Positiva

Positiva

Profile:
UK label set up by Nick Halkes in 1993, after being approached by EMI due to his success at XL Recordings. Other staff included Jason Ellis as director, Dave Lambert (8) working in A&R and Kevin Robinson in promotions.
Initially established as a house label, later focussing on more mainstream dance output.

The Positiva label now operates under Virgin EMI Records as of 2012 with the acquisition of EMI by Universal Music.
The Positiva trademark as of 2017 is immediately owned by EMI (IP) Ltd., an intellectual property holding company under the direct control of EMI Group Ltd.
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Positiva Records
4 Pancras Square
7th Floor
London
N1C 4AG
UK
T: +44 (0) 20 7795 7000
Fax: +44/020-7605-5186

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Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
007 Various - Angielska Positivka Czyli Dwa Wesela, Pogrzeb I Dentysta Various Angielska Positivka Czyli Dwa Wesela, Pogrzeb I Dentysta(CD, Comp, Promo) Machina, Positiva 007 Poland 1998 Sell This Version
7TIV 250 Queen Vs The Miami Project - Another One Bites The Dust Queen Vs The Miami Project Queen Vs The Miami Project - Another One Bites The Dust(7", Single, Pic) Positiva, Positiva, Positiva 7TIV 250 UK 2006 Sell This Version
7TIVDJ-186 The Ones - Superstar The Ones Superstar(7", Promo) Positiva 7TIVDJ-186 UK 2002 Sell This Version
10MICHDJ 001 Michelle* - Standing Here All Alone (Sharp Remixes) Michelle* Standing Here All Alone (Sharp Remixes)(10", Promo) Positiva 10MICHDJ 001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
10RUFFDJ 001 Ruffneck Featuring Yavahn - Move Your Body Ruffneck Featuring Yavahn Ruffneck Featuring Yavahn - Move Your Body(10", Promo) Positiva, MAW Records 10RUFFDJ 001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
10TIV-24 Amos - Let Love Shine (Two The Hard Way) (The Cleveland City Dubs) Amos Let Love Shine (Two The Hard Way) (The Cleveland City Dubs)(10") Positiva, Positiva 10TIV-24 UK 1995 Sell This Version
10TIV-36 Joe T. Vannelli Project - Sweetest Day Of May (The Vannelli Dubs) Joe T. Vannelli Project Sweetest Day Of May (The Vannelli Dubs)(10", Single, Ltd) Positiva 10TIV-36 UK 1995 Sell This Version
10 TIVDJ 24 Amos - Let Love Shine (The Cleveland City Dubs) Amos Let Love Shine (The Cleveland City Dubs)(10", W/Lbl, Sta) Positiva 10 TIVDJ 24 UK 1995 Sell This Version
10TIVDJ 31 The Whooliganz Featuring B Real* - Whooliganz The Whooliganz Featuring B Real* The Whooliganz Featuring B Real* - Whooliganz(10", W/Lbl) Positiva 10TIVDJ 31 UK 1995 Sell This Version
10TIVDJ-068 Baby Doc La Batteria (The Drum Track)(10", S/Sided, Promo, Blu) Positiva 10TIVDJ-068 UK 1996 Sell This Version
10TIVDJ-84 PF Project - Choose Life PF Project Choose Life(10", Single, Promo) Positiva 10TIVDJ-84 UK 1997 Sell This Version
10TIVDJ-213 Reflekt - Need To Feel Loved Reflekt Need To Feel Loved(10", S/Sided, Promo) Positiva 10TIVDJ-213 UK 2004 Sell This Version
10TIVDJX-042 Judy Cheeks - Reach (Quivver Remixes) Judy Cheeks Reach (Quivver Remixes) 10TIVDJX-042 UK 1995 Sell This Version
12AD 003 Johan Svenson - Space Is The Place Johan Svenson Space Is The Place(Cass, Single, Promo) Positiva 12AD 003 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12argdj 001 Jeremy Healy & Amos - Argentina Jeremy Healy & Amos Argentina(12", Promo) Positiva 12argdj 001 UK 1997 Sell This Version
12BBEDJ 001 B.B.E. - Seven Days And One Week (The Remixes) B.B.E. Seven Days And One Week (The Remixes)(12", Promo) Positiva 12BBEDJ 001 UK 1997 Sell This Version
12 BBOY 2 Booom! - Hold Your Head Up High Booom! Hold Your Head Up High(12") Positiva 12 BBOY 2 UK 1997 Sell This Version
