NEWS: Donna Summer 33 CD / 320 track box set Encore

NEWS: Donna Summer 33 CD / 320 track box set Encore

This exquisitely packaged luxury 33CD/320+-Track  box set, collates all of Donna Summer’s 20 studio albums, from her debut ‘Lady Of The Night’ up to 2008’s ‘Crayons’. Also included are four Double-CDs of 7” Versions, 12” Versions, Remixes and Non-Album Singles, B-sides and one-off recordings, which have been consider rarities over the years.

The individual re-mastered re-issues are presented in mini replica sleeves and in their original configuration.

Also included is a 40-page 12”x12” hardback book, including full album label copy information, as well as a newly commissioned 25,000+ word liner note by noted US writer, Christian John Wikane featuring numerous new interviews with many of Donna’s collaborators, including Giorgio Moroder’s production partner Pete Bellotte.

DONNA SUMMER gained prominence during the 1970s disco era, propelled by her incessant and creative driving force behind the genre’s global popularity, rightly earning the title “Queen Of Disco” and becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the entire decade.

Donna was the first Artist to have three consecutive Double-Albums reach No. 1 on the US Billboard charts and also became the first artist to achieve four No. 1 singles in a thirteen month period.

Donna’s catalogue has sold more than 130 Million units worldwide and this re-issue campaign of seven of her later albums, prove that she was able to accommodate new musical and production styles as the decade progressed.

Donna worked with legendary producers Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, John Barry, Quincy Jones, Richard Perry, Stock Aitken Waterman, Michael Omartian and Keith Diamond.

Donna’s records have also been remixed by many of the great Club Producers, including Tony Moran, Junior Vasquez, Almighty, Duke Dumont, Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper and Masters At Work, amongst others. The liner notes start with a Foreword by long-term friend, collaborator and producer GIORGIO MORODER.

Also included are special personal tributes from Nile Rodgers, Philip Bailey, George Benson, Evan “Kidd” Bogart, Boy George, Kim Carnes, Harry Wayne Casey (K.C. & the Sunshine Band), Bootsy Collins, Deborah Cox, August Darnell aka Kid Creole, Yvonne Elliman, David Foster, Gloria Gaynor, Thelma Houston, Dave Koz, Steve Lukather, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., Liza Minnelli, Melba Moore, Billy Ocean,Ruth Pointer, Brenda Russell, Jake Shears, Jimmy Somerville, Junior Vasquez

Donna Summer’s music continues to fill the radio airwaves, is used in movie soundtracks, as well as life-style TV commercials.

Encore can be pre ordered from the following website