{"title":"B.T. Express","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-definitive-collection-8","title":"The Definitive Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB.T. Express\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a definitive four CD Collection featuring their iconic albums \u003cem\u003eDo It ('Til You're Satisfied)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNon-Stop\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEnergy To Burn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFunction At The Junction\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShout! (Shout It Out)\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1980\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKeep It Up\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis thrilling package pays tribute to one of the greatest funk bands to emerge from New York. The collection includes the R\u0026amp;B #1 hits \"\u003cem\u003eDo It ('Til You're Satisfied)\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eExpress\u003c\/em\u003e,\" along with the 7” versions of both tracks. Journalist Lois Wilson provides fantastic sleeve notes, adding depth to the experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB.T. Express\u003c\/strong\u003e initially signed with production company Roadshow Records before securing a deal with Scepter. Originally known as the Madison Street Express (rehearsing on Brooklyn’s Madison Street), the group was asked to change their name. Thus, \u003cstrong\u003eB.T. Express\u003c\/strong\u003e was born - with BT standing for Brothers Trucking, later altered to Brooklyn Transit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir debut album, \u003cem\u003eDo It ('Til You're Satisfied)\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), was recorded at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios in Hempstead, Long Island, with producers Jeff Lane and Trade Martin, alongside arranger Randy Muller (also part of Brass Construction). 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Starting their recording career with Roadshow Records, initially distributed by Scepter Records, on the strength of the group’s debut, before moving on to Columbia distribution, B.T. Express forged a formidable reputation as one of the world’s best disco\/funk outfits clocking up ten R\u0026amp;B hit singles and seven top 50 R\u0026amp;B albums during their highly-acclaimed career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBBR have distilled the very best of the group’s recordings into a comprehensive two-disc anthology package selected from all seven of the group’s studio albums. Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied) (74) and Non-Stop (75), both #1 R\u0026amp;B, provide the early funk bombs ‘Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)’, ‘Express’, ‘Mental Telepathy’, ‘This House Is Smokin’’, ‘Give It What You Got’, ‘Peace Pipe’ and ‘You Got It, I Want It’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BBR","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50447334932811,"sku":"1109145","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f655061d-5d91-41a2-99e6-cca6f50d5546_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727076173"},{"product_id":"do-it-til-youre-satisfied","title":"Do It (Til Youre Satisfied)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released 1974 \/ B.T. 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But more significant than its success is its influence: the then-unknown Tom Moulton’s extended disco mix of “Do It (’Til You’re Satisfied),” featured on the album, is widely regarded as the first dance remix ever! Remastered by Donald Cleveland, with a definitive 3800-word essay by A. 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