In the begining there was Jack, and Jack had a groove, and from this groove came the grooves of all grooves, and while one day visciously throwing down on his box Jack boldly declared, "Let there be House" and House Music was born, I am you see, I am the creator and this is my house, and in my house there is only House Music, but I am not so selfish because once your into my house it then becomes our House, and our House Music, and you see no one man owns House because House Music is a universal language spoke and understood by all, you see house is a feeling that no one can understand really, unless your deep into the vibe of House. House is a uncontrollable desire to jack your body, and as I told you before this is our house, and our House Music, and evey house should understand there is a keeper and in this house the keeper is Jack. Now some of you might wonder who is Jack and what is it that Jack does? Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack you body. Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake. Jack is the one who gives you the key, to the wiggly worm. Jack is the one who learns you how to wop your body. Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all jackers together under one house. You may be Black, you may be White, you may be Jew or Gentile, it don't make a difference in our house and this is fresh...
Label: Telstar
Catalog#: TCD 2345
Format: 2 × CD, Compilation
Country: UK & Ireland
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
CD 1
Adeva - Respect
Adeva (born Patricia Daniels in 1960) is a female African American house-music and contemporary R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children. She had a string of successful hits in the late 80s to early 90s including "Warning" (UK #17), "I Thank You" (UK #17) and "Respect" (UK #17).
Daniels developed her voice as a member, and later director and vocal coach, of her church choir. She entered several talent contests, and won so often that she was banned from entering several of them.She began singing professionally in the mid-1980s, releasing the single "In and Out of My Life" on Easy Street Records before moving on to Cooltempo in 1988.Noted for her powerful vocals, she released a house rendition of the Otis Redding hit "Respect" in 1989 that reached #17 in the UK,and released her debut album ! in the same year. The album was released in the United States in 1990 via the major record label Capitol/EMI Records under license from Chrysalis Records in the UK, with which she signed originally, reaching #6 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was a critical and commercial success in the UK and contained several hit singles including "Beautiful Love" and "Musical Freedom". "Respect" remains a favorite on Urban contemporary radio stations, especially in New York City to this day. She had a hit follow-up from the album, "I Thank You," which also reached #17 in the UK.
Her second album, 1991's Love Or Lust? failed to chart in both the UK and the US despite featuring two hit singles, "Independent Woman" and "It Should Have Been Me", and she was dropped by Cooltempo in 1992.
Adeva collaborated with house-music pioneer Frankie Knuckles in 1995, with whom she released two Top-40 singles,and an album, Welcome to the Real World.
The a cappella vocal of 1988's "In and Out of My Life" single has become a famous house vocal. It has been sampled by numerous artists including Onephatdeeva and Eric Prydz who both used the vocal for their "In and out of My Life" and "In and Out" hits, respectively. Adeva continues to be a highly regarded figure in both the New York and the UK house-music scenes.
Black Riot - A Day In The Life
Fast Eddie - I Can Dance
Around 1995, Fast Eddie made two collaborations that are considered under the genre of ghetto house with DJ Sneak and with DJ Funk. Both songs gained a lot of airplay on Chicago radio and in clubs.
Hard House - Check This Out
Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground
The name Hithouse is Peters lastname in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House. So in English his name would be Peter Hithouse. Sadly Peter Slaghuis died in a car accident at September 5 1991.
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
At the age of 16, Joe Smooth began having house parties and djing throughout Chicago's underground music scene. At 18, he opened his first night club called east Hollywood Mannequins. In 1983, Joe began djing at the famous Smart Bar nightclub and created an atmosphere and mystique that still lives today. In 1985, the limelight contracted Joe for their Chicago nightclub as musical coordinator. In 1987, he also started working for the soulful Charlie club nightclub as head DJ/musical coordinator.
