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March 18, 2026

Donna Summer ~ Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

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Thirty-six years ago, on Wednesday, March 18, 1992, Donna Summer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

     
     
     
     
      
     
Viewfinder link:       
        
Donna Summer        
        
YouTube links:       
Life & Death of The Queen of Disco (11 mins., 43 secs.)          
Donna Summer ~ 
       Friends Unknown (Live, Hollywood Walk of Fame Pt 1) (4 mins., 23 secs.)        
       Friends Unknown (Live, Hollywood Walk of Fame Pt 2) (4 mins., 23 secs.)                  
       Friends Unknown (Live, Hollywood Walk of Fame Pt 3) (10 mins.)                   
       Hollywood Walk of Fame star (8 mins., 12 secs.)   
Donna Summer ~ various songs        
 
 
        
        
        
Congratulations, Donna! 
        
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, March 18, 2026         
        
















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July 29, 2025

Serge Gainsbourg articles/mentions

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Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You  
      
     
     
      
     
     
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December 31, 2023

20,000 vinyl LPs 349: Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You

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Today is the birthday of American singer and songwriter, Donna Adrian Gaines, better known as Donna Summer. who burst out during the 1970's disco era and became famous as the "Queen of Disco".              
 
I was in my mid-thirties, at my physical prime and a dancing fool on the disco floor when I heard Love to Love You Baby for the first time and what flashed through my mind was an old song from the 1960's, the explicitly erotic Je t'aime... moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. Then I went bananas!        

 
date & photographer unknown
 
 
 
  12" 45 front cover 
photo of cover by Styrous®
 
 
I don't remember which one but I remember dancing ecstatically at a disco, on New Year's Eve of 1975 and Love To Love You came on. It was 1975 when the song started but the DJ had timed it so the song would end exactly at midnight; it was 1976 when it did! What a wonderful way to bring in the New Year with what would become the love of my life!         


  12" 45 back cover 
photo of cover by Styrous®

 
It was only years later that I discovered JJe t'aime... moi non plus was indeed, the inspiration for Love To Love You. 
 
From Wikipedia:           
 
In the summer of 1974, Summer approached producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte with an idea for a song. A re-issued 45 of Je t'aime... moi non plus was back on the charts, prompting Summer to pen her own 'racy' song. At the same time, Moroderr was interested in developing the new disco sound that was becoming popular, and used Summer's idea to develop the song into an overtly sexual disco track. 
         
Love to Love You Baby was released on December 6, 1975 and was the highest new entry that week at #55 when Fly, Robin, Fly by Silver Convention was on its second week at #1. Produced by Pete Bellotte and written by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, Summer, and Bellotte, the song was first released as a single in the Netherlands in June 1975 then released worldwide in November 1975.              
 
 

 12" 45 back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
 
        
From Wikipedia:               
        
In an interview in 1976, Summer responded to a number of questions that she claimed she'd been asked about the process of recording the song: "Everyone's asking, 'Were you alone in the studio?' Yes, I was alone in the studio. 'Did you touch yourself?' Yes, well, actually I had my hand on my knee. 'Did you fantasize on anything?' Yes, on my handsome boyfriend Peter."      
 
A tape of the song was sent to Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart in the US, and he played it at a party at his home. Impressed with the track, Bogart continued to play it over and over all night. He later contacted Moroder and suggested he make the track longer - possibly as long as 20 minutest, he wanted a soundtrack for his sexual exploits. However, Summer had reservations; she was not sure of all of the lyrics. Nevertheless, she imagined herself as an actress (namely Marilyn Monroe) playing the part of someone in sexual ecstasy. The studio lights were dimmed so that Summer was more or less in complete darkness as she lay on the floor. The final recording lasted over 16 minutes, and according to the BBC, contained 23 "orgasms".         
          
According to Peter Shapiro, a freelance British music journalist, the song was marked by "little more than Donna Summer simulating an orgasm over a background of blaxploitation cymbals, wah-wah guitars, a funky-butt clarinet riff, and some synth chimes."           
        
Summer was forced to stop performing the song live when, a riot broke out, she was in a tent in Italy, 5,000 men, almost no women, and was singing Love to Love You Baby scantily clad and the guys got so wrapped up that they began to push the stage back. She had to run off the stage, to her trailer out the back and they came to the trailer and started to rock it. She thought, "I'm going to die today, I'm not going to get out of here. It's not the kind of song you just want to throw out there."  
       
In the UK, upon release in January 1976, the song reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart in spite of the BBC's initial refusal to promote it. They also refused to play it. As a result of the success of the song, Summer would be named "the first lady of love," which labeled her with a sexually oriented, fantasy image from which she would struggle to free herself.          
              
From Hansen Cakes:       

For the launch of the song, the founder of Casablanca records, Neil Bogart, had Gary Hansen of Hansen Cakes in Los Angeles make a Donna Summer cake. Casablanca Records paid for two first class plane tickets for the cake and had two people escort the cake to New York.       


 
 
 
 




Donna Summer had three beautiful daughters, Mimi Dohler, Brooklyn Sudano and Amanda Sudano Ramirez.      
 
 
 
Mimi, Brooklyn & Amanda
 
          
Donna Summer died of lung cancer at her home in Florida on May 17, 2012. In 2018, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical opened on Broadway to overwhelming audience reaction night after night.     


