Whilst DJ obsessives in this country could tell you the minutia with regards to New York’s celebrated club culture of the 70’s, I’m often surprised to find that they know precious little about what was happening here in the UK at the same time David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Larry Levan and the other NY legends of the 70’s were bringing Disco to the fore. Maybe they think that there wasn’t much happening here, and that UK DJ’s were simply following the US lead, whilst, to the contrary, nothing could be further from the truth – go back into the 70’s, before Disco hit its stride, and you’ll find hugely influential figures including Ian Levine, Colin Curtis and Les Spaine in the North, Chris Hill, Bob Jones and George Power in the South – DJ’s with a wealth of knowledge between them, who made their mark on popular culture here at root level. These are giants, upon the shoulders of which subsequent generations of British DJ’s stand, whether they know it or not.