1978
Mighty real, mightily loud
Sylvester - Step II (Vinyl LP)
This is the record that made the floor at every place worth being. Sylvester wore more sequins than the mirror ball and out-shined it. When the falsetto starts...
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The Nightlife · 1970s
A thousand little silver squares
12-Inch Rotating Mirror Disco Ball with Motor
It is a machine that turns one light into everybody, which is my favorite kind of arithmetic. The Factory was already silver so this just kept the theme spinning. You hang it up, you do nothing, and the room looks famous.
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The saucer, never the flute
Vintage Coupe Champagne Glasses (Set of 6)
The wide shallow ones are the only shape that looks right holding nothing at four in the morning. They photograph beautifully because they catch the disco light and...
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1979
The anthem for people with no family
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Vinyl LP)
Chic produced it so it has that clean expensive sound, like champagne that is actually cold. Everyone sang along even the people who came alone. It is a...
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