Russell is from `Back in the Day's'- discovering soul and funk and in 1976, and started collecting the sounds from them. He did his first gig at aged 14 years and then followed on with a series of one offs over the years. He then discovered that it was better listening then playing! In 1977 he sneaked himself into the old Royalty in Southgate, North London before, at the age of 18, in 1978 getting `known' in the West club scene - at the time there was an explosion of disco music and Russell got to know all the leading DJ's of the time, helping them on the decks occasionally, enjoying the energy of dance music of the time - always staying one step ahead of the pack. By 1981 the scene had become too commercial and Russell, tiring of high energy, synth music and just plain pap decided to hang up his Disco shoes. He still continued to add to his collection, often buying other disillusioned DJ's collections – which had had enough! Consequently, over the years Russell has built one of the most extensive collections of Disco, Soul and Funk music, covering the Golden period 1977 - 1979.
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