Label: Trax - All

Frankie Knuckles / Jamie Principle

From The Vaults Vol.1

Vol. 1 contains two Ron Hardy Reel To Reel edit's of Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles classics ''Bad Boy'' and ''Baby Wants To Ride''. Very differe... more...

• 1 Bad Boy (Ron Hardy Reel To Reel edit)
• 2 Baby Wants To Ride (Ron Hardy Reel To Reel edit)

Various Artists

Acid Trax Volume 2

Classic Chicago Acid house compilation fully remastered and spread over 2 x 12''. more...

• 1 I Got A Big Dick
• 2 Box Energy
• 3 Art Of Acid
• 4 Clap Me

Kevin Irving

Children Of The Night

Originally a member of the California R&B group Club Nouveau, this was Irving's crowning glory as a member on the Chi-town house faternity. The song w... more...

• 1 Children Of The Night
• 2 Children Of The Night (Radio)
• 3 Children Of The Night (Dub)

Jungle wonz

Time Marches on

Another great house record by Marshall Jefferson (Available in the 2015 re-edition)

• 1 Time Marches On (Vocal)
• 2 Time Marches On (Club)

Le Noiz

Wanna Dance?

Recommended by: Antenna

The first release on Trax naturally came from the Jesse Saunders stable. It was an agreement between pressing plant owner Sheerman and Saunders and Vi... more...

• 1 Wanna Dance
• 2 Certainly

Pierre's Pfantasy Club

G.T.B. Got The Bug

Pitched somewhere between the molasses gloop of 'Acid Tracks' and his more gospel moments, Pierre's Phantasy Club was a vocal project that, without re... more...

• 1 G T B Got The Bug - Original 12 Inch Version
• 2 Got The Bug - Dub
• 3 Got The Bug - Instrumental

Jesse Velez

Super Rhythm Trax

Seminal Chicago house release from 1985 in the rebound... Essential. more...

• 1 Girls Out On The Floor
• 2 Fire
• 3 Do It To The Beat
• 4 We Don't Need No Music

Santos

Work The Box

Recommended by: MinimalRome

The combination of Ron Hardy, Adonis & Frankie knuckles on one record should make even the hardest of house heads excited. ''Work the box'' is that sa... more...

• 1 Work Me Trax (Org 12" Version - Remastered)
• 2 Work The Box (Vocals - Remastered)
• 3 Space The Box
• 4 Beat The Knuckles

Jungle Wonz

The Jungle (2015 edition)

Classic Chicago house. One of the best ever by Marshal Jefferson! (now available as 2015 edition)

• 1 The Jungle
• 2 The Jungle (The Jungle Mix)

Jesse Saunders

Funk You Up

One of the godfathers of Chicago House Jesse Saunders originally composed and released this proto house classic in 1984. Its initial release was on... more...

• 1 Funk You Up (Edit)
• 2 Funk You Up (Vocal)
• 3 Funk You Up (Club Mix)
• 4 Funk You Up (Bonus Beats)

Armando

Overload

Recommended by: Sean Dixon | Marcos Cabral

6 tracks from Armando vaults. This time on Housetime - a lesser known Trax sub label. Minimal and raw jacking Chicago house in all forms. Check 'Da... more...

• 1 Overload
• 2 Overload (House Mix)
• 3 Overload (Dub Mix)
• 4 Maximum Overdrive

On The House with Marshall Jefferson

Ride The Rhythm

Classic Jackin' Chicago piano/808 house trax... (Now available as 2015 repress)

• 1 Ride The Rhythm (Ron Hardy mix)
• 2 Ride The Rhythm (Frankie Knuckles mix)

Pleasure Zone

Fantasy

Recommended by: MinimalRome

Classic dirty raw Chicago house trax... (Now available as 2015 European repress)

• 1 Fantasy
• 2 I Can't Understand

Armando

The New World Order (Level 3)

Owner of the legendary Warehouse label, and producer of many early Chicago classics its a bit sad to see the many re-issues popping up not doing justi... more...

• 1 Funky Swing
• 2 Lesbian Luv
• 3 Big Band
• 4 Jack 'n 4 Jazz

Frankie Knuckles

It's a cold world

Classic Chicago track with male vox.... Bad Boy on the flip..

• 1 It's A Cold World (Original)
• 2 Bad Boy (Original)

Frankie Knuckles

Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love

Deep emotional house tracks (bad pressing of your love!). The tracks that made it happen!

• 1 Baby Wants To Ride (Original)
• 2 Your Love (Original)

Dancer

Am A Dog / Boom Boom

Nice re-press of the great Boom Boom track by Dancer aka Sidney Winters from 1987. Both sides are mixed by the late, great Frankie Knuckles

• 1 Am A Dog
• 2 Boom Boom

Armando

The New World Order (Remastered - Part One)

Armando was nothing short of a Chicago House & Techno pioneer and many producers since have been inspired by his raw punchy style. His seminal classic... more...

• 1 Here We Go
• 2 Warp Factor
• 3 Wave Forms
• 4 Simple Minded

Farley Jackmaster Funk

Funkin With The Drums Again

Essential! ''Funkin' With The Drums Again'' sees the legendary producer and WBMX disc jockey Farley ''Jackmaster'' Funk turning in some absolutely kil... more...

• 1 Jack'n The House
• 2 Jack'n The Trax
• 3 Clap'n The Pella
• 4 Oh My God

Marshall Jefferson

The House Music Anthem

Classic chicagohouse by the innovator Marshall Jefferson.

• 1 Move Your Body
• 2 Dub Your Body
• 3 Drum Your Body
• 4 House Your Body

Farley Jackmaster Funk

Love Cant Turn Around

The Chicago Anthem by Farley Jackmaster Funk & Jesse Saunders feat. Darryl Pandy

• 1 Love Can't Turn Around
• 2 Love Can't Turn Around (Long Mix)
• 3 Love Can't Turn Around (Remix)
• 4 Love Can't Turn Around (Houseapella)

Various Artists

Acid Trax

''Acid Trax'' There are plenty of classics included on here, all re-mastered and re-pressed in conjunction with Trax Records. Extended to a double... more...

• A1. Mr. Lee - House This House
• A2. Armando - Downfall
• B1. Liddell Townsell - Get The Hole
• B2. Phuture Pfantasy Club - Got The Bug

Eric Bell

Your Love

Rare releases from deep within the Trax vaults, Eric Bell's ''Your Love'' originally came out in 1987 and features a stellar instrumental version cour... more...

• 1 Your Love (Instrumental)
• 2 Your Love (Vocal Mix)

Liddell Townsell

Jack The House

Liddell Townsell's debut 12'' on Trax (co-produced with Adonis) is a non-stop call to arms to the dancefloor set to a hype Chicago backing track that... more...

• 1 Jack The House
• 2 As Acid Turns
• 3 The Groove
• 4 Jack'N Tall (Vocal)

Phuture

We are Phuture

Recommended by: Koehler

''Slam'' , ''Spank Spank'' and ''We are Future''... One of the coolest records of all times (according the Clone boys ;) Slamming acid classic. (2014... more...

• 1 We Are Phuture
• 2 Slam!
• 3 Spank-Spank