Giorgio* – Knights In White Satin

If you really like this album, get this CD, as it sounds fantastic. I am however 99% concerned that is has pre-emphasis, just like nearly all of Castle Communications' CD releases, as it sounds very bright compared to the original LP and the digital master on Innovisions (CD version), only my CD player and software I own doesn't detect it, although it was a regular occurance not to include the confirmation code/flag on the final disc. The exact same principle applies to From Here To Eternity, as I compared it to the tracks found on the CD edition of From Here To Eternity And Back and it also sounds too bright. I added the de-emphasis EQ in Audacity and it sounds so much better.

I have the impression that sound engineers at Repertoire Records are severely hard-of-hearing, why did they have to push the limits of dynamic range on this album (and many others, by the way) and screw up the sound?! DR is 9 and even 8 and I get a headache when I listen to this kind of "remaster". Too sad, another CD release screwed up by Repertoire :-( Unlike 1992 Castle remaster which sounds perfect.

A good disco album ruined by sub-standard vocals. Giorgio REALLY should have hired a proper vocalist for this.

Nobody is perfect 👌🏼
Moroder is the man of the moment at this time.

So this lp is monster too ...
Not really smashing but
Moroder also a Machine producer and arrangement are top ...
so a Good piece to have.
Nobody else sounds like that.

n 1976, erotic disco was all the rage. Andrea True (R.I.P) had a major hit with "More More More", Cerrone had a sex fest with his "Love In C Minor" album and the reverberations from Giorgio and Donna's 1975 "Love To Love You Baby" hit were still being felt around the world. It was one year before he would hit the disco big time with "From Here To Eternity", two before "Chase" and the "Midnight Express" soundtrack and three before "E=mC2". I was pleasantly surprised to find this album on cd. Released this year by Reportoire Records, it has great mastering, the original artwork, and four bonus versions, of which "Let The Music Play" is the most worthy. Now for the album...as I said, it oozes sex. "Knights" is an update of the Moody Blues classic song and Giorgio turns on the sleaze with delicious strings by Mike Thatcher, lots of funky organs and heavy breathing. It runs into the cleverly titled "Middle Of The Knight", an original Moroder composition that itself runs back into the remainder of "Knights". It took up the whole A-side in it's original carnation. It is funky, sexy and catchy. Over on "side B", we open with "L'Amour", where Giorgio turns up the heavy breathing and sexy suggestions, it would have fitted perfectly in any lovers bedroom of the time. The strings are delightful, and there is a cooing sax here too. "Sooner Or Later" has the most removed sound from the other tracks and is one that is still growing on me. Last is "I Wanna Funk With You Tonite", a popular club song and for good reason: this track is a lot of fun, with sexy yet tongue in cheek lyrics, a whole lot of innuendo, darting strings, synth and a whole lot of funk. The artwork is fantastic. "Knights", "Oh L'amour" and "I Wanna Funk" are offered in single versions, though I don't see the point really. However the "Oh L'amour" version runs 5.20 and I'm still working out whats different. Repertoire appears to be a mainly rock oriented reissue company; a glance at its website reveals this is the only disco release, but one that is definitely worth having, if you are a fan of Giorgio, electronic disco, lush strings, music for making lurve or EuroDisco.

I have a version with typo on the record stamp (Matrix GTLP017) :

A1 Nights In White Satin
A3 Nights In White Satin

Firmly entrenched in Moroder's "soft disco" years, this LP isn't exactly his finest hour. He had yet to perfect the icy synth work and innovative minimal progressions that mark his best releases from the late '70s and early '80s, but this album still has its good points. Basically, it's nice background music when you don't want your guests to get too rowdy, and the album cover itself is a real conversation piece. (The mist, the sauna, the long hair, and the beards? What the hell was he thinking?!?)