“At last, a candid, detailed, and authoritative look back on one of dance music’s most seminal moments in time.”—François K., DJ and Founder and President of Wave Music

Love Saves the Day:
A History of American Dance Music Culture,
1970–1979
Tim Lawrence

“Love Saves the Day is what we need for generations to come: it’s the real history of dance music and dj/club culture”—Louie Vega, dj/producer, Masters at Work and Nuyorican Soul

“As authoritative as it is gossipy, Love Saves the Day is the ultimate backstage view of disco, the underground phenomenon that ended up defining a decade. Tim Lawrence talked to virtually everyone who shaped ’70s urban nightlife, but he keeps his prime focus on the djs who created its seductive soundtrack. With them as your witty, opinionated guides, you’ll find yourself well past the velvet ropes, deep inside a scene that has never been so thoroughly or lovingly illuminated.”—Vince Alett, Village Voice

“[A] fine, groundbreaking history filled with fresh information and thoughtful perspectives on the disco decade, the result of his hundreds of interviews and exhaustive research. Scores of photographs and signature discographies nicely complement the text.”—Library Journal

“[F]abulous reading, and this book looks destined to become a classic, opening up a whole lost world of night-time dance culture to generations for whom previously it was merely a rather imprecise legend.”—Bradley Winterton, Taipei Times

“[A] detailed history of the disco phenomenon. . . . Lawrence brings a fan’s enthusiasm and a scholar’s rigor to Love Saves the Day, which deftly documents and celebrates a much-derided yet enduringly influential genre of popular music.” —Kevin Riordan, Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, NJ)

“THE book on club music in America—a massive volume that contains more information about the New York scene than we'd ever hoped to learn! The book fills in gaps that we’ve always been unsure of, and tells the full story of the evolution of New York dance in the 70s—going way past the hype!”—Dustygroove.com

Click here to read the press release and information regarding interviews with Tim Lawrence.