ude ▁was ▁first ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁renamed ▁from ▁P ye ▁International ▁Records , ▁a ▁US ▁division ▁of ▁UK - based ▁P ye ▁Records ▁which ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁music ▁group ▁P rel ude , ▁which ▁recorded ▁for ▁P ye ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁At ▁the ▁out set , ▁P rel ude ' s ▁LP ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁catalog ue ▁numbers ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁had ▁begun ▁under ▁P ye ▁( US ), ▁with ▁the ▁prefix ▁changed ▁from ▁P Y E - ▁to ▁P RL -. ▁For ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁period ▁at ▁the ▁start , ▁P ye ' s ▁then - parent , ▁A TV ▁Music , ▁owned ▁P rel ude . ▁ ▁It ▁first ▁made ▁its ▁small ▁release ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁name ▁called ▁J UM BO , ▁which ▁spawn ed ▁a ▁minor ▁hit ▁with ▁" Turn ▁On ▁To ▁Love ". ▁ ▁As ▁disco ▁music ▁decl ined , ▁P rel ude ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁disco ▁labels ▁to ▁surv ive ▁its ▁dem ise . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁they ▁pione ered ▁the ▁master mix . ▁with ▁She p ▁P ett ib one ' s ▁" K iss ▁Master mix ▁ 2 x 1 2 ". ▁Having ▁rec ru ited ▁Ke v ork ian , ▁the ▁label ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁rem ix es ; ▁to ▁change ▁up ▁an ▁existing ▁song ▁by ▁alter ing ▁it ▁slightly . ▁" Dis co ▁Circ us " ▁by