{"title":"Silver Convention","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"get-up-and-boogie-the-worldwide-singles","title":"Get Up and Boogie: The Worldwide Singles","description":"\u003cp\u003e17 unique single edits and mixes from the Eurodisco creators and dancefloor innovators. Contains hits including the Grammy-winning “Fly, Robin, Fly,” “Save Me,” “Get Up And Boogie,” and more. Packaging contains photos and new liner notes from Joe Marchese (theseconddisc.com)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver Convention burst onto the music scene with their single “Save Me” in 1974. “The Berlin Sound” was quickly rebranded as Eurodisco, and the dancefloors across the world responded. In 1975, “Fly, Robin, Fly” became an international smash—selling a million copies, topping the U.S. charts for three weeks, and winning a Grammy Award for Best R\u0026amp;B Instrumental Performance. The next year saw “Get Up And Boogie (That’s Right)” spend three weeks at #2 (kept out of the top spot in the US by Wings’ “Silly Love Songs”) and solidified a sound that resonated across genres and generations.  Get Up and Boogie: The Worldwide Singles traces the band’s five year journey on the singles charts, and offers not only a look at their evolution, but presents unique single mixes of their hits from various countries. From the aforementioned tracks to the international hit “Telegram” and non-LP single “Café au Lait,” Get Up \u0026amp; Boogie: The Worldwide Singles is a definitive look at the innovation of a sound that had planet dancing.  With remastering and restoration from the multiple Grammy-winning Osiris Studio, \u003ci\u003eGet Up and Boogie: The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cs\u003eWorldwide Singles\u003c\/s\u003e also features insightful and informative liner notes from Joe Marchese (theseconddisc.com) telling the story of the band, their trajectory, and the differences in each choice of master used.  So, get up and . . . well, fly . . . well, just dance, boogie and enjoy the ride. That’s right!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50422713418059,"sku":"2199602","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Get_Up__Boogie_The_Worldwide_Singles_d60fe8d1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726766034"},{"product_id":"save-me-expanded-edition","title":"Save Me, Expanded Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey started life in Munich in 1974 as Silver Bird Convention when German songwriting and producing partners Michael Kunzte and Sylvester Levay released the single “Save Me” on Jupiter Records, enlisting three session singers to take care of the minimal vocal refrain on the track. With the “Bird” soon dropped from the acts name “Save Me” became an international Disco hit charting at #30 in the U.K. and across the board in the U.S. at #10 Disco and #103 Pop, heralding the start of continued success throughout the 70’s. With a settled line up of Ramona Wolf, Penny McLean and Linda G. Thompson as Silver Convention the group released this, their eponymously titled debut LP (titled “Save Me” outside of Germany) to great acclaim as the Euro-Disco sound made waves across the world with Giorgio Morodor, also based in Munich, surfing the highest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Save Me” opens the album with its propulsive rhythms, sweeping horns and strings, yearning vocals and soulful sax solos. Follow up single ‘Fly, Robin, Fly’, a minimal mid-tempo dancer with a very satisfying piano motif and intricate strings, gained heavy rotation on U.S. radio as well as in the clubs, eclipsing the success of “Save Me” by hitting the top spot across the Billboard R\u0026amp;B, Disco and Pop charts and again charting top 30 in the U.K., as well as taking home the Grammy for best R\u0026amp;B Instrumental Performance. Other stand out tracks are the single ‘Always Another Girl’, ‘Tiger Baby’ – UK #41 and ‘I Like It’ which show off the lush, string-laden Euro sound with Levay’s arrangements tipping the hat to the likes of Gamble \u0026amp; Huff and Barry White.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBR","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447578759499,"sku":"1098638","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/626964bb-3f7f-4cf2-9ce8-61469a5fd4ee_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727079786"},{"product_id":"save-me-3","title":"Save Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eExpanded reissue of the 1975 Eurodisco classic and global sensation. Includes the Grammy-winning #1 hit “Fly Robin Fly,” plus “Save Me,” and five bonus tracks. Packaging contains photos, ephemera, and new liner notes from Joe Marchese. Silver Convention (named after songwriter Sylvester Levay’s nickname of “Silver”) was formed in Munich, Germany and burst onto the music scene in 1975 with their recording of “Save Me” –  a track originally sold into 16 countries (including the U.S.) at Midem, the global music business conference. It became the title track of their debut album, which hit #1 on the Billboard R\u0026amp;B chart and #10 Pop, introducing the world to “The Munich Sound,” which would soon be known as Eurodisco. The album’s second single was the smash hit “Fly Robin Fly.” It not only topped the Disco charts for three weeks, it did the same on the Pop charts the following month. The single sold over one million copies and was award a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in December of 1975. It became the band’s signature song, winning Best R\u0026amp;B Instrumental Performance at the 1976 Grammy Awards.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmnivore Recordings, in association with Good Time Records, is proud to announce an expanded reissue of this classic debut. \u003ci\u003eSave Me\u003c\/i\u003e returns with five bonus tracks, including both commercial and promotional 12” mixes of songs including the ubiquitous “Fly Robin Fly.” Packaging features the original international cover art (with the U.S. artwork replicated inside), a 12-page color booklet featuring photos and ephemera, and new, insightful liner notes from writer, Joe Marchese outlining the genesis of the project and the global hit record it became.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50545018011979,"sku":"2179979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Save_Me_8a53a852_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728339237"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/silver-convention.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}