Phuture – Acid Trax (Vinyl 12")

Phuture – Acid Trax is based on “Acid Tracks”, released on Trax Records in Chicago in 1987 and regarded as the foundation of acid house. Phuture – DJ Pierre, Earl “Spanky” Smith Jr. and Herb J – coaxed the squelching acid sound out of the Roland TB-303; DJ Ron Hardy made the track famous at Chicago's Muzic Box. This copy is the 1988 Belgian edition on Who's That Beat? (WHOS 6), with the eleven-minute A-side plus “Phuture Jacks” and “Your Best Friend” on the B-side.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Who's That Beat? – WHOS 6
• Format: Vinyl 12" maxi, 33 ⅓ RPM
• Pressing: Belgian original
• Country: Belgium
• Year: 1988 (original: 1987)
• Genre: Electronic, acid house, 12" Maxi

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A (“Other Side”)

1. Acid Trax (11:17)

Side B (“This Side”)

1. Phuture Jacks (4:45)
2. Your Best Friend (5:10)

Personnel

Phuture: DJ Pierre (Nathan Pierre Jones), Earl “Spanky” Smith Jr., Herbert “Herb J” Jackson. Written by DJ Pierre, Herbert Jackson and Spanky (“Your Best Friend”: DJ Pierre). Produced and mixed by Marshall Jefferson; mastered at Foon; published by Sanlar Publishing.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
The first edition of “Acid Tracks” came out on Trax Records in the US in 1987. This is the 1988 Belgian edition on Who's That Beat? (label code LC 7800). You can recognise it by the matrices “WHOS 6 - A1 FOON” and “WHOS 6 - B1 FOON” in the run-out groove.

Why “Acid Trax” and “Your Best Friend”?
For this edition “Acid Tracks” was renamed “Acid Trax”. The third track is printed on the label as “Your Best Friend” – on the 1987 Chicago Trax release it is called “Your Only Friend”.

What does media NM- / sleeve VG+ mean?
The record is near mint, the sleeve shows light wear. More on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more maxi singles?
Yes, see our 12" Maxi Singles and Electronic collections.