12BLACKDJ 001 Black Magic - Freedom (Make It Funky) Black Magic Freedom (Make It Funky)(12", Promo, W/Lbl) Positiva 12BLACKDJ 001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12BOINGDJ-001 George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman - Let's Groove (Joey Musaphia Mixes) George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman - Let's Groove (Joey Musaphia Mixes)(12", Single, Promo) Positiva 12BOINGDJ-001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12C2X060 Mark Brown / Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell - The Journey Continues Mark Brown / Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell Mark Brown / Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell - The Journey Continues(12", Ltd, Promo) CR2 Records, Positiva 12C2X060 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12C2Z 060 Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell - The Journey Continues Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell Mark Brown Feat. Sarah Cracknell - The Journey Continues(12", Ltd, Promo) Cr2 Records, Positiva 12C2Z 060 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12COCODJ-001 Coco - I Need A Miracle Coco I Need A Miracle(12", S/Sided, Ltd, Gre) Positiva 12COCODJ-001 UK 1997 Sell This Version
12COOL 2 John Larner 2 Cool 2 Dance (Justin Harris Mixes) 12COOL 2 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12DEEPDJ 001 B.B.E. Vs Nalin & Kane - Deeper Love (Nalin & Kane Remix) B.B.E. Vs Nalin & Kane B.B.E. Vs Nalin & Kane - Deeper Love (Nalin & Kane Remix)(12", S/Sided, Red) Positiva 12DEEPDJ 001 UK 1998 Sell This Version
12DINODJ001 Dino Lenny White Horses(12") Positiva 12DINODJ001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12DISCO 001 Mabel - Disco Disco (Remixes) Mabel Disco Disco (Remixes)(12", Promo) Positiva 12DISCO 001 UK 2000 Sell This Version
12DISCO-002 Mabel - Disco Disco Mabel Disco Disco(12", Ltd, Promo) Positiva 12DISCO-002 UK 2000 Sell This Version
12DJSP237 Trisco - Musak Trisco Musak(12", Single, Promo) Positiva 12DJSP237 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12DJSP239 The Infernal Machine - Realistic The Infernal Machine Realistic(12", Promo) Positiva 12DJSP239 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12DJVP111 Vengaboys - Paradise... Vengaboys Paradise...(12", TP) Positiva 12DJVP111 UK 1999 Sell This Version
12DOM1 James Doman - Alright James Doman Alright(12", Promo) Positiva 12DOM1 UK 2008 Sell This Version
12DOM 2 James Doman Everything's Gonna Be Alright(12", W/Lbl) Positiva 12DOM 2 UK 2008 Sell This Version
12DREAMS1 Deep Dish Feat. Stevie Nicks - Dreams Deep Dish Feat. Stevie Nicks Deep Dish Feat. Stevie Nicks - Dreams(12", S/Sided, Promo) Positiva 12DREAMS1 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12DREAMS2 Deep Dish - Dreams Deep Dish Dreams 12DREAMS2 UK 2006 Sell This Version
12FIX1 Velvet (6) - Fix Me Velvet (6) Fix Me(12") Positiva 12FIX1 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12FIX2 Velvet (6) - Fix Me Velvet (6) Fix Me(12") Positiva, Positiva 12FIX2 Europe 2007 Sell This Version
12GIODJ 1 Deep Dish - George Is On (Sampler Part 1) Deep Dish George Is On (Sampler Part 1) 12GIODJ 1 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12GIODJ1 Deep Dish - Sacramento E.P. (Part 1) Deep Dish Sacramento E.P. (Part 1)(2x12", Advance, EP, TP) Positiva, Positiva 12GIODJ1 UK Unknown Sell This Version
12GIODJ 2 Deep Dish George Is On (Sampler Part 2) 12GIODJ 2 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12IBIDJ 2 Various - Access Summer '97 Various Access Summer '97(4x12", Promo) Positiva, Positiva 12IBIDJ 2 UK 1997 Sell This Version
12 JAM 001 Jeremy Healy & Amos - Stamp! Jeremy Healy & Amos Stamp! 12 JAM 001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12JAZZDJ001 Reel 2 Real - Jazz It Up Reel 2 Real Jazz It Up(12", Promo) Positiva 12JAZZDJ001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12JENN 001 Jenn Cunetta* Come Rain Come Shine 12JENN 001 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12KID-001 Kid Creme* - Hypnotising Kid Creme* Hypnotising(12", Single, Promo) Positiva 12KID-001 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12LOVEDJ 1 The Source - You Got The Love (Shapeshifters Remix) The Source You Got The Love (Shapeshifters Remix)(12") Positiva 12LOVEDJ 1 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12LTDDJ-001 Razor N' Guido - Do It Again Razor N' Guido Do It Again(12", Ltd, Promo) Positiva 12LTDDJ-001 UK 1999 Sell This Version
12LTDDJ002 Spiller - Batucada Spiller Batucada 12LTDDJ002 UK 1999 Sell This Version
12MIAMI001 Room 5 / Souvernance - Miami WMC Sampler 2002 (Part 1) Room 5 / Souvernance Room 5 / Souvernance - Miami WMC Sampler 2002 (Part 1)(12", Ltd, Promo) Positiva 12MIAMI001 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MIAMI-002 Solid Sessions / Trisco - Miami WMC Sampler 2002 (Part 2) Solid Sessions / Trisco Solid Sessions / Trisco - Miami WMC Sampler 2002 (Part 2)(12", Ltd, Promo, Smplr) Positiva 12MIAMI-002 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MNY-1 Moony - Dove (I'll Be Loving You) Moony Dove (I'll Be Loving You) 12MNY-1 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MNYDJ1 Moony - Dove Moony Dove(2x12", Promo) Positiva 12MNYDJ1 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MNYDJX1 Moony - Dove Moony Dove 12MNYDJX1 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MNYDJY1 Moony - Dove Moony Dove(12", Promo) Positiva 12MNYDJY1 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12MODX1 Moder I Love You(12", Promo) Positiva 12MODX1 UK 2008 Sell This Version
12MORDJ1 George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman - Let's Groove George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman George Morel Featuring Heather Wildman - Let's Groove(12", W/Lbl) Positiva 12MORDJ1 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12MOREL-001 George Morel Feat. Heather Wildman - Let's Groove George Morel Feat. Heather Wildman George Morel Feat. Heather Wildman - Let's Groove(12") Positiva, Strictly Rhythm 12MOREL-001 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12MVP 3 Most Valuable Playas* What Makes A Great MC ? / Lost(12", Single) Positiva 12MVP 3 UK 2006 Sell This Version
12OLAV 001 Olav Basoski Featuring Michie One Olav Basoski Featuring Michie One - Waterman 12OLAV 001 UK 2005 Sell This Version
12ONEOFFDP12 Milk & Sugar vs John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air Milk & Sugar vs John Paul Young Milk & Sugar vs John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air(2x12", Promo) 1-Off Recordings, Positiva 12ONEOFFDP12 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12ONEOFFP12 Milk & Sugar vs. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air Milk & Sugar vs. John Paul Young Milk & Sugar vs. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air(12", Promo) 1-Off Recordings, Positiva 12ONEOFFP12 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12 PARADJ 001 Umboza - Paradiso Umboza Paradiso 12 PARADJ 001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12 PERP DJ Perpetual Motion Keep On Dancing (Mr. Spring Remix)(12", S/Sided, W/Lbl) Positiva 12 PERP DJ UK 1998 Sell This Version
12 PERPDJ 001 Perpetual Motion - Keep On Dancing (Mr. Spring Remix) Perpetual Motion Keep On Dancing (Mr. Spring Remix)(12", S/Sided, W/Lbl) Positiva 12 PERPDJ 001 UK 1998 Sell This Version
12 PROMO 1 D-Tek - Drop The Rock D-Tek Drop The Rock(12", W/Lbl, Sta) Positiva 12 PROMO 1 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12PTV25-1 Scot Project* - U (I Got A Feeling) (Eats Everything Reebeef) Scot Project* U (I Got A Feeling) (Eats Everything Reebeef)(12", Ltd) Positiva 12PTV25-1 UK 2018 Sell This Version
12PTV25-2 Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Remixes) Motorcycle As The Rush Comes (Remixes)(12") Positiva, Virgin EMI Records, Positiva, Virgin EMI Records 12PTV25-2 Europe 2018 Sell This Version
12PTV25-3 The Disco Evangelists - De Niro (Remixes) The Disco Evangelists De Niro (Remixes)(12") Positiva 12PTV25-3 UK 2018 Sell This Version
12PTV-257 Barbara Tucker - Beautiful People (Floorplan Remix) Barbara Tucker Beautiful People (Floorplan Remix)(12", Single) Positiva, Virgin EMI Records, Positiva, Virgin EMI Records 12PTV-257 Europe 2018 Sell This Version
12PVD3 Paul Van Dyk In Between(2x12", Album, TP) Positiva 12PVD3 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12ROOM-001 Room 5 - Make Luv Room 5 Make Luv(12", S/Sided, Promo) Positiva 12ROOM-001 UK 2003 Sell This Version
12SARINA001 Sarina Paris - Look At Us Sarina Paris Look At Us(12", Ltd, Promo) Positiva 12SARINA001 UK 2001 Sell This Version
12SEEKDJ1 Soul Seekerz - Party (For The Weekend) Soul Seekerz Party (For The Weekend) 12SEEKDJ1 UK 2006 Sell This Version
12 SNAXY 1 Hotsnax - Magic Hotsnax Magic(12") Positiva 12 SNAXY 1 UK 2008 Sell This Version
