Prelude Records

This is a must know label if you love music. This is a logo a die hard dance music lover would definitely consider tattooing on themselves. The colorful dancefloor picture always lets you know it’s prelude ! If you know house music you need to know the ORIGINS and prelude is one of the big ones ! Essential!

Fantastic production quality is what defines this label - I always give their records a listen when crate-digging.
The sound is so dynamic - loud and clear at the same time. The bass is strong but does not define the music or override the rest. The singers were true artists!

François Kevorkian did some astonishing work there.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/20662-Fran%C3%A7ois-Kevorkian

I own "I hear music in the street" by Unlimted Touch and "Hot Summer Night" by Vicky Sue Robinson. Love those two records!

Just a random thing that I feel needs to be pointed out, and that I think gets overlooked a bit - it seems like most, if not all US Prelude promotional copies from the early 80s on, are cut at 45rpm, whereas commercial copies are 33rpm. So for those who truly want the best sound representation of these tracks, the promo copy is the one to go for.

Prelude Records started in 1976 with a small release with a large name, JUMBO. The album spawned a minor hit with "Turn On To Love". The hits came a few years later when "In The Bush" & "Keep On Jumpin'" were released on the same 12". Prelude was one of the few labels to survive after the death of disco and in 1981 had pioneered the "Mastermix". With Shep Pettibone's Kiss Mastermix 2x12", The label was the first to shine light on the Remix, to change up an existing song by altering it slightly. "Disco Circus" was and still is a cult classic, a must have for the Archive.
"A Little Bit Of Jazz" by The Nick Striker Band is a personal fave, as well as the"NSB Radio" cut off the LP.
D Train & The Strikers were 1981 chart-toppers and the label had a good run until 1984, when it closed its doors.