Village People - self titled (1977) Vinyl LP • San Francisco, debut

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Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases and noticeable scuffing, discoloration with darker discoloration spots, surface abrasions (front/back); small surface impressions on back and one near top-right of front. Inner-sleeve is original (Casablanca logo); one seam entirely split, one mostly, one partially split. Spine is barely readable with heavy wear. Heavy shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Split near center of bottom. Opening shows signs of use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Medley
2. Fire Island
3. Village People

About The Record:

Village People is the self-titled first studio album by Village People, includes the hit song San Francisco (You've Got Me) which was a top 50 hit in the UK, peaking at No. 45. Village People was the creation of Jacques Morali, a French composer. He had written a few dance tunes when he was given a demo tape recorded by singer/actor Victor Willis. Morali approached Willis and told him, "I had a dream that you sang lead on my album and it went very, very big". Willis agreed. The album was a success, and demand for live appearances soon followed. Morali and his business partner, Henri Belolo (under the collaboration Can't Stop Productions), hastily built a group of dancers around Willis to perform in clubs and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. As Village People's popularity grew, Morali, Belolo and Willis saw the need for a permanent 'group.' They took out an ad in a music trade magazine which read: "Macho Types Wanted: Must Dance And Have A Moustache." Morali literally bumped into the first recruit, Felipe Rose (Indian), on the streets of Greenwich Village. Rose was a bartender who wore jingle bells on his boots. He was invited to take part in the sessions for the first album.