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Hot Tracks

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DJ USE ONLY Promotional label, not to be confused with Hot Tracks (Sony Music France)
Hot Tracks is a DJ-only subscription/remix service originating in San Francisco, CA (USA) in 1982, later moving operations to Tulsa, OK (USA).
Releases are pressed in limited quantities and feature mixes of Top 40, Hi-NRG, House, Urban, Disco and Euro tracks. Issues were originally released on single 12" but soon appeared on double 12" and later triple 12" vinyl sets. The first "Best Of" CD's were released in 1988, and monthly CD's began in 1991 and replaced the vinyl sets completely in 2000.
Through the years Hot Tracks expanded their remix service into "Satellite Services" that provided remixes for specific dance styles with each style having their own series title: Hot Rocks: 80's Rock/New Wave, Love Tracks: Romantic Disco, Hot Classics: Retro/Disco, Street Tracks: Rap/Urban, NRG for the 90's (later NRG): Hi-NRG/Euro, The Edge: Retro Alternative/80's New Wave, and Roadkill (later XL): Techno/Underground/Alternative Dance.
Hot Tracks closed in 2005 and the company was bought by another remix service, Select Mix, in 2006. Select Mix has brought back the Hot Tracks company name and has released new issues of Street Tracks and Hot Tracks.
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(NOT CURRENT)
Hot Tracks® Remix Service
P.O. Box 701347
Tulsa, OK 74170-1347 USA
Toll Free 1-888-HOT-TRACKS
(1-888-468-8722)
Phone (918) 366-1100
Fax (918) 366-1108

info@hottracks.com
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Discography

Releases:
25 NRG51S-2 02 Various NRG Series 51 (CD, Comp, Promo) 2001
1.02 MONEY Cameo Money (12", S/Sided, TP) 1992
13878 Martinelli Cenerentola (Cinderalla) Remix (7", 45 ) 1985
CD-10-6 Various Hot Tracks 10-6 (CD, Promo) 1991
CD-10-7 Various Hot Tracks 10-7 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1991
CD-HT-B-91 Various The Best Of 1991 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1991
CD-SA-11-5 Various Hot Tracks 11-5 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1992
HC-1 Various Hot Classics, Issue 1 (12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1984
HC-2 Various Hot Classics, Issue 2 (12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1984
HC-3 Various Hot Classics, Issue 3 (12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1985
HC-4 Various Hot Classics, Issue 4 (12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1985
HC-5 Various Hot Classics, Issue 5 (12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1986
HC-6 Various Hot Classics, Issue 6 (2x12", EP, Comp, Promo) 1987
HOX1/BL1 Various Hot Wax Vol. 1 (12", Promo) 2003
HT 10-2 Various Hot Tracks 10-2 (12", Promo) 1991
HT-B-91 Various The Best Of 1991 (2x12", Comp, Promo) 1991
HT-BBT-1 Various The Best Of The Bonus Tracks Volume 1 (2x12", Comp, Promo)  
HTCCD-01 Various The Best Of '90 (CD, Comp) 1990
HTCCD04/10-3 Various Hot Tracks 10-3 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1991
HTCD01 Various The Best Of Hot Tracks Vol. 1 (CD) 1987
HT-CD-6/ST Various Best Of Street Tracks (CD, Comp, Promo)  
HTCD11-1 Various Series 11 Issue 1 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1992
HTCD11-2 Various Hot Tracks 11-2 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1991
HT-CD-11-6 Various Hot Tracks 11-6 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1992
HT-CD-12-2 Various Hot Tracks 12-2 (CD, Comp) 1993
HT-CD-12-4 Various Hot Tracks 12-4 (CD) 1993
HT-CD-12-5 Various Hot Tracks 12-5 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1993
HT-CD-12-6 Various Hot Tracks 12-6 (CD, Promo) 1993
HT-CD-12-7 Various Hot Tracks 12-7 (CD, Promo) 1993
