BT Express

Short for Brooklyn Trucking Express. First album gave two noteable singles, "Do it till you're satisfied" - a classic wah-wah guitar backing, Theme from Shaft style - and "Express", with the ground breaking violin and flute sounds which were to shape the sound of disco music for the next decade.

"Non-stop" album was mixed by Tom Moulton and includes "Peace pipe" and "Discotizer".

More albums followed with harsher funk sounds, giving "Give it what you got", "Whatcha think about that", "We got it together" and by 1980 "Give up the funk (let's dance)" and "Does it feel good".

BT Express were the brainchild of Brass Construction's Randy Muller. The musicians included Mark Radice and Kashif, who later recorded as a successful solo artist.

There is a UK-only pressing on 12" of "Express" and "Do it".

Can't stop groovin' now, wanna do it some more / (mono) (Columbia 12" AS 233, 1976) Energy to burn (Columbia 12" AS 251, 1976) Funky music (Don't laugh at my funk) (Columbia 12" AS 366, 1977) Shout it out / (mono) (Columbia 12" AS 403, 1977) Give up the funk (let's dance) (Columbia 12" AS 754, 1980) Does it feel good (Columbia 12" AS 817, 1980) Stretch (Columbia 12" AS 876, 1980) Let me be the one / Midnight beat (Columbia 12" 43-60518, 1980)

 

  1. Stretch / Express / Do it till you're satisfied (Excalibur 12" [UK] 203, 1980)

     

  2. Do it 'til you're satisfied (Scepter LP, 1974)
  3. Non-stop (Roadshow LP, 1975)
  4. Energy to burn (Columbia LP, 1976)
  5. Function at the junction (Columbia LP, 1977)
  6. Shout, shout it out (Columbia LP, 1978)
  7. 1980 (Roadshow LP, 1980)
  8. Old gold future gold (Excalibur LP, 1981)

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