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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.

After its closure in 1986, the back catalogue of Prelude was sold to Unidisc.

Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.1

Keep On - D Train
I Hear Music in the Streets - Unlimited Touch
Your Love Is a Life Saver - Gayle Adams
Beat the Street - Sharon Redd
In the Bush - Musique
Shake It Up (Do the Boogaloo) - Rod
In the Name of Love - Sharon Redd
You'll Never Know - Hi Gloss
Walk on By - D Train
I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life


Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.2

Keep on Jumpin' [Remix] - Musique
You Got What It Takes [Edit] - Bobby Thurston
Stretchin' Out [Remix] - Gayle Adams
Perfect Love Affair [Edit] - Constellation Orchestra
Inch by Inch - Strikers
Searching to Find the One - Unlimited Touch
A-Freak-A - Lemon
Feed the Flame - Lorraine Johnson
Come on Dance, Dance [Edit] - Saturday Night Band
You Got My Love - Sharon Redd

Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.3

Never Give You Up - Sharon Redd
"D" Train Dub - D Train
Tryin' to Get Over - D Train
Hot Summer Night - Vicki Sue Robinson
Go With the Flow - Weeks & Company
Love How You Feel - Sharon Redd
Check Out the Groove - Bobby Thurston
Your Love Is a Life Saver - Gayle Adams
What I Got Is What You Need - Unique
Somehow, Someway - Visual
Love Itch - Rochelle Flemming

Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.4

Come to Me - France Joli
Can You Handle It - Sharon Redd
Love Fever - Gayle Adams
Strike It Up - Strikers
Everybody Get Off - Daybreak
Happy Is the Only Way - 
You're the One for Me - D Train
Don't Stop My Love - Passion
You Are the One - Pilot
Wastin' My Love - Sticky Fingers

Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.5

Music - D Train
Light Years Away - Warp 9
Yes I'm Ready (Edited) - Unlimited Touch
Gonna Get Over You - France Joli
The Music Got Me - Visual
Groove It To Your Body - Michael Wilson
Another Knife In My Back - One-Two-Three
Never - Center Stage
We Fell In Love While Dancing - Bill Brandon
Nobody (Can Take You From Me) - Wardell Piper
Give It To Me (If You Don't Mind) - Conquest

Prelude - Greatest Hits vol.6

Keep Giving Me Love - D Train
Key - Wuf Ticket
I Wish You Would - Jocelyn Brown
Heart to Break the Heart - France Joli
Must Be the Music - Secret Weapon
C'mon Stop - Black Gold
On a Journey (I Sing the Funk Electric) - Elektrik Funk
Dyin' to Be Dancin' - Empress
Hot Lover - Un
Time After Time - New Jersey Mass Choir of the GMWA
I'll Cry for You - Kumano