Various - The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago

david_x, Jan 02, 2008

Though a classic compilation with many important titles from the "Golden Era" of Chicago House Music, most of the versions/mixes on this compilation are NOT the same ones that were played by Chicago radio DJs (on radio stations WBMX and WGCI for example), that originally made many of these songs into the classics that they are. There are some good versions/mixes here, but unfortunately it has more filler/budget versions and Disco tunes than the versions known and loved by those who grew up on House in Chicago in the 80's.

A useful compilation if you can get it for a reasonable price, but by no means an accurate representation of the true history of Chicago House. For Chicago House of this era it was the Chicago DJs and their talent, high standards, and hard work that were a primary ingredient of the Chicago House sound, a style that was much more than the sum of its parts. Chicago DJs were very selective and would often only play a key minute or two of a track if that's all they thought was good, then flawlessly mix into something else, rarely letting a mix get monotonous or uninspiring. There was a certain level of consistency and quality control in Chicago radio in the mid-80's, that filtered out the weaker versions, set a standard for what stylistic excesses were allowed, made up for a lot of mastering issues common at the time, and played a key role in defining House Music during the mid-80's. Unfortunately that doesn't get carried through to many compilations and releases in general and it can be difficult to track down the best versions of many of these classic tracks.

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		Box 1 (Volumes 1 To 8)
		The Tracks That Built The House
1-01	Colonel Abrams	Trapped (Dance Version) (6:32)
		Mixed By - Timmy Regisford
1-02	Shirley Lites	Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (6:54)
		Mixed By - Nick Martinelli & David Todd
1-03	Candido	Jingo (5:44)
1-04	Positive Force	We Got The Funk (5:41)
1-05	First Choice	Let No Man Put Asunder (A "Shep Pettibone Mix") (5:16)
		Remix - Shep Pettibone
1-06	Jimmy "Bo" Horne	Spank (5:13)
1-07	Two Man Sound	Que Tal America (Midnight Mix) (5:51)
		Remix - Richie Rivera
1-08	Sharon Redd	Can You Handle It (5:07)
		Mixed By - Bob Dawson , Rodney Brown , Willie Lester
1-09	Geraldine Hunt	Can't Fake The Feeling (5:15)
1-10	Sparque	Let's Go Dancing (Club Dancing) (8:11)
		Mixed By - François Kevorkian , Larry Levan
		The Tracks That Built The House
2-01	D-Train	You're The One For Me (Vocal Version) (6:36)
		Mixed By - François Kevorkian , Hubert Eaves III
2-02	Raw Silk	Do It To The Music (Vocal Mix) (6:34)
		Mixed By - Nick Martinelli & David Todd
2-03	Ripple	Beat Goes On (4:50)
2-04	Klein & M.B.O.	Dirty Talk (5:36)
2-05	Martin Circus	Disco Circus (6:37)
2-06	Fat Larry's Band	Act Like You Know (6:37)
2-07	T-Connection	At Midnight (5:12)
2-08	D-Train	Keep On (6:44)
		Mixed By - François Kevorkian , Hubert Eaves III
2-09	Telex	Moskow Diskow (Original Version) (4:34)
2-10	Instant Funk	I Got My Mind Made Up (Larry Levan Remix) (6:36)
		Remix - Larry Levan
		D.J. International - The Early Years
3-01	J.M. Silk	Music Is The Key (House Key) (7:26)
		Mixed By - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk Vocals - Keith Nunnally
3-02	Arrogance	Crazy (Club Mix) (5:31)
3-03	It, The	Donnie (Club Mix) (3:48)
		Remix - Chip E.