 
 
Love To Love You Baby
 

 
  12" 45 gatefold cover 
Shorewood Packaging 
photo of gatefold cover by Styrous®
 
 
 
 

 
  12" 45 gatefold cover interior
Shorewood Packaging 
photo of gatefold interior by Styrous®
 
 
 
 

 
 
  12" 45 gatefold cover interior details
Shorewood Packaging 
detail photos by Styrous®

 
 
 
  12" 45 gatefold cover interior details
Shorewood Packaging 
detail photos by Styrous®
 

 
 
         



        
 
  12" 45 - record sleeve
above: front 
below: back
photos by Styrous®
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
  12" 45 - side one
detail photos by Styrous®
 

 
 






 
 
 
Tracklist:

Side 1:

Love To Love You Baby - 16:50

Side 2:

Try Me, I Know We Can Make It - 17:55

Companies, etc.

    Manufactured By – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
    Distributed By – Casablanca Record And Filmworks, Inc.
    Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
    Produced For – Say Yes Productions
    Printed By – Shorewood Packaging

 Credits:
 
    Mastered By – Brian Gardner
    Producer – Pete Bellotte
    Written-By – Summer*, Moroder*, Bellotte* 
 
Notes:

Released in a uni-pack styled gate-fold picture cover. The 12" was designed specifically for Valentine's Day 1977.

Release billing as per front cover:
Love To Love You Baby
Includes the songs
"Love To Love You Baby" (16:50) and "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" (17:55)
by
Donna Summer
"The First Lady Of Love"
 
A-side: ℗ 1975 Casablanca Records, Inc. and Oasis Records, Inc.
B-side: ℗ 1976 Casablanca Records, Inc.

An Oasis Recording.

Printed in U.S.A.

LP housed in company sleeve.
Some of the front sleeve artwork (as well as the white typeface) is embossed.

Uni-Pak
 
Barcode and Other Identifiers         

    Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): NBLP-7041-A6-KMC AZ ❀
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): NBLP-7041-B7-KMC AZ ❀
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2 Etched): NBLP-7041-A7-KMC AZ ❀
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2 Etched): NBLP-7041-B6-KMC AZ
        
Donna Summer ‎– Love To Love You Baby
Label: Casablanca ‎– NBLP 7041
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Jan 1977
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Disco
        
        
        
        
Viewfinder links:       
         
Gilbert & Sullivan            
Tom White                
     
Net links:       
        
Hansen Cakes         
UMG ~ Donna Summer        
     
YouTube links:      
         
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je t'aime... moi non plus       
Silver Convention - Fly Robin Fly         
Donna Summer ~          
I Love To Love You (long version) (17 mins.)      
I Love To Love You (Live)               
I Love To Love You (single) (3 mins., 26 sec.)                       
Try Me I Know We Can Make It (long version) (18 mins.)     
        
       
 
 Happy New Year, Everyone!
        
        

Styrous® ~ Sunday, December 31, 2023            






      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Neil Bogart articles/mentions

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Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You    
     
     
     
     
     
     
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December 30, 2023

Steven Ferdman articles/mentions

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mentions:          
Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You            
          
          
           
          
           
          
Steven Ferdman
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Pete Bellotte articles/mentions

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Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You       
     
     
     
     
     
     
Pete Bellotte     
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Silver Convention articles/mentions

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Donna Summer ~ Love To Love You        
     
     
     
     
     
     
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May 21, 2021

Georgio Moroder articles/mentions

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Georgio Moroder - 1979    
photo by Ron Slenzak     
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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January 27, 2020

20,000 vinyl LP 205: The Latin Rascals ~ 12" of Macho Mozart (Disco Daze 5)

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The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single album cover detail




On the 27th of January, in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. He composed music and performed before European royalty from the age of five.    


painted in 1763 on commission from Leopold Mozart


The Latin Rascals celebrated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in 1986, with this 12" single, Macho Mozart, which was played at discos in New York and San Francisco. The song is based on the third movement, Alla turca, of the Piano Sonata No. 11 written by Mozart, in 1783, It is also known as the Turkish Rondo or The Turkish March.    
       

The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single album front cover
        
   
The Latin Rascals is a duo organized by Tony Moran, a DJ, record producer, remixer, singer and songwriter, and Albert Cabrera in 1981.        


The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single album back cover




The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single album back cover detail









The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single record



The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart
12" vinyl single record label
        
   
Tracklist:

side 1:

A1     Macho Mozart (12" Version)     6:40
A2     Macho Mozart (Bonus)     2:17

side 2:

Macho Mozart (Dub 1)     7:47
B1     Macho Mozart (Dub 1)     7:47
B2     Macho Mozart (Dub 2)     5:10

Credits:

    Arranged By – A. Cabrera*, T. Moran*
    Co-producer – Gary Rottger
    Mixed By, Edited By – The Latin Rascals
    Producer – Latin Rascals Productions, Inc.*

Notes:

Another pressing exists with different labels (Side A and B instead of Side 1 and 2).

Contains arrangements of 'Rondo A La Turk' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Original Version on 'Bach To The Future'     

The Latin Rascals ‎– Macho Mozart
Label: Tin Pan Apple ‎– 885 567-1
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Freestyle
     
       
Viewfinder links:       
 
Cher         
Disco Daze       
Aretha Franklin          
Madonna         
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart       
Donna Summer       
        
Net links:       
        
Cuepoint ~ How The Latin Rascals Mastered the Megamix     
Ring of Color ~ Latin Rascals       
     
YouTube links:       
      
The Latin Rascals ~ Macho Mozart      
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~  
    Piano Sonata No. 11 (Rondo Alla Turca) The Turkish March   
       
          
           
   Styrous® ~ Monday, January 27, 2020     















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