BUSY BEE
RECORDS
Busy Bee Records was a small independent
label, based in Leicester. Catalogue numbers suggest that Busy Bee put out
at least three records; there was a four year gap between the first and the
last, which strongly suggests that the company wasn't a full-time concern.
Two of those records were singles by Martin Harvey. 'The Leicester
Festival Song' b/w 'Town Crier' (BBOS-001) saw the light of day in 1980, while
'Maggie Will Always Be Around' b/w 'Vote Conservative' (BBOS-003) was from 1983.
Greg Knight produced both of the singles and co-wrote a couple of the tracks, so
it seems reasonable to assume that he was involved with the label. He
certainly seems to have been deeply involved with Lord Bug Music, the pubishers
of the 'Leicester Festival Song'. Previous to his Busy Bee singles Martin Harvey
had released a self-financed album, 'This Is Me', on SRT Records
(SRTX/CUS-77095; 1977). It issued singles in BBOS-000 numerical
series. Distributed By Busy Bee Records.
80
Martin
Harvey
It's A Leicester
Fiesta (The Leicester Festival Song)
BUSY
BEE
BBOS
001
83
Robert E.
Lee
Ugly Bug Ball
BUSY BEE
BBEP
002
83
Martin Harvey
Maggie Will Always Be Around
BUSY BEE
BBOS
003