Prelude faves

[SandraDee]

I've been giving this a bit of thought as Prelude is probably my fave record label ever (from the early orchestrated proto hi-nrg to the funkier more electronic 80s stuff)- so many tracks I love & it's hard trying to put them into order of preference but here goes (& i've had to go to 30 as I couldn't narrow it down to 10 or 20):

1. Keep On Jumpin' - Musique
2. In The Name Of Love - Sharon Redd
3. I'm a Man - Macho
4. Beat The Street - Sharon Redd
5. Come On Dance, Dance - Saturday Night band
6. Wastin' My Love - Sticky Fingers
7. I Want To Give You Me - Inner Life
8. Just Let Me Do My Thing - Sine
9. Perfect Love Affair - Constellation Orchestra
10, Never Give You Up - Sharon Redd
11. You'll Never Know - Hi Gloss
12. Walking On Music - Peter Jacques Band
13. You're The One For me - D Train
14.Feed The Flame - Lorraine Johnson
15. In The Bush - Musique
16. What I Got Is What You Need - Unique
17. Disco Circus - Martin Circus
18. Straight Ahead - Nick Straker Band
19. Come Let Me Love You - Jeanette 'Lady' Day
20. Dancing & Romancing - Passion
21. Dyin' To Be Dancin' - Empress
22. Searching To Find The One - Unlimited Touch
23. Never - Center Stage
24. Gonna Get Over You - France Joli
25. The Key (dub mix) - Wuf Ticket
26. You Got What It Takes - Bobby Thurston
27. Freak On - Lemon
28. Dancing Angel - Constellation Orchestra
29. On A Journey (instrumental b side) - Elektrik Funk
30. Keep Those Lovers Dancin' - Saturday Night Band

[markydefad]

Oh Sandy...you had to tempt me with another label list, didn't you? ;-P

Off the top o'me head.... I'll just start typing....


01) YOU'LL NEVER KNOW - Hi-Gloss
02) I'M CAUGHT UP ( In A One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life
03) FEED THE FLAME - Lorraine Johnson
04) IN THE NAME OF LOVE - Sharon Redd
05) COME LET ME LOVE YOU - Jeanette "Lady" Day (vocal & instrumental versions)
06) KEEP ON JUMPIN' - Musique
07) WALKING ON MUSIC - Peter Jacques Band
08) A-FREAK-A - Lemon (oooh ...it's the jungle baby...it's hot, IT'S HOT, IT"S HOT!!!)
09) SENTIMENTALLY IT'S YOU - Theo Vaness
10) YOUR LOVE IS A LIFESAVER - Gayle Adams

11) COME TO ME - France Joli
12) YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME - D-Train
13) SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY - Jocelyn Brown (technically on Vinyl Dreams label--distributed by Prelude)
14) STRAIGHT AHEAD - Nick Straker Band
15) NO ROMANCE/ KEEP ON DANCING - Theo Vaness
16) THE HEART TO BREAK THE HEART - France Joli
17) CAN YOU HANDLE IT - Sharon Redd
18) I'LL CRY FOR YOU - Kumano
19) I'M LEARNING TO DANCE ALL OVER AGAIN - Lorraine Johnson
20) FLY WITH THE WIND - Peter Jacques Band

21) LOVE FEVER - Gayle Adams
22) THE MORE I GET, THE MORE I WANT - Lorraine Johnson
23) A LITTLE BIT OF JAZZ - Nick Straker Band
24) DYIN' TO BE DANCIN' - Empress
25) ALL MY LOVE - L.A.X.
26) IN THE BUSH - Musique
27) BODY MUSIC - The Strikers
28) WE FELL IN LOVE WHILE DANCING - Bill Brandon
29) MUST BE THE MUSIC - Secret Weapon
30) YOU AND ME JUST STARTED - Linda Taylor

[Note: I'm using YouTube to listen to these tracks...and rearranging the rankings as I evaluate their merit.]

[DannyBoy]

Prelude would be my top label as well mate. I wouldn't argue with any of your picks and similarly would never be able to narrow it down to ten. I'll throw in ten that are not in your thirty for consideration, no particular order.

