AFTER DOING A LENGTHY WEB SEARCH AS WELL AS USE OF AMAZON.COM, I ORDERED DOZENS OF BOOKS THAT RELATED TO DISCO

SO  HERE IS MY LIST OF THE BEST AND OF  THOSE THAT YOU SHOULD  STAY AWAY FROM .

THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BOOKS ARE MINE ALONE AND REFLECT ONLY HOW I FEEL.

*****-INDICATES MY PERSONAL OPINION-5 IS THE BEST

1. TURN THE BEAT AROUND BY PETER SHAPIRO-JUST CAME OUT LAST YEAR AND IS     COMPREHENSIVE AND THOROUGH IN ITS DISCUSSION OF THE 70'S-*****

2.LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT-KURT B. REIGHLEY-INTERSTING READ, BUT YOU CAN DO BETTER-***

3. THE BUSINESS OF DISCO-RADCLIFFE JOE-HE WAS MY EDITOR AT BILLBOARD WHEN I WROTE THE DISCO MIX COLUMN-EXCELENT AND VERY WELL WRITTEN-*****

4.DISCOTHEQUE-STEVEN GAINES-MY MISTAKE-A MYSTERY BOOK ABOUT DISCO-DON'T BUY

5.SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER-ALAN JONES AND JUSSI KANTON-NOT BAD-GOOD ARTICLES-GREAT COLOR PHOTOS FROM CLUBS IN THE 70'S-****
6.HOT STUFF-JOHN-MANUEL ANDRIOTE-AVERAGE READ-BUT NICELY DONE-***

7.THE LAST PARTY-ANTHONY HADEN-GUEST.-A MUST! GREAT INFORMATION!

THE ULTIMATE STORY ABOUT STUDIO 54-*****

8.THE DISCO HANDBOOK-BRUCE POLLACK-A GOOD ATTEMPT, BUT THERE ARE BETTER-**

9.THING OF BEAUTY-STEPHEN FRIED-MY MISTAKE-ABOUT THE SUPERMODEL GIA-DON'T BUY

10.DISCO-ROBERTA MORGAN-MOSTLY ABOUT ARTISTS,AND SOME GOOD DISCO MATERIAL, BUT GREAT COLOR PHOTOS WHICH MAKE THE BOOK WORTHWHILE-****

11.LOVE SAVES THE DAY-TIM LAWRENCE-WELL WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED AND A MUST!-TO BECOME THE MOST THOROUGH BOOK WRITTEN SO FAR ON DISCO-*****

12.DISCO DANCING TONIGHT--ANDY BLACKFORD- NICELY DONE AND ONCE AGAIN GREAT COLOR PHOTOS-****

13. YOU BETTER WORK-KAI FIKENTSCHER-OKAY, BUT THERE ARE BETTER**

14.DISCO FUNK-HALL/LEONARD-MY MISTAKE A SHEET MUSIC BOOK FOR THOSE WHO

PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS(HOW WAS I TO KNOW)

15.LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIKE-BREWSTER/BROUGHTON. A CLASSIC-*****

16. DISCO CHIC-SHERRANT/LEONG-HOW TO DRESS FOR CLUBS-DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY

17.DISCO INFERNO-PORTWER GIBB-OKAY I GOT TAKEN IN BY THE TITLE-FICTION WITH A DECEIVING TITLE-DON'T TELL THE TRAMMPS

18.LONG LIVE DISCO-HAL/LEONARD-NO!-UNLESS YOU ARE A MUSICIAN AND READ SHEET MUSIC

19.MY LIFE IN THE PARADISE GARAGE-MEL CHEREN-THE STORY OF HIS LIFE AND THE GARAGE-

A PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO HIS LIFE THAT YOU WILL FIND HARD TO PUT DOWN-*****