In 1988, with musical production work building and traveling abroad Joe Smooth left the club scene for a short break to put his concentration fully into his productions. In 1990, Joe Smooth saw a need for a serious underground house club in Chicago and opened the Warehouse nightclub, named in tribute to the legendary Warehouse nightclub of the early eighties. Joe Smooth looking for new horizons ventured to Rome to work on a label idea with producer Claudio Donato "Active Bass Music" distributed by the now dissolved flying records network. Thru the nineties til present day joe smooth has done extensive work with Slang Music Group and Nu Soul. Joe's work at Slang and Nu Soul would include projects featuring Whitney Houston, Donnell Jones, Destinys Child and Sisqo to name a few.
Mr Lee - Rock This Place (Uk Club Mix)
Petula Clark - Downtown '88
She was still a youthful artist when she made her first hit record, 'The Little Shoemaker' in 1954. A series of UK chart hits followed. This was matched by her popularity in France where she made many concert appearances and recorded in French. By the end of the 1950s she had made a decision to live and work mainly in France (680 Route de Rochebrune - 7410 Megève) because she still suffered from her pre-pubescent image in the UK. She was soon to marry Frenchman, Claude Wolff an executive at the Vogue record company.
Richie Rich - My D.J. (Pump It Up Some)
Royal House - Yeah Buddy
Sugar Bear - Don't Scandalize Mine (Vocal Mix)
Swan Lake - In The Name Of Love (Club Mix)
The Todd Terry Project - Bango (To The Batmobile)
Adeva (born Patricia Daniels in 1960) is a female African American house-music and contemporary R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children. She had a string of successful hits in the late 80s to early 90s including "Warning" (UK #17), "I Thank You" (UK #17) and "Respect" (UK #17).
Daniels developed her voice as a member, and later director and vocal coach, of her church choir. She entered several talent contests, and won so often that she was banned from entering several of them.She began singing professionally in the mid-1980s, releasing the single "In and Out of My Life" on Easy Street Records before moving on to Cooltempo in 1988.Noted for her powerful vocals, she released a house rendition of the Otis Redding hit "Respect" in 1989 that reached #17 in the UK,and released her debut album ! in the same year. The album was released in the United States in 1990 via the major record label Capitol/EMI Records under license from Chrysalis Records in the UK, with which she signed originally, reaching #6 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was a critical and commercial success in the UK and contained several hit singles including "Beautiful Love" and "Musical Freedom". "Respect" remains a favorite on Urban contemporary radio stations, especially in New York City to this day. She had a hit follow-up from the album, "I Thank You," which also reached #17 in the UK.
Her second album, 1991's Love Or Lust? failed to chart in both the UK and the US despite featuring two hit singles, "Independent Woman" and "It Should Have Been Me", and she was dropped by Cooltempo in 1992.
Adeva collaborated with house-music pioneer Frankie Knuckles in 1995, with whom she released two Top-40 singles,and an album, Welcome to the Real World.
The a cappella vocal of 1988's "In and Out of My Life" single has become a famous house vocal. It has been sampled by numerous artists including Onephatdeeva and Eric Prydz who both used the vocal for their "In and out of My Life" and "In and Out" hits, respectively. Adeva continues to be a highly regarded figure in both the New York and the UK house-music scenes.
Black Riot - A Day In The Life
Real Name: Todd Terry
Fast Eddie - I Can Dance
Real Name: Edwin A. Smith
Profile: American DJ and house producer from Chicago, Illinois.
He gained immense popularity during the heyday of Chicago House Music (1986–1988). During that time, he was also spinning on WGCI and WBMX in Chicago. In 1986, he produced one of his first singles in collaboration with Kenny "Jammin'" Jason entitled "Can You Dance?". In 1988 he left WGCI for WBMX to concentrate on producing. In the same year he scored one of his biggest hits with "Acid Thunder" on the D.J. International Label, being regarded as a classic of the Chicago acid house genre. And yet, it was "Hip House" that really increased his popularity. Fast Eddie popularized this genre — essentially hip-hop lyrics over house beats — and produced several tracks afterwards. In 1990, he tried his hand at Gangsta Rap by forming the group America's Most Wanted but without much success.Around 1995, Fast Eddie made two collaborations that are considered under the genre of ghetto house with DJ Sneak and with DJ Funk. Both songs gained a lot of airplay on Chicago radio and in clubs.
