The formation of the Traks was composed by Aax Donnell (Aurelio Donninelli, born in Ancona on February 14th 1953) soloist voice, Paul Micioni (Paolo Micioni born in Foligno on March 3rd 1956) electric guitar, Peter Micioni (Pietro Micioni, Paolo's brother) bass guitar, Marian Savati (Mariano Salvati) drums. The four members of the group were friends and they were all already working as disc jockeys from the mid-seventies onwards. During their car trip they decided to make a new version of "Long Train Runnin '", a song from "The Doobie Brothers" of 1973 and very programmed in their DJ sets. So it was that in the winter of 1981 in a recording studio in Rome, the band, assisted by excellent arrangers and sound technical experts, recorded the cover of the historical piece using a sound more suited to the discotheque audience of those early 80s , creating a longer intro than the original song to encourage mixing with dee-jays. On the back of the single, Drums Power was recorded, an instrumental groove based on a continuous drum loop with the addition of various percussions such as congas, claves, cowbells. This "B side" of the disc was widely used by the disc-jockeys and sampled by many artists including the 4M International who used it for their Space Operator (1982). "Long Train Runnin '", which became a reference for the nascent Italo disco, was printed on 12 "vinyl initially only in 30 copies. The copies were sent to many record companies present at the Midem in Cannes in February 1982, at the time the main international market for the global music community and an important showcase of new products The French "Savoir Faire Records" which first tested the song of the Traks, both on the radio and in the disco, immediately realized the innovation of the product. the single from "Long Train Runnin '" was released in Italy with the Best Record and in many other countries in the world under other labels. The success was immediate and the band immediately conquered the top of the charts, obtaining the Golden Disc in France and in Germany, also in 1982, the now famous cover reached the 24th place on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1983, given the success of the first record, the Traks produced another cover "Get Ready", a great success both of the Temptations (1966) and of the Rare Earth (1969). In 1984 disagreements began within the band that with an official statement announced its dissolution due to contractual problems and for management issues. However before the withdrawal from the stage, the Traks by mutual agreement decided to engrave a last piece that was released in 1985 "You Can Feel It".
