Event · 1984 · Chicago [41.88, -87.63]
Founding of Trax Records
Trax Records, established in Chicago by Larry Sherman in the mid-1980s, was the label that turned the city's club sound into a mass-pressed catalog. Notorious for cheap, recycled vinyl and rough fidelity, it nonetheless released a remarkable run of foundational house and acid records. Its output put Chicago house into the hands of DJs across America and Europe.
Evidence2
- Wikidata: Trax RecordsWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1962734
accessed 2026-06-04
- MusicBrainz: Trax RecordsMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/label/5b945833-f22e-4a3f-b59c-83ca1baae35b
accessed 2026-06-04
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collaborates with → "Acid Tracks" (Phuture)
Phuture's "Acid Tracks" was issued on Trax Records, the Chicago label that turned the city's club sound into a mass-pressed catalog. The label's cheap, prolific vinyl carried foundational house and acid records to DJs far beyond Chicago.