Gherkin Jerks

The original 12'' vinyl releases of Stomp The Beat and 1990 were two Holy Grail releases of Chicago House as they were only available for a short time before Gherkin Records went into inactive status in around 1991. At the time Larry Heard chose to not disclose the fact that he was the producer behind the Gherkin Jerks EPs. The two releases were a concept of experiments where he dove deeper into the equipment and do some creatively different tracks from his Mr. Fingers sound. These two legendary EPs have been heavily influential on other artists to this day. Often sampled or referenced they are true house classics and still amaze 25 years after their creation.

Also on this album three bonus tracks, which are from the same Gherkin Jerks sessions but never released as such. Psychotic Fantasy was on the Dance 2000 pt. 2 album and Ecstasy is the full original take which makes its first appearance here. Reznaytor is an exclusive track for this release, never available before.

• 01 Dont dis the beat
• 02 Tar-disc
• 03 Acid Indigestion
• 04 Midi Beats
• 05 Parameters
• 06 Meltdown
• 07 Blast Off
• 08 Red Planet
• 09 Saturn V
• 10 Space Dance
• 11 Strange Creatures
• 12 Psychotic Fantasy
• 13 Ecstasy (original full take)
• 14 Reznaytor