BETHNAL

 

Bethnal wasn't a label as such, but the name will serve to identify the record shown above, 'The Fiddler' by Bethnal.  The single had a catalogue number of VIOL-001, was made in 1977 and was given away free at gigs.  It may well have been a promotional tool made by Vertigo, the company to which the band signed, though there's nothing on the single to pin it down as being a Vertigo product.  Bethnal was a Punk band which stood out among the competition as being (one of?) the first to feature a violinist. 




Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.