Lil' Louis - The Original Video Clash [1988]

[Spastmatiker]

Mike dunn - magic feet

Tyree - acid crash

V - room - v-shaped

Speedy j - minimal

Outlander - vamp

Armando - morsecode

Listen to them and you will notice something :)

[Bradshawbeats]

@Spastmatiker thats nuts,

[Bakebreal]

For those of you who don't know, THIS version, nor any other version like this in press is absolutely NOT the original. It was done by DJ Shawn T.(Shawn Hardison). He made the track, and it was used for the basketball team during warm-ups in high school at Hales Franciscan back in 86-87. It was played during our homecoming, and whom ever was DJ'ing the party that night, it was OVER. The song was on WKKC that weekend, and those other versions took off. Shawn NEVER got credit..... I

[SLRMC93]

Chicago is the Babylon, and birthplace for basically anything that has roots connecting to house music, pissed me off more than anything to hear that the Chicago garage was converted to a Verizon store, RETRIBUTION I SAY!

[statenhal]

@SLRMC93 wow seriouly? They should have made it a museum. Or a monument at least.

[MRDEMORGAN1]

Man I remember when I was a teenager...house head for sure, catching as many house parties as me and my friends could. Whether it was at a club, hotel, high school gymnasium...bangin it in your car, your mommas car, it didnt matter. This is classic...oh it takes me back to when sh*t was fun and parties were parties. U come out drippin sweat and hairdo was gone after that. That was the sh*t for sure.

[Ameer4354]

Hales!

[Starrlite77]

Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!

[anothercountyheard]

thanks so much for the text! some of us read what we can to gain knowledge.

it's helpful. A W E S O M E T R A C K

[RAKSONGTIRAK]

Dr Phibes from Belgium used this loop on ''acid story" in 1988 ! a friend, professional of Industrial music in this year, had a tape with this loop. all the track was the loop ! it was from an industrial band maybe from belgium...

the version of Lil' Louis is near original.

I"m sure, original is from Europ and it's an industrial track

sorry for my bad english, I hope you understand me !

[penshi]

@RAKSONGTIRAK I'm glad somebody else also noticed that the basic loop occured in Dr. Phibes' Acid Story one year before Video Clash was released, but i find it hard to tell where it's coming from originally: everybody is sampling everybody in house music :-)

[Bakebreal]

@penshi For those of you who don't know, THIS version, nor any other version like this in press is absolutely NOT the original. It was done by DJ Shawn T.(Shawn Hardison). He made the track, and it was used for the basketball team during warm-ups in high school at Hales Franciscan back in 86-87. It was played during our homecoming, and whom ever was DJ'ing the party that night, it was OVER. The song was on WKKC that weekend, and those other versions took off. Shawn NEVER got credit.....

[penshi]

@Bakebreal Where did i claim this version or anything else is the original? Thanks for the info though.

[Bakebreal]

@penshi Directed towards the wrong person, my appologies

[DjDedan]

@penshi everybody is sampling everybody period... tho i find house music to have the most varied forms of sampling, from straight up rips to mosaics of sound...

[Bakebreal]

@RAKSONGTIRAK I have the ORIGINAL, and it ain't from Belgium, THAT'S for sure....LOL

[mrsdottie514]

Are you kidding me? Pay attention. This came out in 1989. Acid Crash or Video Crash came out in 1988. The Producer Rodney Bakerr actually come up with the drum beat design.

[spinradiofm]

@mrsdottie514 Are you sure?? Video Crash is more popular but doesn't mean it came first...so where did Lil Louis get THIS version from? Why is the story always "well Tyree stole it and rushed it out" and "LIl Louis had it first but released it later." Who knows and who cares anymore? Both are great classics! They both have a place in house history.

[TheGared2010]

ACID HOUSE MONSTER!!!!! GRINDING ME TEETH listening to it again...after 20 years!!!!

[mallaes2006]

woooo

[RadiumAudioLtd]

Love making music...

[mousacy]

oh wow I can't believe this is from 1988..

reminds me so much of Laidback Luke's Ring Road remix!

[MrMeesterzuiper]

sounds so simple but back in the days of house for me, it was the ultimate shit, didnt knew it was fom lil louis, respect for the man! love this record! ouwe park!!!! 1992 is for you

[secretadmirer8769]

@MrMeesterzuiper I interviewed Marshall Jefferson the other night who informed me he produced the song. Lil Louis released it and neglected to put his name on it.

[MrMeesterzuiper]

ok thanks for the info! still love this record

[VivaLosFreakstyle]

@netzwerk56 Ah, thats where i knew it from. Dacht schon, die Beats kennst doch ^^

[rtype415]

There is actually much controversy with this track. Marshall Jefferson says Lil' Louis actually jacked him for the beat after a jam session. Tyree's 'Acid Crash' and Mike Dunn's "Magic Feet" are responses to Lil Louis' theft.

On a personal note. I found the original pressing in the dollar Hip Hop section this afternoon. Gotta dig!

[PrinceDirt]

"I'd buy that for a $1"

[secretadmirer8769]

@rtype415

Interviewed Marshall the other night, yup it's true. Except he said Tyree released his rip off first, which is why this release is called "THE ORIGINAL Video Clash"

[studsonstilts]

AMEN

[KILLAZXP300]

this tune is the blueprint for alot of music . the melody is grounbreaking......respekt to the louis

[slackhippy]

haha..I have this record..just dug it out again cos it kicks ass.:)

[CocaineGeorge]

Hei..someone can help me to find the song??? tksss!

[Rhinoincas]

its just kool when you hear a track you have not heard for years.and it just drops you back into the nightclub where you first heard it..

[NeuropolitiqueCOGGER]

Clink Street!

[goldenwings5]

this is not the original joynt!! LiL Louis stole this shit from some cats at Hales Franciscan. The original sounded funkier and said the word hales when the 808 dropped!! It never came out on wax!!

[mizrachi35]

wow. that's some info. but this is still tight.

[westsideDaxxx]

the original beats of this song are by Eon and the song is called "Inner Mind"

BAD ASS FOR DAYS!!!!

[Oldskoolmasters]

?? How this?? "Inner Mind" is from 1990 an this is from 1988!!

[Roelandvinken]

Eon sampled Lil Louis dude, you got the timeline messed up.

Don't you know that Video Clash is often Imitated Never Duplicated

[brengre]

lil louis

you re the creator

really

i am fan

[disman00911]

Classic song!

[chuy95]

OMG I been looking for this song for years your awesome

[mibraheem]

OMG, I can't believe I stumbled upon this. We used to go CRAZY at house parties in downtown Chicago when this came on when I was in high school! Wow!

[Bakebreal]

I'm at Myspace/Bakebreal

[dreaded06]

Much love to the Hales crew and to Shawn Hardison. Most of my guys came out of Hales in 1987...are are all really tight with Shawn. So I respect your decision to look out for him.

[Bakebreal]

I graduated from Hales too, 1987. DJ Bake B. Real

[dreaded06]

so you must know all my people...i sponsored the hales 20th anniversary barbecue out behind the school last year...and was at the party in the cafeteria the night before!

[Bakebreal]

I was at both. Steve Price, Charlie Woo, Craig Alexander. I didn't spin, as you know. You sponsored it? Man, who are you? I shoulda seen you!

[iosonoilcalcio]

AAAAaaahahahhhHHHHHHHHhHHHhH!!­!!!!!!!

[2174889]

haha im naked!!! P

[Roelandvinken]

Play the first part of the record reeealy slow: There you have it: AW AW Sonar System;Meng Syndicate

[statenhal]

lol..could be!

[maria4luis]

Agreed hotice35, Louie Vega use to kill it at the Bar!

[hotice35]

To be honest I don't like the record version of it. I like the unrelease version lil louis use to play, it sounded more like garbage cans and the crashes was killer, and then it broke down with strings OMG now where the hell is that cassette copy:)

[Bakebreal]

The ORIGINAL version you May have heard was made by Shawn Hardison known as DJ Shawn T. He made the beat for the basketball team at Hales Franciscan during their warmups. Anyways, Hales had a homecoming party, I forget which DJ's showed up, but was played during the party, and a week later, heard it on WKKC, and the other versions followed. He got no recognition or anything for that. Welcome to the music industry. I on the other hand have that copy/ on tape, never made it to wax.

[ressla]

Upload it please!

[Bakebreal]

Can't do that.. Out of respect, Shawn asked me not to give anyone a copy, so since we are good buddies and classmates, I will respect that. Sorry.

[samir9960]

Not many people know about that orginal story and it was because of this stealing of each others songs amonst the DJ's that helped kill the House Scene. That unfortunately allowed Rap to escalate and House died from lack of unity amongst the DJ's and clubs started closing down left and right.

[cavaleer]

Actually, House died off because it had virtually NO name or face recognition. You couldn't make videos for it. You couldn't market and promote it by DJs, and listeners who didn't dance to it couldn't relate or understand what made the music so special. It's strengths are actually its biggest commercial weaknesses. It's a beautiful niche and a delicacy for those who know, unlike rap.

[titatovernares]

well, move to the Netherlands and you will pleasantly surprised that house music is STILL alive and kicking ass here! it's so bad here that every year we can choose between at least 5 major and 20-something smaller outdoor and indoor festivals!

[XHALE303]

well kicking ass ....

u could choose btween 30/40 partys every week in the early days

now its only about making money,and crap commercial tiesto wannabe's

the early (illegal) underground party's are long gone :( ...those where the days

[titatovernares]

true, most of the bigger venues are moneymaking machines. but really: there are still enough non-commercial parties left with the feel of ol' times :D

and there are still illegal underground parties as well.

[smearpipe]

jij snapt er helemaal nix van

[BonesMagazine]

What a classic!

[junkiejunkiexl]

aye ;];]

[mellodee123]

Anyone remember this house track called...Must go Disco? I think we used to call it Mosco Disco....anyone remember?

