Best of House (Serious Records)
Neben der erfolgreichen UpFront Sampler Reihe, hat Serious Records die „Best of House“ Reihe veröffentlicht. In UK vermutlich seinerzeit der erfolgreichste House Sampler mit „Full Length 12″ Extended Or Remixed Dance Versions“
Die Best of House Serie enthält 5x Folgen + 3x Megamixe und mehr. Hier alle Releases:
Best of House Vol. 1
„The House Beat Mean On The Street“
UK Chart Position: 55
Releases:
Serious Records, 1987
- LP: BEHO 1
- Tape: ZCHO 1
Tracklist Vol.1 ’87
- Master C & J – Face It (Club Version) 7:00
Producer: Jesse Jones | Label: Bear Town Publishing - House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House – House Nation (Serious House Mix) 7:14
Mix Beated by The Rude Boy | Label: Fairstroke Music - T-Coy – Carino (Club Mix) 8:35
Produced by T-Coy | Label: De Construction Records - Lenny Dee & Tommy Musto – Everything Bamboo (Club Version) 7:15
Produced by Lenny Dee & Tommy Musto | Label: Magnet Records
- Pleasure Pump – Fantasize Me (Mega Mix) 6:33
Producer: Jesse Jones | Label: State Street Records - Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) 7:38
Producer: Virgo | Label: Affair Records - Duane & Co. – Hard Core (On The One) 7:10
Producer: Duane | Label: Breathe Music - Raze – Jack The Groove (Hit Mix) 6:10
Producer: Vaughan Mason | Label: Champion Rec.
Best of House Vol. 2
„A Solid Brick Mix“
UK Chart Position: 30
Releases:
Serious Records, 1987
- LP: BEHO 2
- Tape: ZCHO 2
Tracklist Vol.2 ’87
- Nitro Deluxe – This Brutal House (The Brutal Mix) 6:54
Producer: Aldo Marin | Remix: Dancin‘ Danny D. | Label: Cooltempo - Bamboo – It’s All In Your Mind (This Mix) 6:30
Producer: Lenny Dee, Tommy Musto | Label: Fourth Floor Records - 2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican – Do It Properly (Fierce Mix) 8:30
Producer: Robert Clivilles & David Cole | Label: Cooltempo - The Beatmasters ft. The Cookie Crew – Rok Da House (Remix) 6:40
Producer: The Beatmasters | Label: Rhythm King
- Ralphi Rosario – You Used To Hold Me (The Kenny Jammin Jason Mix) 6:28
Producer: Kenny Jason, Ralphi Rosario | Label: Indigo Music - Kenny „Jammin“ Jason – Can U Dance (Club Mix) 6:04
Producer: Kenny Jason | Label: Champion Records - Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bay (Love Chant) 5:28
Producer: Cultural Vibe | Label: Serious Records - Denise Motto – Doing It Properly Is XTC (Scoobie’s Scratch Mix) 7:58
Mixed: Scooby Swift | Producer: Kool Katz | Label: Kool Kat Records
Best of House Vol. 3
„Reeling Writhing And Reigning Supreme“
UK Chart Position: 61
Releases:
Serious Records, 1987
- LP: BEHO 3
- Tape: ZCHO 3
Tracklist Vol.3 ’87
- Nitro Deluxe – On A Mission (US Mix) 5:03
Producer: Aldo Marin | Label: Cooltempo - Raze – Let The Music Move U (Extended Mix) 6:07
Producer: Vaughan Mason & Stephon Johnson | Label: Champion Rec. - Risque III – Essence Of A Dream (Club Mix) 6:39
Producer: K. Bulgar & K. Morgan | Label: Indigo - Full House – Communicate (Sprint Appella Mix) 6:34
Producer: Danny Wilson | Label: DJ International
- Mr. Lee – I Can’t Forget (Killer Cut) 7:00
Producer: Mr. Lee | Label: A&M Records - M|A|R|R|S – Pump Up The Volume (Extended Mix) 5:23
Producer: M. Young | Label: 4AD - Armando – Confusion (Confusion Mix) 5:39
Mixed: Armando Gallop | Label: Westbrook Records - Blaze – If You Should Need A Friend (Friendship Mix) 6:04
Producer: Blaze | Label: Debüt Records

Best of House Vol. 4
„Reeling Writhing And Reigning Supreme“
UK Chart Position: 27
Releases:
Serious Records, 1988
- LP: BEHO 4
- Tape: ZCHO 4
Tracklist Vol.4 ’88
- Royal House – Party People (Club Rub Dub Rub) (Rubber Dub) 5:24
Written & Producer: Todd Terry | Label: Champion Records - Bam Bam – Give It To Me (Double Trouble Remix) 5:30
Written & Producer: Bam Bam | Label: Serious Music - The Beatmasters ft. The Cookie Crew – Rok Da House (Remix) 6:40
Written & Producer: The Beatmasters | Label: Rhythm King - Raze – Caught U Cheatin (Grey Ink Mix) 6:02
Written: Johnson, Sykes, Thompson | Producer: Vaughan Mason | Label: Champion Records
- Jack E Makossa – The Opera House (Blue Ink Mix) 6:39
Written & Producer: Arthur Baker | Label: Champion Records - Mayday – Nude Photo 88 (Club Mix) 4:49
Written: Mayday, Barnett | Producer: Mayday | Label: Kool Kat Rec. - Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis (Extended Mix) 5:13
Written: Emilio Pasquez, Captain Black | Producer: Tim Simenon | Label: Rhythm King - The Jam Machine – Funky (Lets Go) (Serious House Mix) 4:31
Written: D. Raimondi, Coring | Producer: Dario Raimondi, Alvaro Ugolini | Label: Serious Records
Tracklist Vol.5 ’88