Hard House - Check This Out
Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground
Real Name: Peter Slaghuis
Profile: Dutch house-producer. Founder of the Hithouse Records label.
The name Hithouse is Peters lastname in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House. So in English his name would be Peter Hithouse. Sadly Peter Slaghuis died in a car accident at September 5 1991.
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
Real Name: Joseph Welbon Jr.
Profile:
Joe Smooth is one of the pioneers of the style of music known today as house music. He is a self-taught musician who from the age of 12 has been creating music that is inspiring to all that his sound has touched. In 1985 he joined the DJ International family and quickly became a central force behind everything written or produced from the visionary label. He has worked with such artists as Frankie Knuckles, Marshal Jefferson, A Guy Called Gerald, Lil Louis, D'Bora, Tyree Cooper, Fast Eddie, Fingers Inc., The Art Of Noise, Sterling Void, The Pet Shop Boys, Janet Jackson, Brian Mcknight, Atlantic Starr, The Style Council, New Order, Steve Hurley... and The List Goes On.At the age of 16, Joe Smooth began having house parties and djing throughout Chicago's underground music scene. At 18, he opened his first night club called east Hollywood Mannequins. In 1983, Joe began djing at the famous Smart Bar nightclub and created an atmosphere and mystique that still lives today. In 1985, the limelight contracted Joe for their Chicago nightclub as musical coordinator. In 1987, he also started working for the soulful Charlie club nightclub as head DJ/musical coordinator.
In 1988, with musical production work building and traveling abroad Joe Smooth left the club scene for a short break to put his concentration fully into his productions. In 1990, Joe Smooth saw a need for a serious underground house club in Chicago and opened the Warehouse nightclub, named in tribute to the legendary Warehouse nightclub of the early eighties. Joe Smooth looking for new horizons ventured to Rome to work on a label idea with producer Claudio Donato "Active Bass Music" distributed by the now dissolved flying records network. Thru the nineties til present day joe smooth has done extensive work with Slang Music Group and Nu Soul. Joe's work at Slang and Nu Soul would include projects featuring Whitney Houston, Donnell Jones, Destinys Child and Sisqo to name a few.
Mr Lee - Rock This Place (Uk Club Mix)
Real Name: Lee Ricky Haggard
Profile:
Chicago, Illinois, USA. By the time he was 18 he was to be caught DJing at local clubs and recording demo tapes at home, perfecting his own sound. Confident of his newfound abilities, he approached a friend, who brought him to the attention of Mitchball Records. A few singles emerged from the deal, but failed to sell. More success was to be found with the Trax Records label, for whom he recorded the hip house cut "Shoot Your Best Shot". Popular in his native Chicago, it paved the way for the follow-up, "I Can't Forget", on which he sang for the first time, to become an international hit. However, from then on he changed his vocal delivery to that of a rapper, releasing singles like "Pump Up Chicago" and "Pump Up London". While promoting these in the latter territory he was the subject of intense bidding by the majors, finally signing with Jive Records. Following singles like "Get Busy", "Pump That Body", "Do It To Me" (which featured an all-star cast, being produced by Mr. Fingers, part-penned by Stevie Wonder and featuring samples of Quincy Jones' "Betcha"), his debut album would sell over one million copies worldwide, the title-track reaching number 1 on the Billboard dance music chart when released as a single. By the time of his second collection he was experimenting with swingbeat, a new way of maintaining the blend of R&B/house and rap which had served him so well previously.
Petula Clark - Downtown '88
Real Name: Petula Sally Olwen Clark
Profile: Born November 15, 1933, in Epson, Surrey (England).
