VILLAGE PEOPLE "Cruisin' " LP New Still Sealed NOS 1978 DISCO - "Y.M.C.A."
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Cruisin' Review by Amy Hanson
Revved up after the success of Macho Man, the Jacques Morali-produced Village People unleashed their biggest ever hit upon an eager public with the November 1978 release of their third LP, Cruisin'. Having already become symbols of the outrageous hedonism of the disco movement, the band now thrust their high camp into the mainstream, and what was once intended to draw people to the clubs now brought an entire nation to the milieu. The band's shining, defining moment, "Y.M.C.A.," gave the Village People a number two hit, and from late 1978 into the next year, that song was seemingly everywhere as it rampaged off the dancefloor and into middle America's living rooms. Catchy, hooky, and singalongable, the song tongue-in-cheek-ily espoused the many, and often surprising benefits of paying a visit to that now immortalized club/hostel. It even spawned a dance complete with calisthenic arm movements -- clubbers were doing it, kids were doing it, even their parents were doing it. The only question was, did anybody actually ever listen to the lyrics? You haven't lived until you've seen your grandmother going to the Y.M.C.A. As smashing as "Y.M.C.A." was, the album, sadly, couldn't live up to the same standards, although it did hit the Top 5 on the strength of the single. Whereas the Village People had turned in some quite good performances across their first two outings, the rest of this album is nothing more than light disco filler, and even the talents of lead vocalist Victor Willis didn't help the situation across the medley "The Women/I'm a Cruiser" and the dismally boring and self-explanatory "Hot Cop." Equally light, but worth one spin for kicks is the pill-popping ode "Ups and Downs." Bottom line, buy the 45 and let the rest slip through.
Village People – Cruisin'
Label:
Casablanca – NBLP 7118
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album,
Country:
US
Released:
Oct 23, 1978
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Disco
A1 Y.M.C.A. 4:47
Medley 12:57
A2a The Women
A2b I'm A Cruiser
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B1 Hot Cop 6:20
B2 My Roommate 5:20
B3 Ups And Downs 6:21
Distributed By – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
Manufactured By – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
Pressed By – Sound Makers
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
Copyright © – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
Arranged By [Strings And Horns] – Horace Ott
Arranged By [Vocals] – Victor Willis
Bass – Alfonso Carey
Bells [Foot Bells] – Felipe Rose
Clavinet – Nathanial "Crocket" Wilke*
Conductor – Horace Ott
Drums – Russell Dabney
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Nathanial "Crocket" Wilke*
Engineer – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer [Assistant] – Carla Bandini, Craig Michaels, Jim Dougherty
Executive-Producer – Henri Belolo
Graphics – Gribbitt!
Handclaps – Bitter Sweet (4)
Lead Guitar – Jimmy Lee
Lead Vocals – Victor Willis
Lyrics By – Victor Willis
Other [Styling] – Patti Altbaum
Percussion – Felipe Rose, Peter Whitehead
Photography By [Front Cover] – Dick Zimmerman (3)
Photography By [Back Cover] – Wayne Williams (7)
Producer – Jacques Morali
Rhythm Guitar – Rodger Lee
Synthesizer – Richard Trifan
Vocals – Alexander Briley, David Hodo, Felipe Rose, Glenn Hughes (2), Randy Jones
GOLDMINE GRADING
MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
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