El Coco - (1975) Mondo Disco

El Coco - (1975) Mondo Disco

Label: AVI Records
Catalog#: AVI 1039
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1975
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Mp3 320kbps
Size 68,7 mb

Tracklist

A1 Mondo Disco 6:05
A2 Yakety Yak 3:54
A3 A Brighter Shade Of Blue 2:26
A4 Happy 2:45
B1 Heartbeat 6:44 Written-By - Ed Cobb
B2 Every LIttle Bit Of My Love 2:56 Written-By - David Turner
B3 The Count Of Monte Disco 4:45

Credits

Backing Vocals - Adrinne Williams , Pat Powdrill (tracks: B1)
Backing Vocals [Voice] - Laurin Rinder (tracks: B3) , Pat Powdrill (tracks: A1)
Bass [Electric] - Luther Rabb (tracks: A1, B1)
Drums, Percussion - Laurin Rinder
Electric Guitar - David Turner (tracks: A1, B1)
Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic], Organ, Clarinet, Synthesizer, Saxophone [Tenor], Acoustic Guitar - Michael Lewis
Engineer - Joe Bellamy
Executive Producer - Ed Cobb , Ray Harris
Lead Vocals - Mark Bryson (tracks: A2, B1)
Written-By - Laurin Rinder (tracks: A1 to A4, B3) ,
Michael Lewis (tracks: A1 to A4, B3)

Notes
Album concept and arrangement - RinLew Production Co.
Recorded at Producer's Workshop, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California

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El Coco was the best-known of several projects by cult disco favorites W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder, who produced, arranged, wrote, and played all the instruments on the vast majority of their material.

Their distinctive sound was partly a result of their jazz training, which showed up not only in their arrangements and chord progressions, but in the overall musicality and sonic imagination. Rinder had been a longtime session and touring drummer for rock and soul artists, and played on sessions at Motown and Muscle Shoals.

He met keyboardist Lewis in Los Angeles during the late '60s at an audition for the Standells; the two went on to play in a rock band called Joshua, and in 1973 were hired by the AVI label to play on some extended RB remixes geared for danceclub play.

Thus hooked into the emerging disco sound, Rinder and Lewis began producing and recording their own tracks in 1975, issuing the LP Caravan under the fictitious group name El Coco (a drug reference).

Mondo Disco followed in 1976, as did Let's Get It Together, the point where they really hit their stride.

The title cut was co-written by singer Merria Ross and was a substantial club hit, breaking El Coco on the disco scene.

The title tracks on 1977's Cocomotion and 1978's Dancing Paradise were also successful, with the former (again co-written by Ross) ranking as El Coco's best-remembered outing. By this time, Rinder and Lewis were producing TV theme music as well, and began issuing side projects on the Butterfly label as well; these alternate guises included Tuxedo Junction, Saint Tropez, le Pamplemousse, Rinder Lewis, and the Rinlew Allstars. Following 1979's Dance Man, the duo retired the El Coco name to concentrate on their other projects; in the wake of the anti-disco backlash, they remained in television for a time during the early '80s before retiring from music.

El Coco - (1976) Let's Get It Together

El Coco - (1976) Let's Get It Together

Label: AVI Records
Catalog#: AVL 6006
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco
Mp3 192kbps
Size 54,1 mb


Tracklist

A1 Just Be You 3:11 Written-By - Merria Ross
A2 Quiet Village 4:11 Written-By - Les Baxter
A3 Let's Get It Together 3:58 Written-By - Merria Ross
A4 Choka Ma Love 3:00 Written-By - Michael Lewis - Laurin Rinder*
A5 Mr. Lucky 3:47 Written-By - H. Mancini*
B1 Love Vaccine 2:58 Written-By - Pamela Phillips
B2 Under Construction 3:20 Written-By - M. Bryson Dulski* , Michael Lewis -
B3 Love Vibrations 2:26 Piano [Solo] - Dave Cahoun Written-By - Merria*
B4 Fait Le Chat 4:35 Written-By - Michael Lewis - Laurin Rinder*
B5 Put On Your Jeans 4:31 Guitar [Solo] - Jack Weber Written-By - Michaël Lewis
B6 Gimme Some 3:00 Written-By - M. Ross* , M. Lewis - L. Rinder*

