A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–79, with an unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists.

A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–'79. An unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists illuminates the styles and sounds from a decade that sparked a global phenomenon in music and culture. Exclusive comments from Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder, members of CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps, Village People, Earth, Wind & Fire, and dozens more artists, songwriters and producers offer fascinating insights that tell the story behind the beat. From underground New York clubs to discotheques across the globe, A Night at the Disco illustrates how artists spanning soul, pop, disco, funk, jazz and rock defined nightlife during the 1970s and influenced popular music to the present day. With a foreword by Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, this is a real treat for music, dance and disco fans everywhere. AUTHOR: Alice Harris is a prominent, best-selling author. Her catalogue of art books includes What the Band Wore, The White T, The Blue Jean, The Wedding Album, Blow Me A Kiss, and I Only Have Eyes For You. As iconic and stylish as her coffee-table books, Harris has been inspired by her world travels and career in the fashion and music industries. She resides in New York City with her husband and family. SELLING POINTS: . Stunning photographs of over 100 artists from the 1970s . Exclusive comments from Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, and many more . Fascinating insights from behind the scenes of the disco era . A celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–'79 . Stories from underground New York clubs and discos across the globe 59 colour, 57 b/w illustrations

Details

ISBN13: 9781788842792
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 256
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Publication Date:
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
Publication City, Country: Woodbridge, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 28.8(H)x22.7(L)x2.5(W)1650
Weight (gm): 1650

Author Biography

Alice Harris is a prominent, best-selling author. Her catalogue of art books includes What the Band Wore, The White T, The Blue Jean, The Wedding Album, Blow Me A Kiss, and I Only Have Eyes For You. As iconic and stylish as her coffee-table books, Harris has been inspired by her world travels and career in the fashion and music industries. She resides in New York City with her husband and family. Christian John Wikane is a NYC-based writer who has interviewed 500+ recording artists. He is a Contributing Editor at PopMatters, Co-producer of Unscripted: Conversations with Christian John Wikane, and Consultant on Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (CNN), Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO), and the Emmy-nominated Tina Turner documentary, TINA (HBO).

Reviews

"""A music, an era — “A Night at the Disco – you could see everything and anything could happen!” That was the feeling that defined an entire generation and is captured in the book A Night at the Disco (ACC Art Books). Donna Summer, among many others, shares her memories, emphasizing that “We all had a fire inside us, fueled by our love for music, the hope of success, and the knowledge that we were part of history.” Indeed, disco was not simply music, but a place where body and style met beneath swirling lights; where dance was the ultimate form of self-expression; and where fashion elevated the moving body, expressing the liberating power of rhythm. Through photographs and personal narratives, the book maps glamour as the common language of an era of collective creative expression — one that extended beyond the night and left a lasting cultural imprint.""" - Vogue Greece
"Disco brought together music, fashion and nightlife in a cultural phenomenon that conquered the world. In A Night at the Disco by Alice Harris and Christian John Wikane, published by ACC Art Books, the stars of the scene are documented in photos spanning the 1970s." - The Guardian
"""Palm Beach gets a front-row seat to disco's dazzling story."" ""Disco never dies — it just waits for the right moment to pull you back onto the dance floor. And with “A Night at the Disco” arriving in Palm Beach, that moment is now."" ""And now one book captures it all, featuring over 100 artists in an unprecedented archive of photographs and exclusive commentary that pulls back the velvet rope on one of music history’s most misunderstood decades.""" - Florida Weekly
"Disco is "ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive" as far as Alice Harris and Christian Wikane are concerned. And to help ensure the music lives on, the two East Hamptonites have put together "A Night at the Disco" (ACC Art Books, $50), a handsome coffee-table book coming out March 24 that tells the story of how disco evolved in the 1970s and recaptures the era of bell bottoms, platform shoes, "Saturday Night Fever" and Studio 54. Adding even more sparkle than a disco ball are the dozens of photos of the era's biggest acts." - Newsday
"“‘A Night at the Disco’ (ACC Art Books, $50), a handsome coffee-table book coming out Tuesday that tells the story of how disco evolved in the 1970s and recaptures the era of bell bottoms, platform shoes, ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and Studio 54.” “Adding even more sparkle than a disco ball are the dozens of photos of the era’s biggest acts.” “And to help ensure the music lives on, the two East Hamptonites have put together ‘A Night at the Disco.’”" - Newsday
Atlanta News First interviewed Christian about A Night at the Disco. - Atlanta News
"A Night at the Disco, a 256-page hardcover that Christian John Wikane is currently promoting on a U.S. tour, including a stop at Flyleaf in Grosse Pointe Farms on April 14. The book chronicles the artists, sounds and cultural forces behind a decade of groundbreaking dance music from 1970 to 1979. With a foreword by Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire and exclusive commentary from more than 90 artists — including Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder and founding members of CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps and the Village People — the book is far more than a glossy retrospective. It's an argument that the dance floor was, and remains, one of the most powerful spaces in American culture." - Pride Source
The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM interviewed Christian about A Night at the Disco. - SiriusXM
"If you’re a fan of 1970s-era dance music, don’t miss the irresistible new book by Christian John Wikane and Alice Harris, ‘A Night at the Disco,’ which revisits more than 90 interviews conducted with some of the biggest names in pop culture." - The Washington Blade
"the coffee table-style book is a celebration of the disco music and nightclub scene that took the stage throughout the 1970s." - Grosse Point News
"""His experiences of interviewing these stars, as well as continued knowledge of disco and its associated genres, has culminated in his new book ""A Night At The Disco,"" which takes a chronological look at how dance music evolved throughout from its precursors in the early ""70s to its commercial zenith in the late 70s."" ""The rhythm of disco still echoes.""" - The Express Magazine
"""A Night at the Disco, co-authored with longtime collaborator Alice Harris, is a chance to give shine to the genre’s legends as well as its more underrated artists."" Ahead of an appearance at Green Apple Books Books on the Park (1231 9th Ave.) on Monday, Wikane presents an especially lovely Guest List: a disco travelogue that crosses genres, eras, and regions from New York to Paris, to Philly, Los Angeles and back to New York.""" - SF Gazetteer
"Released by ACC Art Books in March, Harris and Wikane’s second collaborative coffee-table book (the first, “What the Band Wore,” from 2023, made it onto The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 list of the 20 best coffee-table books) surveys the evolution of disco music from 1970 to 1979. The authors take a loose definition of the genre, extending its boundaries beyond classic anthems like Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You Baby” and Cheryl Lynn’s “Got to Be Real” to include all the popular four-on-the-floor tracks that jockeys spun at discotheques in the ’70s." - East Hampton Star
"""Exclusive comments from Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder, founding members of CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps, Village People, Earth, Wind & Fire, and dozens more artists, songwriters and producers, offering fascinating insights that tell the stories behind the beats. From underground New York clubs to discothèques across the globe, A Night at the Disco illustrates how artists spanning soul, pop, disco, funk, jazz and rock defined nightlife during the 1970s and influenced popular music to the present day."" ""A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from the 1970s. An unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists, illuminating the styles and sounds from a decade that sparked a global phenomenon in music and culture.""" - Queerty
"Based off of 20 years of work and over 600 interviews with recording artists, producers, writers, and more, A Night at the Disco, published in collaboration with art editor and writer Alice Harris, takes a deep dive into the groundbreaking dance music of the decade. Wikane will be at the Provincetown Bookshop this Thursday afternoon to share it."` - Provincetown