Prelude Records (record label)

Prelude Records was a New York-based dance independent record label, active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label owner was Marvin Schlachter.

History

Prelude was first launched in 1976, renamed from Pye International Records, a US division of UK-based Pye Records which had begun in 1974. The name was derived from the music group Prelude which had recorded for Pye at the time. At the outset, Prelude's LP and 45 catalogue numbers were the same as had begun under Pye (US), with the prefix changed from PYE- to PRL-. For a very short period at the start, Pye's then-parent, ATV Music, owned Prelude.

It first made its small release with a large name called JUMBO, which spawned a minor hit with "Turn On To Love".

Prelude was one of the few disco labels to survive its death and in 1981 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" by Martin Circus (1979) was and still is a cult classic.

Prelude Records (shop)

Prelude Records is a classical music specialist CD shop, located in Norwich, England.

Staffed by musicians, the shop has been in business since 1985.

As well as stocking an extensive range of classical music, the shop also stocks jazz, folk, world music and spoken word.

In June 2000 the shop was recommended amongst the Top Ten Premier Retailers of Classical Music by The Gramophone magazine, and in June 2003 it was included in The Independent newspaper's Top 50 Best Independent Record Shops.

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