Credits

Artwork By [Cover] - Bob Wynne
Bass, Engineer, Engineer [Remix] - Joe Bellamy
Drums, Congas, Timbales, Bongos, Percussion, Effects, Vocals - Laurin Rinder
Engineer [Remix] - Dave LaBarre
Engineer, Engineer [Remix] - Rick Hart
Executive Producer - Ed Cobb , Ray Harris
Guitar [Electric] - John Hunt (2)
Producer, Arranged By - Michael Lewis & Laurin Rinder*
Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor], Flute - Doug Richardson
Synthesizer, Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Organ, Marimba, Saxophone [Tenor, Baritone] - Michael Lewis
Trumpet - Harry Kim
Vocals - Adrienne Williams , Chris Bocchino , Jerri Bocchino , Kathy Nixon , Marsha Thacker , Merria Ross , Pat Powdrill

Notes

An original A.V.I. recording U.S.A.
Recorded at Producers Workshop, Hollywood, CA
A Rinlew Production.
Distribution Vogue P.I.P.
Track A4 named "Choke On My Love" on center label.

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El Coco - (1977) Cocomotion

El Coco - (1977) Cocomotion

Label: Pye Records
Catalog#: NSPL 28237
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco
Mp3 320 kbs / Vinyl Rip

Tracklist

A1 Cocomotion (Part 1 & 2) 10:30
A2 We Call It Disco 3:38
B1 Got That Feeling 4:45
B2 Love To The World 4:18
B3 I'm Mad As Hell 4:17
B4 You're My Everything 5:04

Credits

Arranged By - Laurin Rinder , Michael Lewis
Cello - Mike Jacobsen
Drums, Percussion, Saxophone [Alto], Effects - Laurin Rinder
Engineer - Joe Bellamy , Rick Hart
Engineer [Remix] - Dave LaBarre , Joe Bellamy , Rick Hart
Flute - Doug Richardson
Producer - Laurin Rinder , Michael Lewis
Saxophone [Tenor] - Doug Richardson , Michael Lewis
Synthesizer, Piano, Clarinet, Organ, Vibraphone, Marimba, Glockenspiel - Michael Lewis
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Harry Kim
Viola - Jimbo Ross
Violin - Pam Tompkins , Bill Henderson*
Vocals - Adrienne Williams , Cleo Kennedy , Laurin Rinder , Marsha Thacker , Merria Ross

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El Coco - (1978) Dancing In Paradise

El Coco - (1978) Dancing In Paradise

Label: AVI Records
Catalog#: AVI-6044
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

Tracklist

A1 Dancing In Paradise 8:05 Written-By - M. Ross* , W.M. Lewis-L. Rinder*
A2 Love In Your Life 7:40 Written-By - M. Beal* , T. Austin*
A3 Ugly People 3:35 Written-By - M. Ross* , W.M. Lewis-L. Rinder*
B1 It's Your Last Chance 5:58 Written-By - M. Ross* , W.M. Lewis-L. Rinder*
B2 Afrodesia 8:24 Written-By - J.D. Sharp* , J. Greenlease* , M. Blakeman*
B3 Coco Kane 5:06 Written-By - M. Ross*

Credits

Arranged By, Conductor, Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic], Organ, Clavinet, Marimba, Glockenspiel - W. Michael Lewis*
Artwork By [Album Design/art] - Committee, The
Concertmaster - Bill Henderson*
Drums [African Drums] - Shamsi Sarumi (tracks: B2)
Drums, Percussion, Effects - Laurin Rinder
Engineer [Assistant] - Edward Schaff , John Rosenthal , Rhys Smith
Engineer [Recording] - Galen Senogles
Executive Producer - Ed Cobb , Ray Harris
Guitar - Bob Etoll* (tracks: A2)
Mastered By - Frank DeLuna
Producer - W. Michael Lewis & Laurin Rinder*
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Flute - Doug Richardson
Trombone - David Stout
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Harry Kim
Vocals - Alex Brown , Merria Ross , Mortonette Jenkins , Laurin Rinder - W. Michael Lewis*

Notes

A RinLew Production
Catalog# on back cover: AVI 6044
Recorded at Producer's Workshop, Hollywood
(C)(P) 1978 AVI Record Distributing Corp.

