Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings : house parties and discotheques
  • Consolidation : party pariahs and the path to permanent revolution
  • Pollination : the rise of the downtown party network
  • Recognition : the crystallisation of a sound
  • Visibility : the message of love and the disco mix
  • Expansion : record pools, music labels, new clubs
  • Prominence : forums, formats, franchises
  • Ascendancy : eurodisco, midtown, downtown, out-of-town
  • Dominance : disco takes over
  • Turbulence : backlash and survival.