Come to me - France Joli
You got my love - Sharon Redd
You're the one for me (instrumental) - D Train
Hot summer night - Vicki Sue Robinson
Double journey - Powerline
The more I get - Lorraine Johnson
It's a lie - Sharon Redd
Love fever - Gayle Adams
Must be the music - Secret Weapon
Happy is the only way - Sine

I'd be made up if someone like ACE records released all the 12" A/B sides in chronological order. It's not happening though.

Good call SandraDee

[SandraDee]

Oh Sandy...you had to tempt me with another label list, didn't you? ;-P

17) DO IT TO THE MUSIC - Raw Silk

30) AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Inner Life

You know I'm a temptress Blanche! You also know I hate to be pedantic but Raw Silk was on West End & Inner Life moved to Salsoul after the 1st LP so you're allowed another 2 Prelude tracks! I'm so good to you sis! It just shows how good Prelude was when I have to leave off such greats as Theo Vaness & Kumano from my top 30; on any other label they'd be in my top 10!

[SandraDee]

I'd be made up if someone like ACE records released all the 12" A/B sides in chronological order. It's not happening though.

Oh DannyBoy, that would be a dream come true! You're spot on about 'Youre The One For Me' instrumental too - I meant to put that I prefer that version too!

[markydefad]

Ooh my bad. I'm supposed to be working! and I'm trawling Discogs for titles! I's weird because I edited out 2 of my original choices and added non-Prelude titles! It starts to blur after awhile. So I've updated. Thanks for the warning of non-Prelude product in my list!

[SandraDee]

Thanks for the warning of non-Prelude product in my list!

No problem sis! Nice to see you included that Linda Taylor track - along with Nick Straker, it's one of the few UK tracks to get a Prelude release.

[DannyBoy]

I reckon "She's so divine" was on Arista in the US? It does appear as a remix on Prelude on the "Kiss FM Mastermixes Volume II". I thought they ruined a classic to be honest. Do we allow it?

[markydefad]

I reckon "She's so divine" was on Arista in the US? It does appear as a remix on Prelude on the "Kiss FM Mastermixes Volume II". I thought they ruined a classic to be honest. Do we allow it?

I edited it...yeah it was on Arista--I was confused by its mention on Discogs. I took care of it.

[DannyBoy]

Still a classic song though.

[paul]

I'll agree Sandy, Prelude probably has the most songs I like of any label.
You guys already named a lot of the songs I like. I'll have to go home and look at anything else I like you guys missed.

[FranceJoliFan]

I liked Prelude's hardcore disco, but also how they transitioned to R&B influenced dance music, especially Hi Gloss and Unlimited Touch. And the Prelude Mastermixes are still favorites. And even though I love her first two albums, I think the funkier NOW! is France Joli's best work on Prelude (although I hate the tacky pink tilted titling on the cover.)

Top Ten Prelude faves:

FRANCE JOLI - I Need Someone
FRANCE JOLI - Playboy
FRANCE JOLI - I Wanna Take A Chance On Love
FRANCE JOLI - Heart To Break The Heart
MUSIQUE - Glide
THEO VANESS - Bad Bad Boy
SLIMLINE - If You Can Dance You Can Do It
MACHO - Because There's Music In The Air
UNLIMITED TOUCH - Searching To Find The One
PETER JACQUES - Devil's Run

[SandraDee]

I find these 'faves' threads interesting 'cos most people seem to have totally different faves to each other - just shows, we may all have similar musical tastes but we all differ in slight ways.

[SandraDee]

08) A-FREAK-A - Lemon[COLOR=navy] (oooh ...it's the jungle baby...it's hot, IT'S HOT, IT"S HOT!!!)

I love 'A-Freak-A' but I always find 'Freak On' a really uplifting fun track - it's the piano that's so special I think.

[SandraDee]

MUSIQUE - Glide

Interesting that you picked a track from Musique's 2nd LP - 'Glide' is really good but I personally don't think it has the magic of the 1st LP. Just call me predictable!

[FranceJoliFan]

Interesting that you picked a track from Musique's 2nd LP - 'Glide' is really good but I personally don't think it has the magic of the 1st LP. Just call me predictable!

SandraDee: You are predictable.

: )

I like the first Musique album (although I never warmed up to Summer Love.)

