Collection: Sylvester

Disco and Hi NRG, from the Fantasy years of Dance (Disco Heat) and Stars to Band Of Gold on Megatone Records. Patrick Cowley shares the credit on Do You Wanna Funk, a Canadian 12-inch on Attic, Earlene Bentley pairs with Sylvester on Stargazing, and Mutual Attraction takes it to Warner Bros. Records in 1986.

Real name:

Sylvester James, Jr.

Profile:

American disco and soul vocalist, musician, bandleader, songwriter, and producer.

Born: 6 September 1947 in Watts, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Died: 16 December 1988 in San Francisco, California, USA.

Known and performing mononymously as "Sylvester", he is considered one of the first Hi-NRG artists and the first “male diva” of disco. He died in 1988 from complications due to HIV/AIDS.

Aliases:

Sylvester James

Variations:

Illvester, J. Sylvester, J.Sylvester, James, James Sylvester, James, Sylvester, Patrick & Sylves, S James, S. James, S. James., S.James, Sil, Silvester, Silvester James, Silvestre, Syluester, Sylverster, Sylves, Sylvester 98Mix, Sylvester James, Sylvester James, Jr., Sylvester, James, Sylvester-James, Sylvestor, 실버스터

Sylvester at Rectangle Triangle — 12 records, mostly 12", 1978–1986.

Styles in this crate: Disco, Hi NRG, Electro.

Labels represented include Fantasy, Attic.

These records live at the shop on Rue Atateken in Montréal; anything marked sold stays listed for reference. Every record is graded to the Goldmine standard. We ship worldwide, or you can pick up in store.