E18: The Night the Lights Went Out – 1977 Wrap-Up pt.2

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Here it is: our 18th and final episode of series 6. We’ve covered punk, Studio 54, the Warehouse, Black Disco, Eurodisco and Saturday Night Fever, but today Jeremy and Tim summarise some final reflections on the city of New York in the pivotal year of 1977. They discuss the early career of a businessman who liked to frequent the discotheques and would go on to become president of the USA, linking Mr Trump to a culture of corporate welfare and downtown development. We hear about the Son of Sam, the World Series, power cuts, looting, scratching, breaking, the Bronx and the beats that propelled the nascent Hip Hop culture.

Tracklist:
Andrea True - What’s Your Name, What’s Your Number
Ryan Harvey - Old Man Trump
Philadelphia  All Stars - Let’s Clean Up the Ghetto
The Trammps - The Night the Lights Went Out
Parliament - Flashlight