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The book, first released in Italy in 2023, is now out in a new edition: translated and with an introduction by Bill Brewster. A must-have for DJs and music lovers. On February 17, 1965, the Piper Club opened in Rome, becoming a temple of shake and beat music.From that moment, Roman nights would never be the same: Disco Music, Funky, New Romantic, Rap, all the way to House Music with its signature “four-on-the-floor” beat that ushered in the 1990s. This is the backdrop for a fascinating journey chronicled by Cristiano Colaizzi and Corrado Rizza, told primarily through the “playlists” from numerous clubs and Romans, drawn from their audio cassettes recorded at discos-the famous C60 tapes!The book features more than 200 playlists and 4,000 tracks. Among the creators of these historic playlists are Marco Trani, Faber Cucchetti, Jovanotti, Roberto D’Agostino, Paolo and Pietro Micioni, Sammy Barbot, Vladimir Luxuria, Paola Dee, Alvaro Ugolini, Dario Raimondi, Alessandro Gilardini, Marco Moreggia, and many others. The snapshot of the era is completed by cult radio and TV programs beloved by music fans, and an exploration of the best labels from 1965 to 1995, the period covered by the book. Portraits and stories of key figures, with important input from journalist Maria Egizia Fiaschetti, enrich the work. Through QR codes, readers can easily access the various playlists on Spotify. More than 200 playlists, 4,000 tracks from the nightclubs that defined Rome’s nightlife from iconic radio and TV shows, from the best labels of the era featuring contributions by Rosario Fiorello, Carlo Verdone, Renzo Arbore, Carlo Massarini, Franco Miseria, Lamberto Giorgi, Claudio Simonetti, Gazebo, Gianni Naso, Claudio De Tommasi.