Just listened to this from beginning to end. And wow, talk about being transported to an amazing music time period. I also made tons of NEW-to-me song discoveries. My favorites being Taka Boom Red Hot and Never Gonna Be The Same by Ruth Waters.

Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the disco, this... I love Roy, and thank you so much Marsha and Sound Metaphors for teaching us there is so much more, and why the axial rotation of the Earth shifted to Cherry Grove on certain Saturdays.

Oh, Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood. I was very fortunate to be a part of this extraordinary musical period as a dancer in the dance. It is sincerely heartwarming to see the comments filled with praise for Roy - he deserves them all, and not just because I'm a hardcore fanboy. These musical posts have brought wonderful, fun times from my youth back to me in technicolor - I am so very grateful. I've got the next dance with YOU!

Thanks for putting this online for us to enjoy – appreciated!

Of all the master tapes from Roy Thode that I inherited most of the boxes and some of the reels have labels identifying the venue and date recorded.  A few of them however also have names. They are a handful of very special nights that Roy chose to give an extra designation to by naming them.  This is one of those meaningful nights, presented here in two parts, Roy Thode's debut performance at The Saint, NYC on October 25, 1980, simply titled: “First” 
(poster/cover art credit: Michael Vernaglia)

"First" by Roy Thode  The Saint 10251980 Part 2of2 - SOUNDCLOUD

"First" by Roy Thode, The Saint Part 2 of 2

"First" by Roy Thode Part 2 of 2

All vinyl disco mix for the the 7th entry of the Dance of the Clones mixtape series. Mixture of disco, Italo, and hi NRG treats. Most importantly it’s gay gay gay!

Dance of the Clones Mixtape #7: Mondo Nexus + DOTC // January 2022

Promo Mix

Luke Howard Live At Horse Meat Disco, The Eagle, January 1st 2022

“Homecoming” is another of the few nights that Roy named. Recorded on the 28th of July at the Ice Palace Disco in Cherry Grove, it commemorates Roy's return to his Fire Island DJ booth after an unfortunate accident landed Roy in the hospital the night before the iconic Beach '79 party in the Pines, which he was scheduled to share the DJing responsibilities for with Howard Merritt and Jim Burgess. I offer this musical journey as a companion to Episode 10 of my The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor podcast as we delve into this story and many others with a very special panel assembled to Remember Roy Thode on the 40th anniversary of his passing, May 21st 1982.

Roy Thode "Homecoming" Ice Palace Fire Island, Cherry Grove NY July 28, 1979; companion to HBOTDF episode # 10

Roy Thode "Homecoming" Ice Palace Fire Island, Cherry Grove NY July 28, 1979

"A Tom Moulton Mix" The Sandpiper Fire Island N.Y.C  Labour Day Mix Tape 1974

Side A & B.

Here yet another super classic!! A mixtape of Frankie Knuckles & Gene Hunt. Nothing but str8 jackin' Chicago House @ it'z very best... Warehouse & Power Plant classics for good measure. I thought I lost this tape, but thank God I found it!!
This tape is so good that I edited Side A & B together for some non-stop party jackin' ...Grooves like this, you just can NOT disurb!!!
I hope... I mean, I know you will enjoy this journey!!

Peace & Love,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX
aka
Thee Professor Of House & Techno Music

Psalms 150 = My Truth

Frankie Knuckles & Gene Hunt - Chicago House Mixtape, 1986'(Manny'z Tapez)

Here'z yet another rare Roy Thode set from the Ice Palace, Fire Island.
Brother takes you on a fabulous musical journey here.

Enjoy!!

Manny Cuevas 
aka
DJ M-traxxx
aka
Thee Professor of House, Techno & Beyond...

Psalms 150 = My Truth

Roy Thode - Tea Dance @ Ice Palace, Fire Island 1977' (Manny'z Tapez)

+++ posted with kind permission of Marsha Stern (copyright holder) +++
...an epic 6.5 hour DJ set by legendary DJ Roy Thode at the even more legendary night club "The Saint" where dance music history was written. This is a special, so-called "morning music" set.

Quote from Tim Lawrence about this:
Robbie Leslie: "At around 6:00 AM, in a ritual that was not replicated in other venues, the DJ would let the final record of the peak set fade, accept applause from the crowd and acknowledge the work of the lighting person and the generosity of the crowd (if indeed the applause was enthusiastic, which wasn’t always the case). After that, the DJ would take the tempo right down and play a set that was commonly referred to as “sleaze” or “morning music”."
[taken from "The Forging of a White Gay Aesthetic at the Saint, 1980-84"]
http://www.timlawrence.info/articles2/2013/7/2/the-forging-of-a-white-gay-aesthetic-at-the-saint-1980-84-dancecult

...and Barry Walters on RBMA:
"As the night progressed, the tempo and intensity increased by tiny, nearly imperceptible increments until climaxing around 6 AM, when the DJ would stop the music and the still-sizeable crowd would applaud as if giving a Broadway cast their standing ovation.

