Monday 23 April 2012

Bill Bernstein and Vita Miezitis. Night Dancin'

Untitled DocumentBernstein, Bill; Miezitis; Vita. Night Dancin'. New York: Ballantine Books, 1980. First Edition. Small square 4to (21 x 21cm), 220pp. Stiff printed wraps as issued. Numerous Black & White plates. Text in English. Covers a little rubbed but surprisingly crisp and sharp. More images available on request. VG+. Softcover.

Absolutely killer book made by those who know (well sort of). Covers nearly all of the major spots that were open at the time i.e. Studio 54, Xenon, Paradise Garage, Crisco Disco, Le Clique, Leviticus, Mudd Club and loads of others you may or may not have heard of (the saint hadn't opened yet, don't think the danceteria had either and the loft was in a transition period). Superb texts which are pretty substantial and lots of amazing pictures by Bernstein, which you don't really see elsewhere. It really is a brilliant guide to what going out in NY would have been like at the time (unless you know someone who was knocking around). Pretty obsessed with the roller disco section at the moment.. Phew!