Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983

An in depth book about the NY dance scene from 80-83. If you LIVED for the night life during this era and want to read about this era, this book is for you. Filled with a rich history of the biggest clubs the owners and dj's in NY at the time. This was an UNFORGETTABLE time that I will cherish forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of The Books written by my friend Tim Lawrence.

The writer can grapple with a lot of info and situate the club scene in a social historical context. But clubs are tough to write about. They are different on different nights, so you need to careful about passing judgments. Perhaps the views of Valenti and Magnuson dominate the book too much.

The absolute best account of Disco and Dance in the 70's, especially if you were a Loft & Garage person. Really learned some new and interesting stuff about my boys, David Mancuso, Nicky Siano, Larry Levan and my best bud, Walter Gibbons. Loved this book!!!

Fun to read, especially if you know any of the people in the book. Good index— very important in this sort of people-filled history.

Tim Lawrence's writings about Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage torpedoes me into orgasmic bliss. Tim, please write a follow up covering 1984 - 1990 please!

Incredible book and excellent service!!!

Fabulous history of a very unique time in NYC. Well-written, and minutely details.

This book is an evocative and informative insight of a particularly fertile period of creativity and artistic and musical cross-pollination. Set between 1980-1983, it also sets the scene in a wider historical and social context and is both a celebration and a critique of an influential and sometimes heavily mythologized time and of a city that no longer exists.Exceptionally readable and thoroughly enjoyable as well as thought provoking and learned this is a wonderful book. I read it in New York and wished I had been able to visit Danceteria or the Mudd Club.

Fascinating read about a fascinating time, the timelines jump about a bit which can be confusing but somewhat unavoidable given the numerous concurrent threads explored

Another exhaustively researched and entertaining work on the culture of New York's nightlife.Essential reading for anyone interested in the music and happenings of the period.Well done Mr. L.

Libro interessante, in assenza dell'edizione italiana ho letto quella inglese e a grandi linee rispetta le aspettative.Chi si aspetta un ideale sequel di "Love Saves The Day" deve venire a patti con il fatto che questo volume per ovvi motivi sposta il focus anche sulla scena artistica che in quegli anni aveva in Haring e Basquiat il suo volto. Le lunghe ma necessarie spiegazioni riguardanti la situazione politica possono, a volte, risultare tortuose ma le onnipresenti playlist dei club redatte direttamente dai dj (come in LSTD) forniscono quel contesto musicale che rende la lettura piacevole.

This review is not about the content but the presentation: If you splash out and buy the very expensive hard cover version, be warned: In the UK you get the paperback version (individual pages, laminated together) with a card board cover glued around it (left image) - a total rip off.Only if you buy in the US or from a US marketplace seller will you be able to get a properly bound book (picture on the right)