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T-Connection

Real Name:
Theophilus Coakley, Kirkwood Coakley, David Mackey, Anthony Flowers
Profile:
Late 70s funk and disco band from Nassau, Bahamas who moved to Miami and signed to TK Records where they released a number of funky disco classics. The group consisted of the band leader Theophilus Coakley, Kirkwood Coakley on bass and drums, David Mackey on guitar, and Anthony Flowers on drums and percussion. They broke up in the early 80s having signed to Capitol Records and released several albums.
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Discography

Releases:
Disco Magic (3 versions)   T.K. Disco ... 1976
Disco Magic / Come Una Bambolina (7", Promo)   RCA Victor, Numero Uno 1976
Disco Magic / Monday Morning (3 versions)   Dash ... 1976
Do What You Wanna Do (3 versions)   Dash ... 1977
Do What You Wanna Do / Got To See My Lady (4 versions)   T.K. Disco ... 1977
Let Yourself Go (2 versions)   Dash ... 1977
Let Yourself Go / Groove To Get Down (4 versions)   T.K. Disco ... 1977
Magic (Album) (6 versions)   Dash ... 1977
On Fire (Album) (5 versions)   Dash ... 1977
On Fire (2 versions)   T.K. Disco 1977
On Fire (4 versions)   T.K. Records ... 1977
On Fire / Go Back Home (7")   Dash 1977
At Midnight (6 versions)   T.K. Disco ... 1978
T-Connection (Album) (5 versions)   T.K. Records ... 1978
Head Hunter / Lady Of The Street (12")   T.K. Records 1979
Saturday Night (3 versions)   T.K. Disco ... 1979
Saturday Night (4 versions)   Dash ... 1979
Totally Connected (Album) (2 versions)   T.K. Records 1979
Everything Is Cool (12")   Capitol Records 1981
Everything Is Cool (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1981
Everything Is Cool / H.F.R.S. (Hustling, Freaking, Rocking, Streaking) (12", Promo)   Capitol Records, Capitol Records 1981
Pure & Natural (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1982
The Game Of Life (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1983
Tonight's The Night (12")   Capitol Records 1983
Take It To The Limit (Single) (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1984
Take It To The Limit (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1984
You Can Feel The Groove (12")   Capitol Records 1984
Do What You Wanna Do / At Midnight (12")   Sunnyview Records 1986
Do What You Wanna Do / At Midnight (12")   Sunnyview Records 1986
If You Want To Danz (12")   Super Power 1987
Any Way You Want It (3 versions)   Pop Music Records ... 1988
At Midnight / Do What Ya Wanna Do (12")   Hot Classics 1990
I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet / Do What You Wanna Do (12")   Unidisc 1990
Oh Sheila / At Midnight (12")   Unidisc 1990
Do What You Wanna Do / I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet (12")   Old Gold (2) 1991
At Midnight (12")   Wizz Records 1994
Do What Ya Wanna Do (Remix) (12", Promo, Red)   Not On Label 1994
The Best Of T-Connection - At Midnight (CD, Comp)   Hot Productions 1994
T-Connection / Magic (CD)   Collectables 1998
Dance To The Drummers Beat / Saturday Night (12")   Simply Vinyl (S12) 2001
Do What You Wanna Do / At Midnight (12")   Simply Vinyl (S12) 2001
Something For The Weekend (CD, Album, com)   Stateside 2006
At Midnight / Music (Vinyl)   12 Inch Stars  
Best Of T-Connection Volume One (12")   Dance Classics  
Do What You Wanna Do / At Midnight (12", RP)   T.K. Disco  
Super Disco Breaks Volume 1 (2 versions)   Paul Raymond ...  
