B.T. Express - Non Stop (EMI-ODEON, USA, 1975)

B.T. Express, as an abbreviation of Brooklyn Trucker Express, was a NY based funk-disco group, mostly noted for the seminal hit single "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" in the mid seventies. 

What we have today is his second LP. It was the very first funky record I bought and to this day, one of the best I own. I didn’t know anything about the band when I found this copy, but from the beginning I fall in love with the cover, and the extra-cool looks of the band members could not disappoint, so I decided to give it a try. When I got home and played it, I was blown away. I played it over and over (now, you know where the scratched sound comes!!) becoming a personal favorite. 

This record is an extremely well balanced sample of funky grooves mixed with top-notch disco vibes. It’s all about the rhythm and you will want to shake your booty like crazy as you revisit the seventies blaxploitation nightclub aroma! 

There’s a good dose of inspiring funky guitar licks, killer bass lines (Discotizer blows), some top-notch organ melodies, a good brass section and the always playful timbales and congas. The whole record has rhythmic funky-disco orientations except the moody and soulful cover of Bacharach-David “Close to you”. 

Every track is a winner so be careful and get away the track. This record will strike you as a heavy train.

Tracks  

A1. Peace Pipe (Sam Taylor-Mark Barkan)

A2. Give It What You Got (Solomon Roberts)

A3. Discotizer (Larry Alexander-Hirum Bullock)

A4. Still Good - Still Like It (Sam Taylor)

B1. Close to You (Burt Bacharach-Hal David)

B2. You Got It - I Want It (T. Martin-D. Thomas-B. Levine-B. Barnes)

B3. Devils Workshop (William Risbrook-Barbara Risbrook)

B4. Happiness (Carlos Ward)

B5. Watcha Think About What (Richard Thompson)

Personnel

Barbara Joyce: Vocals

Dennis Rowe: Congas, Timbales

Terrel Wood: Drums

Bill Risbrook: Sax, Flute

Richard Thompson: Guitar, Vocals

Carlos Ward: Sax, Flute, Soprano sax

Louis Risbrook: Vocals, bass, organ

*Strings arranged by Trade Martin, Randy Muller and Andrew Smith

*Strings: Irving Spice

*Mark Radice: moog and string ensemble

*Sam Taylor: rhythm guitar 


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