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  "slug": "mfsb",
  "name": "MFSB",
  "description": "MFSB appears 3 times in our Disco, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/mfsb/",
  "appearanceCount": 3,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1973,
    "last": 1973
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
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    "list": "Disco"
  },
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      "slug": "disco",
      "name": "Disco",
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    },
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      "slug": "the-desk-the-hundred",
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    },
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      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — What the DJs Kept",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-what-the-djs-kept/",
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      "trackKey": "mfsb--love-is-the-message",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/mfsb--love-is-the-message/",
      "title": "Love Is the Message",
      "year": 1973,
      "label": "Philadelphia International",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "The house band of Philadelphia soul cut the record that became the closing ritual of the Paradise Garage. Not a song so much as a structure DJs spent a decade learning to use.",
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        }
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    },
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      "title": "Love Is the Message",
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      "label": "Philadelphia International",
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      "whyItMatters": "Not a song so much as a structure that DJs spent a decade learning to use. The Paradise Garage closed on it, which is the highest recommendation available.",
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      ],
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    },
    {
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      "title": "Love Is the Message",
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      "label": "Philadelphia International",
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      "whyItMatters": "The closing ritual of the Paradise Garage, played to the same room often enough to become liturgy. Some records are made by DJs years after they are recorded, and this is the clearest case.",
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