old school 80s 102.7 WBMX playlist
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:18 pm
Much of the music heard in the mixes on 102.7 WBMX and 107.5 WGCI that would later be played in old school flashback sets on the old Killer Bee/Party Radio B96 from 1989 onward. It should be noted that most of these songs were never played on B96 when they originally came out as B96 was a mainstream top 40 station that didn't play much R&B/dance/post-disco during its early years. Even when B96 launched a mix show in late 1986 as the station was slowly becoming more rhythmic/dance, they still largely ignored the home-grown house music and many of the other dance songs popular on WBMX and WGCI. It’s not until WBMX’s demise in Oct 1988 and the arrival of some of their mixers (such as Bad Boy Bill and Julian “Jumpin’” Perez) months later when B96 began to fully embrace the house music scene, which would play a key role of how B96 would sound from that point onward.
It's a work in progress and is largely based on what I heard in various airchecks and available mixes. Post-1988 songs are not included here and I'll do those on a later date.
Chicago House
Dr. Derelict - Under Cover (1984)
Fresh - dum dum (1984)
Gwendolyn - Come to Me (1984)
Jesse Saunders - Funk U Up (1984)
Knight Action - Single Girl (1984)
Z-Factory - I am the DJ (1984)
Chip e - it’s house (1985)
Chip E - Like This (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith - Bass Love (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith - Jackin’ the Bass (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith – Pump 'N the Bass (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley Knows House (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley, Farley (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jack N the House (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jack the Bass (1985)
Fingers Inc - Mystery of Love (1985)
Grant - Dance (1985)
Jamie Principle - Waiting on My Angel (1985)
Jesse Valdez - Girls Out on the Floor (1985)
Jesse’s Gang - Real Love (1985)
JM Silk - Music is the Key (1985)
Le Noiz – Wanna Dance (1985)
Mark Imperial - Jadore Danser (1985)
Michelangelo - You Can Do It (Dub) (1985)
Qwest - Mind Games (1985)
Raz - Kill Yourself Dancing (1985)
Ron Hardy - Sensation (1985)
Virgo - Go Wild Rhythm Trax (a2) (1985)
Virgo - Go Wild Rhythm Trax (b1) (1985)
Adonis - No Way Back (1986)
Adonis - We’re Rocking Down the House (1986)
Chip E - If You Only Knew (1986)
Chip E - Time to Jack (1986)
ESP - It’s You (1986)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can’t Turn Around (1986)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can’t Turn Around (Houseapella remix) (1986)
Femme Fion - Jack the House (1986)
Fingers Inc - A Path (1986)
Fingers Inc - Beyond the Clouds (1986)
Fingers Inc - Can You Feel It (1986)
Fingers Inc - It’s Over/All Over (1986)
Fingers inc - washing Machine (1986)
Force, The - It’s Ok, It’s OK (1986)
Frankie Knuckles - You Can’t Hide (1986)
Full House - Communicate (1986)
House People - Godfather of House (1986)
House Rockers, The - Everybody Do It (1986)
Housemaster Boyz - House Nation (1986)
Housemater Boyz - Trax U Lost (1986)
It, The - Donnie (1986)
JM Silk - I Can’t Turn Around (1986)
JM Silk - Shadows of Your Love (1986)
Liz Torres - what you make me feel (1986)
Mario Reyes - Fusion Dance (1986)
Mario Reyes - Whatever Turns You On (1986)
Marshal Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House National Anthem) (1986)
Master Plan - Electric Balie (dub) (1986)
MK II - Used By DJ (1986)
Mr. Lee & Company - Shoot your Best Shot (1986)
No Name - Jason’s Revenge (1986)
On the rhythm - Ride the rhythm (1986)
project 122 - kiss me baby (1986)
Raz - Baila (1986)
Raz - Puerto Rican Lover (1986)
Robert Owens - Bring Down the Walls (1986)
Rude Boy Farley Keith - Give Yourself to Me (1986)
Sampson Butch Moore - House Beat Box (1986)
Santos - Work the Box (1986)
Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (1986)
Stevo Armani - Don’t Say It’s Over (1986)
Sweet D - Thank Ya! (1986)
Tyree - I Fear the Night (1986)
White Knight - Never Give Up (1986)
2 House People - Move My Body (1987)