12STARDJ 001 The Ones - Superstar The Ones Superstar(12", Promo) Positiva 12STARDJ 001 UK 2002 Sell This Version
12STUNTDJ001 Reel 2 Real - Are You Ready For Some More? Reel 2 Real Are You Ready For Some More?(12", Promo) Positiva 12STUNTDJ001 UK 1996 Sell This Version
12TEAM1 Teamsters - Feels Like Love Teamsters Feels Like Love(12", Promo) Positiva 12TEAM1 UK 2006 Sell This Version
12TEAM-2 Teamsters - Feels Like Love Teamsters Feels Like Love(12", Promo) Positiva, Positiva 12TEAM-2 UK 2006 Sell This Version
12THERE 1 Therese Feelin' Me 12THERE 1 UK 2007 Sell This Version
12THERE2 Therese Neon Lights (See My Baby) 12THERE2 Unknown Sell This Version
12TIV-1 Exoterix - Void Exoterix Void(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-1 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12 TIV 2 The Disco Evangelists - De Niro The Disco Evangelists De Niro(12") Positiva, Positiva, Positiva 12 TIV 2 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV 3 Hyper Go-Go* - Never Let Go Hyper Go-Go* Never Let Go 12TIV 3 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV 4 Wall Of Sound Featuring Gerald Lethan* - Critical (If You Only Knew) Wall Of Sound Featuring Gerald Lethan* Wall Of Sound Featuring Gerald Lethan* - Critical (If You Only Knew) 12TIV 4 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV-5 D-Tek - Drop The Rock E.P. D-Tek Drop The Rock E.P.(12", EP) Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-5 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV-6 Judy Cheeks - So In Love (The Real Deal) Judy Cheeks So In Love (The Real Deal)(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-6 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV-7 The Disco Evangelists - A New Dawn (Back To The World) / A Peaceful World / Cosmik Byelaw 10 The Disco Evangelists A New Dawn (Back To The World) / A Peaceful World / Cosmik Byelaw 10(12") Positiva, Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-7 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV-8 Diddy - Give Me Love Diddy Give Me Love(12", Single) Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-8 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-9 Hyper Go-Go* - Raise Hyper Go-Go* Raise(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-9 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-10 Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move It Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move It (Single) 12TIV-10 UK 1993 Sell This Version
12TIV-11 Barbara Tucker - Beautiful People Barbara Tucker Beautiful People(12", Single) Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-11 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12 TIV 12 Judy Cheeks Reach (Single) 12 TIV 12 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-13 Pan Position - Elephant Paw (Get Down To The Funk) Pan Position Elephant Paw (Get Down To The Funk)(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-13 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-14 Eddy - Someday Eddy Someday 12TIV-14 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-15 Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman - Go On Move Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman - Go On Move(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-15 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-16 Amos - Only Saw Today / Instant Karma Amos Only Saw Today / Instant Karma(12") Positiva 12TIV-16 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-17 The Whooliganz - Put Your Handz Up The Whooliganz Put Your Handz Up 12TIV-17 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-18 2 In A Room - El Trago (The Drink) 2 In A Room El Trago (The Drink) (Single) 12TIV-18 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-19 Mozaic - Nothing In The World Mozaic Nothing In The World(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV-19 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV 20 Hyper Go-Go* - It's Alright Hyper Go-Go* It's Alright(12") Positiva, Positiva 12TIV 20 UK 1994 Sell This Version
12TIV-21 The Purple Kings - That's The Way You Do It The Purple Kings That's The Way You Do It(12") Positiva 12TIV-21 UK 1994 Sell This Version

