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Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk

by: Meco

Release Date December 23, 1999
I had the Star Wars single on vinyl from 1978, until a recent disaster whereby I found it leaning against a hot pipe in my flat, bent and deformed by the heat. Oh how I cried...

Then I realised it is still available. While having it on CD doesn't compare to having the original print on vinyl, it did make me feel a little better.

The highlight here is not the SW theme (though it is pretty dope), but the original b side, Other Galactic Funk (which was just called "Funk" on the single I had).

If you're a funk fan or a Star Wars fan, you'd be a wookie to miss this.

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The Best of Meco

by: Meco

Release Date March 03, 2003
This album is an excellent representative of Meco's fantastic disco/classical repertoire. His sound and style was unique and along with Barry White/Gene Page/Love Unlimited, epitomized a big part of the orchestral themes which thrived during the 70s. The down side to the release is the little space given to 'The Wizard of Oz', which I personally consider to be his finest work in terms of orchestration & production.This particular album in its entirety, influenced me a great deal and such a shame that there's just a tiny segment on this CD. I hope that it gets a re-release as it's well overdue.

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The Best of Meco [CASSETTE]

by: Meco

Release Date February 04, 1997
This album is an excellent representative of Meco's fantastic disco/classical repertoire. His sound and style was unique and along with Barry White/Gene Page/Love Unlimited, epitomized a big part of the orchestral themes which thrived during the 70s. The down side to the release is the little space given to 'The Wizard of Oz', which I personally consider to be his finest work in terms of orchestration & production.This particular album in its entirety, influenced me a great deal and such a shame that there's just a tiny segment on this CD. I hope that it gets a re-release as it's well overdue.

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Music Inspired By Star Wars [Us Import]

by: Meco

Release Date June 14, 2005
Those of you with fond memories of Meco's cheesey but fun 1977 Disco version of Star Wars / Cantina Band may be a little dismayed by this latest collection. Gone is the original 75 piece orchestra driven by Steve Gadd's four on the floor drumming to be replaced by a selection of lacklustre tunes that sound like they were created on a computer. There's nothing wrong with that approach as such but on this occasion the songs lack any real direction and the sound mix is surprisingly muddy.

What sounds like some original samples from the movie and some perfunctory stabs at impersonating the original actors by people who don't sound like them are added to the tracks to liven them up (and remind us that we are listening to something Star ... Read More:

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Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band/Theme from Close Encounters [VINYL]

by: Meco

Release Date February 26, 1993
Those of you with fond memories of Meco's cheesey but fun 1977 Disco version of Star Wars / Cantina Band may be a little dismayed by this latest collection. Gone is the original 75 piece orchestra driven by Steve Gadd's four on the floor drumming to be replaced by a selection of lacklustre tunes that sound like they were created on a computer. There's nothing wrong with that approach as such but on this occasion the songs lack any real direction and the sound mix is surprisingly muddy.

What sounds like some original samples from the movie and some perfunctory stabs at impersonating the original actors by people who don't sound like them are added to the tracks to liven them up (and remind us that we are listening to something Star ... Read More:

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Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band/Theme from Close Encounters

by: Meco

Release Date December 18, 1992
Those of you with fond memories of Meco's cheesey but fun 1977 Disco version of Star Wars / Cantina Band may be a little dismayed by this latest collection. Gone is the original 75 piece orchestra driven by Steve Gadd's four on the floor drumming to be replaced by a selection of lacklustre tunes that sound like they were created on a computer. There's nothing wrong with that approach as such but on this occasion the songs lack any real direction and the sound mix is surprisingly muddy.

What sounds like some original samples from the movie and some perfunctory stabs at impersonating the original actors by people who don't sound like them are added to the tracks to liven them up (and remind us that we are listening to something Star ... Read More: