Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Bring Down the Walls - Robert Owens
2. No Way Back [Vocal Mix] - Adonis
3. Can You Feel It [Alternate Mix] - Mr. Fingers, Robert Owens
4. House This House - Mr. Lee,
5. Jack the Bass - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
6. This Is Acid [Radio Mix] - Maurice & Mac
7. House Nation - Housemaster Boyz & The Rudeboy of House
8. You Used to Hold Me [Kenny Jason Mix] - Xaviera Gold, Ralphi Rosario
9. House Music Anthem: Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
10. Washing Machine - Mr. Fingers
11. Acid Tracks - Phuture
12. I Can't Forget - Mr. Lee,
13. Fantasy - Screamin' Rachael, Z Factor
14. Aw Shucks [Long Version] - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk
15. Girls Out on the Floor
16. I've Lost Control - Sleezy D
17. In a Vision - Virgo Four
18. I'll Never Let You Go - William S.
19. Can't Get Enough [Remix] - Liz Torres
20. Dub Love [Full Version] - Master C & J
21. Your Love - Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle

Disc 2:

1. Children of the Night [Radio Mix] - Kevin Irving
2. As Always [Full Vocal Version Mix] - Ricky Dillard
3. Fun With Bad Boys - Screamin' Rachael
4. Jungle [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
5. I'll Make You Dance [Full Version] - Kool Rock Steady
6. Do It Properly [Adonis Full Version] - Adonis
7. Bird in a Gilded Cage [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
8. 7 Ways to Jack [Full Version] - Hercules
9. Slam [Radio Mix]
10. House Beat Box
11. You Got the Love [Long Version] - Rebecca Jones, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
12. Baby Wants to Ride - Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
13. We Live This Life [Long Version] - Paul Johnson,

Disc 3:

1. Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
2. No Way Back [Vocal Mix] - Adonis
3. Can You Feel It [Alternate Mix] - Mr. Fingers, Robert Owens
4. Jungle [Full A-Side Version] - Jungle Wonz
5. Dub Love [Full Version] - Master C & J
6. You Used to Hold Me [Kenny Jason Mix] - Xaviera Gold, Ralphi Rosario
7. Baby Wants to Ride - Frankie Knuckles
8. Children of the Night [Radio Mix] - Kevin Irving
9. As Always [Full Vocal Version Mix] - Ricky Dillard
10. You Got the Love [Long Version] - Rebecca Jones, Frankie Knuckles, Jamie Principle
11. Fantasy - Screamin' Rachael, Z Factor
12. This Is Acid [Radio Mix] - Maurice & Mac

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167930 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-11
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Collector's Edition, Extra tracks

Customer Reviews

I give you acid...
wow... I read about this in some mag. I first heard this while I was kinda coming outta my 'goth/ alternative' stage ~1988. I bought this cassette called House Hallucinates @ Rainbow Records (a chain that is now all out of biz I think). Anyways, there were these tracks on there that was a sound I had never heard before. I played that tape hundreds of times blasting out of my silver 16v Scirocco. :) So anyways... flash forward to like 1990 or so and we're at Bonnie Dune beach in Santa Cruz for Wicked's full moon parties with SF djs Garth, Jeno, Markie and Thomas just blowing minds. But I'm outta my gourd and a couple of these songs on this compilation come on and just like take me over the top. Well, some naked guy then jumped into a camp fire and the cops don't bust the thousands of people dancing under a beautiful summer sky but ticket everyone's car... but a handful. mine included... Anyways, AcidHouse was just so raw. This compilation/ label (Trax)/ sound/ etc just completely got me hyped on the whole thing and now like 15 years later still doing the do. I bought myself a TB-303, SH-101 and all that. Here's to the infinite beat...

Keeping House Alive in the Birthplace
Let's begin with a bit of background information. I first stumbled across this particular cd while window-shopping inside FYE, at the mall in Mary Esther, FL. How ironic is that? Actually the real question is: How lucky is that? I picked up the cd, looked at the track listing (mentally noting how I already have over ¾ of the tracks on vinyl), and said to myself, "I'm coming back to get this". One week later I bought the cd and the rest is history...

This cd package is an excellent introduction to this phenomenon we call "House". As a House DJ "ambassador to the G.I.s" I would often have difficulty describing the music to people who had never heard of it (or mistaken it for Euro-Techno). This cd package would make the explanation that much easier. Great selection, and equally great blends - I pay attention to those -with the occasional flange for effect! After listening to the first 3 tracks of CD1 you might find yourself increasing the volume controls. If by chance you didn't increase the volume, then the first 3 tracks on CD2 might convince you.

Word on the street is Trax Records is back, with new releases. Time to Jack all over again...

where it all begins
i first heard about this release in xlr8r, which was quite surprising since i was reading it at a studio run by vince lawrence, creator of one of the first (THE first, according to screamin' rachel) house tracks. he didn't go on to be a big name, but his track ('phantasy') is great. what makes this release so powerful, though, is that this is one of the lesser tracks on the three discs. not only that, the mix job on the first two is brilliant, carrying you from one track to the next without any break in momentum. if you like house, or you ever wanted to know what it is, this is the place to start.