Faltermeier
Album Title: Walk Away
Label: Casablanca

Artist: Kiss
Song: I Was Made For Lovin' You
Composer: Stanley, Desmond Child
Album: Kiss Gold [Disc 2]
Label: Mercury