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Disco Away

	Song details

	Performer:	The Rebels
	Writer(s):	Dez Dickerson
	Producer(s):	Prince (assumed)
	Live Appearances
	First and last live appearance:
	This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
	Performed regularly on tour:
	none
	Performed occasionally in shows:
	none

Disco Away is an unreleased track recorded between 10-21 July 1979 at Mountain Ears Sound Studio in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for The Rebels album (the same set of sessions that produced Too Long, Thrill You Or Kill You, You, If I Love You Tonight, The Loser, Hard To Get and the instrumentals Dez & Mother Plucker and Dumb-ass Cock Sucker Blues?). The song was written by Dez Dickerson. The song ridicules disco, and Dickerson refers to then-current disco bands, singing "Keep your Village People and your Bee Gees too".

Recording Information

Recording Sessions
Date	Studio	Additional info
10-21 July 1979	Mountain Ears Sound Studio, Boulder, CO, USA	Tracking
Recording Personnel
Dez Dickerson - lead vocals and guitar Prince - all instruments, except where noted Bobby Z. - drums André Cymone - bass guitar Dr. Fink - keyboards Gayle Chapman - keyboards

Versions

Unreleased Versions

Title	Version	Additional Info
Disco Away	Studio	Recorded 10-21 July 1979

Additional Information

	See also	Trivia

	Unreleased Songs The Rebels unreleased album

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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 |introduction              = '''Disco Away''' is an unreleased track recorded between 10-21 July 1979 at [[Mountain Ears Sound Studio]] in Boulder, Colorado, during sessions for [[Album: The Rebels (1979)|The Rebels]] album (the same set of sessions that produced [[Too Long]], [[Thrill You Or Kill You]], [[U|You]], [[If I Love U 2 Nite|If I Love You Tonight]], [[The Loser]], [[Hard To Get]] and the instrumentals [[Dez & Mother Plucker]] and [[Dumb-ass Cock Sucker Blues?]]). The song was written by [[Dez Dickerson]]. The song ridicules disco, and [[Dez Dickerson|Dickerson]] refers to then-current disco bands, singing "Keep your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People Village People] and your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees Bee Gees] too".