HT-CD-12-8 Various Hot Tracks 12-8 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-13-1 Various Hot Tracks 13-1 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-13-2 Various Hot Tracks 13-2 (CD, Comp) 1994
HT-CD-13-5 Various Hot Tracks 13-5 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-13-6 Various Hot Tracks 13-6 (CD, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-13-7 Various Hot Tracks 13-7 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-13-9 Various Hot Tracks 13-9 (CD, Promo)  
HT-CD-14-1 Various Hot Tracks 14-1 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1995
HT-CD-14-2 Various Hot Tracks 14-2 (CD, Comp, Promo)  
HT-CD-14-3 Various Hot Tracks 14-3 (CD, Promo) 1995
HT-CD-14-7 Various Hot Tracks 14-7 (CD, Promo, Comp) 1995
HT-CD-14-8 Various Hot Tracks 14-8 (CD, Promo) 1995
HT-CD-15-2 Various Hot Tracks 15-2 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-15-3 Various Hot Tracks 15-3 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-15-5 Various Hot Tracks 15-5 (CD, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-15-7 Various Hot Tracks 15-7 (CD, Promo)  
HT-CD-15-8 Various Hot Tracks 15-8 (CD, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-16-1 Various Hot Tracks 16-1 (CD, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-16-2 Various Hot Tracks 16-2 (CD, Promo) 1997
HT-CD-16-6 Various Hot Tracks 16-6 (CD, Promo) 1997
HT-CD-18-5 Various Hot Tracks 18-5 (2xCD, Comp)  
HT-CD-5 / 10-4 Various Hot Tracks 10-4 (CD, Comp) 1991
HT-CD-7/10-5 Various Hot Tracks 10-5 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1991
HT-CD-BNRG-1 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 1 (2xCD, Promo) 1991
HT-CD-BNRG-2 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 2 (2xCD, Promo) 1992
HT-CD-BNRG-3 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 3 (2xCD, Promo) 1993
HT-CD-BNRG-4 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 4 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HT-CD-BNRG-5 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 5 (2xCD, Promo) 1996
HT-CD-BNRG-6 Various The Best Of NRG For The 90's Volume 6 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) 1997
HT-CD-ED-1 Various The Edge Level 1 (2xCD) 1994
HT-CD-ED-2 Various The Edge Level 2 (2xCD) 1994
HT-CD-ED-3 Various The Edge Level 3 (CD) 1997
HT-CD-ED-4 Various The Edge Level 4 (CD) 1999
HT-CD-ED-5 Various The Edge Level 5 (CD) 2001
HT-CD-NRG-33 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 33 (CD, Maxi, Promo)  
HT-CD-NRG-35 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 35 (CD, Maxi, Promo)  
HT-CD-NRG-36 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 36 (CD, Maxi, Promo)  
HTCD-RK-1.09 Various Roadkill! 1.09 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1994
HTCD-RK-1.10 Various Roadkill! 1.10 (CD, Comp, Promo)  
HTCD-RK-2.16 Various Roadkill! 2.16 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1996
HTCD-RK-2.18 Various Roadkill! 2.18 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1996
HTCD-RK-2.19 Various Roadkill! 2.19 (CD, Album) 1997
HTCD-RK-2.20 Various Roadkill! 2.20 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1997
HT-CD-VB-02 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 2 (CD, Comp, Promo)  
HTCDVB04 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 4 (CD, Comp)  
HTCDVB05 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 5 (CD, Comp)  
HT-HC-11-CD Various Hot Classics Eleven (CD, Promo)  
HT-HC-12-CD Various Hot Tracks - Hot Classics Twelve, Issue 12 (CD, Promo, DJ')  
HT-MV-01 Various The Best Of Hot Tracks Vol. 1 (12") 1982
HT-NRG 3 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 3 (12", Promo, Gre) 1991
HT-NRG-04 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 4 (12", Ltd, Tra)  
