Trax Records


Trax Records is a record label based in Chicago. It played a major part in the development of house music.

History

Larry Sherman began operations in 1983 by purchasing Musical Products, then Larry and Jesse Saunders co-founded Trax Records in late 1984. The label design and initial artist signings were done by Vince Lawrence. The first release was "Wanna Dance/Certainly" by Le Noiz.
Trax Records was an important outlet for house music in its early days, releasing many classics including "No Way Back" by Adonis, Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles's "Your Love", Larry Heard's "Can You Feel It", and Marshall Jefferson's "The House Music Anthem " in the same year. This latter tune gave a massive boost to house music, extending recognition of the genre outside of Chicago.
In 2006, Rachael Cain, an associate of Sherman who released music under the alias Screamin Rachael, revived the label.

Discography

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 -- Jack Master Funk "Jack the Bass"
TX105 -- Kevin Irvin "Ride the Rhythm "
TX106 -- Farley Jackmaster Funk "Funkin With Drums Again"
TX107 -- Vince Lawrence "Virgo Tracks Again"
TX108 -- Jesse Velez "Super Rhythm Trax"
TX109 -- Ron Hardy "Sensation"
TX110 -- Screamin' Rachael "My Main Man"
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 -- The Rude Boy Farley Keith "Give Yourself to Me"
TX117 -- Marshall Jefferson "The House Music 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 "
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: "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: "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 "Get the Hole"
TX159 -- Curtis McClaine "Let's Get Busy"
TX160 -- Dancer "Number Nine"
TX164 -- Pleasure Zone "Fantasy/I Can't Understand"
TX165 -- Phuture "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 "Jackmaster Funk" Presents Ricky Dillard – As Always"
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. "Ride"
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 -- Ralphi Rosario "Running Away"
TX200 -- Over 2 U "Force of Habit"
TX201 -- Humanoid "Crystal /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 Jackmaster Funk / Housemaster Boys "Love Can't Turn Around/House Nation"
TX305 -- Fast Eddie "No Other Love"
TX306 -- Joe Smooth "Untitled"
TX307 -- ???
TX309 -- ???
TX308 -- Amber "A Matter of Time"
TX310 -- K. Kool "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 Jaxx Remixes"
TX417 -- David Chong "There is no place / Our Last Chance"
TX418 -- Hydraulic Funk "Flash Light/Godzilla/Godzilla Rap "
TX419 -- Dave Robertson "Liquidity & Warmth/Loss of a Love"
TX420 -- Maurice "Desires"
TX421 -- Frankie Knuckles "Waiting on my Angel"
TX467 -- Various Artists "Best of Movi' Record Vol. 1"
TX468 -- David Chong "Auto Ed"
TX476 -- Mr. Fingers "The complete can you feel i"
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"
TX5011 -- Various "Frankie Knuckles Presents"
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 "Trick Tracks"
TX5020 -- Phurture "Lost Souls”
TX5021 -- Ralph Rosario's Greatest Hits
TX5022DP -- Joey Beltram Presents "Dance Generator"
TX5023 -- XXX Tracks
TX5024 -- Armando "The New World Order Level 3"
TX5025 -- Kaay Alexi Shelby & Brazil 94 "Untitled"
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
TX5042 -- ???
TX5043 -- ???
TX5044 -- ???
TX5045 -- DJ Rush "Klub Kidz"
TX5085DP -- "Anyone Can Dance" by Crystal Distortion
TX5086DP -- "Contaminated 2G" by Gene Hunt
TX2007 -- "In The Beginning by Nic Sarno
TX4563 -- "Freaks" by Sir Nenis
TX1971 -- "The Flow" by Nic Sarno
TX1360 -- "Every Night I Say A Prayer" by Little Boots
TX10092011 -- "Don't Stop" by Sir Nenis & Roby Howler
TX082603 -- "Purple Mountains Majestic" by Sir Nenis & Marked Man

CDs and Compilations

CDTX5001 -- "20th Anniversary Collection" by Various Artists
CDTX5002 -- "Next Generation" by Various Artists
CDTX5003 -- "Acid Classics" by Various Artists
CDTX5004 -- "Queer Trax —Coming in loud and queer" by Various Artists
CDTX5005 -- "Rarities & B-Sides" by Various Artists
CDTX5006 -- "Extacy" by Screamin Rachael
CDTX5010 -- "Twilight Trax" by Various Artists
CDTX5011 -- "Trax Classix" by Armando
CDTX5013 -- "Trax Classix" by Joey Beltram
CDTX5016 -- "Trax Classix" by Phuture and DJ Pierre
TX9725 -- "Trax Records: The 25th Anniversary Collection" by Various Artists
TX062810 -- "SUMMERTRAX" by Various Artists
TX062003 -- "Screamin' Rachael: Queen of House" by Screamin' Rachael
TRX UK CD001 -- "The House that Trax Built" by Trax Records 1996