Then the DJ would resume, but at a somewhat slower tempo, and in a more lyrical and romantic style known as “morning music.” In a morning music set, the tempo of the tracks might build again, but typically not their intensity. Instead, DJs programed morning sets to ease dancers off stimulants and take them down an ethereal, more relaxing and soulful path for several more hours. Then the jock would usually take another encore, henceforth playing what many call “sleaze.” Sleaze might be overtly sexual, like Skatt Bros.’ “Walk the Night,” but usually not; its foundation was openhearted R&B; songs of longing, or regret, or sorrow or unmitigated joy.

This misnomer – Leslie emphatically objects to it – was especially deceptive because quintessential “sleaze” selections like Sharon Ridley’s “Changin’” or Viola Wills’ “Somebody’s Eyes” ranked among the evening’s most sensitively arranged tracks. Even when club music lost much of its compositional sophistication as the decade progressed, a “sleaze” set always radiated class. "
[taken from: "Nightclubbing: New York City’s The Saint"]
http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/07/nightclubbing-the-saint

Roy Thode - Morning Music at The Saint (6.5 hours!) NYE 1981/82

DJ Warren Gluck - 'The Saint' Closing Party 1988

Track listing
1 Intro from the film Dune
2 Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
3 Peter Brown - They Only Come Out at Night
4 Patrick Cowley - Lift Off 
5 Ken Laszlo - Tonight
6 Sparks - Beat the Clock 
7 Sylvester - Stars
8 Stefano Pulga - Love Taker
9 Julius Brown - Party 
10 Kat Mandu - The Break 
11 Tantra - Wishbone
12 Sylvia Robinson - Extra-Terrestrial Lover 
13 Venus Dodson - Night Rider 
14 Kumano - I’ll Cry for You 
15 Lime - Your Love
16 Suzy Q - Computer Music 
17 Lime - Wake Dream
18 Easy Going - Fear 
19 ABBA - Lay All Your Love on Me
20 Sylvester - Take Me to Heaven
21 Azul y Negro - The Night
22 Technique - Can We Try Again 
23 Debbie Jacobs - Maybe This Time 
24 Technique -  Heaven to Me 
25 Dorothy Moore - Just Another Broken Heart
26 Bear Essence - The Big Hurt
27 Amanda Lear - No Regrets
28 Beautiful Bend - Make That Feeling Come Again 
29 Voyage - Souvenirs
30 Quartlock - No Regrets
31 George Monroe - I’m Not in Love 
32 Baiser [80s] - Darling Forever 
33 Duncan Sisters - Sadness in My Eyes 
34 Space - Save Your Love for Me
35 Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together In Electric Dreams 
36 Barry White - You’re My First, My Last, My Everything 
37 Mystery - Hold on to This Moment 
38 Stereo Fun Inc. - Got’cha Where I Want You Babe 
39 Irene Cara - Hot Lunch Jam
40 Peter Allen - Once More Before I Go
41 Thelma Houston - Live Performance

DJ Warren Gluck - 'The Saint' Closing Party 1988

Here is a live DJ set I streamed to Facebook Live on April 30, 2020. It's basically the result of a crate-digging expedition for mostly-forgotten disco tracks which saw me foraging through mountains of record boxes, and managing to laboriously unearth special musical treasures that I can share with you. 

While a few familiar tunes are sprinkled throughout, at this time it's been decided that (unlike my other uploads) no track listing will be published. These here are not too difficult to guess yet, they may get progressively harder in future editions of the 'Disco Nuggets' series which have officially started with this mix.

Hope you enjoy listening through these and discovering what they are as much as I did hunting for those goodies after hours of musical archeology.

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In these challenging times, having lost all of my work as a professional touring DJ, any support or financial help would be appreciated. You can either donate monthly with Patreon: patreon.com/fknyc or send one-time gifts via PayPal (use: "family and friends") to: paypal.me/axisnyc Thanks in advance for whatever you may be able to do.

Isolation Streams in 2020

François K - Disco Nuggets (Vol. 1)

What is The Heartbeat of the Dance Floor ®?
To recount and record the stories and music that inspired today’s dance-music culture, from the late ‘70’s right through to our modern festival culture. Whether told from the perspective of the DJ, the lighting/special effects person, the club owner/management or the record promoters of the day, these are the elements that make up “The Heartbeat of the Dance Floor”.

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Roy Thode "Homecoming" Ice Palace Fire Island, Cherry Grove NY July 28, 1979

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