Richard Sen/Various – This Ain’t Chicago: The Underground Sound Of UK House And Acid 1987-91 review

Given the strength of British house music over the past two decades, it’s strange to think that the country was a relatively late developer when it came to the genre. While there were DJs scattered around the country – particularly up North and in the gay clubs of London – playing Chicago house in late ’85 and early ’86, it arguably took until late ’87 and early ’88 for house fever to grip the nation.

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