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I started playing records in 1971
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Disco’s Revenge

I started playingrecords in 1971, and that took meinto the winter of '72

I started playing
records in 1971, and that took me
into the winter of '72

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I started playing records in 1971,
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and that took me into the winter of '72.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:59
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

Disco. Never. Died. DISCO'S REVENGE is a pulsating deep dive into the very soul of disco music and its impact across genres and history. Told by the people who created it, nurtured it, and in turn, discovered themselves on the dan...
I start thinking the only way I'm going to do something - Disco’s Revenge 00:15
I start thinking the only way I'm going to do something
And I opened in February of 1973. - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
And I opened in February of 1973.
This was the back entrance to The Gallery. - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
This was the back entrance to The Gallery.
People would come outside because it would be hot inside, - Disco’s Revenge 00:09
People would come outside because it would be hot inside,
Initially, any bar would throw two speakers up - Disco’s Revenge 00:08
Initially, any bar would throw two speakers up
This, we walked in and we painted the canvas. - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
This, we walked in and we painted the canvas.
And a lot of people call it the first disco, - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
And a lot of people call it the first disco,
It was really the first space that was stepping forward - Disco’s Revenge 00:10
It was really the first space that was stepping forward
♪ It's gonna rain, yeah ♪ - Disco’s Revenge 00:46
♪ It's gonna rain, yeah ♪
Nicky was just, you know, out there, - Disco’s Revenge 00:09
Nicky was just, you know, out there,
If it was a big change from one record - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
If it was a big change from one record
Everybody would be jumping up on the floor and screaming - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
Everybody would be jumping up on the floor and screaming
I remember this guy who walked in the first night we opened. - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
I remember this guy who walked in the first night we opened.
And he goes, - Disco’s Revenge 00:07
And he goes,
This is the kind of place you could bring - Disco’s Revenge 00:05
This is the kind of place you could bring
They have all types of people, - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
They have all types of people,
I mean, there were a few gay clubs in the city, - Disco’s Revenge 00:08
I mean, there were a few gay clubs in the city,
Myself and Larry Levan were probably - Disco’s Revenge 00:06
Myself and Larry Levan were probably
And I hired Frankie at the end of that first night - Disco’s Revenge 00:08
And I hired Frankie at the end of that first night
And he brought Larry along, and he said, - Disco’s Revenge 00:15
And he brought Larry along, and he said,