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El Coco - (1980) Revolución

El Coco - (1980) Revolución

Label: AVI Records
Catalog#: AVI 6082
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

Tracklist

A1 Carry Me 5:44 Written-By - Chris East (2)
A2 Silent Lover 4:29 Written-By - F. Farian* , F. Jay* , K. Forsey* , M. Bjorklund*
A3 I'll Take My Chances 5:19 Written-By - L. Anderson* , S. Hackney* , T. Brown*
B1 Something Ya Got Makes Me Hot 6:45 Lead Vocals - Patty FoleyWritten-By - L. Rinder* , W.M. Lewis*
B2 You Put Love On My Mind 5:36 Written-By - L. Rinder* , M. Ross* , W.M. Lewis*
B3 Love Bizness 4:36 Written-By - L. Rinder* , M. Ross* , W.M. Lewis* , T. Laws* , W. Short*

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Credits

Artwork By - Frank Bruno
Artwork By [Cover] - Shelley Jordon
Backing Vocals - Millicent Alexander , Sybil Doss
Bass, Keyboards - Michael Lewis
Congas - Mark Singer
Drums, Percussion - Laurin Rinder
Engineer - Dave McKinley , Galen Senogles , Peter Krueger
Engineer [Assistant] - Ben Rogers , John Rosenthal
Engineer [Remix] - Galen Senogles
Executive Producer - Ed Cobb , Ray Harris
Guitar - Larry Lingle
Lead Vocals - Joy Cannon
Producer - Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis*
Saxophone [Alto] - Fred Smith (2)
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute - Ernie Fields
Trombone - David Stout
Trumpet - Harry Kim

Notes

Recorded at Producer's Workshop, Hollywood, Ca.
and Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, Tenn.
A Rinlew Production.
"Special Thanks To Bill Henderson".

El Coco - (1982) El Coco

El Coco - (1982) El Coco

A1 Run One Flight of Stairs
A2 I'll Be Looking Back
A3 Shake It Down
B1 Universal Thing
B2 I'm in Love
B3 One Step Back for Love

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El Coco - (1998) Greatest Disco Hits

El Coco - (1998) Greatest Disco Hits

ALBUM Greatest Disco Hits (CD)
RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO: MCA Records (US) / 1998 / AVD 21103

STUDIO CREDITS:

Producers: W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder

COMPACT DISC TRACKLISTING:

Cocomotion 5:14 1977 El Coco
Brazil 3:12 1975 El Coco
Gimme Some 3:01 1976 El Coco
Afodesia 8:21 1978 El Coco
Disco Carnival 2:24 1975 El Coco
A Brighter Shade Of Blue 2:26 1975 El Coco
Let's Get It Together 6:32 1976 El Coco
Dancing In Paradise 7:56 1978 El Coco
Mondo Disco 4:57 1977 El Coco
Shake it Down 4:45 1982 El Coco

El Coco - (1998) Greatest Disco Hits

The producers behind El Coco, Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis, put out a boatload of Disco material from the mid 1970s into the early 1980s under a variety of fictitious studio groups. Most of their material has never seen the light of day on CD so it is satisfying to see that MCA/Universal Music has compiled an El Coco Greatest Disco Hits CD. Comprised of ten tracks, MCA chose some of El Coco's best for this greatest hits collection.

Unfortunately, many of the songs are edited especially the incomparable 1977 Disco classic, Cocomotion, which originally ran over ten minutes on the Cocomotion album. An "almost" complete version sans the last fifteen or so seconds appears on the now out of print CD, Disco 54: The AVI Collection. Disco Carnival and Mondo Disco are also edited versions.

Songs such as Brazil from the album Brazil, Gimme Some and Let's Get It Together from the album Let's Get It Together, the sexy and hypnotic Afrodesia from the 1978 album Dancing In Paradise, A Brighter Shade of Blue from the Mondo Disco album and Dancing In Paradise are all the full album versions.

The oddball track is Shake it Down from 1982 that is nothing like previous El Coco tracks in that it is an attempt at 80s Disco-Funk with black male vocals instead of the usual females. Would have preferred if they had left this track off so that we could have gotten a complete version of another track.

El Coco's Greatest Disco Hits is a budget release so there are no liner notes or photos, but the music speaks for itself.

This CD contains many of Rinder & Lewis' greatest El Coco Disco songs from the AVI catalogue. This compact disc has a ridiculously low price tag and very good audio quality so grab it despite some edited tracks as it is the only way to get most of El Coco's greatest hits on CD.

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