Trax Records Anthology / Various

Trax Records Anthology / Various

2015 three CD collection. Sources is a series which examines the output of extremely influential independent U.S. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The 10th and final release in the Sources series deals with one of the great house music labels of all-time (along with DJ International and Underground), Trax records from Chicago. Originally founded by Larry Sherman, Trax had the advantage of being one of the local Chicago independent pressing plants, so when this new phenomenon called house music arrived and people started turning up at Trax with tapes that they wanted to press onto vinyl, then Larry smelt a market and thus Trax records was born. The label was renowned for it's almost punk ethic of simply getting the releases out fast and furiously without much in the way of obvious design values or quality control. Their releases were generally pressed on recycled vinyl and housed in recycled card sleeves - in fact, it was not unusual to open the record and see bits of paper pressed into the vinyl and old printing on the inside of the sleeves! However, the operation perfectly suited the ethos of the music, the majority of which was often made on 4 track machines in numerous bedrooms before being tested at Chicago's two main house clubs - Music Box via Ron Hardy and the Warehouse, where the legendary Frankie Knuckles ruled the decks. If the bedroom tape got the thumbs up from Ron and Frankie, then usually the aspiring producers would turn up at Trax the next morning and beg to get their productions on vinyl. Sources: The Trax Records anthology has been expertly compiled by Bill Brewster to feature the particular mixes that he favors and every track has been comprehensively remastered to the usual Harmless levels. The Trax volume will work nicely with the Sources DJ International and Underground volumes which, together, give a comprehensive overview of the birth of the house music scene in Chicago.
Country USA
Brand LongXTX
Manufacturer Harmless
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2015-12-11
UnitCount 3
Format Import
EANs 5014797021419

Country	USA
Brand	LongXTX
Manufacturer	Harmless
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2015-12-11
UnitCount	3
Format	Import
EANs	5014797021419

Trax Records Anthology / Various

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