Overview
Disco Not Disco is a compilation album from the Disco Not Disco series released by Strut Records in 2000. The album is a probe for both the experimental side of disco and punk genres, as well as underground music scene in general. The first volume is more rock and funk oriented and features three experimental studio projects by Arthur Russell, namely Dinosaur, Indian Ocean and Loose Joints, British new wave musician Ian Dury, and even musicians like Yoko Ono, Steve Miller Band or jazz trumpeter Don Cherry. It was compiled by Joey Negro, a British DJ and producer. The song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid had famously been used in Grandmaster Flash song called "White Lines (Don't Do It)".
Critical reception
Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album 4.5 of 5 stars, stating that "not only does the music stand on its own (there's a reason why thousands of young DJs and vinyl hounds collapsed in confoundment upon finding out that these rare gems were being issued together), but the liner notes provide a story behind each song, only adding to the mystique."
Personnel
;"Walking on Thin Ice" (1981 Re-edit) *Engineers: Lee DeCarlo, Sam Ginsberg *Drums: Andy Newmark *Bass guitar: Tony Levin *Rhythm guitar: Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken *Editing: Joseph Watt *Producers: Jack Douglas, John Lennon, Yoko Ono ;"Cavern" *Drums, percussion: Scott Hartley *Vocals, percussion: Salvatore Principato *Percussion, bass guitar: Richard McGuire *Percussion: Dennis Young ;"Tell You (Today)" (Vocal) *Mixing: Eddie Garcia, Larry Levan, Robert Morety *Producers: Killer Whale, Steve D'Acquisto ;"Spasticus Autisticus" (Version) *Mixing: Steven Stanley *Bass: Robbie Shakespeare *Prophet synthesizer: Tyrone Downie *Electric guitar: Chas Jankel *Vocals: Ian Dury *Drums: Sly Dunbar ;"Over and Over" (Long Version) *Producer: Fred Maher ;"Wheel Me Out" *Producers: David Was, Don Was, Jack Tann ;"Kiss Me Again" (Original Edit) *Remix: Dinosaur L *Producer: Arthur Russell, Nicky Siano ;"I Walk" *Producer: Ramuntcho Matta *Engineer: Michel Reynaud ;"Voices Inside My Head" *Producer: Began Cekic ;"Tree House / School Bell" (Part 1) *Producer: Arthur Russell, Peter Zummo ;"Macho City" *Drums, percussion: Gary Mallaber *Vocals, guitar: Steve Miller *Bass guitar: Gerald Johnson *Keyboards: Byron Allred