Manifesto Records (UK)
Manifesto Records[1] was a UK based dance music record sub label of Mercury Records which focused on dance music across all genres. The label began operations in 1995 with the first release being a remix of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" (in which they got Summer to re-record vocals as the original masters had been lost in a fire). The label had 13 Top 10 hits before being wound down in 2002 (a move partially brought about to "bottle the labels unique period because of its unprecedented success[2]"). The label was briefly resurrected by Mercury between 2004 - 2006. The label was set up and headed by Eddie Gordon and Luke Neville who recruited Judge Jules as A&R. Jules would recruit Luke Neville. Ben Cherrill (who would later move to Positiva Records in 2001[3]) also had an active role at the label, joining in 1998. Notable acts on the label included Todd Terry, Josh Wink, Byron Stingley, The Space Brothers, Yomanda and York. In 2000 the label set up a short lived subsidiary M-->Bargo.[4]
Mercury Records would occasionally release promotional club remixes of some of its artists on Manifesto labelled 12"s, in particular for Dina Carroll who would actually release one single through the label, "Without Love" in 1999.
Releases
Single Releases
Cat # |
Artist[5] |
Title |
Year |
UK Chart Position[6] |
FES1 | Donna Summer | I Feel Love | 1995 | 8 |
FES2 | | | | |
FES3 | Josh Wink | Higher State Of Consciousness | 1995 | 8 |
FES4 | Crystal Waters | Relax | 1995 | 37 |
FES5 | Q-Club | Tell It To My Heart | 1996 | 28 |
FES6 | Gusto | Disco's Revenge | 1996 | 9 |
FES7 | Donna Summer | State Of Independence | 1996 | 13 |
FES8 | Poltergeist | Vicious Circles | 1996 | 32 |
FES9 | Wink | Higher State Of Consciousness ('96 Remixes) | 1996 | 7 |
FES10 | E'voke | Arms Of Loren | 1996 | 25 |
FES11 | Todd Terry feat Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown | Keep On' Jumpin' | 1996 | 8 |
FES12 | David Morales & The Bad Yard Club feat Crystal Waters & Delta | In De Ghetto | 1996 | 35 |
FES13 | Gusto | Let's All Chant | 1996 | 21 |
FES14 | Indo Aminata | Love Will Be on Your Side | 1996 | 77 |
FES15 | United Nations Project | United Nations Of House | 1996 | Did Not Chart |
FES16 | Tha Kid Chris | Feel Tha Vibe | 1997 | 52 |
FES17 | Boris Dlugosch pres Booom! | Keep Pushin' | 1996 | 41 |
FES18 | Blackbox | Native New Yorker | 1997 | 46 |
FES19 | Byron Stingily | Get Up (Everybody) | 1997 | 14 |
FES20 | Hondy | Hondy (No Access) | 1997 | 26 |
FES21 | Hole In One | Life's Too Short | 1997 | 36 |
FES22 | Sara Parker | My Love Is Deep | 1997 | 22 |
FES23 | The Space Brothers | Shine | 1997 | 23 |
FES24 | Loop Da Loop | Go With The Flow | 1997 | 47 |
FES25 | Todd Terry feat Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown | Something Goin' On | 1997 | 5 |
FES26 | | | | |
FES27 | Alex Neri | Planet Funk 2 | 1997 | Did Not Chart |
FES28 | Gisele Jackson | Love Commandments | 1997 | 54 |
FES29 | Qwilo & Felix Da Housecat | Dirty Motha | 1997 | 66 |
FES30 | Kadoc | Rock The Bells | 1997 | 34 |
FES31 | Karen Ramirez | Troubled Girl | 1998 | 50 |
FES32 | | | | |
FES33 | Janice Robinson | Earthbeat | 1997 | Did Not Chart |
FES34 | DJ Dero | The Horn (El Tren) | 1997 | Did Not Chart |
FES35 | Byron Stingily | Sing A Song | 1997 | 38 |
