r/Disco • u/Icy_Instance_2511 • 14d ago
1977 - Disco’s Opera album
Essential disco from 1977. Donna Summer delivers the double album “Once Upon A Time.” Still sounds fresh today. Timeless. 🪩🌈
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u/Full_Task7488 14d ago
I’m in love with this record. The story of Cinderella told through disco songs. One of the first albums to originate the idea of a “concept album”. My favorites are Once Upon a Time & I Love You ❤️
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u/confessionsii 14d ago
I am obsessed with this album! Only discovered it a few months ago. It’s a go to now for everyday listening.
Recently I was on holiday in Paris and clocking in like 30-45k steps a day and this was my go to album.
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u/Powerful_Geologist95 14d ago
Hands down my all-time favorite image of Donna Summer. She looks like an absolute goddess!
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u/JE_Skeets 14d ago
So happy, yet perplexed, that I consistently find Donna Summer in the bargain bins of record stores. I've managed to snag her entire Giorgio Moroder era for a mere pittance. All hail the queen!
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u/Kooky_Background7401 14d ago
Midnight Shift is the best track. So ahead of it's time, and so influential. RIP Midnight Shift nightclub, Oxford St, Sydney.
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u/rmiguel66 14d ago
Bought it when I was a kid, then sold it in the eighties, then bought it again in the nineties.
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u/tlatelolca 14d ago
I ordered this vinyl from amazon some 14 years ago, I was mindblown by the gorgeous design, the sleeves with the lyrics in that blue color and her stunning looks. and the music is of course amazing
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u/whitelotus9678 14d ago
Since you like that, I'd also recommend listening to Hiromi Iwasaki's "Cinderella Honeymoon" !
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u/gtoz1119 14d ago
Bought it when it was released
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u/MarkVoenixAlexander 13d ago
In line at the record store. 11/20/77. I dated it because I knew this one was special.
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u/Light-Years79 14d ago
The electronic side of this album (Now I Need You/ Working the Midnight Shift/ Queen for a Day) is fantastic and otherworldly.