BGP Records

Sub-label of Ace Records Ltd.

100 releases 3 sub-labels 1988–2025

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UK-based soul, funk and jazz dance reissue label; name derived from Beat Goes Public. Label Code: LC 5502 / LC 05502 The initial label heads were DJs Baz Fe Jazz and Gilles Peterson - the name came from their initials but was dubbed Beat Goes Public - until their departure in the early 1990s. Russ Dewbury was in charge for most of the 1990s. Current label head is Dean Rudland.

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Top BGP Records Releases

Pieces of a Man
Gil Scott‐Heron
1971
Moog Indigo
Jean‐Jacques Perrey
1970
A Walk in the Woods
Various Artists
2015
Free Will
Gil Scott‐Heron
1972
New Jazz Spectrum Vol. 3
Various Artists
1995
Visions of a New World
Visions of a New World
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
1975
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
Gil Scott‐Heron
1970
Honky Tonk Popcorn
Honky Tonk Popcorn
Bill Doggett
1969
Super Breaks, Volume Three.
Various Artists
2002
Gears
Gears
Johnny Hammond
1975
Reflections of a Golden Dream
Reflections of a Golden Dream
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
1976
Night Grooves
The Blackbyrds
1978
E.V.A.
Jean‐Jacques Perrey
1997
Best of BGP
Various Artists
1990
Songs / Hey, Love
Rotary Connection
1998
Joyous
Pleasure
1977
Fenix
Gato Barbieri
1971
Future Now
Pleasure
1979
Harlem Bush Music - Taifa / Uhuru
Gary Bartz NTU Troop
1997
Afrique
Count Basie
1996
Black Rhythm Revolution!
Idris Muhammad
1971
Northern Soul
Northern Soul
DJ Andy Smith
2005
BGP Presents Jazz Funk
Various Artists
2012
Do It Fluid / B&G Party
Various Artists
1995
Westbound Funk
Various Artists
2003
Astral Traveling
Astral Traveling
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
1973
The Best of Acid Jazz
Various Artists
1989
The Best of Acid Jazz
Various Artists
1999
Acid Jazz, Volume 1
Various Artists
1991
The Best of Latin Jazz
Various Artists
1992
Texas Twister / '75
Melvin Sparks
1995
Milestone Memories
Flora Purim
1988
Funkin' the Ghetto
Various Artists
2000
Black Girl
Black Girl
Ed Bogas & Ray Shanklin
2010
Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
Love, Sex, and the Zodiac
Cannonball Adderley
1974
...King Funk
Various Artists
2000
Focus on Fusion: A New View
Various Artists
1999
Barefoot Boy
Larry Coryell
1971
What You Need
Side Effect
1976
Electrified
Ernie Hines
1972
The Soul of Spanish Harlem
Various Artists
2009
SuperFunk3
Various Artists
2002
Golden State Funk
Various Artists
2007
Superfunk, Volume 5
Various Artists
2007
...Ain't It Funky Now!
Various Artists
2002
The Dynamite Brothers
Charles Earland
1974
SuperFunk
Various Artists
2000
Vibes of Truth
The 3 Pieces
1975
The New York Sound 2
Various Artists
2007
Black Roots
Various Artists
2001
Heat! / Jungle Fire!
Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers
1995
Black Whip & Snake Rhythm Rock
Ivan ‘Boogaloo Joe’ Jones
1992

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