FES36 | The Space Brothers | Forgiven (I Feel Your Love) | 1997 | 27 |
FES37 | Todd Terry pres Shannon | It's Over Love | 1997 | 16 |
FES38 | Byron Stingily | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | 1998 | 13 |
FES39 | Da Hool | Meet Her At The Love Parade | 1998 | 15 |
FES40 | Todd Terry | Ready For A New Day | 1998 | 20 |
FES41 | Trevor Reilly | Down With The Underground | 1998 | 125 |
FES42 | Byron Stingily | Tesify | 1998 | 48 |
FES43 | Mr Spring | Voyager 1.56 | 1998 | 96 |
FES44 | Karen Ramirez | Looking For Love | 1998 | 8 |
FES45 | José Padilla feat Angela John | Who Do You Love | 1998 | 59 |
FES46 | David Morales pres The Face | Needin' U | 1998 | 8 |
FES47 | Da Hool | Bora Bora | 1998 | 35 |
FES48 | The Cool The Fab & The Groovy pres Quincy Jones | Soul Bossa Nova | 1998 | 47 |
FES49 | Electribe 101 | Talking With Myself '98 | 1998 | 39 |
FES50 | Karen Ramirez | If We Try | 1998 | 23 |
FES51 | Untidy DJ's | Untidy Dubs presents Funky Groove | 1998 | 89 |
FES52 | Emmie | More Than This | 1999 | 5 |
FES53 | Loop Da Loop | Hazel | 1999 | 20 |
FES54 | Loop Da Loop feat M.C. Duke | Miracle Maker | 1999 | Did Not Chart |
FES55 | The Space Brothers | Legacy (Show Me Love) | 1999 | 31 |
FES56 | | | | |
FES57 | Dina Carroll | Without Love | 1999 | 13 |
FES58 | Karen Ramirez | Lies | 1999 | Did Not Chart |
FES59 | Yomanda | Synth & Strings | 1999 | 8 |
FES60 | York | The Awakening | 1999 | 11 |
FES61 | The Space Brothers | Heaven Will Come | 1999 | 25 |
FES62 | Junior Sanchez feat Dajae | B With U | 1999 | 31 |
FES63 | Que Pasa | Dream On | 1999 | Did Not Chart |
FES64 | Taste Xperience feat Natasha Pearl | Summersault | 1999 | 66 |
FES65 | Progress pres The Boy Wunda | Everybody | 1999 | 7 |
FES66 | Byron Stingily | That's The Way Love Is | 2000 | 32 |
FES67 | The Space Brothers | Shina 2000 | 2000 | 18 |
FES68 | Yomanda | Sunshine | 2000 | 16 |
FES69 | Rank 1 | Airwave | 2000 | 10 |
FES70 | York | On The Beach/ Reachers Of Civilization | 2001 | 4 |
FES71 | Junkie XL | Zerotonine | 2000 | 63 |
FES72 | Spoiled & Zigo | More & More | 2000 | 31 |
FES73 | Yomanda | On The Level | 2000 | 28 |
FES74 | | | | |
FES75 | | | | |
FES76 | York | Farewell To The Moon | 2001 | 37 |
FES77 | Junkie XL | Bon Yoyage/ Power Of Big Slacks | 2000 | 184 |
FES78 | David Morales pres The Face feat Juliet Roberts | Needin' U II | 2001 | 11 |
FES79 | Dario G | Dream To Me | 2001 | 9 |
FES80 | | | | |
FES81 | Plaything | Into Space | 2001 | 48 |
FES82 | Dario G | Say What's On Your Mind | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
FES83 | JamX + De Leon pres DuMonde | Never Look Back | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
FES84 | JBN | All I Want | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
FES85 | Da Hool | Meet Her At The Love Parade 2001 | 2001 | 11 |
FES86 | The Space Brothers | Everywhere I Go | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
FES87 | Funkryders | Woman Of Angels | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
FES88 | | | | |
FES89 | Logo feat Dawn Joseph | Don't Panic | 2001 | 42 |
FES90 | Mr Pink pres The Program | Love & Affection | 2002 | 22 |
FES91 | Mathias Ware feat Rob Taylor | Hey Little Girl | 2002 | 42 |
852 865-1 | Black Box | I Got The Vibration (A Positive Vibration) | 1996 | 21 |
986 693-0 | Royal Gigolos | California Dreamin' | 2004 | 44 |
