Echo

Just got back from NYC, where Hockey is currently tearing it up. In like my last five minutes there I accidentally rolled up on a record store on Bowery which was so stacked with goods I nearly had a seizure. Ultimately self-control prevailed and I only got Arthur Russell's World of Echo, i.e. the ultimate summer post-dancefloor sweaty sex album. Delayed vocals and quiet instrumentation will kill you softly. It looks like I got a re-issue, i.e. it's not rare, except the entire D-side is an addendum of previously unreleased tracks... which I can't wait to hear. Currently stuck on this:

Arthur Russell - All Boy, All Girl

I don't have the rest of it on mp3, so here's one from The World of Arthur Russell (also a favourite).

Arthur Russell - Let's Go Swimming (Walter Gibbons mix)

The photo at the top is Nicky Siano, who opened the first proper dance club in NYC in the 70's/did some work with Arthur Russell. Read about it here.