Aletti’s book offers a different version of the disco experience,
one that is premised not on mythically great nights out but on
conversation and careful study of one’s record collection.
*New Yorker*
Vince Aletti is disco's greatest chronicler, the first writer to
cover the emerging scene.
*Paris Review*
Aletti became the first person to write about the emerging disco
scene, chronicling its rise from the underground to the top of the
charts, introducing Black and Latinx gay culture to the world. In
his weekly column for Record World magazine, Aletti showcased the
latest breaking records, top ten playlists from DJs like Larry
Levan, Walter Gibbons, and Nicky Siano, scoops and reviews.
*AnOther Man Magazine*
[Aletti's] firsthand account of New York's halcyon days of disco is
totally groovy.
*L'Officiel*
A first-rate disco first-responder, he has catholic tastes,
boundless curiosity, and a genial voice.
*Bookforum*
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