HT-NRG-05 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 5 (12", Red)  
HT-NRG-06 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 6 (12")  
HT-NRG-07 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 7 (12", Cle)  
HT-NRG-08 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 8 (12")  
HT-NRG-10 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 10 (12", Ltd, Pur)  
HT-NRG-11 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 11 (2x12", Ltd, Gre) 1992
HT-NRG-12 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 12 (12", Ltd) 1992
HT-NRG-13 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 13 (12", Comp, Promo, Gre) 1992
HT-NRG-14 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 14 (12") 1992
HT-NRG-15 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 15 (12", Ltd, Blu) 1992
HT-NRG-17 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 17 (12", Whi) 1994
HT-NRG-17 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 17 (12", TP) 1994
HT-NRG-18 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 18 (12", W/Lbl, Promo) 1993
HT-NRG-19 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 19 (12", Promo, Red) 1994
HT-NRG-20 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 20 (12") 1994
HT-NRG-21 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 21 (12", Promo, Gre) 1994
HT-NRG-22 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 22 (12") 1994
HT-NRG-23 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 23 (12") 1995
HT-NRG-24 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 24 (12", Promo) 1995
HT-NRG-25 Various NRG For The 90´s Volume 25 (12")  
HT-NRG-26 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 26 (12", Ltd, Promo) 1997
HT-NRG-28 Various NRG For The 90´s Volume 28 (12")  
HT-NRG-33 Various NRG For The 90's Volume 33 (12") 1997
HT-NRG-34 Various NRG For The 90's Vol. 34 (12", Red)  
HT-NRG-35 Various NRG For The 90's Vol. 35 (12", Blu)  
HT-NRG-37 Various NRG For The 90's Vol. 37 (12", Ora)  
HT-NRG-39 Various NRG For The 90's Vol. 39 (12")  
HT-RK-1.05 Various Roadkill! 1.05 (2x12")  
HT-RK-1.06 Various Roadkill! 1.06 (2x12")  
HT-RK-1.07 Various Roadkill! 1.07 (3x12")  
HT-RK-1.08 Various Roadkill! 1.08 (CD, Comp) 1993
HT-RK-1.08 Various Roadkill! 1.08 (3x12") (12", EP) 1993
HT-RK-1.09 Various Roadkill! 1.09 (3x12")  
HT-RK-1.10 Various Roadkill! 1.10 (3x12")  
HT-RK-2.12 Various Roadkill! 2.12 (Comp) (2 versions) 1996
HT-RK-2.13 Various Roadkill! 2.13 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-RK-2.14 Various Roadkill! 2.14 (CD)  
HT-RK-2.14 Various Roadkill! 2.14 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-RK-2.16 Various Roadkill! 2.16 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-RK-2.17 Various Roadkill! 2.17 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-RK-2.18 Various Roadkill! 2.18 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1996
HT-RK-2.20 Various Roadkill! 2.20 (3x12", Comp, Promo) 1997
HT-RK-CD-1.05 Various Roadkill! 1.05 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1993
HT-RK-CD1.06 Various Roadkill! 1.06 (CD, Promo, Comp)  
HT-ST-9 Various Street Tracks Vol. 9 (12")  
HT-VBO 4 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 4 (3xVinyl, Comp, Pro)  
HT-XL-01 Various XL Vol. 1 (CD, Comp, Promo) 1999
HT-XL-02 Various XL Vol. 2 (CD)  
none Various Hot Tracks 19-7 - Mainstream Dance (CD, Promo) 2000
none Various Hot Tracks 20-7 - Mainstream Dance (CD, Promo)  
none Various 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition (Part 1) (17xCD, Comp) 1997
none Various Hot Tracks 19-3 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) 2000
SA 1-2 Various Series 1, Issue 2 (2x12", Promo) 1982
SA 1-3 Various Series 1 Issue 3 (12") 1982
