At what point did they change their catalog numbers and does anyone know why? IE changed from PRO004 to PROUK004

Grooverider's Prototype Recordings was a landmark of Drum and Bass and a deeper and harder approach. Over its run, there were huge releases like Sonar by Trace and China Cup by Bad Company. These went on to spread appreciation for our genre, and to allow many more artists influenced by what they heard to break through and bring us their own individual interpretations of what Drum & Bass is about.

A stand out moment for Prototype was when it caught the eye of none other than musical aficionado John Peel. He played Alien Girl by ER & O & Fierce on his Radio 1 show, spreading it to a national audience and championing other releases in collaboration with the Rider. Never afraid to back a new genre, Peel spent many years playing lesser known and some completely unknown Jungle tracks from other labels and by unsigned artists. Without turning this into a tribute to the man, his shows consisted of a fair few releases on Prototype in the late 90's, and to me that's something to be grateful for.

To sum up, Prototype was definitely a stand out moment of Drum & Bass, and a label with such a deep catalogue and so much to offer, I'm glad to have heard on the grapevine that it MAY be coming back.

Its a great Pity Photek signed Feeling up & Flavour of a sound to this label. because for some crappy reason Grooverider never released them. lost forever.