Manifesto Records 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 1994 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") as part of a rationalisation of dance music labels by parent company Universal Music which saw Manifesto, AM:PM and Serious brought together under the latter's name. 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) also had an active role at the label, joining in 1998. Notable acts on the label included Todd Terry, Josh Wink, Byron Stingily, The Space Brothers, Yomanda and York. In 2000 the label set up a short lived subsidiary M-->Bargo.
Mercury Records would occasionally release promotional club remixes of some of its artists on Manifesto labelled 12"s, in particular for Dina Carroll, who released one single through the label, "Without Love" in 1999.
Releases
Singles Cat refArtistTitleYearUK Chart Position FES1Donna SummerI Feel Love19958 FES2 FES3Josh WinkHigher State Of Consciousness19958 FES4Crystal WatersRelax199537 FES5Q-ClubTell It To My Heart199628 FES6GustoDisco's Revenge19969 FES7Donna SummerState Of Independence199613 FES8PoltergeistVicious Circles199632 FES9WinkHigher State Of Consciousness ('96 Remixes)19967 FES10E'vokeArms Of Loren199625 FES11Todd Terry feat Martha Wash & Jocelyn BrownKeep On' Jumpin'19968 FES12David Morales & The Bad Yard Club feat Crystal Waters & DeltaIn De Ghetto199635 FES13GustoLet's All Chant199621 FES14Indo AminataLove Will Be on Your Side199677 FES15United Nations ProjectUnited Nations Of House1996Did Not Chart FES16Tha Kid ChrisFeel Tha Vibe199752 FES17Boris Dlugosch pres Booom!Keep Pushin'199641 FES18BlackboxNative New Yorker199746 FES19Byron StingilyGet Up (Everybody)199714 FES20HondyHondy (No Access)199726 FES21Hole In OneLife's Too Short199736 FES22Sara ParkerMy Love Is Deep199722 FES23The Space BrothersShine199723 FES24Loop Da LoopGo With The Flow199747 FES25Todd Terry feat Martha Wash & Jocelyn BrownSomething Goin' On19975 FES26VariousHouse Of Orange EP1997Did Not Chart FES27Alex NeriPlanet Funk 21997Did Not Chart FES28Gisele JacksonLove Commandments199754 FES29Qwilo & Felix Da HousecatDirty Motha199766 FES30KadocRock The Bells199734 FES31Karen RamirezTroubled Girl199850 FES32 FES33Janice RobinsonEarthbeat1997Did Not Chart FES34DJ DeroThe Horn (El Tren)1997Did Not Chart FES35Byron StingilySing A Song199738 FES36The Space BrothersForgiven (I Feel Your Love)199727 FES37Todd Terry pres ShannonIt's Over Love199716 FES38Byron StingilyYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)199813 FES39Da HoolMeet Her At The Love Parade199815 FES40Todd TerryReady For A New Day199820 FES41Trevor ReillyDown With The Underground1998125 FES42Byron StingilyTestify199848 FES43Mr SpringVoyager 1.56199896 FES44Karen RamirezLooking For Love19988 FES45José Padilla feat Angela JohnWho Do You Love199859 FES46David Morales pres The FaceNeedin' U19988 FES47Da HoolBora Bora199835 FES48The Cool The Fab & The Groovy pres Quincy JonesSoul Bossa Nova199847 FES49Electribe 101Talking With Myself '98199839 FES50Karen RamirezIf We Try199823 FES51Untidy DJ'sUntidy Dubs presents Funky Groove199889 FES52EmmieMore Than This19995 FES53Loop Da LoopHazel199920 FES54Loop Da Loop feat M.C. DukeMiracle Maker1999Did Not Chart FES55The Space BrothersLegacy (Show Me Love)199931 FES56 FES57Dina CarrollWithout Love199913 FES58Karen RamirezLies1999Did Not Chart FES59YomandaSynth & Strings19998 FES60YorkThe Awakening199911 FES61The Space BrothersHeaven Will Come199925 FES62Junior Sanchez feat DajaeB With U199931 FES63Que PasaDream On1999Did Not Chart FES64Taste Xperience feat Natasha PearlSummersault199966 FES65Progress pres The Boy WundaEverybody19997 FES66Byron StingilyThat's The Way Love Is200032 