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Trax Records is a house-music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

. It played a major part in the development of house music with records such as Jamie Principle
Jamie Principle
Jamie Principle is a house music artist and producer born in Chicago, Illinois.He is one of the early pioneers of house music when the genre first began in Chicago during the early 1980s...

 & Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...

's "Your Love
Your Love (Frankie Knuckles song)
"Your Love" is a song by Jamie Principle. Its original recordings are early examples of Chicago house music.Key features of the song are the arpeggiated repeating synthesizer line and a powerful, propulsive bassline. Part of the bassline was based on that of the Italo Disco/boogie track "Feels Good...

."

Larry Sherman and "Screamin’" Rachael Cain, co-owners and founders of Trax Records, began operations in 1983
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...

 by purchasing Musical Products, and Trax Records began in 1984. The label design and initial artist signings were done by Vince Lawrence
Vince Lawrence
Vince Lawrence is a dance music producer, businessman and is one of the leading innovators of the genre of music called "House Music"....

. The first release was "Wanna Dance/Certainly" by Le Noiz, TX-101 (matrix number 85 indicated the year of release). Trax Records may be best known for inventing the squelchy acid-house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...

 sound on tracks like "Dream Girl" and "Acid Tracks." The label was notorious for pressing its 12-inch releases on low-quality vinyl.

Trax was an important outlet for house music in its early days, releasing many classics including "No Way Back" by Adonis
Adonis (artist)
Adonis is a Chicago acid house pioneer who made his name with the classic 1986 tracks 'No Way Back' and 'We're Rockin Down The House'.Adonis recorded many innovative and influential dance tracks. Born and raised on the West Side of Chicago, Adonis was introduced to music at a young age...

, Larry Heard
Larry Heard
Larry Heard is a Memphis, Tennessee-based musician widely known for the Chicago-based house music he produced during the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was leader of the influential group Fingers Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr...

's "Can You Feel It," and the first so-called house anthem in 1986, "Move Your Body" by Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson is an American musician, working in house music, in particular, the subgenres of Chicago house and deep house.-Biography:...

. This latter tune gave a massive boost to house music, extending recognition of the genre outside of Chicago. In Early 2007, Rachael Cain being the driving force and face of the label—she founded a new record label called Phuture Trax Records, which she currently owns and operates along with her TV show Trax Television. Ms. Cain still owns all her interests in Trax Records along with 100% of the legendary Trax trademark.

Trax Records is not to be confused with the Chicago house record label Dust Traxx Records
Dust Traxx Records
Dust Traxx Records is a Chicago-based house music record label founded in 1997 by Radoslaw "Radek" Hawryszczuk....

 founded by Radoslaw Hawryszczuk in 1997, or with Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records
Wax Trax! Records was an independent record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher. They sold the store in 1978 and, in November of that year, opened a new one under the same name at 2449 North Lincoln Avenue in...

, the Chicago record store and industrial-music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

 label that moved from Denver in the late 1970s that was acquired by TVT Records in the 1990s.

In celebration of Trax Records' 25th anniversary under the direction of Jorge Cruz
Jorge Cruz
Jorge Cruz is an avant-garde photographer, curator, and writer.Jorge's most notable work has been with the Chicago house label, Trax Records. In an interview with Camilo Rocha, Jorge described the forthcoming plans that he had with Trax Records...

 (Trax Records' current PR and Creative Director) there have also been newer releases such a 25th Anniversary mixtape mixed by Joe Smooth as well as a major re-release of Trax Records catalogue exclusively through bandcamp.

12" singles

TX101 -- Le Noiz "Wanna Dance/Certainly"

TX102 -- Jesse Velez "Girls Out On the Floor"

TX103 -- Le Noiz "I'm Scared/Get Out"

TX104 -- Farley Keith (Jackmaster Funk) "Jack the Bass"

TX105 -- Kevin Irvin "Ride the Rhythm [Remix]"

TX106 -- Farley Keith "Funkin With Drums Again"

TX107 -- Vince Lawrence
Vince Lawrence
Vince Lawrence is a dance music producer, businessman and is one of the leading innovators of the genre of music called "House Music"....

 "Virgo Tracks Again"

TX108 -- Jesse Velez "Super Rhythm Trax"

TX109 -- Ron Hardy "Sensation"

TX110 -- Screamin' Rachel "My Main Man"X

TX111 -- Man Goes Disco "Sensuous Woman"

TX112 -- Adonis "No Way Back"

TX113 -- Sleezy D "I've Lost Control"

TX114 -- Marshall Jefferson "Virgo/Free Yourself/R U Hot Enough"

TX115 -- Fresh Dum Dum "Part Two"

TX116 -- Farley Keith "Give Yourself to Me"

TX117 -- Marshall Jefferson "Move Your Body/House Music Nat'l Anthem"

TX118 -- Master C & J "When You Hold Me"

TX119 -- Sweet D "Thank Ya/Do It"

TX120 -- Adonis "We're Rockin Down the House"

