BODYBEAT
RECORDS
Bodybeat Records was a DIY label of the band Yargo. It
managed at least three singles. It issued singles in BODY-000 numerical
series. Distributed By London Records. Yargo were a band from Manchester, active
in the mid-to-late 1980s, featuring former members of Biting Tongues. The band
was formed in the mid-1980s by Basil Clarke (vocals), Phil Kirby (drums) and
Paddy Steer (bass guitar) (all of whom had previously played with Biting
Tongues), with guitarist Tony Burnside. They mixed jazz, blues, soul, reggae and
rock, with Clarke receiving comparisons with Marvin Gaye, and made their debut
in 1986 with the Get High EP on the Skysaw label, featuring Andy Diagram on
trumpet. Their profile was raised by a performance on The Tube. Their debut
album, Bodybeat, was released in 1987 on their own label of the same name. In
1988 they were signed by London Records, who reissued their debut album and
followed it with Communicate in 1989. Also in 1989, they recorded the theme to
Tony Wilson's Granada Television show The Other Side of Midnight, which was also
released as a single. They reverted to the Bodybeat label for a live album in
1991, which proved to be their final release.
87
Not
Issued
BODYBEAT
BODY
001
87
Yargo
Bodybeat
(Album)
BODYBEAT
BODY
002
87
Yargo
Help
?(12")
BODYBEAT
BODY
003
87
Yargo
Help
BODYBEAT
BODY
004
88
Not Issued
BODYBEAT
BODY
005
90
Yargo
The Love
Revolution
BODYBEAT
BODY
006
90
Yargo
Live!
(Album)
BODYBEAT
BODY
007