Yan Tregger Catchy

Yan Tregger remains one of the more cultish
names to emerge from the experimental French
disco scene of the 1970s. But to a growing number
of obsessive crate diggers, the two LPs recorded for
the Musical Touch Sound label in 1978/9 ‘Catchy’
and ‘Ducks & Drakes’ have become like the holy
grail of rare disco. Those diggers include Mark
Grusane of the late Mr Peabody record store in
Chicago. One of the deepest collectors of rare soul,
disco and boogie, he included an edit of the sleazy
disco bomb ‘Riff On’ from 'Catchy' on ‘The Real
Sound of Mark Grusane’, his recent collection of
hen’s teeth rarities for BBE. Now, thanks to the
careful curation of UK music hero Frankie
Valentine, BBE is delighted to dig deeper into the
Yan Tregger archives and reissue these two indemand
LPs. First up is the 1978 LP ‘Catchy’, a
heady collection of cosmic disco that should see
Tregger’s name ranked alongside those of Arpadys,
Cerrone and Space as one of the pioneers of French
dance music. Characterised by its energetic rhythm
sections, space-age synths and funky guitar riffs,
‘Catchy’ couldn’t be a more perfect title for this
classic collection of late 70’s grooves.