Houz' Mon, Armando, Armando, Spank Spank, Houz' Mon

Trax Records

The Chicago label at the origin of house: cheap pressings, foundational tracks.

Dance Mania

Chicago strips house to the frame: raw drums, rude chants, and a track you can't sit through.

Chicago House

A drum machine, a cheap sampler and a church-raised voice — the blueprint every dance record still borrows.