Armando– Land Of Confusion (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Are You the One (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Bad Boy Bill Traxx (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Jack It All Night Long (1987)
BnC - House Ain’t Giving Up (1987)
Children, The - Freedom (1987)
Edward Get Down Crosby - It’s Party Time (1987)
Farley jackmaster funk - it’s U (1987)
Hex Complexx - I Want You (1987)
House People – Jack Me Frankie-Power House (1987)
Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles - Cold World (1987)
JM Silk - Let the Music Take Control (1987)
Jody Fingers Finch - Jack your big booty (1987)
Joe Smooth - The Promise Land (1987)
Julian Jumpin Perez - Jack Me Till I Scream (1987)
Julian Jumpin Perez & Bad Boy Bill - The DJ International Megamix (1987)
Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On (1987)
Kenny Jammin Jason - Can U Dance (1987)
Kenny Jammin Jason feat. Paris Gray - Don’t Want It (1987)
Liddell Townsell - Get the Hole (1987)
Liz Torres - Can’t Get Enough (1987)
Mario Diaz - Let's Do It (1987)
Michael Jackson - Bad (unreleased Mike Hitman Wilson remix) (1987)
Mike Dunn - Dance you Mutha (1987)
Mike Hitman Wilson & Bad Boy Bill - Can U Jack (1987)
Mink - Rhythm Method (1987)
MK II - Don’t Stop the Music (1987)
Mr. Lee - Come To House (1987)
Mr. Lee - House This House (1987)
Mr. Lee - I Can’t Forget (1987)
Nick-Non-Stop - Jack My Body (1987)
Paris Gray - Don’t Make Me Jack (1987)
Phuture – Acid Tracks (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Fantasy Girl (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - G.T.B. (Got the Bug) (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Mystery Girl (Set Me Free) (1987)
Pleasure Pump - Fantasize Me (1987)
Ralphi Rosario feat. Xaveira gold - You Used to Hold Me (1987)
Rhythm Controll - My House (Acapella) (1987)
Sterling Void - It’s Alright (1987)
Ten City - Devotion (1987)
Terry Baldwin feat. Paris Gray - Don’t Lead Me (1987)
Thompson and Lenior - Can’t Stop the House (1987)
Tony Sineni – Rhythm Of The Beat (1987)
Tyree & Fast Eddie - The Whop (1987)
White Knight - White Knight Jacks (1987)
Yellow House - Jack My Body (1987)
Armando - 100% Of Dissin You (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - Acid Sexx (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - I Can’t Wait For Love (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - A Night On a Trip (1988)
Bad Boy Bill & White Boy Mike - How Do Ya Feel (1988)
Bam Bam – Give It To Me (1988)
Dada Nada - Haunted House (1988)
Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder (1988)
Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky (1988)
Fellas, The - Duh...Whadaya Mean? (1988)
Fingers Inc. - Distant Planet (1988)
House Gang - Cool J Trax (1988)
House Gang - Work My Body (1988)
JM Silk - All In Vain (1988)
Jamie Principle - I'm Gonna Make You Scream (1988)
Jamie Principle - Rebels (1988)
Koda - Gone Forever (1988)
Laurent X - Machines (1988)
Lil Louis - Video Clash (1988)
LNR - Work it to the Bone (1988)
M. Doc - It’s Percussion (1988)
Mario Diaz feat. Mr. Lee - Can You Feel It (1988)
Mario Reyes - Lost Lost (I Want You Back) (1988)
Mark Imperial - The Love I Lost (1988)
Mark Imperial – She Ain't Nothing But A Hoe (1988)
Mickey Mixin’ Oliver - In-Ten-Si-Ti (1988)
Mickey Mixin’ Oliver feat. Shanna Jae - Never Let Go (1988)
Mike Dunn - Life Goes On (1988)
Mike Dunn - Magic Feet (1988)
Mike Dunn - Magic Feet (Phuture Mix) (1988)
Mike Dunn - So Let It Be House (1988)
Mr. Lee - Pump Up Chicago (1988)
Mr. Lee - Rock This Place (1988)
Neal Howard - To Be Or Not To Be (1988)
Phuture - We Are Phuture (1988)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Dream Girl (1988)
Rickster - Night Moves (1988)
Risse - House Train (1988)
S.L.Y. - I Need a Freak (1988)
Scrappy - Freeze (1988)
Status IV– You Ain't Really Acid (1988)
Terry Baldwin – I Have A Dream (1988)
Tyree - Video Clash (1988)
White Knight - Yo Baby Yo (Remix) (1988)
It's a work in progress and is largely based on what I heard in various airchecks and available mixes. Post-1988 songs are not included here and I'll do those on a later date.
Chicago House
Dr. Derelict - Under Cover (1984)
Fresh - dum dum (1984)
Gwendolyn - Come to Me (1984)
Jesse Saunders - Funk U Up (1984)
Knight Action - Single Girl (1984)
Z-Factory - I am the DJ (1984)
Chip e - it’s house (1985)
Chip E - Like This (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith - Bass Love (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith - Jackin’ the Bass (1985)
Farley Funkin Keith – Pump 'N the Bass (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley Knows House (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley, Farley (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jack N the House (1985)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jack the Bass (1985)
Fingers Inc - Mystery of Love (1985)
Grant - Dance (1985)
Jamie Principle - Waiting on My Angel (1985)
Jesse Valdez - Girls Out on the Floor (1985)
Jesse’s Gang - Real Love (1985)
JM Silk - Music is the Key (1985)
Le Noiz – Wanna Dance (1985)
Mark Imperial - Jadore Danser (1985)
Michelangelo - You Can Do It (Dub) (1985)
Qwest - Mind Games (1985)
Raz - Kill Yourself Dancing (1985)
Ron Hardy - Sensation (1985)
Virgo - Go Wild Rhythm Trax (a2) (1985)
Virgo - Go Wild Rhythm Trax (b1) (1985)
Adonis - No Way Back (1986)
Adonis - We’re Rocking Down the House (1986)
Chip E - If You Only Knew (1986)
Chip E - Time to Jack (1986)
ESP - It’s You (1986)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can’t Turn Around (1986)
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can’t Turn Around (Houseapella remix) (1986)
Femme Fion - Jack the House (1986)
Fingers Inc - A Path (1986)
Fingers Inc - Beyond the Clouds (1986)
Fingers Inc - Can You Feel It (1986)
Fingers Inc - It’s Over/All Over (1986)
Fingers inc - washing Machine (1986)
Force, The - It’s Ok, It’s OK (1986)
Frankie Knuckles - You Can’t Hide (1986)
Full House - Communicate (1986)
House People - Godfather of House (1986)
House Rockers, The - Everybody Do It (1986)
Housemaster Boyz - House Nation (1986)
Housemater Boyz - Trax U Lost (1986)
It, The - Donnie (1986)
JM Silk - I Can’t Turn Around (1986)
JM Silk - Shadows of Your Love (1986)
Liz Torres - what you make me feel (1986)
Mario Reyes - Fusion Dance (1986)
Mario Reyes - Whatever Turns You On (1986)
Marshal Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House National Anthem) (1986)
Master Plan - Electric Balie (dub) (1986)
MK II - Used By DJ (1986)
Mr. Lee & Company - Shoot your Best Shot (1986)
No Name - Jason’s Revenge (1986)
On the rhythm - Ride the rhythm (1986)
project 122 - kiss me baby (1986)
Raz - Baila (1986)
Raz - Puerto Rican Lover (1986)
Robert Owens - Bring Down the Walls (1986)
Rude Boy Farley Keith - Give Yourself to Me (1986)
Sampson Butch Moore - House Beat Box (1986)
Santos - Work the Box (1986)
Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body (1986)
Stevo Armani - Don’t Say It’s Over (1986)
Sweet D - Thank Ya! (1986)
Tyree - I Fear the Night (1986)
White Knight - Never Give Up (1986)
2 House People - Move My Body (1987)
Armando– Land Of Confusion (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Are You the One (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Bad Boy Bill Traxx (1987)
Bad Boy Bill - Jack It All Night Long (1987)
BnC - House Ain’t Giving Up (1987)
Children, The - Freedom (1987)
Edward Get Down Crosby - It’s Party Time (1987)
Farley jackmaster funk - it’s U (1987)
Hex Complexx - I Want You (1987)
House People – Jack Me Frankie-Power House (1987)
Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles - Cold World (1987)
JM Silk - Let the Music Take Control (1987)
Jody Fingers Finch - Jack your big booty (1987)
Joe Smooth - The Promise Land (1987)
Julian Jumpin Perez - Jack Me Till I Scream (1987)
Julian Jumpin Perez & Bad Boy Bill - The DJ International Megamix (1987)
Jungle Wonz - Time Marches On (1987)
Kenny Jammin Jason - Can U Dance (1987)
Kenny Jammin Jason feat. Paris Gray - Don’t Want It (1987)
Liddell Townsell - Get the Hole (1987)
Liz Torres - Can’t Get Enough (1987)
Mario Diaz - Let's Do It (1987)
Michael Jackson - Bad (unreleased Mike Hitman Wilson remix) (1987)
Mike Dunn - Dance you Mutha (1987)
Mike Hitman Wilson & Bad Boy Bill - Can U Jack (1987)
Mink - Rhythm Method (1987)
MK II - Don’t Stop the Music (1987)
Mr. Lee - Come To House (1987)
Mr. Lee - House This House (1987)
Mr. Lee - I Can’t Forget (1987)
Nick-Non-Stop - Jack My Body (1987)
Paris Gray - Don’t Make Me Jack (1987)
Phuture – Acid Tracks (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Fantasy Girl (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - G.T.B. (Got the Bug) (1987)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Mystery Girl (Set Me Free) (1987)
Pleasure Pump - Fantasize Me (1987)
Ralphi Rosario feat. Xaveira gold - You Used to Hold Me (1987)
Rhythm Controll - My House (Acapella) (1987)
Sterling Void - It’s Alright (1987)
Ten City - Devotion (1987)
Terry Baldwin feat. Paris Gray - Don’t Lead Me (1987)
Thompson and Lenior - Can’t Stop the House (1987)
Tony Sineni – Rhythm Of The Beat (1987)
Tyree & Fast Eddie - The Whop (1987)
White Knight - White Knight Jacks (1987)
Yellow House - Jack My Body (1987)
Armando - 100% Of Dissin You (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - Acid Sexx (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - I Can’t Wait For Love (1988)
Bad Boy Bill - A Night On a Trip (1988)
Bad Boy Bill & White Boy Mike - How Do Ya Feel (1988)
Bam Bam – Give It To Me (1988)
Dada Nada - Haunted House (1988)
Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder (1988)
Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky (1988)
Fellas, The - Duh...Whadaya Mean? (1988)
Fingers Inc. - Distant Planet (1988)
House Gang - Cool J Trax (1988)
House Gang - Work My Body (1988)
JM Silk - All In Vain (1988)
Jamie Principle - I'm Gonna Make You Scream (1988)
Jamie Principle - Rebels (1988)
Koda - Gone Forever (1988)
Laurent X - Machines (1988)
Lil Louis - Video Clash (1988)
LNR - Work it to the Bone (1988)
M. Doc - It’s Percussion (1988)
Mario Diaz feat. Mr. Lee - Can You Feel It (1988)
Mario Reyes - Lost Lost (I Want You Back) (1988)
Mark Imperial - The Love I Lost (1988)
Mark Imperial – She Ain't Nothing But A Hoe (1988)
Mickey Mixin’ Oliver - In-Ten-Si-Ti (1988)
Mickey Mixin’ Oliver feat. Shanna Jae - Never Let Go (1988)
Mike Dunn - Life Goes On (1988)
Mike Dunn - Magic Feet (1988)
Mike Dunn - Magic Feet (Phuture Mix) (1988)
Mike Dunn - So Let It Be House (1988)
Mr. Lee - Pump Up Chicago (1988)
Mr. Lee - Rock This Place (1988)
Neal Howard - To Be Or Not To Be (1988)
Phuture - We Are Phuture (1988)
Pierre’s Phantasy Club - Dream Girl (1988)
Rickster - Night Moves (1988)
Risse - House Train (1988)
S.L.Y. - I Need a Freak (1988)
Scrappy - Freeze (1988)
Status IV– You Ain't Really Acid (1988)
Terry Baldwin – I Have A Dream (1988)
Tyree - Video Clash (1988)
White Knight - Yo Baby Yo (Remix) (1988)