982 344-4 | The Attic | Destiny | 2004 | Promo only |
982 383-2 | Salif Keita | Madan Exotic | 2004 | Did Not Chart |
985 302-0 | Plastic Dreams | Fuse (Move Your Body) | 2004 | Did Not Chart |
986 638-9 | Plummet | Cherish The Day | 2004 | 35 |
986 671-8 | Ron van den Beuken | Timeless (Keep On' Movin') | 2004 | 65 |
987 056-4 | C-Sixty Four | On A Good Thing | 2005 | 54 |
987 147-9 | Gadjo | So Many Times | 2005 | 22 |
987 155-8 | Thomas Falke | High Again (High On Emotion) | 2005 | 55 |
987 158-1 | C-Mos | 2 Million Ways | 2005 | Did Not Chart |
987 170-6 | Jupiter Ace feat Shena | 1000 years (Just Leave Me Now) | 2005 | 51 |
987 297-4 | Coco Bongo | Being Sunshine | 2005 | Did Not Chart |
987 431-6 | Todd Terry | Something Goin' On (2005 Mixes) | 2005 | Promo only |
987 457 -9 | Cream Vs The Hoxtons | Sunshine Of Your Love | 2005 | 46 |
987 464-9 | Black Fras | Moving Into Light | 2005 | Did Not Chart |
987 482-4 | Sex On Monday | Bring Back The Love | 2005 | Did Not Chart |
987 780-6 | Sunblock feat Robin Beck | First Time | 2006 | 9 |
987 801-1 | Chicane feat Tom Jones | Stoned In love | 2006 | 7 |
Albums
Cat # |
Artist |
Title |
Year |
UK Chart Position |
536 076-2 | Todd Terry | Ready For A New Day | 1997 | 84 |
558 008-2 | Byron Stingily | The Purist | 1997 | 87 |
536 946-2 | Karen Ramirez | Distant Dreams | 1998 | 45 |
546 613-2 | The Space Brothers | Shine | 1999 | Did Not Chart |
542 799-2 | Junkie XL | Big Sounds Of The Drags | 2000 | Did Not Chart |
548 876-2 | Dario G | In Full Colour | 2001 | Did Not Chart |
N/A | Loop Da Loop | Album Sampler | 1999 | Promo Only |
Promotional Singles
Cat # |
Artist |
Title |
Year |
Status |
| Aardonn & DJ Dero | Banana Song/ La Campana | 1995 | Promo only |
| Speedy Gonzalez | Pulp | 1995 | Promo only |
| Dina Carroll | Mind Body & Soul | 1996 | Sampler |
| Andy & The Lamboy | Dies Irae | 1996 | Promo only |
| The Squad feat Prince Patric | Can U Feel It | 1996 | Promo only |
| Tara | Work It Out | 1997 | Released by Mercury |
| Dina Carroll | Run To You | 1997 | Sampler |
| Wasis Diop/ John Martyn | No Sant/ Sunshine's Better | 1997 | Sampler |
| Dina Carroll | Livin' For The Weekend | 1998 | Released by Mercury |
| Kéllé | Higher Than Heaven | 1999 | Released by Mercury |
| Dina Carroll | Say You Love Me | 1999 | Promo only |
| One Track Mind | I Like U | 2000 | Promo only |
| The Klub Family feat Sybil | When I Fall In Love | 2000 | Promo only |
| Stone Phazers | John Wayne | 2001 | Promo only |
| Dario G | Don't You Cry/ Flying | 2001 | Sampler |
| Dina Carroll | Good To Me | 2001 | Sampler |
| Dina Carroll | Someone Like You/ Good To Me/ Mind Body & Soul | 2001 | Released by Mercury |
| Ray Hurley feat Cherubia | Devil In Disguise | 2001 | Promo only |
| Praetorian | Released | 2002 | Did Not Chart |
| Mellow Trax | How 2 Rock | 2004 | Promo Only |
| Saint & Matteo Esse | You & Me (In Miami) | 2004 | Promo only |
| Zoo Brazil feat Yota | Never Gonna Find A Love | 2005 | Promo only |
| Rockefeller | Do It 2Nite | 2006 | Promo only |
M-->Bargo Releases
Cat # |
Artist |
Title |
Year |
UK Chart Position |
MGOX1 | Spoiled & Zigo | More & More | 2000 | 91 |
MGOX2 | Unfair Justice | The Truth | 2000 | 167 |
MGOX3 | The Clergy | Saints & Sinners | 2000 | 99 |
MGOX4 | Area | Definition Of Tekto | 2000 | 140 |
References