Disco: The Bill Bernstein Photographs Hardcover – October 15, 2015

I expected something different. I assumed each photo would have a little description or information next to it.Instead each photo took up the entire page sometimes two pages for one photo.Which gives the viewer a chance to see details one might not see had they been smaller. It did however have thumbnails of the photos in the back of the book that told you from which club they were taken.Some were obvious as to location if you're an avid disco enthusiast or were a NYC nightlife staple yourself.It makes for a nice Coffee table book as it's nicely bound and large.There are some interesting pictures where I found myself wondering " I wish I knew what he,she or they were thinking" .I believe everyone who views the photos will find there own favorite moment ,situation or Fantasy! If your expecting celebrites this is more devoted to the other half.The so-called "freaks" and people who were there for the celebrity's to be entertained by.My favorite shots were from (GG's Barnum Room) a bar for Trans women and their admirers.

Bernstein's coffee table book of 1970s photos is a phenomenal retrospective into the disco and roller disco era.This magnificent photographic memoir renders the reader back into a decade of flashy New York clubs where transgendered, gays, lesbians and bi-racial couples were free to be themselves and accepted by those around them.This book elicits conversations of "where were you back then" amongst baby boomers and is a perfect segway to dialogues with your millennial children about what the world we lived in was like when the lights went down and we went out to dance and party.The real stars in this pictorial account are the people we encountered in those venues week after week. This is a world "gone by" that Bernstein has managed to beautifully capture so that we may have those moments and all of their intriguing, unique and vivid details bound in one glorious opus.I would highly recommend "Disco: The Bill Bernstein Photographs" for your own library or as a holiday gift this season.

It's so much better to see the photos large and in print than a select few in an article, or online. The beautifully reproduced images, full bleed on pages and spreads, pull you into a very specific time in New York's history - 1970's disco (and roller -disco) with its unique confluence of race and gender. The crowd of unknowns were the celebrities of the night. They were outrageous, openly sexual, and daring. They went to be entertained and they themselves were the entertainment. A true photo book that shows what it was like in the 70's, in NY after midnight, dancing and partying to the disco beat! I didn't personally live it, but after pouring over the images, I felt it.(and thank you Amazon for shipping it shrink-wrapped, in pristine, condition).

After seeing Disco I so wish I could get into a time machine and go back to New York City in the late 70's again! I was too young to be part of the scene in this outstanding photo book but seeing these pictures I feel somehow now that I have been there. I love the roller disco photos and the shots from GG's Barnum Room, The Mudd Club and Paradise Garage. Many of these place were unknown to me before being shown them in this gorgeous collection. I love the layout and the beautiful double page spreads. They just drew me into this world! Nice work Bill Bernstein, and thank you.

Bought the book because someone I know is actually in the book. Interesting to see pictures of a time that I had only heard from others. It is a nice book if you are interested in the City during that time.

A very nice book of this ear in NYC. The pictures really capture the ambiance and catch your attention.

A great inside look at Studio 54

This was a gift and the recipient was very happy to have this book. Lots of great photos

Beautiful book.

Lovely coffee table book with some interesting images from the disco era.

I bought this as a present for someone and can't wait to present it. It looks a great.

Fantastic!!

Me encantó! Fotos bw en la época de la disco libre. Soy amante de la fotografía y este libro vale cada centavo.