What I especially like about Glide (or should we say Keep On Jumpin' pt.2?) is when they let loose around 5:15, and then when they sing "Fly away" at 5:45...





and now that I'm looking at YouTube, I realize I have to include this Prelude gem:

[SandraDee]

What I especially like about Glide (or should we say Keep On Jumpin' pt.2?)

You are so right about it being 'Keep On Jumpin' pt.2; & dontcha think 'Love Massage' is kinda sorta 'In The Bush' pt.2?

[FranceJoliFan]

& dontcha think 'Love Massage' is kinda sorta 'In The Bush' pt.2?

A Love Massage in hand is worth two In The Bush.

[SandraDee]

FJF, you are surely the Oscar Wilde of this forum!

[FranceJoliFan]

FJF, you are surely the Oscar Wilde of this forum!

: )

[kdavid13]

My favorites (in no particular order) :

France Joli Can we fall in love again
Inner Life Caught up in a one night love affair
Musique Summer love
Theo Vaness Sentimentally it's you
Sharon Redd Beat the street
Vicki Sue Robinson Hot summer night
Bill Brandon We fell in love while dancing
France Joli Let go
Musique Glide
Gayle Adams Your love is a lifesaver
Nick Straker Band A little bit of jazz
D Train Keep on
Sticky Fingers Wasting my love
Lemon A-Freak-A
Peter Jacques Band Walking on music
France Joli Gonna get over you
Theo Vaness As long as it's love
Macho I'm a man (Full Mix)

[FranceJoliFan]

My favorites (in no particular order) :

Sticky Fingers Wasting my love

I've known about this record, but never actually heard it. So I found it on YouTube and gave it a listen. A very pleasant surprise. Has that classic disco girl group sound. Reminds me a bit of Harlow or Fever or Baby 'O even. Will give it many more listens this weekend.

[remicks]

*****

a much different list than even five years ago would have produced :

TOP TEN PRELUDE
- in order:

1) --- I'll CRY FOR YOU - Kumano --- disco w/ the ultimate emotion - a guy singing about how he'll cry for you .
2) --- DARLING COME BACK HOME - Barbara Mason --- the perfect song that reflected a then current personal situation (speaking of a guy crying for you)
3) --- ALL MY LOVE - L.A.X. ... at the risk of being a male chauvinist ... only song ever to get away with such a reference ....
4) --- IN THE NAME OF LOVE -Sharon Redd -- piano banger : tension, anticipation, drama , heartbreak
5) --- BABY COME ON - Sex O'Clock USA --- give it to your loving daddy

6) --- KEEP ON JUMPIN' - Musique --- A Prelude Top 10 without this ????? [wide eyed]
7) --- COME TO ME - France Joli --- unfortunately, overplayed in my mind at this point, but the last great "xylophone disco" song ....
8) --- SENTIMENTALLY IT'S YOU -Theo Vaness .... laaa , la la la la la la ... - for that part alone
9) --- YOUR LOVE IS A LIFESAVER - Gayle Adams ---- right blend of sass and class
9) --- KEEP ON - D Train --- has now lost some of its luster , but lured me onto the dance floor for weeks BITD
"The sky is the limit and you know that you keep on, just keep on pressin' on; the sky is the limit and you know that you can have what you want, be who you want."
10) -- I'M CAUGHT UP ( In A One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life - everyone related to that story line
10) -- COME ON DANCE DANCE - Saturday Night Band --- mixed so well with the new sound of newcomers Chic
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Barbara Mason



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[Zef]

Unlimited Touch-I hear music in the street
Sharon Redd-Beat the street
Gayle Adams-Your love is a lifesaver
Lorraine Johnson-Feed the flame
Musique-Keep on Jumpin
Unlimited Touch-Searchin'..
France Joli-Gonna get over you
Sharon Redd-Love is gonna get'cha
D-Train-Keep giving me love
Gayle Adams-Stretchin out

[kdavid13]

I've known about this record, but never actually heard it. So I found it on YouTube and gave it a listen. A very pleasant surprise. Has that classic disco girl group sound. Reminds me a bit of Harlow or Fever or Baby 'O even. Will give it many more listens this weekend.

I've always loved this album. I'm a huge fan of producers Willi Morrison and Ian Guenther plus it features great vocals by Helen & Phyllis Duncan (Duncan Sisters).