Appears On:
Live At The Paradise Garage (2xCD, Mixed) At Midnight Strut 2000
Tracks Appear On:
Disco Fever (Comp) (2 versions) Do What You Wanna Do K-Tel ... 1977
Disco Rocket (2xLP) Do What You Wanna Do K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1977
Dynamite (LP) Do What You Wanna Do K-Tel 1977
Volume 1 Number 2 (12") On Fire (Getting Higher) Disconet Program Service 1977
Disco Double (2xLP, Comp) On Fire K-Tel 1978
Disco Fever (2xLP) Do What You Wanna Do Precision Records 1978
Disco Fire (Comp) (2 versions) Let Yourself Go K-Tel International (USA) ... 1978
Disco Party (2xLP) Do What You Wanna Do, ... Marlin 1978
Disco Party (2xLP) Do What You Wanna Do, ... T.K. Records 1978
Disco Party (LP) Do What You Wanna Do T.K. Records 1978
Let's Disco (LP, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do K-Tel 1978
Miami Sound (LP) Let Yourself Go, On Fire Epic 1978
Volume 2 Program 6 (2x12") At Midnight Disconet Program Service 1978
Dancin' At The Disco (2xLP, Comp, Mixed) Saturday Night CBS Direct 1979
Disco Heat (2xVinyl, Comp) On Fire TeeVee Records 1979
Disco Heat Volume 1 & 2 (2xLP, Comp, Mixed) On Fire Tee Vee Records 1979
Disco Planet (LP) Saturday Night T.K. Records 1979
Hot Nights & City Lights (LP, Comp) At Midnight K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1979
Niteflyte Dancin' (2xLP) Saturday Night, At Mid... T.K. Records 1979
Red Hot Disco Express (LP, red) At Midnight Tee Vee Records 1979
This Is It! 20 Of The Hottest Hits Around (LP, Comp) At Midnight CBS 1979
It's Disco Time (LP, Comp) On Fire Pushbike Records 1981
Discoh '82 (LP, Mixed) Saturday Night, At Mid... CBS 1982
The Dance Decade 1973-1983 (Comp) (2 versions) Do What You Want To Do Street Sounds 1983
New Music Seminar New York 1984 (12", Mixed, Promo) You Can Feel The Groove Capitol Records 1984
Sótão (LP) Take It To The Limit EMI Music (Brazil) 1984
April 85 - The Mixes (12") Let Yourself Go DMC 1985
August 85 - Mixes (12") Do What You Wanna Do DMC 1985
July 86 - The Mixes (12") Do What You Wanna Do DMC 1986
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) Groove To Get Down Street Beat Records 1986
Dance Classics - Volume 3 (2xLP) Saturday Night Arcade 1988
Dance Classics - Volume 6 (CD) Saturday Night Arcade 1988
Disco Dance Classic's Volume 4 (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do Streetheat Music 1988
Golden Grooves Vol. 1 (CD) At Midnight Streetheat 1988
The Grooves 1 (LP) At Midnight (8 Beats -... DMC 1988
The Return Of Superbad (2xLP, Gat) Do What You Wanna Do K-Tel 1988
The Greatest Dance Revival Volume 2 (CD) Do What You Gotta Do Qualitel 1989
The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago (Comp) (2 versions) At Midnight BCM Records 1989
The Best Of House (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do DMC 1990
Miami Sunshine Sound (CD) Do What You Wanna Do PolyGram 1991
Son Of Super Bad (Cass, Comp) On Fire K-Tel International (USA), Inc. 1991
The Best Of T.K. Volume 1 (CD) Do What You Wanna Do EMI Records 1991
The Best Of T.K. Volume 1 (LP, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do EMI Records, T.K. Records 1991
The Best Of The Sound Of Sunshine (2xLP, Comp) At Midnight, Do What Y... Hot Productions, T.K. Records 1991
Disco Hits, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do Rhino Special Editions 1992
Underground Selection 2/92 (12") Do What You Wanna Do (... DMC 1992
At Midnight - TK Dance Classics Remixed (Album, Comp) (2 versions) Do What You Wanna Do (... EMI ... 1994
Remix Culture 140 (2x12") Do What You Wanna Do (... DMC 1994
Classic Disco Mastercuts Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Do What You Wanna Do Mastercuts 1995
Club Classics 3 (CD) Everything Is Cool Disky 1995
Dance Classics (3xCD, Comp) Saturday Night Arcade 1995
Get Funkey (2xCD) At Midnight Control 1996
The Best Disco Album In The Universe Volume 5 (CD) At Midnight Essex Entertainment, Inc., Warner Special Products 1997
Venerdi '70 Vol. 2 (4xLP) At Midnight Dig It International 1997
Boogie Down (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do EMI 1999
Disco Hits (3xCD, Comp + Box) At Midnight, Do What Y... Eurotrend 1999
House Nation 193 (12", Ltd) Do What You Wanna Do (... DMC 1999
Two, Three Break Volume 1 (Cass, Comp, Mixed, Ltd, Promo) Groove To Get Down (Edit) Supapeople 1999
Dance Classics Volume 5&6 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Saturday Night Universal TV 2000
Disco Box Vol. 5 - Discomania (CD, Comp, Mixed) At Midnight Disco Box 2000
Essential Mix (2xCD) Squib Cakes / At Midnight London Records 2000
Funk To The Max (2xCD, Comp) Funkanection Disky 2000
Larry Levan Live At The Paradise Garage (3xLP) At Midnight Strut 2000
Live At The Paradise Garage (2xCD, Mixed) At Midnight Strut 2000
Maximum Funk 12" (CD) Do What You Wanna Do (... Disky 2000
Classic Inspirations (CD, Mixed) Do What You Wanna Do Glasgow Underground 2001
