Scarlet Fantastic

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]

Scarlet Fantastic
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Dance-pop
Years active	1987–1991, 2016-present
Labels	Arista Records
Members	Maggie De Monde Rick P. Jones

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)