Label: Numero

Reissued 7/11/2025

From his early-’60s days as hip shaker Twistin’ Harvey to his late-’70s nights on the light up dance floor in search of a “Disco Lady,” Harvey Scales survived scrapes with the pop charts, bankrupt record companies, walk outs, sit ins, strikes, price hikes, lay offs, and under table payoffs over a 40 year career. Compiled here for the first time are Scales’ Cuca and Magic Touch recordings, 27 slabs of cracker jack R&B, stomping northern soul, divorce-ridden deep soul, feverish funk, and hustling disco spread across 2 LPs and housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket. Bill Dahl’s in depth notes document the entire sordid affair, with dozens of period photos and ephemeral bits illustrating the accompanying 20 page book. So necessary.

Track Listing:

1. Glamour Girl
   
2. On The Street Of) New York City
   
3. Independency
   
4. I Want To Apologize
   
5. Ten Thousand Years
   
6. The Clock
   
7. Every Step Of The Way
   
8. Can’t Have Me
   
9. Love That One
   
10. Canadian Sunset
    
11. Midnight Til We Meet
    
12. Forever Crying
    
13. Outcast (Gypsy Girl)
    
14. Yesterday
    
15. Broadway Freeze
    
16. (It’s Too Good) Too Good To Be True
    
17. Trackdown
    
18. Get Down
    
19. Love-Itis
    
20. Don’t You Ever Let It End
    
21. Welcome Home
    
22. Trying To Survive
    
23. Bump Your Thang
    
24. Rock The World
    
25. Groove On Sexy Lady
    
26. Love Thief
    
27. Follow The Disco Crowd