Alright, party people - but on your dancin' shoes. . .
Album Title: Christmas Jollies
Album Title: Christmas Jollies
Album Artist: The Salsoul Orchestra
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Upon letting this one start off on the turntable, the first thing that comes to mind are the overly-produced 'studio disco' releases of the late '70s. Think of the Hooked on the Classics, or Hooked on Swing series - where they combine a ridiculous amount of songs into one never-stopping medley, tied together by the same driving disco drum beat. The beat never falters, and the melodies come in and out of the medley like an ever-changing line-up of coked-up dancers.
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Anyway, back to this one. The first side of this album is pretty straight-forward: they took a selection of Christmas music and gave it a disco-y spin. No surprises there. I was a little bummed at first to find that this release wasn't an instrumental, as I had initially hoped, but the vocals aren't jarring, and they definitely aren't meant to be the focal point on any of these songs: the main actors on this stage are the drums and bass.
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So, all in all, would I recommend this one? Yeah, if you're a fan of Meco or enjoy the occasional kitsch of a quirky Holiday release in your collection. I wouldn't pay more than $15 for it, though.
VERDICT: 7/10 - Pretty Rad (A cocaine-fueled, Meco-inspired Holiday dance party, dragged down a couple points by some God-awful song selections.)
- REMAINS IN CIRCULATION -
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