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 "In 1990, a young Liam Howlett sent the now Incentive bass Nick Halkes a demo tape of some scratchy four-track recordings from his home in Braintree, Essex. Halkes was immediately smitten, and within weeks he'd signed the fledgling outfit to XL pfor a platry £1,500 (even Del Trotter would've forked out more). This maverick, thrusting spirit became XL's hallmark. With co-founder Richard Russell, the imprint tapped into the exploding hardcore scene and signed a slew of shockingly successful rave monsters. Remember 'On A Ragga Tip' by SL2? 'Sweet Harmony' by Liquid? Or 'Le Voil, Le Soleil' by Subliminal Cuts? Swerving from ring roal classics to unashamed money-makers like 'Doop' b, XL were also one of the first dance labels to stamp their brand logo on clubland's consciousness. Until The Prodigy gave XL their first bona fide pop hit with 'Charly', the circular signature appeared on every release. Ploughing the returns into acts like Basement Jaxx and The Avalanches, XL are still the hippest indie on the scene. Xtra Large indeed." Muzik magazine May 2001. XL Recordings are Prodigy's record label which takes care of releases in the UK and around Europe. XL's website: www.xl-recordings.com Torso Dance Prodigy's Dutch record label already since 'What Evil Lurks' (which was actually titled as 'Android'). Discography. Play It Again Sam Replaced Torso Dance and started to release Prodigy records after 'One Love'. The best known record is 2CD edition of 'The Fat Of The Land'. The second CD includes an interview. Discography. Intercord  Prodigy's former German record label. Intercord was closed 31st March 2000 due to financial problems. The most sough-after German relese is 'Wind It Up (US-Remixes)' which was released as CD and 12". Discography. MNW Indepedent Label Presentation Prodigy's former Scandinavian record label. Started to release Prodigy records after 'Firestarter' and re-issued older singles. MNW's website: www.mnw.fi Playground Prodigy's current Scandinavian record label. Delabel Prodigy's French record label. Discography UDP Prodigy's Italian record label. Discography. Koch International Prodigy's Polish record label. Discography. Elektra  Elektra started to release Prodigy records after 'Everybody In The Place' but they dropped the band after the release of 'Music For The Jilted Generation', following low sales of 'Experience' and loss-making US tour. Elektra wanted their music to be more mainsteam and the label considered 'One Love' too extreme to be released at all. Discography. Maverick Present US label. Started to release Prodge since 'Firestarter'. The best known record is 'The Fat Of The Land' with censored text. Discography. Maverick's website: www.maverickent.com Mute Prodigy's US and Canadian label. The best known record is 'Voodoo People' which includes 7 tracks, including 'Speedway (Secret knowledge Remix)'. Discography. Mute's website: www.mutelibtech.com/mute Avex Trax  Prodigy's Japanese record label. Started to release their records after 'One Love'. The best known record 'Music For The Jilted Generation' 2CD Edition, which includes 3" bonus CD. Avex's website: www.avex.co.jp Dance Pool / Sony Music Prodigy's Australian record label. The best known record is 'No Good (Start The Dance)' which includes 5 tracks. It's also known as Australian Tour EP. Discography. |