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Title: Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting And Other Great Love Songs
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Disco, Pop Soul Disco, Kingston, Jamaica 8/26
Matrix #: N/A
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Carl D (42' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Douglas became tied to one giant novelty hit, the kind of success that can make a real singer feel trapped by the joke that made him famous.

2. Media Narrative: “Kung Fu Fighting” rode the 70s martial-arts craze, turning Bruce Lee-era pop culture into a dance-floor chant almost by accident.

3. Scene Ecology: The album sits where disco, novelty pop, soul vocals, and international club culture collided before disco fully became a corporate machine.