Biddu Orchestra

UK disco producer Biddu wrote for many British disco acts, including Carl Douglas, Tina Charles and Jimmy James - often exactly the same music would be used, with different vocals.

Good stock early UK disco tracks include "Blue eyed soul", "Summer of '42" and "You don't stand a chance..." from Blue-Eyed Soul; "Chic-chica-chic-chica-chic" and "Laura" from Rain Forest; "Funky tropical" and "Boogiethon" from Eastern Man (both excellent); and the silly "James Bond disco theme" from Futuristic Journey.

The US-only 12" of "Rainforest" was one of the first ever 12" on the Epic label. "The Stud" is the discofied theme to the Joan Collins movie of the same name, and is available on Canadian-only 12".

Rainforest / (same) (Epic 12" AS 219, 1976) Funky tropical / (same) (Epic 12" AS 348, 1977) - short version Funky tropical / Boogiethon (Epic 12" 28-50397, 1977) - both long versions

 

  1. Journey to the moon (Columbia 12" [Canada] 12C4-8235, 1977)
  2. The stud (Columbia 12" [Canada] 12C4-8267, 1978)

     
  3. Soul coaxing / Nirvana (Epic 12" [UK] S EPC 5416, 1977)
  4. Journey to the moon / Journey in the rain (Epic 12" [UK] S EPC 5910, 1977)
  5. Voodoo man (Epic 12" [UK] S EPC 13 7311, 1979)

     

  6. Blue-eyed soul (Epic LP, 1975)
  7. Rain Forest (Epic LP, 1976)
  8. Eastern Man (Epic LP, 1977)
  9. Futuristic Journey (Epic LP, 1978)

     

  10. Summer of '42 (Epic 7", 1975)
  11. I could have danced all night (Epic 7", 1975)                 

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