3-04	Shawn Christopher	People Of All Nations (Club Mix) (7:26)
		Remix - Bruce Forest
3-05	Chip E. & K. Joy	Like This (Extended Mix) (5:47)
3-06	Farm Boy	Move (Club Mix) (5:44)
3-07	J.M. Silk	Shadows Of Your Love (House Mix) (6:33)
		Mixed By - Bruce Forest , Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
3-08	Mark Imperial	J' Adore Danser (Club Mix) (6:25)
		Producer - Ralphi Rosario
3-09	White Knight	Never Give Up (Club Mix) (5:29)
		Mixed By - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk Producer - Rocky Jones Vocals - Keith Nunnally
3-10	Fingers Inc.	A Path (Club Mix) (5:18)
		The D.J. Underground Tracks
4-01	Liz Torres	What You Make Me Feel (Fierce Mix) (7:42)
		Producer - Kenny "Jammin" Jason
4-02	House Rockers	Everybody Do It! (Hollywood Mix) (6:11)
4-03	House People	Godfather Of House (Club Version) (4:57)
4-04	E.S.P.	It's You (Vocal) (4:15)
4-05	Tyree*	I Fear The Night (Subterranean Mix) (6:47)
		Featuring - Chic (2)
4-06	Fingers Inc.	It's Over (Dub) (6:13)
4-07	Raz	Amour Puerto Riqueno (Puerto Rican Lover) (Spanish Club Mix) (4:52)
4-08	Fingers Inc.	Mystery Of Love (Club Mix) (6:40)
4-09	Steve "Silk" Hurley	Jack Your Body (Club Mix) (6:53)
4-10	Professor Funk & The House Brothers	Work Your Body Rap (5:13)
		D.J. International Classics
5-01	Mario Reyes	What Ever Turns You On (Club Mix) (6:15)
5-02	Farley "Jackmaster" Funk	It's You (House Mix) (7:16)
		Featuring - Ricky Dillard
5-03	Chip E.	Time To Jack (4:30)
5-04	Femme Fion	Jack The House (5:52)
		Remix - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
5-05	MK II	Used By DJ (Vocal Mix) (5:55)
5-06	Kenny "Jammin" Jason & "Fast" Eddie Smith	Can U Dance (6:54)
5-07	Fingers Inc.	It's Over (Club Mix) (4:43)
5-08	Dymond	Wild About Your Love (Club Mix) (6:14)
		Mixed By - Bad Boy Bill
5-09	Chip E.	If You Only Knew (Radio Edit) (4:25)
5-10	Julian "Jumpin" Perez	Jack Me 'Til I Scream (Jumpin' Mix) (5:22)
		Featuring - Connie V.
		Trax Classix
6-01	Adonis	No Way Back (4:58)
6-02	On The House	Ride The Rhythm (6:31)
		Mixed By - Frankie Knuckles Vocals - Kevin Irving
6-03	Farley "Jackmaster" Funk	Funking With The Drums Again (Farley Farley) (5:05)
6-04	Farm Boy	Jackin' Me Around (Farm Mix) (6:56)
		Vocals - Erin Woods
6-05	Boris Badenough	Hey Rocky (Extended Mix) (6:38)
		Mixed By - Frankie Knuckles
6-06	Marshall Jefferson	Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) (7:46)
		Mixed By - Ron Hardy
6-07	Sampson "Butch" Moore	House Beat Box (Instrumental Mix) (5:27)
		Producer - Steve "Silk" Hurley
6-08	Sweet D	Thank Ya (5:35)
6-09	Kevin Irving	Children Of The Night (Dub) (6:50)
		Mixed By - Frankie Knuckles Producer - Larry Sherman
6-10	Phuture	Your Only Friend (4:33)
		Mixed By - Marshall Jefferson
		The Chicago Independents
7-01	Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders	Love Can't Turn Around (5:39)
		Vocals - Darryl Pandy
7-02	Denise Motto	Imnxtc (5:19)
		Producer - Mike Macharello
7-03	Ralphi Rosario	You Used To Hold Me (Kenny 'Jammin' Jason & Fast Eddie Smith Mix) (6:56)
		Featuring - Xavier Gold* Remix - "Fast" Eddie Smith , Kenny "Jammin" Jason
7-04	Libra Libra	I Like It (6:30)
7-05	Liz Torres	Can't Get Enough (Club Mix) (5:21)
		Featuring - Edward Crosby Producer - Jessie Jones Remix - Lugo Rusado
7-06	House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House, The*	House Nation (8:12)
7-07	On The House	Pleasure Control (Radio Version) (4:28)
		Mixed By - Ron Hardy Vocals - Curtis McClain
7-08	Force, The	It's O.K., It's O.K. (5:33)
