Dario Margeli's favorite records

Artist: Barrabas

Hi-jack
Year 1974
Hi Jack
It had "the Waters" on backing vocals

Artist: Boney M

Happy Song

Germany

Year (1984)

single 45 rpm

This was an oportunistic cover of an "Italo-Disco" hit.
but it was far superior than the original version.

Artist: FR David
France

Words

1982

Beautiful voice singing an even more beautiful melody
together with the Italo-Disco records of the time
they created the soundrack of continental Europe
in the first half of the 80's

Artist: expose

single: point of no return

1985-6 USA

The whole LP was a classic. Europe's Hi-NRG and italo-disco
recreated in Miami by producer Luis Martinee with some
latin salsa flavor added in

Artist: jarre

france

1986
When one buys a synthesizer...guess who'se records one
immitates the most

Artist: Kid Creole

1985

"Endicott"
What a great live production. I still remember that concert.
Great video. Too "unconventional" for the U.S market....

Artist:Max Him (italy)

1985

Single: Lady Fantasy

Italo Disco Synth Heaven

Uuuhhmm that 1-8 1-8 RYTHM track!!

There also was a full length LP for this artist (Danger Danger?)
cruisin' records

Artist: p.liom

Year: 1984

"dream"

Italy

12"
Italo Disco
Also a full-length album existed
italo disco

Artist: Pozzoli, silver

Year: 1985

Italy

"Around my Dream"

Oh..memories...
What a classic..!!
Number one around continental Europe with hardly a promotional
budget. This record was THAT good!
Italo disco classic

pausini

Year: 2000

Tra te e il mar (between you and the see)
Italy
I had pretty much given up on this girl and her songwriters (Valsiglio - Cheope)
who had captivated us in 1994-95 with her first 2 italian language albums.
But now she's back in shape with this classic ballad.
I was impressed with her spanish too!

Artist: Secret Service

Year: 1986

LP

Sweden
Secret Service
Italo Disco was huge in scandinavia.
So it's no surprise that this Swedish rock band let their music
get wet with the Italo Disco flavor...creating a most gorgeous lp.

Artist: telex

Year: 1985?

Amor toujours

Germany

Electronic Italo Disco

Artist: sabrina

Year: 1988?

all of me

italy

Thanks to her boobs sliping out of her shirt...she made the
charts...even in the UK, where this one was produced by SAW.

Artist: the twins

Year: 1984

face to face heart to heart

germany

child prodigies...become german italo disco artists with big success

Artist: phats & small

Year: 1999

UK

Got to turn around

Filter disco...i.e pinches an old disco record
dropping over it a heavy house beat
with hipnotic classic results.