Petula Clark began as a singing child prodigy. Promoted and tutored by an enthusiastic father, she had started singing professionally at the age of seven and she became a familiar singing voice on wartime radio. By the end of the 1940s she was an established singing artist and she also appeared as an actress in several films of the era.She was still a youthful artist when she made her first hit record, 'The Little Shoemaker' in 1954. A series of UK chart hits followed. This was matched by her popularity in France where she made many concert appearances and recorded in French. By the end of the 1950s she had made a decision to live and work mainly in France (680 Route de Rochebrune - 7410 Megève) because she still suffered from her pre-pubescent image in the UK. She was soon to marry Frenchman, Claude Wolff an executive at the Vogue record company.
Richie Rich - My D.J. (Pump It Up Some)
Royal House - Yeah Buddy
Real Name: Todd Terry
Sugar Bear - Don't Scandalize Mine (Vocal Mix)
Swan Lake - In The Name Of Love (Club Mix)
Real Name: Todd Terry
The Todd Terry Project - Bango (To The Batmobile)
Real Name: Todd Terry
Aliases:
Black Riot, Bombshell (2), Bootman, Chrome (3), CLS, D'Effect, D.M.S., Derossa, Dred Stock, English Friday, Frontline, Gypsymen, Hardhouse, House Of Gypsies, INCS, KXP, LA' Girls, Lime Life, Masters At Work (2), Mr. Tee, Orange Lemon, Raid, The, Royal House, Sax, Sound Design, Static (3), Swan Lake, Tech Nine, Tee Dawg, Tee Noize, Todd Terry, Todd Terry All Stars, You Know Who, You Know Who (3), Youngbloods
Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Soulmate
Real Name: Sandra Lawrence,Timmie Lawrence
Profile: A.K.A. Total S & T.Y. Tim
A female British rap duo that existed during the late '80s and early '90s, Wee Papa Girls issued a pair of albums before going their separate ways: 1989's The Beat, The Rhythm, The Noise and 1990's Be Aware.
Members:
CD2
Baby Ford - Chikki Chikki Ahh Ahh
Bootleggers - Hot Mix 3 (X-plicit Mix)
Donell Rush - Knockin' At My Door (Club Mix)
Real Name: Donell Rush
Fast Eddie - Hip House (Deep Mix)
Around 1995, Fast Eddie made two collaborations that are considered under the genre of ghetto house with DJ Sneak and with DJ Funk. Both songs gained a lot of airplay on Chicago radio and in clubs.
Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground (Acid Mix)
The name Hithouse is Peters lastname in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House. So in English his name would be Peter Hithouse. Sadly Peter Slaghuis died in a car accident at September 5 1991.
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Snowman Mix)
Real Name: Peter Frank Adshead
Peter Ford, better known as Baby Ford, is a British electronic music record producer, known particularly for his contributions to the birth of acid house. He has also released material under the aliases Cassino Classix, El Mal, Solcyc, and Simprini Risin'.
Bootleggers - Hot Mix 3 (X-plicit Mix)
Donell Rush - Knockin' At My Door (Club Mix)
Real Name: Donell Rush
Profile: Born in 1957, dead 22 March 1996
Artist's first name is spelled 'Donell' on some releases and 'Donnell' on others.Fast Eddie - Hip House (Deep Mix)
Real Name: Edwin A. Smith
Profile: American DJ and house producer from Chicago, Illinois.
He gained immense popularity during the heyday of Chicago House Music (1986–1988). During that time, he was also spinning on WGCI and WBMX in Chicago. In 1986, he produced one of his first singles in collaboration with Kenny "Jammin'" Jason entitled "Can You Dance?". In 1988 he left WGCI for WBMX to concentrate on producing. In the same year he scored one of his biggest hits with "Acid Thunder" on the D.J. International Label, being regarded as a classic of the Chicago acid house genre. And yet, it was "Hip House" that really increased his popularity. Fast Eddie popularized this genre — essentially hip-hop lyrics over house beats — and produced several tracks afterwards. In 1990, he tried his hand at Gangsta Rap by forming the group America's Most Wanted but without much success.Around 1995, Fast Eddie made two collaborations that are considered under the genre of ghetto house with DJ Sneak and with DJ Funk. Both songs gained a lot of airplay on Chicago radio and in clubs.
Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground (Acid Mix)
Real Name: Peter Slaghuis
Profile: Dutch house-producer. Founder of the Hithouse Records label.
The name Hithouse is Peters lastname in English. Slag means Hit, Huis means House. So in English his name would be Peter Hithouse. Sadly Peter Slaghuis died in a car accident at September 5 1991.
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Snowman Mix)
Real Name: Brian Dougans
Brian Dougans was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1968. He is one half of the British electronica group The Future Sound of London.
He is a "man of many thoughts and few words" almost always letting Cobain take the lead in interviews with them both. He is also the more technical member of FSOL, doing most of the programming, circuit bending et cetera and creating electronic instruments at his home studio in Glastonbury, Somerset where he lives with his wife and two children in a church that stands at the intersection of nine leylines.
His first releases were as "Humanoid", releasing the Acid house single "Stakker Humanoid", which reached number 17 in the UK in 1988, and also charted in 1992 and 2001. "Slam", the follow-up, was less successful, reaching number 54. He has however continued to release music under this name to the present date primarily through FSOL's online digital download store.
Dougans has always been the quiet, technical workhorse of FSOL whilst Cobain brings in his melody and softness to balance Dougans' technical wizardry ergo creating the balance that makes FSOL what it is. Where as the sound of Amorphous Androgynous is very much Cobains vehicle FSOL's more "mechanical" sound is Dougans.
He is a "man of many thoughts and few words" almost always letting Cobain take the lead in interviews with them both. He is also the more technical member of FSOL, doing most of the programming, circuit bending et cetera and creating electronic instruments at his home studio in Glastonbury, Somerset where he lives with his wife and two children in a church that stands at the intersection of nine leylines.
His first releases were as "Humanoid", releasing the Acid house single "Stakker Humanoid", which reached number 17 in the UK in 1988, and also charted in 1992 and 2001. "Slam", the follow-up, was less successful, reaching number 54. He has however continued to release music under this name to the present date primarily through FSOL's online digital download store.
Dougans has always been the quiet, technical workhorse of FSOL whilst Cobain brings in his melody and softness to balance Dougans' technical wizardry ergo creating the balance that makes FSOL what it is. Where as the sound of Amorphous Androgynous is very much Cobains vehicle FSOL's more "mechanical" sound is Dougans.
John Paul Barrett - Should've Known Better (Club Mix)
Kevin Saunderson - Bounce Your Body To The Box (Exclusive Mike 'Hitman' Wilson Remix)
Kevin Saunderson (born Kevin Maurice Saunderson, September 5, 1964, Brooklyn, New York) is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins. Saunderson, with Atkins and May, (often called the "Belleville Three"), is considered to be one of the originators of techno, specifically Detroit techno. He is married to Sharmeela Lamarsha Saunderson
Biography:
Although frequently associated with Detroit, Kevin Saunderson spent the early years of his life in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Belleville, Michigan, a rural town some 30 miles from Detroit. As teenagers attending Belleville High School, Atkins, May, and Saunderson were fans of DJ Charles "The Electrifying Mojo" Johnson and the pop, disco, and funk musictelecommunications and playing American football at Eastern Michigan University. Atkins had begun recording with Cybotron in 1981, but it was not until 1985 that May followed suit and made a record. Initially concentrating on becoming a DJ, Saunderson watched the six-month-long process as May completed "Let's Go;" he was inspired to create his own music he played. Atkins and May soon became serious about mixing others' music and creating their own, but Saunderson pursued other goals first, studying .
