A record shop in Taipei has unearthed some disco gems from the 70s & 80s

Keen for a nostalgic trip back to the 70s and 80s in Taiwan where disco divas, funky queens and glamorous women dominated dance floors? A small record shop in Taipei called THT Records takes you back to that time via a compilation EP it put out earlier this week full of music from that era.

The 70s were an interesting time for Taiwan and saw some spectacularly unique music be produced. Sounds coming out of the west collided with Taiwanese musicians and the output was an extraordinary style of disco distinctive only Taiwan.

The compilation is called ‘Taiwan Disco’ and shines a spotlight on music created by Taiwanese women during the late 70s and early 80s. The sounds range from funk to space glam, exotic disco and soul. See the full track list below:

SIDE A

A1. Wu Xiu Zhu (吳秀珠) '我不知道我愛你'
A2. Hua Yi Bao (華怡保) '綉荷包'
A3. Cui Tai Jing (崔台青) '愛的風'
A4. Zou Juan Juan (鄒娟娟) '姑娘的酒窩'
A5. Chen Lan Li (陳蘭麗) '海浪花'
A6. Wang Xiang Ling (王祥齡) '高山大海'

SIDE B

B1. Tian Lu Lu (田路路)
B2. Liu Guan Lin (劉冠霖) '往情深'
B3. Wu Xiu Zhu) (吳秀珠) '找不到你'
B4. Luo Yan Li (駱豔麗) '午夜香吻'
B5. Yu San Shan (于三珊) '嘿 ! 眼鏡姑娘'
B6. Zhang Bei Xin (張蓓心) '别讓愛溜走'

'Taiwan Disco' and is available on vinyl for NT1,380 and can be purchased in the store only. But you can preview a couple of the tracks below:

THT Records double as a cafe and bar, and stocks jazz, soul, hip hop, psychedelic, ambient, Japanese, Afro, folk and much more on vinyl both online and in their shop.

Head to THT Records at No.10-2, Xing’an St. Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10479 or connect with them here.