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mattcymru2021

mattcymru2021

April 12, 2021
still, its all better than the horrors of cascada or ultrabeat..
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mattcymru2021

mattcymru2021

April 12, 2021
yeh, they released some good stuff like `the ones flawless` and cheesey cack like `alice deejay`... and fragma..
alex91onions

alex91onions

December 6, 2020
Hello! I did a Remix of a well-known track. Motorcycle's... Where should I send it for wiretapping ?
GardevoirSnans

GardevoirSnans

May 11, 2020
Positiva is still a better dance label than Monstercat. I love almost all the songs!
ParadiseWitch

ParadiseWitch

February 29, 2016
I'm an oldschool breakbeat fan that always loved quite a bit of trance. Especially female vocals. found the label now because of Alice Deejay - The Lonely One which I love. Will anyone that is well versed with this label point out some great songs [the more obsure the better] with or without female vox that might not of had mass appeal but still noteworthy? No need to mention super popular stuff like "better off alone".. I'm looking for hidden gems., thanks.. Heck, from any label if anyone is willing to discuss it. I loved a lot of trance from the late 90's/ to early 2000's. Fell into an a love affair with Warp, Planet Mu, IDM stuff from there. Now as I get older, i've been backtracking my steps and finding there were all kinds of things I missed.I really just love electronic music in every form for almost 20 something years. I just love a mix of dark/ spacey, broken beats/ unbroken if there was some substance. Atmospheres, beautiful female vox. The new stuff is so hard to listen too. I really want to dig in with like minded people, it's like we need a team to find recently released gems in all these hours of sifting through beatport top whatever. Props to the educated listeners/ feelers.
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searchy

searchy

April 30, 2013
Positiva is one of the greatest dance labels ever. Yes it released a lot of cheesy rubbish but that's what it always stood for, backing the most popular kind of credible dance music.... until Ben Cherril jumped ship from Manifesto and took the label into the abyss.
AndroidHeaven

AndroidHeaven

April 24, 2013
Positiva was Lame. Plain and simple. The lack of talent was sometimes forgiven as a result of the drugs people took while listening to its records.
jaxxalude

jaxxalude

December 22, 2003
I agree with Kal. It is true: Positiva released a lot of sub-pop crap (and I mean "sub-pop" because, in my books, pop, per se, is not synonymous with crap). But they also put their big money to good value: Joe T. Vannelli, Trisco, Judy Cheeks, Boris Dglosch, Barbara Tucker, Tru Faith, The Ones, Kid Crème, Room 5, George Morel and The Scumfrog can be counted in the "good pop stuff" category. And then, some classics: The Bucketheads, Shy FX & T-Power, Black Magic and Ragga Twins. And yes, they released a lot of bullshit too! But one can't deny the fact that this label is, for better and for worse, one of the most important labels in dance music.
kal

kal

May 17, 2003
Positiva WAS a great label. Their earlier releases were fantastic but like other members have commented, they went through a stage of releasing crap. That bein said, some of their earlier releases were total shite (I'm refering to Amos for example.) Still I rank these guys up there with the likes of deConstruction Records. Both of these labels gave us some of the finest moments in dance history, and then again, they both gave us some horrors as well.