RECORDS
Independent label: B&C - 'Beat and Commercial' - was Lee Gopthal's distribution company. An early merger with Island Records (1968) led to the revival of the Trojan label, which Island had started in 1967 with no great success; Trojan and B&C were to be closely linked for the best part of the next eight years. Another company with close links to B&C was Charisma; indeed the two were so close that they shared catalogue numbers. B&C products varied from Folk (Steeleye Span) to Rock (Atomic Rooster); the company had a short-lived 'Progressive / Folk' offshoot, Pegasus, which mutated into Peg. In 1973 both Peg and B&C were replaced by a new label, Mooncrest. The partnership with Island ended in 1972; in 1975 Trojan and Charisma moved on, the former going to Saga, the latter moving to Phonodisc, and B&C closed down. The label was revived briefly, and unsuccessfully, by Trojan in 1977 for a mixture of Pop and Reggae products. B&C singles appeared in a joint CB-100 series with those of Charisma, the first Charisma release being CB-116. Initial B & C releases came in a black label with silver printing. The silver box at the top was soon replaced by the more familiar green logo. Singles from the 1977 Trojan era were numbered in the BCS-0000s and were distributed by Selecta. Trojan had another go at reviving B&C from.1979-81; singles from this era were numbered in the BCS-0s, and were distributed first by WEA and then by CBS. Thanks to Robert Lyons for the info
| 76 | Nicky Scott | Pasadena | B & C | BCS | 0001 |
| 76 | Love Apples | Yours | B & C | BCS | 0002 |
| 76 | Lenska Rula | I Wanna Be In A Movie With You | B & C | BCS | 0003 |
| 77 | Newman Nanette | Fun Food Factory | B & C | BCS | 0004 |
| 77 | Black Matt & The Doodlebugs | Punk Xmas | PUNK | BCS | 0005 |
| 77 | Winston Groovy | I'M Going Back | B & C | BCS | 0006 |
| 77 | Horrorcomic | I'M All Hung Up On You | LIGHTNING | BCS | 0007 |
| 77 | Lucy | Really Got Me Goin' | LIGHTNING | BCS | 0008 |
| 77 | Joseph Richard | Let'S Get This Thing Together | B & C | BCS | 0009 |
| 77 | O'Pray John | Just Our Luck | B & C | BCS | 0010 |
| 77 | Newnham Pete | Rudi | B & C | BCS | 0011 |
| 78 | Frank Jackson C | Blues Run The Game | B & C | BCS | 12 |
| 78 | Not Issued | B & C | BCS | 13 | |
| 78 | Not Issued | B & C | BCS | 14 | |
| 78 | Not Issued | B & C | BCS | 15 | |
| 79 | Third Party Split | Dubious Rarentage | B & C | BCS | 16 |
| 79 | Horrorcomic | Jesus Crisis | B & C | BCS | 17 |
| 79 | Horror Comic | Jesus Christ | B & C | BCS | 18 |
| 80 | Third Party Split | Insane | B & C | BCS | 19 |
| 80 | Smart Alec | Scooter Boys | B & C | BCS | 20 |
| 81 | Atomic Rooster | Devil'S Answer | B & C | BCS | 21 |
| 82 | Powell Verna Lee | Let'S Sit Down & Talk Abot It | B & C | BCS | 22 |
| 82 | Marshall Tom | Film Star | B & C | BCS | 23 |
| 82 | Mark Z | Situation Normal | B & C | BCS | 24 |
| 70 | Hannibal | Winds Of Change | B & C | HB | 001 |
| 70 | Hannibal |
Winter |
B & C | HB | 002 |
| 71 | Audience | You're Not Smiling | CHARISMA | BCP | 1 |
| 71 | Carol Grimes And The Red Price Band | I Don't Wanna Discuss It | B & C | BCP | 2 |
