Jack Tracks
The founding records, 1984-86. Jesse Saunders' 'On and On' pressed on his own label, Chip E.'s 'Time to Jack', Steve 'Silk' Hurley's 'Jack Your Body' topping the UK chart, Adonis and 'No Way Back', the first records that were house.
Part of Chicago House
20 moments in this segment.
- - Z Factor - "Fast Cars" (Vince Lawrence). Vince Lawrence’s pre-house electro-disco group, a direct precursor to the first house records.
- - Jesse Saunders - "On and On" (1984). Jesse Saunders’ "On and On" is widely cited as the first house record pressed to vinyl, a cheap, drum-machine-driven track that proved anyone could make this music.
- - Jesse Saunders - "On and On" (1984). Widely cited as the first house record pressed to vinyl.
- - Chip E. - "Jack Trax". The EP that helped name the "jack" sound of early Chicago house.
- - Chip E. - "Time to Jack". Chip E.’s "Jack Trax" EP helped name the "jack" sound of early Chicago house.
- - Chip E. - "It’s House" (1985). An early record that helped name the genre itself.
- - The Housemaster Boyz - "House Nation". A foundational, chant-driven Chicago jack anthem.
- - Adonis - "We’re Rocking Down the House". A classic Adonis Trax record.
- - Adonis - "No Way Back" (1986). One of the toughest, most enduring early Chicago house records.
- - Adonis - "No Way Back". Also Buy: Adonis - Do It Properly (The JackerZ Delight) Project 218, 1 of 100 × Adonis is back! 40 years after 'No Way Back' ignited Acid House, the Chicago legend brings it full circle. This is the final run of our collaboration, pink or tie dye, a hundred made across both colourways, individually numbered and that's it. If you missed out on the white or the black t-shirts, this is your chance. Made for the summer festival season.
- - Steve "Silk" Hurley - "Jack Your Body" (1986). Steve "Silk" Hurley’s "Jack Your Body" hit #1 in the UK in early 1987, the first Chicago house record to top a national chart anywhere.
- - J.M. Silk - "Music Is the Key". Steve "Silk" Hurley and Keith Nunnally’s soulful early house.
- - Adonis - "No Way Back" (1986). Adonis’ "No Way Back" on Trax is one of the toughest, most enduring early Chicago house records.
- - Le Noiz - "Wanna Dance". A Chicago house record on the DJ International orbit.
- - Risqué III - "Essence of a Dream". A deep, hypnotic Chicago record.
- - Master C & J - "Face It". State Street / Trax, raw early Chicago house.
- - Mr. Lee - "Pump Up Chicago". Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Pump up Chicago · Mr. Lee
- - Liaisons D - "Heartbeat". A DJ International vocal-house record.
- - Lidell Townsell - "Nu Nu". A Chicago house-dance crossover hit.
- - Cevin Fisher - "Chicago". A tribute to the city that made house.
