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WATCH THE FIRST TIME HOUSE MUSIC MADE THE NEWS IN 1986

This Chicago news report with Farley Jackmaster Funk is pure gold...

House music hasn't always enjoyed the same level of ubiquity it does today. Way back in '86, now house music legends Danny Sweet-D Wilson and Farley Jackmaster Funk made the news for the very first time, showcasing how they crafted classic club jam 'Jack Your Body' with a bunch of early hardware. 

Described as "the hottest thing going" by Chicago-based Eyewitness presenter Joan Esposito, the shots of a genuine late '80s rave are a thing of beauty, and Jackmaster Funk's ensemble would probably still go down a storm at a rave-up in Hackney Wick.

Watch the report below in full.