ABOUT THIS ITEM

Rush Hour continues to unearth never released Chicago house classics from the 80s as original Chi-town DJ Gene Hunt shares some of his own personal edits and mixes with us - up to now this stuff has been hidden away on reel-to-reel tape!

A resident at the the Hyatt Park Athletic Club, where he DJd alongside Ron Hardy, Gene gradually became Ron's protégé. Ron passed on his musical knowledge onto the youngster and the pair started recording music together as well. Local producers began to give Gene reel-to-reel tapes of their new productions for him to play out in the clubs. Many of these were never released and most producers lost their own tracks over time. Luckily, Gene had stored all his copies and 25 years later the time has finally come to share this great music with the rest of the world.

The tracks included here are all rough, uncut versions, oftentimes home made drum computer jams, which never made it to final production at a professional studio. They represent early output of the artists involved, some tracks dating back as early as 1982-1983.

Part 2 includes unreleased tracks from Virgo Four, Craig Loftis, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Virgo & Adonis and even a track by Dion, who later on went on to kick start Common's carreer and more recently has been Kanye West's sidekick. Also included are a rework of Lil Louis'  "Video Clash" and a mash up of Marshall Jefferson and a Larry Heard track, which was a Music Box / Ron Hardy favourite.

The vinyl release hold seven tracks, all presented in their original length versions and includes one vinyl only bonus track, Virgo & Adonis' "Trust". All tracks have been restored and remastered from the original, first generation reel-to-reel tapes. The artwork shows original Chicago flyers. Comes with insert with artist interviews, Gene Hunt interview by Jackmaster Farley and original photos from back in the day!

1. Virgo Four - The Dryer
2. Larry Heard Vs. Marshall Jefferson - You're Mine Vs. Destination (Zernell Gillie's Rework)
3. Dion & Tony - 1015
4. Craig Loftis - Yes I'm Right
5. Farley Keith Williams - J.M.F. Groove
6. Lil Louis - Super Clash (DJ Cease Aka George Dupree Rework)
7. Virgo & Adonis - Trust