Casablanca Records, Inc. was formed in 1973 by former Buddah Records executives Neil Bogart (who named the label as an homage to the classic film Casablanca), Cecil Holmes, Larry Harris and Buck Reingold.
Casablanca's first major signing was Kiss. Casablanca became most successful as a disco label, signing artists like Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, the Village People, Brooklyn Dreams, Patti Brooks and Lipps, Inc. (with lead vocalist Cynthia Johnson) as well as Four Tops, Cher, Irene Cara, Captain And Tennille, Dr. Hook, Mac Davis and George Clinton's great P-Funk band Parliament.
CD-1: (01:17:51)
01 Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (12'') (16:51)
02 Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (12'') (7:49)
03 Parliament - Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (5:48)
04 Cher - Take Me Home (12'') (7:32)
05 Donna Summer - I Feel Love (12'' Version) (8:14)
06 Alec R. Costandinos - Romeo And Juliet (DJ Promo 12'' Edit Version) (4:14)
07 Teri DeSario - Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You (12'') (6:33)
08 Village People - In The Navy (Single Version) (3:46)
09 Liquid Gold - My Baby's Baby (Midnight Mix) (12'' Version) (6:42)
10 Cameo - Find My Way (12'') (5:19)
11 Love & Kisses - I Found Love (Now That I Found You) (Promo-Only Version) (5:03)
CD-2: (01:16:05)
01 Love & Kisses - Thank God It's Friday (12'') (7:42)
02 Donna Summer - MacArthur Park Suite (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (17:36)
03 Brooklyn Dreams - Music, Harmony And Rhythm (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (6:51)
04 Village People - San Francisco (You've Got Me) (5:19)
05 Village People - In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star) (5:02)
06 Brenda & The Tabulations - Let's Go All The Way (Down) (Extended 'Breakdown' Version) (7:20)
07 D.C. LaRue - Let Them Dance (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (5:50)
08 The Ritchie Family - Put Your Feet To The Beat (12'' Version) (7:01)
09 Paul Jabara - Pleasure Island (Single Version) (4:49)
10 Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle (12'') (8:35)
CD-3: (01:16:47)
01 Parliament - Flashlight (5:50)
02 Cameo - I Just Wanna Be (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (6:23)
03 Starpoint - I Just Wanna Dance With You (12'') (5:03)
04 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (12'') (6:46)
05 Donna Summer - Bad Girls (12'') (4:57)
06 Giorgio Moroder - The Chase (8:25)
07 Skatt Bros. - Walk The Night (12'') (5:26)
08 The Sylvers - Don't Stop, Get Off (12'') (5:22)
09 People's Choice - You Ought To Be Dancing (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (6:16)
10 Stephanie Mills - Medicine Song (4:55)
11 Nightlife Unlimited - Dance, Freak and Boogie (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (7:37)
12 Village People - Macho Man (12'') (5:15)
13 Parlet - Pleasure Principle (Single Version) (4:32)
CD-4: (01:17:27)
01 Donna Summer - On The Radio (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (7:36)
02 Four Tops - When She Was My Girl (3:23)
03 Glorica Scott - Just As Long As We're Together (In My Life There Will Never Be Another) (2:45)
04 Village People - YMCA (4:46)
05 Meco - Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (7:37)
06 Michael Sembello - Maniac (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (5:57)
07 Ultimate - Touch Me Baby / Love Is The Ultimate (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (10:38)
08 Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time (4:16)
09 Teri DeSario with K.C. - Yes, I'm Ready (3:18)
10 Patrick Juvet - I Love America (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (3:50)
11 Pattie Brooks - After Dark (12'' Single) (7:53)
12 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (7:17)
13 Donna Summer - Last Dance (DJ Promo-Only 12'' Version) (8:11)