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