Trammps

Looking at the charts, you can't really appreciate just how successful the Trammps really were. Norman Harris and Ron Baker produced most of their hits, as well as for Double Exposure and B-H-Y years later on the Salsoul label. Began on Buddah label with records like "Zing went the strings of my heart" - a very early Trammps record with a distinctly disco sound. Moving to their own Golden Fleece label, songs like "Love epidemic" and "Trammps Disco theme" were well played on the New York disco scene.

Their final label switch was to Atlantic in 1975; each album they released here contained at least two disco favourites. "That's where the happy people go" and "Disco Party" came from their first Atlantic album. Huge international smash "Disco Inferno" (used in the film Saturday Night Fever) and "Body contract contact" came from their next album - listen for those groovy disco basslines. Next album included the brilliant "People of the world (rise)" and "The night the lights went out"... not to be missed.

"Hooked for life" and "That's where the happy people go" were both released as very early promo-only 12" singles in 1975 on US Atlantic and are now considered rare by collectors. Both were mixed by Tom Moulton.

There is a rare UK 12" (in the Atlantic SAM series) of "Soul searching time". Also look out for a UK 4-track EP on Buddah from 1976 containing "Zing went the strings", "Rubber Band", "Hold back the night" and "Sixty minute man" (catalogue number BD 110, shown above).

Hooked for life (Atlantic 12" DSKO 59, 1975) That's where the happy people go (Atlantic 12" DSKO 63, 1975) The night the lights went out (Atlantic 12" DSKO 102, 1977) The night the lights went out (Atlantic 12" DK 4615, 1977) - commercial release Disco inferno (Atlantic 12" DSKO 115, 1978) Disco inferno (Atlantic 12" DK 4622, 1978) - commercial release Trammps medley (Atlantic 12" PR 313, 1978) - wlp radio sampler Soul bones / Love magnet (Atlantic 12" DSKO 139, 1978) Soul bones / Love magnet (Atlantic 12" DK 4709, 1978) - commercial release Love insurance policy / Teaser (Atlantic 12" DSKO 170, 1979) Hard rock and disco (Atlantic 12" DSKO 224, 1979) Music freek (Atlantic 12" DMD 238, 1980) Looking for you / Mellow out (Atlantic 12" DMD 251, 1980)

 

  1. The legendary Zing album (Buddah LP, 1975)
  2. Trammps (Golden Fleece LP, 1975)
  3. Where the happy people go (Atlantic LP, 1976)
  4. Disco inferno (Atlantic LP, 1976)
  5. Trammps III (Atlantic LP, 1977)
  6. The whole world's dancing (Atlantic LP, 1979)
  7. Mixin' it up (Atlantic LP, 1980)
  8. Slippin' out (Atlantic LP, 1981)

     

  9. Zing went the strings of my heart (Buddah, 1972)
  10. Pray all you sinners (Buddah, 1973)
  11. Love epidemic (Golden Fleece, 1973)
  12. Where do we go from here (Golden Fleece, 1974)
  13. Trusting heart (Golden Fleece, 1974)
  14. Sixty minute man (Buddah, 1975)
  15. Hold back the night (Buddah, 1975)
  16. Rubber band (Buddah, 1975)
  17. Hooked for life (Atlantic, 1975)
  18. That's where the happy people go (Atlantic, 1976)
  19. Soul searching time (Atlantic, 1976)
  20. Ninety-nine and a half (Atlantic, 1976)
  21. Disco inferno (Atlantic, 1977)
  22. I feel like I've been livin' (on the dark side of the moon) (Atlantic, 1977)
  23. Trammps disco theme (Golden Fleece, 1977)
  24. Body contract contact (Atlantic, 1977)
  25. The night the lights went out (Atlantic, 1977)
  26. Seasons for girls (Atlantic, 1978)
  27. Soul bones (Atlantic, 1978)
  28. Hard rock and disco (Atlantic, 1980)
  29. Looking for you (Atlantic, 1981)                                 BACK
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