H & L Records

H & L Records on vinyl: disco and soul from Hugo & Luigi

In short: Behind H & L are Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, two New York producers who had been making hits since the fifties. In the mid-seventies they founded their own label. The two most important names there: Van McCoy with his disco orchestra records and the Stylistics with their smooth Philadelphia soul. The Vinyl Room currently has 19 H & L records.

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H & L first pressings

Disco

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→ Van McCoy · Disco · Soul · Soul & funk on vinyl

What makes H & L special?

Van McCoy is represented with “The Hustle And Best Of Van McCoy”, “Rhythms Of The World”, “The Real McCoy” and the film-music record “And His Magnificent Movie Machine”. With the Stylistics he worked as arranger – “Fabulous”, “Once Upon A Juke Box”, “Sun & Soul” and “Wonder Woman” stand for their later phase under Hugo & Luigi and Van McCoy.

Add Broadway: “Bubbling Brown Sugar” with the original cast and Vivian Reed’s “Brown Sugar”. The smaller names are interesting for collectors – The Softones, Ingram, Zafra, Milt Matthews and Sandy Mercer.

FAQ

What does H & L stand for? Hugo & Luigi – the producers Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore.

Which artists were on H & L? Above all Van McCoy and the Stylistics, plus smaller soul and disco names.

What does Van McCoy have to do with the Stylistics? He arranged many of their records from that period.

What do you have on H & L? Seventies disco and soul – 19 records in all.