Year:1973

Bands Formed

 * KISS
 * Rose Royce
 * The Sugarhill Gang

Singles Released

 * Hello Hurray Alice Cooper
 * Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
 * Candle In The Wind
 * Daniel

Albums Released
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

Other Events

 * Lee Perry
 * Builds the Black Ark studios
 * [Larry Levan
 * The resident DJ at the Continental Baths walks out and the owner tells light-man Larry Levan that he’s got six hours to find a record collection. Levan becomes resident. The nightclub soundtrack of Motown and Soul gives way to Gamble and the Huff’s Philly sound. MFSB release; ‘Love Is The Message’ typifies gay clubbing in NYC. Disco as a genre is born with the success of Soul Makossa, based on its club play at the Loft.


 * First article on [[disco]]
 * MEDIA - Discotheque Rock '72: Paaaaarty! - Vince Aletti in Rolling Stone. The first major article citing disco and its music. Discotheques Break Singles - The first major mention of disco in a trade publication. This appeared in Billboard Magazine in late September.
 * Aaron Carl born (d. 2010)