SA 1-4 Various Series 1 Issue 4 (12") 1982
SA 1-5 Various Series 1, Issue 5 (12", Ltd, Promo) 1982
SA 1-6 Various Series 1 Issue 6 (12") 1989
SA 1-7 Various Series 1 Issue 7 (12") 1982
SA 1-8 Various Series 1 Issue 8 (12", Promo, Ltd) 1982
SA 2-1 Various Series 2, Issue 1 (2x12", Promo) 1982
SA 2-2 Various Series 2, Issue 2 (12", Promo) 1982
SA 2-3 Various Series 2, Issue 3 (2x12", Promo) 1983
Sa2-4 Various Series 2, Issue 4 (2x12", Promo) 1983
Sa2-5 Various Series 2, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1983
SA 2-6 Various Series 2, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo) 1983
SA 2-7 Various Series 2, Issue 7 (2x12", Promo) 1983
SA 2-8 Various Series 2, Issue 8 (2x12", Promo) 1983
SA 3-1 Various Series 3, Issue 1 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-2 Various Series 3, Issue 2 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-3 Various Series 3, Issue 3 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-4 Various Series 3, Issue 4 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-5 Various Series 3, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-6 Various Series 3, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-7 Various Series 3, Issue 7 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 3-8 Various Series 3, Issue 8 (2x12", Promo) 1984
SA 4-1 Various Series 4, Issue 1 (2x12")  
SA 4-2 Various Series 4, Issue 2 (2x12", Promo, P/Mixed) 1985
SA 4-3 Various Series 4, Issue 3 (2x12", Promo) 1985
SA 4-4 Various Series 4, Issue 4 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 4-5 Various Series 4, Issue 5 (2x12")  
SA 4-6 Various Series 4, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo) 1985
SA 4-7 Various Series 4, Issue 7 (2x12", Promo) 1985
SA 4-8 Various Series 4, Issue 8 (2x12", Promo) 1985
SA 4-9 Various Series 4, Issue 9 (2x12")  
SA 5-1 Various Series 5, Issue 1 (2x12") 1986
SA 5-2 Various Series 5, Issue 2 (2x12") 1986
SA 5-3 Various Series 5, Issue 3 (2x12") 1986
SA 5-4 Various Series 5, Issue 4 (2x12") 1986
SA5-5 Various Series 5, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1986
SA 5-7 Various Series 5, Issue 7 (2x12", Promo) 1986
SA 5-9 Various Series 5, Issue 9 (2x12") 1986
SA 6-2 Various Series 6, Issue 2 (2x12", Promo) 1987
SA 6-5 Various Series 6, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1987
SA 6-8 Various Series 6, Issue 8 (2x12") 1987
SA 6-9 Various Series 6, Issue 9 (2x12") 1987
SA 7-3 Various Series 7, Issue 3 (2x12") 1987
SA 7-5 Various Series 7, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1988
SA 7-6 Various Series 7, Issue 6 (2x12") 1988
SA 7-7 Various Series 7, Issue 7 (2x12") 1988
SA 8-1 Various Series 8, Issue 1 (2x12", Promo) 1988
SA 8-4 Various Series 8, Issue 4 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 8-5 Various Series 8, Issue 5 (2x12", Promo) 1989
SA 8-6 Various Series 8, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 8-7 Various Series 8, Issue 7 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 8-8 Various Series 8, Issue 8 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 8-9 Various Series 8, Issue 9 (2x12") 1989
SA 9-1 Various Series 9, Issue 1 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 9-2 Various Series 9, Issue 2 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 9-3 Various Series 9, Issue 3 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 9-4 Various Series 9 Issue 4 (3x12", Promo)  
SA 9-5 Various Series 9 Issue 5 (3x12", Promo)  
SA 9-6 Various Series 9, Issue 6 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 9-8 Various Series 9, Issue 8 (3x12", Promo)  
SA 9-9 Various Series 9, Issue 9 (2x12", Promo)  
SA 10-1 Various Series 10 Issue 1 (2x12") 1991
SA 10-3 Various Series 10 Issue 3 (2x12") 1991