7-09	Hercules	7 Ways (Vocal Mix) (6:50)
		Producer - Marshall Jefferson
7-10	Ramos (2)	The Jackin' National Anthem (4:04)
		Remix - Ralphi Rosario
		The Anglo-American House
8-01	Blaze	Whatcha Gonna Do (Vocal Mix) (5:45)
8-02	Mel & Kim	Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (The Mortgage Mix) (6:30)
		Remix - Pete Waterman
8-03	Cleavage	Barah (The House Mix) (5:17)
8-04	Phil Fearon	Ain't Nothing But A House Party (6:43)
		Mixed By - Pete Hammond Producer - Stock, Aitken & Waterman
8-05	Harlequin Four's	Set It Off (5:50)
		Featuring - Barbara Tucker Mixed By - Walter Gibbons
8-06	Jack 'N' Chill	The Jack That House Built (5:45)
8-07	Raze	Jack The Groove (4:15)
8-08	Kissing The Pink	Certain Things Are Likely (Garage) (6:18)
		Remix - Phil Harding
8-09	Cultural Vibe	Ma Foom Bey (Love Chant Version) (5:34)
		Mixed By - Tony Humphries
8-10	Mirage (12)	Jack Mix #2 (including Jack Your Body, Respectable, Showing Out, Male Stripper, Axel F., Jackin', Underwater) (7:40)
		Producer - Nigel Wright
		Box 2 (Volumes 9 To 15)
		The Anglo-American House
9-01	Nitro Deluxe	This Brutal House (US Version) (5:24)
9-02	Jack E Makossa	The Opera House (6:02)
		Mixed By - Pete Waterman , Phil Harding
9-03	Mel & Kim	Respectable (Tabloid Mix) (5:20)
		Mixed By - Phil Harding
9-04	Gary L.*	Time (Time To Party) (8:05)
		Mixed By - Boyd Jarvis , Timmy Regisford
9-05	Wired (3)	To The Beat Of The Drum (On The Burn Mix) (5:20)
		Mixed By - Mike Rogers
9-06	2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican	Do It Properly (Def Mix) (6:14)
9-07	Lenny Dee & Tommy Musto	Everything Bamboo (Club Version) (5:19)
9-08	Wally Jump Jr & The Criminal Element	Turn Me Loose (7:13)
9-09	Movement, The (7)	The Movement (4:59)
9-10	Home Wreckers	Jackin' (EMU Style) (6:04)
		The Lost Tracks
10-01	Risqué Rhythm Team	122 House (5:11)
10-02	Matt Warren	Way To My Heart (Chicago House Mix) (7:37)
10-03	Mink	What Does It Take (Fashion Mix) (5:30)
10-04	Rhythim Is Rhythim	Nude Photo (5:36)
10-05	Philly Cream	Love Can't Turn Around (Vocal Club Version) (5:26)
		Producer - Tony Camillo
10-06	Quest (9)	Mind Games (Underground Mix) (6:43)
		Vocals - Liz Torres
10-07	Kreem	Triangle Of Love (Vocal Mix) (5:29)
		Remix - Duane Bradley
10-08	Master Plan	Electric Baile (Commercial Mix) (5:07)
		Mixed By - Matt Warren Vocals - Pepper Gomez
10-09	Billie	Nobody's Business (Radio Mix) (6:27)
		Mixed By - Boyd Jarvis , Timmy Regisford
10-10	Thompson & Lenoir	Can't Stop The House (6:21)
		The House Remixes
11-01	Chic	Jack Le Freak (6:33)
		Mixed By - Phil Harding
11-02	Loleatta Holloway	Hit And Run '88 Gotta Be Number One (6:02)
11-03	Dalis	Rock Steady (Instrumental) (4:29)
		Mixed By - Dean Anderson , Derek Brand , Rice Barnes
11-04	Cerrone	Supernature '88 (6:47)
		Remix - Simon Harris
11-05	Patrick Adams	Jack In The Bush (6:23)
		Featuring - Lari Lee
11-06	Freeez	I. O. U. (Megamix) (6:02)
		Producer - Arthur Baker
11-07	Paris Grey	Don't Make Me Jack (Tonite I Want To House You) (Club Mix) (5:45)
		Producer - Terry Housemaster Baldwin*
11-08	John Rocca	I Want It To Be Real (Farley's Hot House Piano Mix) (7:06)
		Mixed By - Arthur Baker , Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
11-09	Turntable Terror Trax	Let's Begin (5:25)
11-10	Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Shy Boyz, The	U Ain't Really House (Club Mix) (5:25)
		International House - The Future
12-01	Criminal Element Orchestra	Put The Needle To The Record (6:07)
		Mixed By - Wally Jump Jr.
