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Paradise Garage's 2nd Birthday Party

Duration:: 5 hours

First broadcast:: Saturday 23 July 2011

Highlights from the second Birthday of Paradise Garage which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club closed in September 1987 and was the base for the legendary DJ Larry Levan. The club was founded by Michael Brody and located on King Street in the Hudson Square area of New York.
It ran from 1977 to 1987 and derives from its origins as a parking garage. Some of the people who performed at Paradise Garage include Dan Hartman, Divine, Gloria Gaynor, Jocelyn Brown and Grace Jones.

Four Tops Main Street People
General Johnson Can't Nobody Love Me Like You Do
Isaac Hayes Theme Fronm Men
James Brown Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
Polydor
Phreek Weekend
Lou Rawls You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie, Disky
Keith Barrow Turn me Up
Don Ray Got To Have Your Lovin
Lisa Gerard/Pieter Barker Sacrafice
Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sylvester - The Original Hits, Fantasy
Dan Hartman Instant Replay
Freak Out! (Various Artists), Columbia
Loleatta Holloway I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm
Loleatta Holloway I've Been Loving You Too Long
Dan Hartman & Loleatta Holloway Relight My Fire
More Monty (Various Artists), Rca Victor
Billy Nichols Give Your Body Up To The Music
Billy Nichols Diamond Ring
Deniece Williams I've Got the Next Dance
Diana Ross The Boss
Greatest Songs By Ashford & Simpson, Hitsville
Machine There For the Grace Of God
Brainstorm Love Is My Game
First Choice Let No Man Put Asunder
Salsoul Records
Skyy First Time Round
Paul Lewis Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
Instant Funk Bodyshine
Tribe Koke
Candido Jingo
Pure Groove (Various Artists), Telstar
Gibson Brothers Cuba
Latin Fever (Various Artists), Universal Music
Frisky You Got Me dancing In My Sleep
Patrice Rushen Haven't You Heard
Sampled 4 (Various Artists), Virgin
Don Armando Deputies Of Love
Voyage Lady America
South Shore Commission Freeman
MFSB Love Is The Message
Roy Ayers Don't Stop The Feeling
Evelyn "Champagne" King I Don't Know If It's Right
McFadden & Whitehead Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie, Disky
Leon Haywood Don't Push It Don't Force It
Young at Heart (Various Artists), Reader's Digest
The Supremes I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking
Positive Force We Got The Funk
Jackson 5 I Am Love
Vaugh Mason Crew Bounce Rock Skate Roll
Vaugh Mason Crew Bounce Rock Skate Roll
Skyy High
Skyy Sky Zoo
Bill Summers Straight To The Bank
Funk Fusion Band Can You Feel It
Theo Vaness I Can't Dance Without You
Roy Ayers Don't Stop The Feeling
Shalamar Right In The Socket
Grey and Hanks Dancin
Black Ivory Mainline
G.Q. Disco Nights
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain Touch & Go
Michael Jackson Rock With You
Michael Jackson - History, Epic
Diana Ross Remember Me
Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown, Polygram Tv