TX121 -- On the House "Ride the Rhythm [Original]"

TX122 -- Willie Wonka: "What is House"

TX123 -- Radio Fashion "You Get What You Deserve"

TX124 -- Farm Boy: "Jackin’ Me Around"

TX125 -- Fat Albert "Beat Me Til I Jack"

TX126 -- Santos "Work the Box"

TX127 -- Mr. Fingers: "Can U Feel It/Washing Machine"

TX128 -- Sampson “Butch” Moore: "House Beat Box"

TX129 -- Jungle Wonz: "The Jungle"

TX130 -- Boris Badenough: "Hey, Rocky"

TX131 -- Lidell Townsell
Lidell Townsell
Lidell Townsell was a house-music artist from Chicago, Illinois. He originally released numerous singles on the Trax and D.J. International labels. He released one album, Harmony, on Mercury/PolyGram Records as Lidell Townsell in 1992...

: "Party People"

TX132 -- Robert Owens: "Bringin’ Down the Wall"

TX133 -- Terry Baldwin: "Housemaster"

TX134 -- Two House People: "Move My Body"

TX135 -- Jungle Wonz: "Time Marches On"

TX136 -- On the House: "Give Me Back the Love"

TX137 -- Mr. Lee "I Can't Forget"

TX138 -- Mystery "Mystery Girl"

TX139 -- Eric Bell "Your Love"

TX140 -- Mr. Lee "Came to House"

TX141 -- William S "I'll Never Let You Go"

TX142 -- Phuture
Phuture
Phuture is a Chicago-based acid house group founded in 1985 by Spanky, DJ Pierre and Herb J.The group's 12-minute track "Acid Tracks" is one of several recordings that lay claim to being the first-ever acid house record....

: "Acid Tracks"

TX144 -- Dalis "Rock Steady"

TX145 -- Kevin Irving "Children of the Night"

TX146 -- Two of a Kind "Somewhere in West Hell"

TX147 -- Pleasure Zone "Charley/House Nation"

TX148 -- Dr. Derelict "Doctor"

TX149 -- Dean Anderson "Don't Stop/Don't Dub"

TX150 -- Frankie Knuckles Presents "Baby Wants to Ride/Your Love"

TX151 -- Frankie Knuckles Presents "It's a Cold World"

TX152 -- Hercules "Lost in the Groove"

TX153 -- Dancer "Am a Dog/Boom Boom"

TX154 -- Evie "Stay the Night"

TX155 -- Rich Martinez "Are You Ready"

TX156 -- Mr. Lee "House this House"

TX157 -- Pierre's Phantasy Club "Got the Bug"

TX158 -- Lidell Townsell
Lidell Townsell
Lidell Townsell was a house-music artist from Chicago, Illinois. He originally released numerous singles on the Trax and D.J. International labels. He released one album, Harmony, on Mercury/PolyGram Records as Lidell Townsell in 1992...

 "Get the Hole"

TX159 -- Curtis McClaine "Let's Get Busy"

TX160 -- Dancer "Number Nine"

TX164 -- Pleasure Zone "Fantasy/I Can't Understand"

TX165 -- Phuture
Phuture
Phuture is a Chicago-based acid house group founded in 1985 by Spanky, DJ Pierre and Herb J.The group's 12-minute track "Acid Tracks" is one of several recordings that lay claim to being the first-ever acid house record....

"We Are Phuture EP"

TX166 -- Mr. Lee "Pump Up Chicago/London/New York"

TX167 -- Donald Rush "Knockin at my Door"

TX168 -- Mike Wilson "Hit Tracks III"

TX169 -- Maurice Joshua "I Gotta Big Dick/This is Acid"

TX170 -- Lidell Townsell "Jack the House EP"

TX171 -- Mr. Lee - "Acid Fantaslee"

TX172 -- Farley Keith "As Always [Ricky Dillard]"

TX173 -- K.G.B. "Respect Rap"

TX174 -- Kool Rock Steady "Power Move"

TX175 -- Virgo Four "Virgo Vol. 4/Do You Know Who You Are"

TX176 -- M.E. "M.E. EP [Deep House]"

TX177 -- Grand and Dezz "You're Too Good"

TX178 -- Scamara "Kisses Never Lie"

TX179 -- J.R. "It's About House"

TX180 -- Samurai Sam "House Japanese"

TX182 -- Kamia "Take Me I'm Yours"

TX184 -- Maurice "Get Into the Dance"

TX185 -- Kipetotec "Sex Sells"

TX187 -- Gotham City "Bat Trax"

TX190 -- Streetlife "Streetlife/I Will Survive"

TX191 -- MTS & RTT "Native House"

TX192 -- Streetlife "Glow of Love"

TX193 -- Streetlife "Tearin Down the Walls"

TX194 -- Marshall Jefferson "Move Your Body '90"

TX195 -- Yvonne Gage "Bad Girls/Heartbreak Hotel"

