The ProdigyCharly

Label:

XL Recordings – XLT-21

Format:

Vinyl , 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single , Picture Sleeve

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Hardcore

Tracklist

A1 Charly (Alley Cat Mix) 5:27
A2 Pandemonium 4:25
AA1 Your Love 6:00
AA2 Charly (Original Mix) 3:56

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗XL Recordings
  • Copyright ©XL Recordings
  • Pressed ByDamont
  • Recorded AtC.W.S. Studios
  • Distributed ByWarner Music UK
  • Published ByCopyright Control

Credits

  • IllustrationJay McKendry Jenkins
  • ProducerChaz Stevens
  • SleeveUnknown Partnership*
  • Written-By, ProducerLiam Howlett

Notes

Cat#:
Spine and rear of sleeve: XLT 21.
Centre labels: XLT-21.

Packaging:
This edition is packaged in a picture sleeve.
There is also an edition packaged in a company sleeve.

A1: Duration on sleeve: 5:27, Duration on centre labels: 5:24.

All samples are un-credited on this issue.

Pressed at Damont Audio Ltd.

Recorded at C.W.S. Studios.
Copyright Control.
Made in England.
All rights reserved.
℗ & © XL-Recordings 1991.
An Unknown Partnership Sleeve.

A shout to all the friends we have made whilst on the circuit.
Love and respect to the rocking people of Braintree for full (You know who you are).
Special thanx to Sharky, Respect to 4-Tune, Carl Cox, DJ Rap, Slipmatt, Lime and Devious D.
Xtra special thanx to Ziggy (Captain Naughty) and to Jay for artwork and costume design.
Liam, Keef, Leroy and Keity (The Prodigy).

Distributed by Warner Music UK.

Track A1 samples:
Dialogue from 1970s public information film Charley Says: Mummy Should Know,
Scat vocal from James Brown - Godfather Running The t,
Vocal from M.C. Shan - Juice Crew Law.

Track A2 samples:
Vocal from Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off,
Vocal grunt from Big Daddy Kane - Big Daddy's Theme,
Stab from Holy Noise - Father Forgive Them (The Trends Mix).

Track AA1 samples:
Vocal from Circuit ft. Koffi - Shelter Me,
Vocal from Gary Taylor - Comion,
Sound effect from the film Grease 2.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 012093 502168 >
  • Barcode (String): 5012093502168
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 1)): DAMONT 7 XLT 21 A1 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 1)): DAMONT AD XLT 21 AA1 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 2)): DAMONT AC XLT 21 A1 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 2)): DAMONT A XLT 21 AA1 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 3)): XLT 21 A1 1 DAMONT D
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 3)): XLT 21 AA1 2 DAMONT L
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side A (Variation 4)): XLT 21 A1 DAMONT B 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Run-out Etchings Side AA (Variation 4)): XLT 21 AA1 DAMONT AO 2

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Charly (CD, Single) XL Recordings XLS 21CD UK 1991
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Charly (7", 45 RPM, Single) XL Recordings XLS-21 UK 1991
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Charly (12", 45 RPM, Single) Torso Dance Torso 12201 Netherlands 1991
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Charly (12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) Blow Up INT 125.921 1991
Charly (7", 45 RPM, Single) XL Recordings INT 110.926 1991

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Reviews

  • sircharlz's avatar
    sircharlz
    Edited 5 months ago
    This record blew my mind when it was released. Of course, CHARLY, but YOUR LOVE is pure fire witches brew magic piano breaks for your fucking brain.
    • GrimUpNorth's avatar
      GrimUpNorth
      Pandemonium and Your Love.....whys it so cheap?!?!
      Word word word
      • Bartone88's avatar
        Bartone88
        Some Covers Are Lighter And Some Are Darker And Texture is Also a Difference on the covers so I found after collecting these presses over the Years
        • mattyb33ts's avatar
          mattyb33ts
          Edited one year ago
          This was a controversial track when it was fresh. Some critics saw the mixture of hardcore techno with a children's public service announcement sample as edgy and clever, while others thought it was corny and in poor taste. I think it's a shame that people couldn't look deeper to the core grit of this track. It's truly awesome, and a heavy dance floor hitter. To me, it has a classic sound, but it doesn't date itself to '91. I love it, glad to have it in my collection. Alley cat mix is the one to spin for me.
          • Brano424111's avatar
            Brano424111
            Happy 31th anniversary to Legendary Charly. The first single of The Prodigy that changed The rave scene in 1991.
            • TheScavenger77
              The Cats Whiskers...Charlie Says,Don't Forget 2Tell Ur Mummy B4 U Go Off Some Where..meOwwww..I Love It The Day it was Released Proper Old Skool Tuninge Still got my Copy
              • Johnmarcus's avatar
                Johnmarcus
                Big 12" this one, "Charley" "Alley Cat Mix" was probably the better know & heavily played track with its cheeky sample from a safety advert for kids from the late 1980's. But then you also have "Your Love" which later became a huge track in its own right, along with the tough driving beats & synth of "Pandemonium".
                • mattcymru2021's avatar
                  mattcymru2021
                  Edited 3 years ago
                  I knew the advert way before i knew the tune... legendary stuff though! screw the haters! and kenny everett did the miaowing!
                  • SoulFab72's avatar
                    SoulFab72
                    Edited 3 years ago
                    Charly was a great track if you fancied a cheesy night of techno and rave at the local bar but Your Love on the flip side was much more of an anthem and is up there with serious club tunes of the day like Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives, Brothers in Rhythm - Peace and Harmony, Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm, Shades of Rhythm - Sound of Eden, etc.
                    • Matt-THE-Geeza's avatar
                      Matt-THE-Geeza
                      The unreleased Original Original Mix is found on the 10 Track Demo Tape, and the unreleased Remix '91 version is found on the 5 Track Demo Tape which featured via Flash on the band's website for a week back in 2007. The Website back then also had the Studio Version of Death Of The Prodigy Dancer.

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