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每當提起 Donna Summer 的時候﹐總會聯起Disco 音樂﹐若把 Disco Music 與 Donna Summer 混為一談﹐就一定少不了 Casablanca Records的份兒。

Casablanca唱片由 Neil Bogart一手創立﹐他原是60年代初期MGM唱片的總經理﹐後來加入Buddah Records﹐1973年他與Cecil Holmes都離開 Buddah﹐於是兩人便開辦唱片公司來了。Neil因為與華納電影 Casablanca (1942) 的男主角Humphrey Bogart 同姓﹐加上他由華納唱片資助﹐於是便把唱片公司命名為Casablanca。事實上 Casablanca也投資電影﹐故此在唱片軸心會看到印上 Casablanca Record & Filmworks﹐首個簽約的單位便有 Kiss樂團。

後來因為Neil想得到較多出版自由﹐故此跟華納協議分期歸還他們的資金﹐Casablanca即成為獨立廠牌﹐可是1977年﹐Neil又把一半股權賣給 Polygram。他們最輝煌的年代乃是 Disco音樂熱潮時期﹐不過自 Donna Summer離開之後﹐他們的業績也隨之下滑﹐故此到1980年即被 Polygram全數收購。之後 Casablanca 也發了好幾張重要專輯﹐包括 Lipps Inc及電影 Flashdance電影原聲帶﹐而 Polygram也使用了這廠牌在日本本土發行當地藝人的專輯﹐這包括了 Alice樂團及成員谷村新司的專輯﹐Casablanca 直到1984年便停止了運作。

現今雖然唱片業只剩下幾間跨國集團﹐可是以前的年代卻有許多獨立廠牌﹐而且每個 Indie Label都能有自己的個性﹐製作屬於自家廠牌的獨立聲音﹐Casablanca便是其一。其實他們的製作跟一般唱片公司很不同﹐因為是跳舞音樂﹐故此製作了許多12” Single版本供跳舞場所使用﹐就以 Donna Summer的專輯為例﹐歌曲大多偏長﹐或者甚至連結在一起﹐這種情況比較少在其他唱片公司的專出現。90年代 Polygram把一批Casablanca唱片CD化﹐後來就乾脆為這個廠牌出版了一盒4 CD的 Boxset﹐當中收錄的大多為 12” Single版本﹐甚至是 DJ-Promo 12”﹐真是超值﹐於是 Donna Summer的大熱歌曲全數收錄﹐還有找了多時 Irene Cara的 Flashdance…What A Feeling 12” 版本﹐這乃是筆者多年前租唱片回家錄卡帶的歌曲。雖然也有許多不熟識的名字﹐然而卻想不到 Village People﹑Meco也屬他們旗下﹐當然還少不了 Giorgio Moroder的電影插曲 Chase。

Casablanca Records Story (1994/Casablanca) Track List:
Disc: 1
1. Love To Love You Baby (12” Single) - Donna Summer 16:49
2. Funkytown (12” Single) - Lipps, Inc. 7:49
3. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker - Parliament 5:46
4. Take Me Home (12” Version) - Cher 7:31
5. I Feel Love (12” Version) - Donna Summer 8:12
6. Romeo And Juliet (DJ Promo-Only 12” Edit) - Alec R. Costandinos 4:10
7. Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You (12” Version) - Teri Desario 6:31
8. In The Navy (Single Version) - Village People 3:43
9. My Baby's Baby (12” Version) - Liquid Gold 6:39
10. Find My Way (12” Single) - Cameo 5:17
11. I Found Love (Now That I Found You) (Promo-only Version) - Love And Kisses 5:02
Disc: 2
1. Thank God It's Friday (12” Single) - Love And Kisses 7:40
2. MacArthur Park Suite (DJ Promo-only 12” Single) - Donna Summer 17:33
3. Music, Harmony And Rhythm (DJ Promo-only 12” Single) - Brooklyn Dreams 6:48
4. San Francisco (You've Got Me) / - Village People 5:19
5. In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star) - Village People 4:53
6. Let's Go All The Way (Down) (Exntended “Breakdown” Version) - Brenda & The Tabulations 7:18
7. Let Them Dance (DJ Promo-only 12” Single) - D.C. LaRue 5:48
8. Put Your Feet To The Beat (12” Version) - Ritchie Family 6:58
9. Pleasure Island (Single Version) - Paul Jabara 4:47
10. Like An Eagle (12” Single) - Dennis Parker 8:35
Disc: 3
1. Flashlight - Parliament 5:47
2. I Just Want To Be (DJ Promo-only 12” Vesrion) - Cameo 6:21
3. I Just Wanna Dance With You (12” Single) - Starpoint 5:01
4. Hot Stuff (12” Version) / - Donna Summer 6:46
5. Bad Girls (12” Version) - Donna Summer 4:56
6. Chase - Giorgio Moroder 8:23
7. Walk The Night (12” Single) - Skatt Bros. 5:24
8. Don't Stop Get Off (12” Single) - The Sylvers 5:20
9. You Ought To Be Dancing (DJ Promo-only 12” Single B Side) - People's Choice 6:14
10. Medicine Song - Stephanie Mills 4:53
11. Dance, Freak And Boogie (DJ Promo-only 12” Single B Side) - Nitelife Unlimited 7:34
12. Macho Man (12” Single) - Village People 5:12
13. Pleasure Principle (Single Version) - Parlet 4:32
Disc: 4
1. On The Radio (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Donna Summer 7:33
2. When She Was My Girl - Four Tops 3:22
3. Just As Long As We're Together - Gloria Scott 2:44
4. YMCA - Village People 4:43
5. Stars Wars Theme / Cantina Band (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Meco 7:35
6. Maniac (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Michael Sembello 5:54
7. Touch Me Baby / Love Is The Ultimate (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Ultimate 10:35
8. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain And Tennille 4:12
9. Yes, I'm Ready - Teri Desario 3:16
10. I Love America (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Patrick Juvet 3:47
11. After Dark (12” Single) - Pattie Brooks 7:49
12. Flashdance...What A Feeling (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Irene Cara 7:14
13. Last Dance (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) - Donna Summer 8:11


Love To Love You Baby (12” Single) (Edited Short Version) - Donna Summer



Chase (Edited Short Version) - Giorgio Moroder



Flashdance...What A Feeling (DJ Promo-only 12” Version) (Edited Short Version) - Irene Cara




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