12-02	Jellybean*	The Real Thing (West 26th Street Mix) (7:46)
		Featuring - Steven Dante
12-03	Kelly Charles	You're No Good For Me (Club Mix) (5:59)
		Mixed By - James Bratton , Keith Dumpson
12-04	L.A. Mix	Don't Stop Jammin' (The Brutal Remix) (5:12)
12-05	Rhythim Is Rhythim	Strings (Flam-Boy-Ant Mix) (4:59)
12-06	M\|A\|R\|R\|S	Pump Up The Volume (Original Version) (5:09)
12-07	Full House	Communicate (Club Mix) (6:26)
		Remix - Freddy Bastone
12-08	Secret Secret	We Came To Jack (5:07)
12-09	T-Coy	Carino (6:30)
12-10	Beatmasters, The	Rock Da House (Remix) (6:39)
		Featuring - Cookie Crew, The
		Pop Goes The House
13-01	Bomb The Bass	Beat Dis (Extended Dis) (6:00)
13-02	S'Express	Theme From S-Express (6:01)
13-03	Coldcut	Doctorin' The House (5:44)
		Featuring - Yazz And The Plastic People
13-04	Krush	House Arrest (The Beat Is The Law) (6:37)
		Mixed By - Mark Brydon
13-05	Yazz And The Plastic Population	The Only Way Is Up (5:47)
		Producer - Coldcut
13-06	Was (Not Was)	Spy In The House Of Love (Jeffrey B. Young & Dangerous Mix) (6:34)
		Remix - Jeffrey B. Young*
13-07	2 Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet	I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around (The Mayhem Rhythm Mix) (3:53)
		Remix - Mayday
13-08	Penthouse 4	Bust This House Down (The Turnaround Mix) (6:15)
		Remix - Les Adams
13-09	Cut To Shock	Put That Record Back On (6:33)
		Featuring - E.F. Cuttin'
13-10	Pop Stars	Pop Goes The House (6:16)
		Producer - Rocky Jones
		The Acieed Trax
14-01	D Mob	We Call It Acieed (The Matey Mix) (5:46)
		Featuring - Gary Haisman Remix - Danny D*
14-02	Fast Eddie*	Acid Thunder (4:34)
		Producer - Rocky Jones
14-03	Night Writers, The	Let The Music (Use You) (7:57)
14-04	Swan Lake	In The Name Of Love (Club Mix) (5:23)
14-05	Tyree*	Acid Over (Tyree's Mix) (6:31)
14-06	Jolly Roger	Acid Man (Original Mix) (5:04)
14-07	Baby Ford	Oochy Koochy (F.U. Baby Yeh Yeh) (Konrad Cadet Mix) (5:49)
		Remix - Mark McGuire
14-08	Royal House	Can You Party (Todd Terry's B-Boy Remix) (6:08)
14-09	Bam Bam	Give It To Me (Club Mix) (6:12)
14-10	Endless Poker's, The	The Poke (5:56)
		The Future - Deep House And More
15-01	Inner City	Big Fun (Les Adams Remix) (7:20)
		Mixed By - Magic Juan* Remix - Les Adams
15-02	Phase II	Reachin' (Latin Workout Mix) (5:57)
		Mixed By - Blaze
15-03	Bighouse, The	Get Off That Wall (Vocal) (5:52)
		Featuring - Shampel "C" With D.J. Mack
15-04	Jungle Brothers	I'll House You (4:58)
15-05	Paul Rutherford	Get Real (Happy House Mix) (5:55)
15-06	Kraze	The Party (6:13)
15-07	Fingers Inc.	Can You Feel It (5:32)
		Featuring - Chuck Roberts
15-08	Jamie Principle	Baby Wants To Ride (Club Mix) (6:28)
		Remix - Steve "Silk" Hurley
15-09	Bam Bam	Where Is Your Child (5:39)
15-10	Todd Terry Project, The	Just Wanna Dance (5:48)