Various Artists - The Hits Of House Are Here
K-Tel  (1998)
House

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LP    15 tracks  (88:26) 
   01   Theme From S'Express   S'Express         117 bpm   05:58
   02   Keep This Frequency Clear   DTI, The         115 bpm   04:43
   03   House Nation   Housemaster Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House, The         124 bpm   03:35
   04   Let's Get Brutal (Megamix)   Nitro Deluxe         114 bpm   06:55
   05   Beat Dis (Extended Dis)   Bomb The Bass         113 bpm   05:49
   06   Put The Needle To The Record   Criminal Element Orchestra         116 bpm   06:27
   07   Housedoctors (Gotta Get Down - Crazy Cuts Mix)   Housedoctors, The         126 bpm   03:54
   08   We'll Be Right Back   Steinski & Mass Media         101 bpm   05:18
   09   Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness: The Coldcut Remix)   Eric B & Rakim         99 bpm   07:07
   10   House Train (New York Mix)   Risse         120 bpm   06:14
   11   Let's Pick Up The Pieces (And Make Some Music) (8 Minutes Would've Been Shatterin' Mix)   Twin Beat         109 bpm   07:56
   12   Rok Da House   Beatmasters Featuring The Cookie Crew         123 bpm   06:46
   13   Shake (How About A Sampling, Gene?)   Gene & Jim Are In To Shakes         123 bpm   08:21
   14   Faith   Wee Papa Girl Rappers, The         107 bpm   04:10
   15   Females (Get On Up)   Cookie Crew         107 bpm   05:13
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Cat. Number NE 1419
UPC (Barcode) 5012206141918
Packaging 12" Record
Sound Stereo
Notes
Double LP
House Music is the most powerful dance trend since the disco era of the late 70's. Two years ago a house was something you lived in, but down in the sweaty dives of underground clubs in London and the Midlands it was something you danced to. Fresh, Exciting, Powerful. An irresistable hypnotic beat with a hard thumping bass-line that worked up dancefloors in to a frenzy of thrashing limbs 'Jackin' your body' as it was known. It was a musical style imported from Chicaco where the phenomenon began in clubs like the Warehouse (Hence the name House Music), which rapidly established itself throughout the UK. When Steve Hurley's Jack Your Bodystormed to the top of the charts early last year, it was clear that House Music was not just a passing fad. The more aware musicians and DJs recognised the potential of House and began building their own. The first hit from a British act came from the House Master Boyz, three Sheffield lads who journeyed to Chicago for inspiration and came back with a top ten hit. It was to all intents and purposes a straight imitation of the Chicago sound, but other artists had their own ideas about the direction British House music should take. The Beatmasters enlisted female rap duo, the Cookie Crew, to create an unlikely combination of Hip Hop and House in 'Rok Da House', giving the signal that 'anything goes' with House Music. Whilst Chicago was still exporing traditional strong tracks, it was Britain's POTENT brews that were tearing up dance floors across the country. Nightclub DJs, who knew instinctively what their audiences clamoured for, were set to take centre stage in the evolution of House Music. Coldcut emerged from the London club scene to spice up Eric B's 'Paid In Full'. Bomb The Bass produced an infectious groove in 'Beat Dis', whilst S-Express captured the spirit of London's nightlife and its vogue for the sounds and styled of the 70's in 'Theme From S-Express'. House is now exploding in all directions. There's the conventional sound in the House Doctors, the nagging synthesisers of Nitro Deluxe's 'Let's Get Brutal', and the Fiery Beats of the Criminal Element Orchestra's 'Put The Needle To The Record', the production of New York's Wally Jump Junior. Sampling plays a fundamental role in some hits like the DTI's 'Keep This Frequency Clear', which derives it's hook line from a phrase in 'Beat Dis', whilst Gene & Jim combines original music with movie soundtracks for 'Shake'. The major record companies are falling over themselves to jump on the bandwagon, eager to cash in on the phenomenon just as they did a decade ago with disco. Limp pop tunes are being beefed up with 'House' mixes to give the more exposure on the dancefloor. House Music has demonstrated its universal appeal by dominating the pop charts and nightclubs alike. The Hits of House are here to stay.
Tim Jeffery