RECORDS
Independent label: A record label from Birmingham, owned by Jim Simpson. The first Big Bear single, the Steam Shovel's, 'Rudi The Red-Nosed Reindeer', came out in 1968 through Trojan, and had a Trojan catalogue number, TR-635. The 'Steam Shovel' was actually a pseudonym for the Locomotive, who Simpson managed; the Locomotive were contracted to Parlophone, but the single was turned down by that label so Simpson formed his own company in order to release it. Big Bear returned in 1975 with a cooler-looking bear on its label, Thank to Robert Lyons for the info. Pressed by Orlake. And Distributed By Trojan Records.
| 68 | Steam Shovel | Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer | BIG BEAR | TR | 635 |