TX196 -- M.E. feat. Yvonne Gage "Winter Days/Summer"

TX197 -- Humanoid "Slam"

TX198 -- Bart Starr "Way To Go Homer" - written by Jesse Saunders

TX199 -- Ralph Rosario "Running Away"

TX200 -- Over 2 U "Force of Habit"

TX201 -- Humanoid "Crystal (Back Together)/The Deep"

TX202 -- Lidell & The People "Another Lover"

TX203 -- Bazz "Very Well"

TX204 -- The Music Factory "It's Getting Late"

TX205 -- Kevin Irving "Puppet/About That Time"

TX301 -- Fast Eddie "Yeah Yeah Yeah"

TX302 -- Black Man "Beat that Bitch with a Bat"

TX303 -- Johnny Fiasco "Iz U Iz Or Iz You Ain't My Baby"

TX304 -- Farley "Love Can't Turn Around/House Nation"

TX305 -- Fast Eddie "No Other Love"

TX306 -- Joe Smooth "Untitled"

TX307 -- ???

TX309 -- ???

TX308 -- Amber (Joe Smooth) "A Matter of Time"

TX310 -- K. Kool (K. Alexi) "Hot Swing/Hot Summer Swing"

TX311 -- The Fusion EP

TX312 -- ???

TX313 -- United Freaks of America "Get Up Off Your Ass"

TX314 -- Hercules "Streetfighter"

TX315 -- Jungle Wonz "Bird in a Gilded Cage"

TX316 -- Ramovia "Your Love"

TX317 -- Pound "Move Yo' Body Again"

TX404 -- Adonis "Basement Jazz Remixes"

TX417 -- David Chong "There is no place / Our Last Chance"

TX418 -- Hydraulic Funk "Flash Light/Godzilla/Godzilla Rap (Feat. Afrika Bambaataa & M.C. G.L.O.B.E.)"

TX419 -- Dave Robertson "Liquidity & Warmth/Loss of a Love"

TX420 -- Maurice "Desires"

TX421 -- Frankie Knuckles "Waiting on my Angel" (2002)

TX467 -- Various Artists "Best of Movi' Record Vol. 1"

TX468 -- David Chong "Auto Ed"

TX476 -- Mr. Fingers "The complete can you feel i(Martin Luther King RX)"

TX486 -- Screamin' Rachel "Don't make me lonely"

LPs and EPs

TX107/114 -- Virgo Tracks Again/Virgo "Free Yourself"

TX5001 -- Various: “Chicago Trax Volume 1”

TX5003 -- Various "Acid Trax Volume 1"

TX5004 -- Various "Acid Trax Volume 2"

TX5005 -- Steve Poindexter Featuring "Short Circuit"

TX5007 -- Various "Acid Trax Volume 3"

TX5016 -- Armando Presents the New World Order

TX5017 -- Acid Wash - Written by J. Lopez

TX5018 -- Lost Trax - Previously unreleased tracks by Mr. Fingers

TX5019 -- K. Kool (K. Alexi) "Trick Tracks"

TX5020 -- Phuture "Lost Tracks featuring 'Men on Film'"

TX5021 -- Ralph Rosario's Greatest Hits

TX5022DP -- Joey Beltram Presents "Dance Generator" (Double pack)

TX5023 -- XXX Tracks

TX5024 -- Armando "The New World Order Level 3"

TX5025 -- Kaay Alexi Shelby & Brazil '

TX5027 -- The Beltram Re-releases 1989-1991

TX5032 -- Armando Presents the New World Order 4 94

TX5033 -- Steve Stoll "Octaves"

TX5034 -- Frankie Bones "Bone Up!"

TX5035 -- Steve Stoll "FM"

TX5036 -- ???

TX5037 -- ???

TX5038 -- ???

TX5039 -- ???

TX5040 -- ???

TX5041 -- Acid Trax IV (1996)

TX5042 -- ???

TX5043 -- ???

TX5044 -- ???

TX5045 -- DJ Rush "Klub Kidz" (1996)

TX5085DP -- "Anyone Can Dance" by Crystal Distortion (Double Pack)

TX5086DP -- "Contaminated 2G" by Gene Hunt (Double Pack)

CDs and Compilations

CDTX5001 -- "20th Anniversary Collection" by Various Artists

CDTX5002 -- "Next Generation" by Various Artists (2004)

CDTX5003 -- "Acid Classics" by Various Artists (2004)

CDTX5004 -- "Queer Trax —Coming in loud and queer" by Various Artists (2004)

CDTX5005 -- "Rarities & B-Sides" by Various Artists (2004)

CDTX5006 -- "Extacy" by Screamin' Rachael (2004)

CDTX5010 -- "Twilight Trax" by Various Artists (2005)

CDTX5011 -- "Trax Classix" by Armando (2005)

CDTX5013 -- "Trax Classix" by Joey Beltram (2005)

CDTX5016 -- "Trax Classix" by Phuture and DJ Pierre (2005)

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