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Swiss Miss Vs. Yello Snow!

Richard Grabel, Creem, February 1983

NEW YORK — The disco boom of the mid-'70s was the first place to prove that club play was a viable alternative route for "breaking" a record. The clubs allowed disco to bypass radio and go straight to the consumers.

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