SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER:
THE STORY OF DISCO

Published in Great Britain, April 1999 by Mainstream. Second edition December 2005.

REVIEW QUOTES

"This exhaustive and entertaining book tells the stories of all the Disco pioneers you've never heard of with good humour and in serious detail. Especially charming are the Disco Fact snippets - can you still get the porno cash-in SATURDAY NIGHT BEAVER on video, I wonder?"
MELODY MAKER

"A breathlessly concise guide to the 1970s Disco movement profiles all the stars, along with the hot house clubs where their peculiarly nocturnal glamour was cultivated and adored. Anybody in search of obscure discographies, or just graded lists of tacky Disco-related products - be they films, drugs or tasteless record sleeves - will not be disappointed. A decade remembered by those who were there for those who wish they'd been".
THE SUNDAY TIMES (who rated the book Number 2 as the must-read Summer book of 1999)

"A truly Awesome book! A must-have for any Disco lover. The book covers all aspects of Disco - History, Clubs, Movies, Clothes, Dance Steps, Artists, Producers... You name it - it's in there!".
DISCO GUY

"A frenetic back-flip of memories and name-checks, a breathless, eager attempt to disinter some of the buried moments of mid-Seventies Disco".
THE LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

"Calling all Disco dollies - d'ya know your Bee Gees from your Chic? If not find out more with this cool look at the origins of all types of Disco from roller to gay, Euro to funk. Roll on that boob tube and boogie on down"
MAXIM

"This story of Disco as told by Alan Jones (ex-warm-up deejay for the Sex Pistols) and Jussi Kantonen is as close to definitive as it gets".
THE LIST

"A warts-and-all account of the scene, and pervaders of those recent movies 54 and THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO should be made to bow at the altar of those who know".
MIXMAG

"Lovingly compiled, the perfect introduction for neophytes and instant memory bank for expert pussy bumpers. With a sharp, but not exclusively gay perspective - great material about early 70s London gay clubs, SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER is an almost immaculate document of a moment of 'total hedonistic excess' and is strongly recommended to lovers of life everywhere".
MOJO

"The book lists so many singers, clubs and records that a popular explosion of Disco fever begins to look likely".
FHM

"The great thing about Disco is that you can really dance to the songs and if you'd like to know more about the original Disco phase, you should nab a copy"
GIRL ABOUT TOWN

"SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER gets laudably close to capturing the spirit of the Disco era. As a chronicle of the times, the writers' enthusiasm goes some way to explaining why so many people got swept up in a euphoria generated by what has often been regarded as a comparatively shallow period in pop music's less than profound history".
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

"Will bring back happy memories for those who were there"
Q

Published in Italy, July 2000, by Arcana Libri under the title LOVE TRAIN: LA STORIA DELLA DISCO MUSIC: TITOLO PER TITOLO E NOTTE PER NOTTE/LOVE TRAIN: THE STORY OF DISCO: TITLE BY TITLE, NIGHT BY NIGHT.

"It's all here: the economic background Disco music sprung from, those special Disco moments, the sub-culture revolution it represented, and all draped in Seventies nostalgia. If you love strobe-lights, then LOVE TRAIN is the book for you"
LIBERAZIONE

"A brilliant document of dance music from the Bee Gees to the Chemical Brothers passing through every Disco trend. A great analysis of the underground Disco movement".
MUSICA TUTTO

"The aim of LOVE TRAIN is the celebration of an esoteric kitsch epoch informed by a lovingly aggressive attitude. As THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO proved, the material is endlessly fascinating and just as relevant today".
RUMORE

"The roots of modern dance music explored with irresistible panache and wonderful descriptions of the famous and not-so-famous Disco tracks, club atmospheres and key producers. These guys know everything there is to know about Disco culture".
CARNET

Published in America, September 2000, by Chicago Review Press.

"Jones and Kantonen capture the garishly costumed heestory of deesco in all its everything's-allowed glory. I've spent years praying on a battlestar for more music critics who can appreciate the genius of Santa Esmeralda, Boney M, and Alec Costandinos and the Syncophonic Orchestra's version of 'Romeo and Juliet', and these guys tell you more about all of the above than you ever imagined possible. I would 'push push in their bush' any day".
VILLAGE VOICE

EXCERPT FROM 'FEVER KITSCH' by Colin Paterson published in the Scottish Sunday Herald.

Two Disco devotees, Alan Jones and Jussi Kantonen - better known as the man who deejayed for the Sex Pistols and 1979 Latin Hustle Champion of Finland respectively - have decided enough is enough. In their new book they have set out to tell their side of the Disco story starting in 1973 and ending in 1982 with the Boystown Gang's 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', the last orchestral Disco track. Their aim is to emphasise the music and in doing so call for a true critical reappraisal of acts such as Giorgio Moroder, The Ritchie Family and Amanda Lear.
"It's quality music, played by huge orchestras and sung by fantastic singers. Many, such as Jocelyn Brown, are still around", says Jones. "Through Disco, Jussi and I shared the same experiences. We bought the same albums and danced to the same dance steps although we were both from different countries and lifestyle cultures. I liked the Pistols' music but I liked Disco much more. Disco was rebel music as well. It changed a lot of attitudes. We deliberately didn't want to interview the people we discuss in the book because we didn't want that kind of reality coming into it. It's only definitive from our points of view".

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