The Italo Disco Collection is a compilation devoted to italo disco, an electronic dance style that emerged in Italy in the early 1980s. The genre is characterised by synthesizer melodies, drum machines, a pumping beat and lyrics often sung in English or broken English. Italo disco grew into an important influence on the later house and dance music of Europe. This compilation brings together tracks that are characteristic of the style and atmosphere of the genre. The record thus captures a snapshot of European dance music from that period.