I.R.T. Made The Ultimate Electro Single… Then Vanished
Interboro Rhythm Team unexpectedly found themselves at the forefront of electronic and hip-hop music before drifting into obscurity. I.R.T. isn’t streaming on Spotify. There’s barely a trace of them on the internet. And yet, back in 1984, they released the ultimate electro dance single.
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0:02 Scan 7 – Evasive Maneuvers
0:04 Snakepiss – Arson
0:06 Grupo Batuque – Rhythmix: Reluque Batuque
0:08 I.R.T. – Watch The Closing Doors
2:38 Ralph Graham – Stay On The Good Side
3:02 Millie Jackson – Keep The Home Fire Burnin’
4:33 Mel Tillis – Southern Rain
4:37 Cheryl Lynn – Shake It Up Tonight
4:40 Bette Midler – Fiesta in Rio
7:06 Man Parrish – Hip Hop Be Bop
7:14 Man Parrish – Six Simple Synthesizers
7:29 Man Parrish – Street Clap
8:29 Quincas Moreira – Chunk
9:19 Noisemotion x masolol1 – Manji
12:45 Prince – When Doves Cry
14:40 Laid Back – White Horse
14:44 Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
15:44 I.R.T. – Made In The USA
16:16 I.R.T. – When Bad Things Happen
17:38 Mud Sweat & Jeers – Every Dawg Has Its Day
18:24 Randy Klein – Chess Anyone?
IRT producers:
Vicky Germaise
Randy Klein
Raul Rodriguez
“Watch The Closing Doors” vocalists:
Heidi Dudley
Neisha Dudley
Steve Sells
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