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
Raze - Break 4 Love (English 12 Mix)
Raze: Spearheaded by New York multi-instrumentalist Vaughan Mason, Raze was formed in 1986 as a studio/concept group were the idea was to have a different lead singer on each song. Mason hooked up with soul singer Keith Thompson in the studio for "Break 4 Love", considered by many to be one of the best house songs ever recorded. And Thompson was only 25 years old when they recorded it in 1987! It was the group's only song that made it to urban radio, debuting on October 22, 1988 at #24 for 16 weeks. Mason would move to D.C., setting up his Grove Street Records studio.
Royal House - Can You Party (Club Mix)
Royal House Real Name: Todd Terry
Kevin Saunderson - Bounce Your Body To The Box (Exclusive Mike 'Hitman' Wilson Remix)
Kevin Saunderson (born Kevin Maurice Saunderson, September 5, 1964, Brooklyn, New York) is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins. Saunderson, with Atkins and May, (often called the "Belleville Three"), is considered to be one of the originators of techno, specifically Detroit techno. He is married to Sharmeela Lamarsha Saunderson
Biography:
Although frequently associated with Detroit, Kevin Saunderson spent the early years of his life in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Belleville, Michigan, a rural town some 30 miles from Detroit. As teenagers attending Belleville High School, Atkins, May, and Saunderson were fans of DJ Charles "The Electrifying Mojo" Johnson and the pop, disco, and funk musictelecommunications and playing American football at Eastern Michigan University. Atkins had begun recording with Cybotron in 1981, but it was not until 1985 that May followed suit and made a record. Initially concentrating on becoming a DJ, Saunderson watched the six-month-long process as May completed "Let's Go;" he was inspired to create his own music he played. Atkins and May soon became serious about mixing others' music and creating their own, but Saunderson pursued other goals first, studying .
Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
Real Name: Rob Pilatus & Fab Morvan
Milli Vanilli was a pop vocal group that formed in Germany in 1988. The 'face' of the band was composed of models Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus, who producer Frank Farian had chosen because he felt the real singers (Brad Howell and John Davis) were unmarketable. The duo only appeared on the album cover, and lip-synched to pre-recorded studio singers in music videos and in concert.
In 1990, they were awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, but later became the only act in history to have their Grammy stripped from them, when it was revealed that they had not been involved in the creation of their
In 1990, they were awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, but later became the only act in history to have their Grammy stripped from them, when it was revealed that they had not been involved in the creation of their
Raze - Break 4 Love (English 12 Mix)
Raze: Spearheaded by New York multi-instrumentalist Vaughan Mason, Raze was formed in 1986 as a studio/concept group were the idea was to have a different lead singer on each song. Mason hooked up with soul singer Keith Thompson in the studio for "Break 4 Love", considered by many to be one of the best house songs ever recorded. And Thompson was only 25 years old when they recorded it in 1987! It was the group's only song that made it to urban radio, debuting on October 22, 1988 at #24 for 16 weeks. Mason would move to D.C., setting up his Grove Street Records studio.
Royal House - Can You Party (Club Mix)
Royal House Real Name: Todd Terry
Aliases:
Black Riot, Bombshell (2), Bootman, Chrome (3), CLS, D'Effect, D.M.S., Derossa, Dred Stock, English Friday, Frontline, Gypsymen, Hardhouse, House Of Gypsies, INCS, KXP, LA' Girls, Lime Life, Masters At Work (2), Mr. Tee, Orange Lemon, Raid, The, Sax, Sound Design, Static (3), Swan Lake, Tech Nine, Tee Dawg, Tee Noize, Todd Terry, Todd Terry All Stars, Todd Terry Project, The, You Know Who, You Know Who (3), Youngbloods
Smith & Mighty feat Jackie Jackson - Walk On...
Real Name: Rob Smith, Ray Mighty, Peter D. Rose
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