[brokenaudio]

The track is calles Moscow Disco and is by Telex

[suprafunkin]

So, according to Alain_Patrick, this tune is not a lil louis production but marshall jefferson's one.

Weird?

[topheecheesecake]

I read that too ! And it seems Lil Louis and Marshall are cool about it too. How about someone asks Louis one day ?

[tssexychanel]

Ron Hardy 4 ever

[Hypeman19]

I think it sounds a little like rollin n' scratchin by daft punk .I think they mention lil louis in the song teachers

[SimplyHotter]

Simply the bomb. love you for having put this online. Some really fierce beats.

[snom05]

yeeahhhh

[digimaton]

Marshall Jefferson continued: "Well, he (Lil' Louis) was right there when I recorded "Video Clash" and he insisted that I give him a copy. At that time Lil Louis had the biggest parties in Chicago, where more than five thousand kids would regularly show up, so I gave him a copy to play. He took it home, took off Kym's vocals and edited it. Somehow, that piece of shit became his biggest record."

[inducejack]

This is the first and best version I heard at the parties. When I bought the tyree cooper version I was like what the f****

[cubanmodel123]

this beat was gangsta ! they dont make em like this anymore !

[nfiniti]

damnnn.... pure chicago house.. 1st time I heard this was end of '89 at this club 4 blocks down from palladium, sneak in thru the door by the garage bins lol... this probably only like my 6th time hearing it..nice..

[djmadra]

"often imitated, never duplicated"... So true. This track will be around as long as their are DJs to play it. Amazing.

[spinradiofm]

@djmadra that comment meant it was stolen by a few others like Tyree (called "responses") and Mike Dunn. All those dudes are thieves and there is no honor among them!!!

[MeUsagiYojimbo]

Legendary....

[ressla]

This is a killer. Always in my box , you can mix this with virtually anything. Some of the rip off versions arent bad either. The "magic feet" mix of this is ok, and Acid crash is rocking too.

Didnt know it was Marshalls tune either!

[kimelem77]

original classic

[djenglewood]

You know that seemed to be the story with a lot of old house tunes. House Nation, Love Can't Turn Around etc... someone would make one and play it at a party or on the radio and that version wouldn't come out then a weak one would show up

[mrcrews]

i like eggs

[tasjemorales]

Te gek!! ik ben de plaat kwijt! echt zo cool deze track!!!!!!

mooie tijd!

Natasja M.

[dinniheini]

haha Kick ass idd =D

[undergroundhouse]

doooooope

[lesysteme]

oh yeah! fuck man..hot

[toddcross1]

you already know u snapped!

[vincelavalle]

Very first record I ever bought as a DJ. I have the late Pinkhouse to thank for that one. RIP Bo-Bo.

[Chicaguerilla]

Mr. G's, The Rink, Screamin' Wheels, The Bismarck... When I was a shorty on the SOuthside we used to battle House O Matic, U Phi U, & The Bruzz to this @ the clubs!

[lusciouslady73]

man, u takin me back with the rink.....southside!!! wasnt there a skate rink on 103rd, (a few blocks past michigan)back in the day????

[attaalib]

Naww you not talkin about House Groups battling. I remember groups like Class and Jazz and Houseboys. We used to see them down at my stompin grounds- The Box and Pleasure Dome when they was doin their thing on 75th and Exchange. And they used to battle at Mendell H.S. You Gotta remember Mendell!! SOUTH SIIIIIDDDDDEEE!!!

[darkseid13]

Oh man! Haven't heard this in over a decade! This takes me (waaay) back! Great track.

[DoubleMM70]

Louis was the second coming of Ron Hardy. He had followers just like him. Louis probably rocked the House better than Hardy.

[erickliddell]

89/90 Photon in Harvey. New years eve/day. We were standing around thinking it was another McCormick Party then....The lights started going off and on and he cranked blackout. 1st time I ever heard it. What made it even better is the last day of school he put that plugger in my hand I was the 1st one out the school on break headed for the bus. Wish i still had that plugger.

[attaalib]

Wow you said "plugger", I remember that word. Haven't heard it in years. If I say that now, people look at me like I'm speaking Dutch.

[mellodee123]

Photon was where Club O is now!!! I remember that!!! I thought that was East Hazel Crest? But I do have that same plugger too!!! Mendel forever!!! The house group I was in was called Front Row!!!! Taking me back!!! Mellodee123

[cubanmodel123]

this beat is gangsta !!!

[ObjectiveHate]

I remember having a record title Acid Crash witht the same beat, but I don't believe it was by Lil Louis, it's been a while since I played any of my house records, or any records for that matter. I'll have to go dig through the milk crates.

[dinniheini]

owned man, thanks a lot!!

[skylineag4u2nv]

I never knew about this version of "Video Crash" until now. All along I thought Tyree's version was the original. Thanks for the history lesson.

[johnneedslove]

dude you rule for putting this jam up. love