B & C
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

 

69	Moore Merrill E.	Sweet Mama Tree To Tall	B & C	CB	100
69	Carr James	Freedom Train	B & C	CB	101
69	Bob & Earl	Dancin Everywhere	B & C	CB	102
69	Kentuckians	Pop A Top	B & C	CB	103
69	Faith Horace	Spinning Wheel	B & C	CB	104
69	Lee Jackie & Delores Hall	Whether It'S Right Or Wrong	B & C	CB	105
69	Mcphatter Clyde	Denver	B & C	CB	106
69	Neville Aaron	Tell It Like It Is	B & C	CB	107
69	Not Issued		B & C	CB	108
69	Not Issued		B & C	CB	109
69	Fox Don	You Belong To My Heart	B & C	CB	110
69	K Simon	You Know I Do	B & C	CB	111
69	House Of Lords	In The Land Of Dreams	B & C	CB	112
69	Gingerbread	How Are You	B & C	CB	113
70	Wild Angels	Buzz Buzz	B & C	CB	114
70	Dry Ice	Running To The Convent	B & C	CB	115
70	Topo D Bill	Witchi Tai To	B & C	CB	116
70	Day Jill	Way Of Love	B & C	CB	117
70	Arthey Johnny Orchestra	Starshine	B & C	CB	118
70	Forum	The River Is Wide	B & C	CB	119
70	Rare Bird	Sympathy	B & C	CB	120
70	Atomic Rooster	Friday The 13Th	B & C	CB	121
70	Van Der Graaf Generator	Refugees	B & C	CB	122
70	Wild Angels	Sally Ann	B & C	CB	123
70	Bennett & Evans	This Path Is Hard To Follow	B & C	CB	124
70	Notes Freddie & Rudies	It Came Out The Sky	B & C	CB	125
71	Audience	Belladonna Moonshine	B & C	CB	126
70	Sweet Salvation	Honey Man	B & C	CB	127
70	Morgan Ray	The Long And Winding Road	B & C	CB	128
70	Grimes Carol & Delivery	Harry Lucky	B & C	CB	129
70	Billmuss Trevor	Whoops Amour	B & C	CB	130
70	Atomic Rooster	Tomorrow Night	B & C	CB	131
70	Nice	Country Pie	B & C	CB	132
70	Friendship	The World Is Going To Be A Better Place	B & C	CB	133
70	Rich Lewis	Prophet	B & C	CB	134
70	Morgan Ray	Baeffoot Days	B & C	CB	135
70	Sweet Salvation	Crucifix Swastika And Star	B & C	CB	136
70	Lindisearne	Clear White Light	B & C	CB	137
70	Rare Bird	What Do You Want To Know	B & C	CB	138
71	King Jonathan & Weatherman	It'S The Same Old Song	B & C	CB	139
71	Morgan Ray	Wheel Keep Turning	B & C	CB	140
71	Audience	Indian Summer	B & C	CB	141
71	Redwood	Didn'T I Blow Your Mind	B & C	CB	142
71	Not Issued		B & C	CB	143
71	Not Issued		B & C	CB	144
71	Wild Angels	Three Night A Week	B & C	CB	145
71	Everyone & Andy Roberts	Trouble At Mill	B & C	CB	146
71	Weathermen	Honey Bee	B & C	CB	147
71	Emperor Rosko	Customs Man	B & C	CB	148
71	Corns Arnold	Moonage Daydream	B & C	CB	149
71	Morgan Ray	Let'S Fall In Love Again	B & C	CB	150
71	Hitch	House Where I Live	B & C	CB	151
71	Genesis	The Knife Part 1	B & C	CB	152
72	Lindisfarne	Lady Eleanor	B & C	CB	153
71	Herd	I Don'T Wanna Go To Sleep Again	B & C	CB	154
71	Rock 'N' Roll All Stars	It Keeps Raining	B & C	CB	155
71	Audience	You'Re Not Smiling	B & C	CB	156
71	Atomic Rooster	The Devil'S Answer	B & C	CB	157
71	Billmuss Trevor	English Pastures	B & C	CB	158
71	Charles Gary	You'Ve Been Away Too Long	B & C	CB	159
71	Taylor Jo	You Fooled Me	B & C	CB	160
71	Ellington Marc	Alligator Man	B & C	CB	161
71	Weathermen	Fine Together Stomp	B & C	CB	162
71	Friendship	Friends Make Living What It Is	B & C	CB	163
71	Steeleye Span	Rave On	B & C	CB	164
71	Kent Paul	Do You	B & C	CB	165
71	Mother Nature	Orange Days Purple Nights	B & C	CB	166
71	Morgan Ray	Burning Bridges	B & C	CB	167
71	Jawbone Jug Band	Jailhouse Rock	B & C	CB	168
71	Wishful Thinking	Lu La Le Lu	B & C	CB	169
71	Bell & Arc	She Belongs To Me	B & C	CB	170
71	Rock & Roll Allstars	Rock & Roll Allstars Playparty Rock	B & C	CB	171
72	Justice Jimmy	English Rose	B & C	CB	172
72	Lindisfarne	Meet Me On The Corner	B & C	CB	173
72	Charles Gary	Love Into My Life	B & C	CB	174
72	Van Der Graaf Generator	Theme One	B & C	CB	175
72	New York Public Library	Whei Ling Ty Lu	B & C	CB	176
72	Fickle People	American Pie	B & C	CB	177
72	Fickle People	California Calling	B & C	CB	178
72	Rare Bird	Sympathy	B & C	CB	179
72	Kaye Martyn	Bad Bad Jo Jo	B & C	CB	180
72	Genesis	Seven Stones	B & C	CB	181
72	Combined Supporters Clubs	We Are The Champions	B & C	CB	182
72	Spreadeagle	How Can We Be Lost	B & C	CB	183
72	Wishful Thinking	Clear White Light	B & C	CB	184
72	Audience	Stand By The Door	B & C	CB	185
72	Morgan Ray	San Diego	B & C	CB	186
72	A & A North	Rosemary	B & C	CB	187
72	Arthey Johnny Orchestra	Serenade To Summertime	B & C	CB	188
71	Corns Arnold	Hang On To Yourself	B & C	CB	189
72	Jawbone	Gotta Go	B & C	CB	190
72	Lindisfarne	All Fall Down	B & C	CB	191
72	Monty Python'S Flying Circus	Concert	B & C	CB	192
72	Capability Brown	Wake Up Little Sister	B & C	CB	193
72	Hawk Jo Burg	Dark Side Of The Moon	B & C	CB	194
72	String Driven Thing	Eddie	B & C	CB	195
72	Audience	Hard Cruel World	B & C	CB	196
72	Group	Open Letter To Georgie Best	B & C	CB	197
72	Brother Universe	Angels We Have Heard	B & C	CB	198
72	Lindisfarne	Court In The Act	B & C	CB	199