What was the very first house record ever made?

By Ben Rogerson
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Stars attempt to answer in the trailer for new movie, The House That Chicago Built

The question of which house record came first is one that's hard to answer definitively - even if you happen to be a producer in the genre.

That's the lesson we can learn from the first trailer for The House That Chicago Built, a new movie directed by house music luminary Lil Louis.

Promising to reveal "the true story of house music for the first time," this trace's the music's evolution from Chicago through to the EDM of the present day, and features contributions from a who's who of house music talent.

And the first house record ever? We're told that you'll have to watch the film to find out what that was.

Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.