RECORDS
Independent label: Beacon label was mainly dedicated to Soul/Pop, though it also issued several Psychedelic singles and the first records by Rock band UFO. It started life in 1968, scored with its first release, 'Ain't Nothing But A Houseparty' by the Show Stoppers (a hit again, to a lesser degree, in 1971), and hit the buffers in 1973. The man responsible for Beacon was Milton Samuels; Eddy Grant, Donnie Elbert and Biddu were among the people who produced singles for the company. The first half-dozen or so issues were numbered in the 3-100s. 3-100 initially had a red-and-white-hooped label for later pressings and for the other records in the 3-100 series this was replaced by a plainer yellow design. By the time of the eighth release the catalogue numbers had changed to the BEA-100s, EMI had taken over manufacture and distribution, and the labels had become white with a black circle; some of the more popular of the 3-100 singles were reissued with new BEA-100 numbers. Around BEA-146 the design changed somewhat, with the logo growing and migrating to the top of the label; the colours changed to black-on-sea-green, with occasionally silver replacing the black. At some point between BEA-170 and BEA-179 the label turned white again; between 179 and 184 the circle and logo were dropped. Numbers reached the late BEA-180s in April 1972, at which point Beacon seems to have been shelved; it was revived in Spetember of that year for a dozen or so issues, with numbering starting again at BEA-100. This time around labels were either grey or orange (BEA-101; 112 onwards); the design was basically the same as the logo-free post-BEA-184 one. Manufacture and distribution of this last batch of Beacons was by CBS. Beacon had a short-lived subsidiary, 'Up Front'. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.
| 73 | Showstoppers | Ain'T Nothing But A House Party | BEACON | BEA. | 100 |
| 73 | Ronald Tony | Please Don'T Go Away | BEACON | BEA. | 101 |
| 73 | Not Issued | BEACON | BEA. | 102 | |
| 73 | Brown Spike | Girl I'Ll Never Know | BEACON | BEA. | 103 |
| 73 | Bridger Bobby | Why Do I Love You | BEACON | BEA. | 104 |
| 73 | Davis Barry | Strange News | BEACON | BEA. | 105 |
| 73 | Silverhill | California Sunshine | BEACON | BEA. | 106 |
| 73 | Sons & Lovers | Happiness Is Love | BEACON | BEA. | 107 |
| 73 | Jessup | Little Friend | BEACON | BEA. | 108 |
| 73 | Graphite | Chestnut Loke | BEACON | BEA. | 109 |
| 73 | Silverhill | Kentucky Girl | BEACON | BEA. | 110 |
| 73 | Clangers | Dance Of The Clanger | BEACON | BEA. | 111 |
| 73 | Spelman Bruce | Lady | BEACON | BEA. | 112 |
| 73 | Hollywood | Every Little Touch | BEACON | BEA. | 113 |
| 73 | Davis Barry | I Wish It Would Rain | BEACON | BEA. | 114 |
| 73 | Morgan Tony | Racial Segregation | BEACON | BEA. | 115 |
| 73 | Raye Sol | I'Ve Got You You'Ve Got Me | BEACON | BEA. | 116 |
