Before house had a name, before the world knew the floor could breathe in four counts, one record lit the fuse. Pressed in Chicago, passed hand-to-hand, it carried the heartbeat of machines into basements and onto dancefloors. Many call it the very first house track.
The question is: which one?
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Never check out of the groove.
– Room 909 Dispatch
✅ Correct Answer (for Dispatch / Reveal)
B) Jesse Saunders – On & On (1984)
Often credited as the first house record ever pressed to vinyl, On & On was built on the steady 4/4 kick, drum machine patterns, and hypnotic synth loops that defined the sound. It wasn’t just a track — it was a blueprint. From Chicago basements to global floors, the pulse has never stopped.
📧 Dispatch
The first Residents carved On & On into the archives.
A steady 4/4 kick, born from the machines, spread from Jesse Saunders’ decks to every room that followed.
That record wasn’t just played.
It was programmed into the DNA of the floor.
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Listen to our two exclusive mixes, dedicated to where house started
The Resident’s Return — a mix that echoes the early Chicago nights.
Basement Loop— a mix that echoes the early Chicago nights.
Never check out of the groove.
– Room 909 Dispatch