- S’Express – Theme From S-Express (Extended Mix) 5:17
Producer: Mark Moore, Pascal Gabriel | Label: Rhythm King - Bang The Party – Release You Body (Mayday Mix) 5:00
Written: Kid Batchelor | Producer: Bang The Party | Label: Warriors Dance - Kurtis Ingram – Zone (Keyboard Mix) 6:06
Written: Leon Ingram | Produced: Kurtis Ingram | Label: Champion Rec. - Reese & Mayday – Grooving Without A Doubt (Master Reese Mix) 5:43
Written: Kevin Saunderson, Mayday, Pennington | Label: Kool Kat Rec. (KMS Recording) - The Break Boys – And The Break Goes On (The Original Freestyle Groove) 6:44
Producer: Tommy Musto & Frankie Bones | Exec. Producer: Silvio Tancredi | Label: Westside Records
- Terry Housemaster Baldwin – Delta House (Club Mix) 4:10
Written & Producer: House Master Baldwin | Label: Kool Kat Records - Royal House – Can You Party (B.Boy Remix) 6:04
Written & Producer: Todd Terry | Label: Champion Records - Keynotes – Let’s Let’s Dance (Alton Miller Mix) 5:01
Written & Producer: Kevin Saunderson | Label: Kool Kat Records - M-D-Emm – Get Busy (Club Mix) 6:14
Written & Producer: Lee Ryder & Chill | Label: Republic Records - Denise Motto – Totally Serious (Supermix Edit) 7:56
Producer: Mike Macharello | Label: Serious Records
CD – Best of House Vol. 1 & 2
1987 erschien die „Best Of House Vol. 1 & 2“ als 1x CD, leider aber nur mit gekürzten Versionen aufgrund der CD Spielzeit. (obwohl auf dem Cover „Full Length…“ steht.)
Release: Serious Records, 1987, CD: CDHO 12
Die Einzelfolgen Vol.1 bis 4 sind nur als LP und Tape erschienen, einzig der Vol.5 Sampler erschien regulär zusätzlich als CD.
Best of House Megamixes
Zusätzlich erschienen noch zwei Megamixes auf Serious Records und ein dritter Teil auf Needle Records.
Best Of House Megamix ’87
Release: als LP: #BOIT 1 | Tape: ZCIT 1
megamixed by The Boover Boys & Double Trouble at Noisegate Studio, London.
Serious Megamix (Part 1) 24:20
- Lenny Dee & Tommy Musto – Everything Bamboo
- Ralphi Rosario – You Used To Hold Me
- Armando – Confusion
- Mickey Oliver – Just A Tease
- Sweet D – Crazy D
- Bamboo – It’s All In Your Mind
- Nitro Deluxe – On A Mission
- Raze – Let The Music Move U
Serious Megamix (Part 2) 22:17
- T-Coy – Carino
- Kenny Jammin Jason – Can U Dance
- House Master Boyz – House Nation
- Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body
- Duane & Co – Hardcore On The One
- Bam Bam – Give It To Me
- Full House – Communicate
- Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bay
- Pleasure Pump – Fantasize Me
- Raze – Jack The Groove
- Nitro Deluxe – This Brutal House
Best Of House Megamix Vol.2 ’88
Release: als LP: #BOIT 2 | Tape: ZCIT 2
megamixed by Double Trouble | Edited by Michael Menson at Noisegate Studio, London.
The Countdown Mix 21:00
- Cut To Shock – Put The Record Back On
- Jack Frost & The Circle Jerks – Cool And Dry
- Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis
- Nitro Deluxe – On A Mission
- Keynotes – Let’s Let’s Dance
- The Beatmasters & The Cookie Crew – Rok Da House
- Blaze – If You Should Need A Friend
The Acid PHI Mix 18:20
- Phuture Pfantasy Club – Got The Bug
- Lidell Townsell – Get The Hole
- Mayday – Nude Photo
- The Jam Machine – Funky (Let’s Go)
- Bam Bam – Give It To Me
- Bou Kahn – Magic
- Mr. Lee – House This House
- Fallout – The Morning After
Best Of House Megamix Vol.3 ’88
Release: als LP: #BOIT 3 | Tape: ZCIT 3
megamixed by Double Trouble
The Perfect Vision Mix 20:20
- M-D-Emm – Get Busy
- House Master Baldwin – I Have Dream
- Blake Baxter – When We Used To Play
- Model 500 – O.K. Coral
- Mr Lee – Rock This Place
- Bang The Party – Release Your Body
- House Master Baldwin – Delta House
- Reese & Mayday – Grooving Without A Doubt
- Mayday – Nude Photo ’88‘
- Keynotes – Lets Lets Dance
The Acid Overture 18:12
- Mr Lee
- Armando
- Lidell Townsell
- Phuture Phantasy Club
- Jack Frost & the Circle Jerks
Alle Songs sind lizensiert von Trax Records
Zitat aus der Anzeige von 1988 zur Upfront 10 Release
A Year ago they said House Music would never cross over…,
but just look at the Houses that Serious Records build…
Sie haben 6x Top 100 Albums in UK Charts positioniert in nur sechs Monaten!
Die House Box von Serious Records
„The House Story So Far… The Past, The Present, The Future…“
1988 erschien auf Serious Records eine 10x LP Box als Limited Edition.
Release: Serious Records, 1988, 10x LP: HOBX 1
Die Box enthält die „Best of House“ Vol.1 bis 5 und die beiden Megamix LPs + zusätzlich die beiden Sampler:
Zum Teil entsprechen die Versionen der Box jedoch nicht den Original Samplern.

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