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MIXTAPES > ROOM E: Chicago House (mid to late 80's)!! Either scroll down and enjoy the ride, OR: *Quick Jump* to the details by clicking on a mix number, (then hit "back" on your browser to return to this list): mixE.01: Remastered/Expanded: Frankie Knuckles/ Mickey "Mixin'" Oliver (6/85) mixE.02: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk/ Ralphie "Rockin'" Rosario (6/85) mixE.03: Remastered/Expanded: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk/ Kenny "Jammin'" Jason (6/85 + 1/86) mixE.04: Remastered/Expanded: Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez (7-10/86)/ Ferris Thomas (7/87) mixE.05: Remastered/Expanded: Mickey "Mixin'" Oliver (Spring, '86)/ Quickmix Claude (10/86) mixE.06: Remastered/Expanded: Mario "Smokin'" Diaz (9/86)/ James "Devestatin'" Derrick (9/86, 9/87) mixE.07: Remastered/Expanded: Julien "Jumpin'" Perez (7/86, 4/87, 9/87) mixE.08: Remastered/Expanded: Bad Boy Bill (10/86, 12/86, 4/87)/ Fast Eddie (10/87) mixE.09: The Hot Mix 5 (5/87) mixE.10: no longer exists, folded into the expanded remasters! mixE.11: no longer exists, folded into the expanded remasters! mixE.12: no longer exists, folded into the expanded remasters! mixE.13: Kenny "Jammin'" Jason/ Ed "Get Down" Crosby (10/87) mixE.14: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk/ Mike "Hitman" Wilson (1/88) mixE.15: Ralph Rosario/ Kenny Jason (7/88) mixE.16: Bad Boy Bill/ Julien "Jumpin'" Perez (5/90) For info on prices and ordering, click on the big pink "order here" button at the top left of your screen. DON'T WORRY: it doesn't commit you to a purchase. It's simply the info you'll need TO order, k? If for some reason you don't SEE a big pink "order here" button, you've probably cruised in to JUST this page via a search engine. Simply CLICK HERE to enter thru our front door. And all shall be revealed!
From the CREATORS of House Music, the one and only original HOT MIX 5 and the other original authentic house dj's on the actual captured-as-it-happened Chicago mix shows on stations like WBMX, WGCI, WBBM, etc. And please feel free to write in with the correct I.D.'s on trax with a "???". I do these track listings by EAR cuz i usually know all the records, but hey, everyone gets stumped sometimes!


mixE.01) DJ's: Frankie Knuckles/ Mickey "Mixin'" Oliver (6/85) + an early '84 mix! (2cd only, no cassette) July, 2003: remastered/expanded. Was 80m. Now: 140m! This tape captured the sophisticated R&B and EuroDance flavors that coalesced into the first batch of house records ever created, some of which appear for the first time anywhere HERE (ie. Jesse Saunders, Fresh, Z-Factor)...history in the making here, folks!...a very cool, very eclectic line-up, eh? Back in the day when a mixshow was a MIX show, not a "genre-specific" showcase! Here, there's HI-NRG, Electro, Italo-Dance, German Electronic, early House, Pop, Miami Dance, classic disco, UK progressive rock/dance, UK soul/funk, even salsa-influenced dance! Note: please remember these are old mixes, VERY old mixes, originally captured on cassette way back when, then transferred to cd 20+ years later, so they're NOT gonna sound like they were made yesterday, ok? Still, very listenable and the mixing is TOO amazing to suppress because it isn't "A+" sound. I give it a "B" and i'm quite grateful i had access to these incredible mix shows!
mixE.02) DJ's: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk/ Ralphie "Rockin'" Rosario (6/85-2/86) (1cd only, no cassette) A wonderful documentation of the first year of Chicago house with many of the earliest created in Chicago house jams mixed in with the sophisticated uptown and garage that spawned the house movement.....
mixE.03) DJ's Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (6/85)/ Kenny Jason (6/85 +1/86) (2cd only, no cassette) November, 2004: remastered/expanded. Was 90m. Now: 143m.! See write-up to mixE.01...these are fascinating mixes unlike ANYTHING going on now. As always, if you score this for yourself, i'd appreciate if you could fill in the missing tracklisting info (designated as "???"), as my memory has faded a bit after all these years, concerning some of the trax on this mix.
mixE.04) DJ's: Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez (7/86, 10/86)/ Ferris Thomas (7/87) (2cd only, no cassette) December, 2004: remastered/expanded. Was 90m. Now: 119m.! See write-up to mixE.01...these are fascinating mixes (garage, early house, early freestyle, early Detroit techno) unlike ANYTHING going on now. As always, if you score this for yourself, i'd appreciate if you could fill in the missing tracklisting info (designated as "???"), as my memory has faded a bit after all these years, concerning some of the trax on this mix.
mixE.05) Mickey "Mixin'" Oliver (Spring, '86)/ WNUR's Quickmix Claude (10/86) (2cd only, no cassette) November, 2004: remastered/expanded. Was 90m. Now: 151m.! Two vintage sets from Mickey "Mixin'" Oliver on WBMX (3/86 & 5/86): nuff said! And some notes on the relatively unknown (but GREAT!) QuickMix Claude. I particularly like this puppy cuz it was one of the first documented instances where you can hear the house sound coming together. The fall of '86 brought us Chicago mixes that were by then pretty much solid house. Soon after, the trickle of Chicago house became a flood. Don't underestimate Claude if you've never heard of him...he was BAAADDD! Great blends and lotsa quick cutting! Then there's that bonus set from a totally unknown DJ on WBMX, circa 1986. Absolutely the BEST mix of Carl Bean's "I Was Born This Way" i've ever heard! As always, if you score this for yourself, i'd appreciate if you could fill in the missing tracklisting info (designated as "???"), as my memory has faded a bit after all these years, concerning some of the trax on this mix.
mixE.06) DJ's: Mario "Smokin'" Diaz (9/86)/ James "Devestatin'" Derrick (9/86, 9/87) (2cd only, 160m., no cassette) January, 2005: remastered/expanded. Was 80m. Now: 160m.! 56 jams! The CREAM of ChiTown mixing, when a Chicago mix was a beautiful blend of mid-tempo European electronic dance, early Chicago house, 70's disco rarities, hi-NRG, classic NY/NJ garage, and the odd underground nugget. These dj's go DEEP inside their crates to create a sophisticated blend you just don't hear in mixes since this Golden Age of Chicago DanceMusic Radio!
mixE.07) DJ: Julien "Jumpin'" Perez (7/86, 4/87, 9/87) (2cd only, no cassette) December, 2004: remastered/expanded. Was 90m. Now: 142m.! See write-up to mixE.01...these are fascinating mixes unlike ANYTHING going on now. As always, if you score this for yourself, i'd appreciate if you could fill in the missing tracklisting info (designated as "???"), as my memory has faded a bit after all these years, concerning some of the trax on this mix.
mixE.08) DJ: Bad Boy Bill (10/86, 12/86, 4/87) + DJ: Fast Eddie (9/87) (2cd only/no cassette, 157 minutes!) Three incredible "Friday Night Dance Party" house/garage sets, when he was a street DJ! PLUS: a rare Fast Eddie mix! We know him as an ARTIST and rarely got to hear him as the DJ!
mixE.09) DJ's: The Hot Mix 5 (5/87) (1cd set) or 90m. (b) cassette (for only a short while longer: ask first): It'll save you 50%! A hip-hop and house megamix, Chicago style!
mixE.10)...no longer exists.