FES67The Space BrothersShina 2000200018 FES68YomandaSunshine200016 FES69Rank 1Airwave200010 FES70YorkOn The Beach/ Reachers Of Civilization20014 FES71Junkie XLZerotonine200063 FES72Spoiled & ZigoMore & More200031 FES73YomandaOn The Level200028 FES74 FES75 FES76YorkFarewell To The Moon200137 FES77Junkie XLBon Yoyage/ Power Of Big Slacks2000184 FES78David Morales pres The Face feat Juliet RobertsNeedin' U II200111 FES79Dario GDream To Me20019 FES80 FES81PlaythingInto Space200148 FES82Dario GSay What's On Your Mind2001Did Not Chart FES83JamX + De Leon pres DuMondeNever Look Back2001Did Not Chart FES84JBNAll I Want2001Did Not Chart FES85Da HoolMeet Her At The Love Parade 2001200111 FES86The Space BrothersEverywhere I Go2001Did Not Chart FES87FunkrydersWoman Of Angels2001Did Not Chart FES88 FES89Logo feat Dawn JosephDon't Panic200142 FES90Mr Pink pres The ProgramLove & Affection200222 FES91Mathias Ware feat Rob TaylorHey Little Girl200242 852 865-1Black BoxI Got The Vibration (A Positive Vibration)199621 986 693-0Royal GigolosCalifornia Dreamin'200444 982 344-4The AtticDestiny2004Promo only 982 383-2Salif KeitaMadan Exotic2004Did Not Chart 985 302-0Plastic DreamsFuse (Move Your Body)2004Did Not Chart 986 638-9PlummetCherish The Day200435 986 671-8Ron van den BeukenTimeless (Keep On' Movin')200465 987 056-4C-Sixty FourOn A Good Thing200554 987 147-9GadjoSo Many Times200522 987 155-8Thomas FalkeHigh Again (High On Emotion)200555 987 158-1C-Mos2 Million Ways2005Did Not Chart 987 170-6Jupiter Ace feat Shena1000 years (Just Leave Me Now)200551 987 297-4Coco BongoBeing Sunshine2005Did Not Chart 987 431-6Todd TerrySomething Goin' On (2005 Mixes)2005Promo only 987 457 -9Cream Vs The HoxtonsSunshine Of Your Love200546 987 464-9Black FrasMoving Into Light2005Did Not Chart 987 482-4Sex On MondayBring Back The Love2005Did Not Chart 987 780-6Sunblock feat Robin BeckFirst Time20069 987 801-1Chicane feat Tom JonesStoned In love20067
Albums Cat refArtistTitleYearUK Chart Position 536 076-2Todd TerryReady For A New Day199784 558 008-2Byron StingilyThe Purist199787 536 946-2Karen RamirezDistant Dreams199845 546 613-2The Space BrothersShine1999Did Not Chart 542 799-2Junkie XLBig Sounds Of The Drags2000Did Not Chart 548 876-2Dario GIn Full Colour2001Did Not Chart N/ALoop Da LoopAlbum Sampler1999Promo Only
Promotional singles Cat refArtistTitleYearStatus Aardonn & DJ DeroBanana Song/ La Campana1995Promo only Speedy GonzalezPulp1995Promo only Dina CarrollMind Body & Soul1996Sampler Andy & The LamboyDies Irae1996Promo only The Squad feat Prince PatricCan U Feel It1996Promo only TaraWork It Out1997Released by Mercury Dina CarrollRun To You1997Sampler Wasis Diop/ John MartynNo Sant/ Sunshine's Better1997Sampler Dina CarrollLivin' For The Weekend1998Released by Mercury KélléHigher Than Heaven1999Released by Mercury Dina CarrollSay You Love Me1999Promo only One Track MindI Like U2000Promo only The Klub Family feat SybilWhen I Fall In Love2000Promo only Stone PhazersJohn Wayne2001Promo only Dario GDon't You Cry/ Flying2001Sampler Dina CarrollGood To Me2001Sampler Dina CarrollSomeone Like You/ Good To Me/ Mind Body & Soul2001Released by Mercury Ray Hurley feat CherubiaDevil In Disguise2001Promo only PraetorianReleased2002Did Not Chart Mellow TraxHow 2 Rock2004Promo Only Saint & Matteo EsseYou & Me (In Miami)2004Promo only Zoo Brazil feat YotaNever Gonna Find A Love2005Promo only RockefellerDo It 2Nite2006Promo only
M-->Bargo releases Cat refArtistTitleYearUK Chart Position MGOX1Spoiled & ZigoMore & More200091 MGOX2Unfair JusticeThe Truth2000167 MGOX3The ClergySaints & Sinners200099 MGOX4AreaDefinition of Tekto2000140
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