Black Ark was a recording studio in Jamaica, owned by Lee Perry. The Black Ark label seems to have been mainly a Jamaican affair, with its products being licensed to other companies over here in the 1970s, but it appears to have managed at least two British releases in its own right: U. Roy's '006' (BAR-101; 1973), and 'Just Like A Log' by the Three Tops (BAR-104; 1973) - though the Three Tops record may not have made it past the white label demo stage. The BAR-100 series was used in Jamaica for some Black Ark / Black Art singles, so not everything in that series may have been issued over here. Thanks to Robert Bowes for the scan.
Copyright 2007 Robert Lyons.