All the material on it has been moved to other mixes here. If you have a GREAT quality "Hot Mix 5" mix from 1985-1987 that isn't simply a rehash of what's already IN this room, and is at least 80m. long, contact me and maybe we can work something out so i can fill the gap here with a "new" E.10!
mixE.11)...no longer exists.

All the material on it has been moved to other mixes here. If you have a GREAT quality "Hot Mix 5" mix from 1985-1987 that isn't simply a rehash of what's already IN this room, and is at least 80m. long, contact me and maybe we can work something out so i can fill the gap here with a "new" E.11!
mixE.12)...no longer exists.

All the material on it has been moved to other mixes here. If you have a GREAT quality "Hot Mix 5" mix from 1985-1987 that isn't simply a rehash of what's already IN this room, and is at least 80m. long, contact me and maybe we can work something out so i can fill the gap here with a "new" E.12!
mixE.13) DJ's: Kenny "Jammin'" Jason/ Ed "Get Down'" Crosby (10/87) (90m. (a) cassette-only for now, but do-able on cd if you want: just ask) Doncha just LOVE the nicknames, like the old Marvel Comics bullpen!!! You want ACID HOUSE, you got it!! This is the tape!!
mixE.14) DJ's: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk/ Mike "Hitman" Wilson (1/88) (1cd only, no cassette) Man, i just *love* Farley's mixes and it's cool to hear some of the original Detroit techno 12's mixed in with Chicago house, the odd disco classic, and a couple of major records ingeniously blended into the mix like chocolate chips folded into cake batter....mmm, SOMEone's hungry! :-D
mixE.15) DJ's: Ralph Rosario/ Kenny Jason (7/88) (90m. (a) cassette-only for now, but do-able on cd if you want: just ask) Just a Brutal line-up of superb 12"-ers....another superb mix. Jams include: > Joyce Sims: Walk Away/All 'n' All > Jody Watley: Don't You Want Me > Kevin Saunderson: The Sound (if i'm not mistaken, this is the earlier, pre-Reese and Santonio version that we all know) > Liz Torres: Can't Get Enough > Jamie Principle: Baby Wants to Ride > Black Riot: A Day in the Life > M-Doc: It's Percussion > Ralph Rosario: Amor Por Tequero > Mickey Oliver: In Ten-C-T > Joe Smooth: Promised Land > Pierre's Fantasy Club: Got the Bug > Todd Terry: Bango > Liddell Townsell: Let's Get Busy > Divine: Native Love > Secret Ties: Dancing in My Sleep > Chip E: If You Only Knew > Mark Imperial: The Love I Lost > House Gang: Cool J. Trax > Reese and Santonio: The Sound > Kenny Jason: Don't Want It > Kenny Jason: Can U Dance > Risse: House Train > Jamie Principle: Rebels > Mr. Lee: Pump Up Chicago
mixE.16) DJ's: Bad Boy Bill/ Julien "Jumpin'" Perez (5/90) (1cd set) or 90m. (b) cassette (for only a short while longer: ask first): It'll save you 50%! By 1990, a lot of styles were seeping into the regional purity (odd term, that, since house was the result of such a melting pot to begin with) of "pure" Chicago house music and as the mixes AFTER this cutoff point just went all to "hip-house" hell, I figured this 1990 chapter seemed a good place to end this room, as far as this gorgeous, warm, always spiritually-uplifting music went. Now, this tape kicks, mind you, and house thereafter seemed to be re-taken by New York and New Jersey, who were always whining that it CAME from there in the first place. No argument from me! But it's hard NOT to love the truly underground Chicago scene (1985-1990), unfettered by mass media and the Home-Music-Shopping-Channels. Ever heard a Chicago house song used to sell Toyota or Wendy's? Not really and not yet, thank God.) But I digress....