Various - The House Sound Of Chicago - Vol. II - Chicago Trax

Label:

London Records

Catalog#:

828 052-1

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

Netherlands

Released:

1987

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

House, Acid House

Tracklist

A1	On The House -	Pleasure Control	4:25
		Mixed By - Ron Hardy Producer - Marshall Jefferson Vocals - Curtis McClain
A2	Adonis -	No Way Back	4:55
		Producer - Adonis
A3	Santos (3) -	Work The Box	4:22
		Producer, Mixed By - Adonis
A4	Duane & Co. -	J.B. Piano Traxx	6:25
		Producer - Duane & Co.
A5	Marshall Jefferson -	The House Music Anthem - Move Your Body	7:45
		Mixed By - Ron Hardy Producer, Arranged By - Virgo
B1	Boris Betanoff* -	What's Up Rocky?	6:39
		Mixed By - Ron Gresham Producer - Dean Anderson
B2	Sweet D -	Thank Ya	8:28
		Producer - Sweet D
B3	Mr. Fingers -	Can You Feel It	5:45
		Producer - Larry Heard
B4	Virgo -	R U Hot Enough	7:36
		Producer - Adonis , Virgo
C1	Hercules -	7 Ways To Jack	6:48
		Producer - Marshall Jefferson
C2	On The House -	Ride The Rhythm	7:00
		Mixed By - Ron Hardy Producer - Marshall Jefferson
C3	Mr. Fingers -	Washing Machine	4:20
		Producer - Larry Heard
C4	Rude Boy Farley Keith, The -	Give Yourself To Me	4:17
		Producer - Danny Wilson , Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
C5	Master C & J -	When You Hold Me	6:56
		Engineer - John Nebin Producer, Mixed By - New York Kids, The
D1	Sampson "Butch" Moore -	House Beat Box	6:15
		Engineer - Larry Stern Producer - Steve "Silk" Hurley
D2	Adonis -	We're Rocking Down The House	6:00
		Producer, Mixed By - Adonis
D3	Fresh (2) -	Dum Dum	5:30
		Producer - Fresh (2)
D4	Willie Wonka -	What Is House?	4:50
		Mixed By - Mickey Oliver Producer - Willie Wonka
D5	Jungle Wonz -	The Jungle	6:00
		Producer, Arranged By - Marshall Jefferson

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Rated 5/5

Review by steady-j Oct 19, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

Damn, stone cold classics all the way. There is not a single weak track on here, and there's a good variety of styles too.

The impact of this album on me cannot be understated. As a student back in 86/87, miles from anywhere with imports, HMV and big UK releases was all there was to get hold of the wave of house music coming across from Chicago. Before this album there was not much beyond the London/ffrr vol.1 7-tracker, Jack Your Body, Love Can't turn around, and a handful of UK tracks.

Suddenly this bulging gift pack introduced new artists, new crazy concepts and sounds, sex, cartoons, soul, "the box", stripped jackin rhythms, and more melllow sounds too, all wrapped up in pure energy.

Essential material, and for me at least, a landmark.