SA 10-5 Various Series 10 Issue 5 (2x12", Comp, Promo) 1991
SA 10-7 Various Hot Tracks 10-7 (2x12", Comp, Promo)  
SA 11-1 Various Series 11 Issue 1 (2x12", Promo) 1992
SA 11-2 Various Series 11 Issue 2 (2x12") 1991
SA 11-3 Various Series 11 Issue 3 (2x12") 1991
SA 11-6 Various Series 11 Issue 6 (2x12") 1992
SA 12-2 Various Series 12 Issue 2 (2x12", Promo, Comp) 1993
SA 12-4 Various Series 12 Issue 4 (3xVinyl) 1993
SA 12-5 Various Series 12 Issue 5 (2x12") 1993
SA 12-7 Various Hot Tracks 12-7 (3x12", Promo) 1993
SA 13-4 Various Series 13 Issue 4 (3x12") 1994
SA 13-5 Various Series 13 Issue 5 (3x12", Promo, Comp) 1994
SA 13-6 Various Hot Tracks 13-6 (3x12", Promo) 1994
SA 13-7 Various Hot Tracks 13-7 (3x12") 1994
SA 13-9 Various Hot Tracks 13-9 (3x12", Promo)  
SA 14-1 Various Series 14 Issue 1 (3x12") 1995
SA 14-3 Various Hot Tracks 14-3 (3x12") 1995
SA 14-4 Various Series 14 Issue 4 (3x12") 1995
SA 14-5 Various Series 14 Issue 5 (3x12", Promo) 1995
SA 14-6 Various Series 14 Issue 6 (3x12") 1995
SA 15-2 Various Series 15 Issue 2 (3x12", Promo) 1996
SA 15-3 Various Series 15 Issue 3 (3x12", Promo) 1999
SA 15-5 Various Series 15 Issue 5 (3x12") 1996
SA 16-4 Various Series 16 Issue 4 (3x12") 1999
SA 18-4 Various Series 18 Issue 4 (3x12") 1999
SA 1-10 Various Series 1 Issue 10 (12", Ltd, Promo) 1982
SA 1-11 Various Series 1 Issue 11 (12", Ltd, Promo) 1982
SA 4-11 Various Series 4, Issue 11 (2x12")  
SA 5-11 Various Series 5, Issue 11 (2x12") 1986
SA 92756 Various Series 1 Issue 1 (12", Promo) 1981
SARL 17 Various Series 1 Issue 7 (12", Promo) 1982
SHT 3387-6 DJ N-Joy The DJ'S List (12", Max) 1997
ST-21 Various Street Tracks 21 (3x12", Promo, Comp)  
ST-22 Various Street Tracks 22 (3x12", Promo, Comp, Unofficial) 1995
ST-28 Various Street Tracks 28 (3x12", Promo, Comp)  
ST-33 Various Street Tracks (3x12", Promo)  
ST-65 Various Street Tracks 65 (12", Promo)  
ST-76 Various Street Tracks Vol. 76 (12", Promo)  
ST-77 Various Street Tracks Vol. 77 (12", Promo)  
ST-CD-32 Various Street Tracks 32 (CD, Comp)  
ST-CD-73 Various Street Track 73 (CD, Comp)  
Street-10 Various Street Tracks Vol. 10 (12", Promo) 1992
SWC 1.01 Various Roadkill! 1.01 (2x12") 1992
SWC 1.02 Various Roadkill! 1.02 (2x12")  
SWC 1.03 Various Roadkill! 1.03 (2x12") 1992
SWC 1.04 Various Roadkill! 1.04 (2x12") 1992
SWC-CD-1.03 Various Roadkill! 1.03 (CD) 1992
SWC-CD-1.04 Various Roadkill! 1.04 (CD, Promo) 1992
VBCD03 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 3 (CD, Comp, Promo)  
VBO-3 Various The Very Best Of Hot Tracks Volume 3 (2x12")  
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Reviews & Discussion

Review by goodyear Dec 03, 2008
The Hot tracks series really gave unknown songs exposure and also unknown dj's a hand at re-editing these tracks.
This service did some amazing edits and remixes but also some shoddy stuff too.It is all a matter of opinion really. They certainly brought the dj remix service into major exposure.... some of the Hot Tracks mixes being put out by the record labels (on 12" singles)
They really did help start the trend for remixing a track and giving an existing song a new and extended lease of life on the dance floor.
Review by vorton Feb 19, 2008
It's great that back in early 1980s, there were guys working very hard to make remixes of old club tracks using just some scissors and some Scotch tape. But when the mix disappoints (and believe me, Hottracks does), time and time again, it is hard to have respect for the author. Hot Tracks are famous for bad and unconsistent editing, unexpected mixing, and even changes in quality during the mix. Many of their ideas are plain unoriginal. My advice to you is to avoid Hot Tracks, and get the original versions back instead. . mixes, i'd recommend Razormaid re-edits to you any day over these.