Scarlet Fantastic Explained

Scarlet Fantastic were a British pop band active in the 1980s, consisting of Maggie K. De Monde^[1] and Rick P. Jones. The duo were former members of pop trio Swans Way, who had a hit with "Soul Train" in 1984.^[2] Scarlet Fantastic reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart only once, with October 1987 single "No Memory", a song which would become popular a few years later on the rave and Ibiza dance music scenes.^[3]

Since No Memory was a hit, De Monde has performed with her band The Mighty K,^[4] released the album Union as part of the duo Maggie & Martin, and has made guest appearances on various projects including Empire State Human and glean.^[5]

In 2016, Maggie De Monde resurrected the Scarlet Fantastic name with the release of her album Reverie and the Beyond Pluto EP.^[6] In 2021, Scarlet Fantastic released the singles "Better Day"^{[7] [8] [9]} and "Make Way For Love" (produced by HiFi Sean Dickson of The Soup Dragons)^{[10] [11]} as tasters for a new album with tracks co-written with John L. Walters of 1980s band Landscape.

Discography

Singles

• "No Memory" (Arista Records) (1987) - UK No. 24
• "Plug Me In (To the Central Love Line)" (1988) - UK No. 67
• "Film Star Kiss"
• "Stay"
• "No Memory 91" (1991)^[12]
• "Better Day" (2021)
• "Make Way For Love" (2021)^[10]

Albums

• 1987: 24 Hours (CD version, 10 tracks)
• 1988: 24 Hours (LP version, 10 tracks)
• 2011: 24 Hours (CD re-release, 17 tracks)
• 2016: Reverie (CD, 12 tracks)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maggie K de Monde | HuffPost. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk.
2. Web site: In Conversation: Maggie K De Monde. June 1, 2016.
3. Web site: Scarlet Fantastic. www.scarletfantastic.com.
4. Web site: mightyk music - the official Mighty K website. Mightykmusic.com. 2020-05-25.
5. Web site: Glean. 15 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015084400/http://gleanonline.com/. 25 November 2020. 2014-10-15.
6. Web site: Scarlet Fantastic - Discography. Scarlet-fantastic.co.uk. 2020-05-25.
7. Web site: Eastbourne's Scarlet Fantastic back with a song to catch the mood. www.eastbourneherald.co.uk.
8. Web site: Scarlet Fantastic preview new album with brand new track 'Better Day'.
9. Web site: Video Of The Week #186: Scarlet Fantastic - Better Day. February 25, 2021.
10. Web site: Scarlet Fantastic Home page. www.scarlet-fantastic.co.uk.
11. Web site: Scarlet Fantastic release new single 'Make Way For Love'.
12. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 484.