BESERKLEY
RECORDS

Beserkey was founded by Matthew King Kaufman in Berkley, California, in 1975. His stated aim was 'To have fun and make interesting records'. The label's off-the-wall approach was perfectly exemplified in Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, whose 'Egyptian Reggae' was a hit worldwide. Sadly, other hits failed to follow, and money problems led to Beserkley issuing only a handful of records between 1980-83, though it made a brief comeback in 1988. Numbering was in a BZZ-0 series. British distribution was by Selecta initially, with Decca doing the pressing; Island was responsible for marketing the first three singles. The label moved to Polydor in September 1978, at which point injection moulded labels were introduced, and then to Epic in the early '80s. The discography below with the gaps in it, seem to have been unused numbers. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

77 Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers Roadrunner BESERKLEY BZZ 1

77 Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers Egyptian Reggae BESERKLEY BZZ 2

77 Rubinoos I Think We'Re Alone Now BESERKLEY BZZ 3

77 Kihn Greg For You BESERKLEY BZZ 4

77 Tyla Gang Dust On The Needle BESERKLEY BZZ 5

77 Rubinoos Hard To Get BESERKLEY BZZ 6

78 Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers Morning Of Our Lives BESERKLEY BZZ 7

78 The Rubinoos Leave My Heart Alone (Unreleased) BESERKLEY BZZ 8

78 Son Of Pete Mankind BESERKLEY BZZ 9

78 Spitballs Telstar BESERKLEY BZZ 10

78 Earth Quake Chartbusters BESERKLEY BZZ 11

78 Not Issued BESERKLEY BZZ 12

78 Rubinoos Rock & Roll Is Dead BESERKLEY BZZ 13

78 Modern Lovers New England BESERKLEY BZZ 14

78 Tyla Gang Tropical Love BESERKLEY BZZ 15

78 The Engineers You Baby BESERKLEY BZZ 16

78 Smirks Ok Uk BESERKLEY BZZ 17

78 Rubinoos I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend BESERKLEY BZZ 18

78 Richman Jonathan Abdul & Cleopatra BESERKLEY BZZ 19

78 Kihn Greg Band Remember BESERKLEY BZZ 20

78 Not Issued BESERKLEY BZZ 21

78 Rubinoos Falling In Love BESERKLEY BZZ 22

78 Smirks Rosemary BESERKLEY BZZ 23

78 Not Issued BESERKLEY BZZ 24

78 Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers Buzz Buzz Buzz BESERKLEY BZZ 25

79 Rubinoos Hold On BESERKLEY BZZ 26

79 Kihn Greg Moulin Rouge BESERKLEY BZZ 27

79 Richman Jonathan Lydia BESERKLEY BZZ 28

77	Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers	Roadrunner	BESERKLEY	BZZ	1
77	Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers	Egyptian Reggae	BESERKLEY	BZZ	2
77	Rubinoos	I Think We'Re Alone Now	BESERKLEY	BZZ	3
77	Kihn Greg	For You	BESERKLEY	BZZ	4
77	Tyla Gang	Dust On The Needle	BESERKLEY	BZZ	5
77	Rubinoos	Hard To Get	BESERKLEY	BZZ	6
78	Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers	Morning Of Our Lives	BESERKLEY	BZZ	7
78	The Rubinoos	Leave My Heart Alone (Unreleased)	BESERKLEY	BZZ	8
78	Son Of Pete	Mankind	BESERKLEY	BZZ	9
78	Spitballs	Telstar	BESERKLEY	BZZ	10
78	Earth Quake	Chartbusters	BESERKLEY	BZZ	11
78	Not Issued		BESERKLEY	BZZ	12
78	Rubinoos	Rock & Roll Is Dead	BESERKLEY	BZZ	13
78	Modern Lovers	New England	BESERKLEY	BZZ	14
78	Tyla Gang	Tropical Love	BESERKLEY	BZZ	15
78	The Engineers	You Baby	BESERKLEY	BZZ	16
78	Smirks	Ok Uk	BESERKLEY	BZZ	17
78	Rubinoos	I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend	BESERKLEY	BZZ	18
78	Richman Jonathan	Abdul & Cleopatra	BESERKLEY	BZZ	19
78	Kihn Greg Band	Remember	BESERKLEY	BZZ	20
78	Not Issued		BESERKLEY	BZZ	21
78	Rubinoos	Falling In Love	BESERKLEY	BZZ	22
78	Smirks	Rosemary	BESERKLEY	BZZ	23
78	Not Issued		BESERKLEY	BZZ	24
78	Richman Jonathan & Modern Lovers	Buzz Buzz Buzz	BESERKLEY	BZZ	25
79	Rubinoos	Hold On	BESERKLEY	BZZ	26
79	Kihn Greg	Moulin Rouge	BESERKLEY	BZZ	27
79	Richman Jonathan	Lydia	BESERKLEY	BZZ	28