Hawthorn Books, Inc. , New York [Published 1978]. Hardcover, 174 pp. Goldman's authoritative account of 1970's American discotheque culture. Written in the late '70's, the book traces the origins of disco music, positing that discomania was just another outburst of what he called 'the buried life' - the underground tradition of primitive tribal religious rites, the Greek dionysiac cults and bacchanals. Goldman traces the origins of the discotheque from to America in the early sixties. From there the book focuses mainly on discos in New York discotheques like Studio 54, Loft, etc. Goldman also focuses on the disco stars, i. e. figures like Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Alec R. Costandinos and so forth. Laden with black and white photos throughout, the book also includes a 30 page section in the center with full color photos.