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DISCOTHEQUE
- For the U2 song, see Discothèque (song).
A discothèque (or discoteque) is an entertainment venue or club with recorded music, played by "Discaires" (Disk jockeys), rather than an on-stage band. The word derives from the French word discothèque (a type of nightclub). Discothèque is a portmanteau coined around 1941 from disc and bibliothèque (library) by La Discothèque, then located on the Rue de la Huchette in Paris (Jones + Kantonen, 1999). Previously, most paid entertainment in public venues used live bands.
Today the term discothèque is usually synonymous with nightclub. The term "disco" was originally a 1960s U.S. abbreviation of discothèque, a place where "disco music" was played.
Some historical discothèques
- La Discothèque, in Paris (on rue Hachette), opened 1941
- Whisky à Go-Go, in Paris, opened 1947 by Paul Pacine
- Chez Regine, in Paris' Latin Quarter, opened 1957 by Régine
- La Discothèque, in London, opened 1960
- Ad Lib, in London, opened 1963 by Nicholas Luard and Lord Timothy Willoughby
- Le Club, in New York City, opened 1960 by Olivier Coquelin, a French expatriate
- Peppermint Lounge, in New York City, opened 1961
- Whisky a Go Go, in West Hollywood, California, opened 1964
- Arthur, in New York City, opened 1965 by Sybil Burton at site of the defunct El Morocco
- Electric Circus, opened 1967 on St. Mark’s Place
- L’Interdit, in New York City
- Il Mio (an Italian "discoteca"), in New York City,
- Shepheard's, in New York City,
- The Loft, in New York City, opened 1970 by David Mancuso
- Studio 54, in New York City, operated by Steve Rubell; depicted in the 1998 film 54; parodied in the 2002 movie Austin Powers in Goldmember as Studio 69.
- Cheetah, in New York City, at Broadway and 53rd Street
- Whisky a Go Go, in Chicago
- La Dom, downstairs from Electric Circus; run by Andy Warhol
- Aux Puces, in New York City, one of the first gay discos
- The Sanctuary, in New York City, a famous early-1970s gay disco; part of the movie Klute was filmed there
- Down The Street, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, open until 1999
- Dlux club Caspe dlux.es
Disco
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The term disco is derived from discothèque. It generally refers to a specific style of music and dance that coincided with this cultural landmark.
See also
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