Grace Jones' disco albums to be reissued in deluxe boxset

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  • The singer's early catalogue will get another look in May.
  • Grace Jones' disco albums to be reissued in deluxe boxset image
  • Island Records will release Grace Jones: The Disco Years as a box set on May 4th. The Jamaican model turned pop icon was a pivotal figure in the downtown NYC scene of the late '70s, hosting the 1977 Studio 54 party to which Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were famously denied entrance. (They would use the unexpected free time to write "Le Freak"). The father of the disco mix, Tom Moulton, was on production reins for the first three records, Portfolio, Fame and Muse, which were recorded at Sigma Sound in Philadelphia, home to Philadelphia International Records and birthplace of the warm "Philly Sound." Though aficionados often refer to Jones' '80-82 Compass Point sessions as her most fertile creative period, the initial trilogy, full of campy disco, comes with its fair share of hits, such as her cover of "La Vie En Rose," which appears on Portfolio and will also be released as a limited 12-inch on Record Store Day. The remastered set also includes a number of alternate mixes and instrumental versions. Tracklist Portfolio 01. Send In The Clowns 02. What I Did For Love 03. Tomorrow 04. La Vie En Rose 05. Sorry 06. That’s The Trouble 07. I Need A Man Fame 01. Do Or Die 02. Pride 03. Fame 04. Autumn Leaves 05. All On A Summer’s Night 06. Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City 07. Below The Belt Muse 01. Sinning 02. Suffer 03. Repentance 04. Saved 05. Atlantic City Gambler 06. I’ll Find My Way To You 07. Don’t Mess With The Messer 08. On Your Knees Singles 01. Sorry (Long Version) 02. That’s The Trouble (Long Version) 03. I Need A Man (Long Version) 04. La Vie En Rose (Short Version) 05. Do Or Die (12” Disco Version) 06. Comme Un Oiseau Qui S’Envole (Long Version) 07. On Your Knees (12” Disco Version) 08. Don’t Mess With The Messer (Long Version) I Need A Man (Record Store Day 12-inch) 01. I Need A Man 02. Le Vie En Rose Island and Universal Music Catalogue will release Grace Jones: The Disco Years on May 4th, 2015. The I Need A Man EP will be available in select UK stores on Record Store Day, April 18th, 2015.
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