Disco Collector - Volume 1 (CD) At Midnight Airplay Records 2001
Disco Generation (3xCD) Do What You Wanna Do Disky 2001
MAXImum 70's (4xCD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do Disky 2001
The Disco Boys - Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) At Midnight (Single Ve... Warner Strategic Marketing 2001
Totally Do You Wanna Get Funky (2xCD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do CMC Entertainment 2001
Ghetto Discotheque (CD) Do What You Wanna Do EMI Records 2002
Mashed Up! (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do V... Music Factory 2002
Mastercuts Discothèque (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Do What You Wanna Do (... Mastercuts 2002
Live At The Legendary Paradise Garage (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, RE) At Midnight Garage Records, Garage Records 2003
Live At The Legendary Paradise Garage (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, RE) At Midnight Garage Records, Garage Records, Garage Records 2003
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (2xLP) Groove To Get Down Street Beat Records 2003
Volume.001 (CD, Mixed, Promo) At Midnight (Paul Raym... PGR 2003
The Best Of T.K. Volume 1 (CD) Do What You Wanna Do EMI Records 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Groove To Get Down (Br... All The Breaks 2005
Ferry Maat's Soul Show: Saturday Night Grooves (3xCD) Saturday Night Disky 2005
Grand 12-Inches 2 (4xCD, Comp) At Midnight (12" Version) Sony Music Media, Sony Music Media 2005
80's Club Grooves (2xCD, Comp) Goombay Time Disky 2006
Ce Soir On Danse! (CD, Mixed, Comp) Feel The Groove Disque Primeur 2006
Connected 02: 10 Years Of Full Intention (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do (... ITH Records 2006
Connected: 10 Years Of Full Intention (Part 1) (2xLP) Do What You Wanna Do (... ITH Records 2006
Connected: 10 Years Of Full Intention Sampler (12", Promo, Smplr) Do What You Wanna Do (... ITH Records 2006
For DJ's Only (Rare Extended Versions) 02 (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do Universal Music (Italy) 2006
Funky Grooves (2xCD, Comp) Everything Is Cool Disky 2006
Los Nº1 De La Musica Disco Vol.3 (3xCD, Album) Do What You Wanna Do Contraseña Records 2006
Soul Heaven Presents DJ Spen & Osunlade (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do Soul Heaven Records 2006
Capitol Disco (2xCD, Comp) Party Night Stateside 2007
Ferry Maat's Soul Show "Funky # 5" (3xCD) Girl Watching Disky 2007
Live At The Playboy Mansion (Comp) (2 versions) At Midnight ITH Records ... 2007
Cosmos: Outer Space Disco Funk Ignites B.N. & T.K. Dancefloors (CD, Comp) Do What You Wanna Do EMI Music (France) 2008
Disco Classics - Get Up And Boogie (CD, Comp) Do What Ya Wanna Do RockPop  
Disco Classics - I'm On Fire (CD, Comp) At Midnight RockPop  
Disco Classics Of The 70's (3xCD, Comp) At Midnight, Do What Y... Eurotrend  
Hit Action (LP, Comp) At Midnight Tee Vee Records  
Super Breaks & Beats Vol.2 (12") Groove To Get Down DJ's Choice  
Unofficial Releases:
F.D.J.D.R. - Fusion (Disco Mix) (12", Ltd, Mixed, red) Do What You Wanno Do, ... Not On Label 1978
Prince - Z (12", P/Mixed) At Midnight R.M.T.Z Records 1979
Flower Power / In The Bottle (2 versions) At Midnight RPM Records (9) ... 1980
Goody Goody Mixer (12", Mixed) Saturday Night RPM Records (9) 1980
Master Cuba (12", Ltd, P/Mixed) On Fire, At Midnight AZ 1980
Master Funk (12", Ltd, Mixed) At Midnight, At Midnight Valentina Records 1980
Transform (12", P/Mixed) Saturday Night D.D. Productions 1980
Goodie Goodie Mixer (12", S/Sided, Mixed) Saturday Night Disco Mixer, Disco Mixer 1981
Master Pressing (12", Mixed, Unofficial) At Midnight Not On Label 1981
Stop (12", Mixed) At Midnight, At Midnight Jet Records 1981
Beach Rap (12", P/Mixed, Unofficial) At Midnight Sun Records (5) 1982
Beware Tonight (12", Mixed, Unofficial) At Midnight Palm Tree Records (2) 1982
Chesapeake Prince - Homeward In The Rain (12", Mixed, Unofficial) At Midnight Swoop Records (2) 1982
Cool Time (12", Mixed, Unofficial) At Midnight GGGold Records 1982
Funky Beat (12", Mixed) At Midnight Rumble Records (5) 1982
Hard As Rock (12", P/Mixed) Saturday Night Official Music 1982
Classics Mix (12", Mono, Mixed) At Midnight DJ Worldwide Inc. 1985
Dragon Fire (12", P/Mixed) At Midnight Redline Records (3) 1985
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) Groove To Get Down Street Beat Records 2006
Lady B's Re-Edits Vol. 1 (9xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Do What Ya Wanna Do (L... Lust 4 Dust 2008
Best Of T-Connection Volume Two (12")   Dance Classics  
The Greatest Mixers - Disco Decade (12", Mixed) Do What You Wanna Do, ... Factory Hit Records  
Untitled (12") At Midnight That's All Music  
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