The Ritchie Family – American Generation

Title: The Ritchie Family - American Generation
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, R&B, Disco, Philadelphia
Matrix #: MARLIN 2215
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle By 1978 the original trio had been dismissed without warning, so the group name outlived the women who built it.
2. Scene Ecology Record World noted the new singers were uncredited on the sleeve while hair and makeup still got printed credit.
3. Media Narrative This landed just before the 1979 anti-disco backlash, when dance culture went from mainstream goldmine to public target.

4/25/2026 CC