B. B. J.
A DIY label, from
1976. The only B.B.J. record that I have been able to trace is the
one shown above, a Reggae version of Yvonne Fair's 1976 hit 'It Should Have Been
Me', by B. B. James (BBJ-1). On several other Reggae records, 'B. B.
James' was a pseudonym for the popular singer Busty Brown (born Clive Smith);
this B. B. James, however, is a woman. Presumably the label was
hers. The song is a pleasant piece of Lovers Rock, and it wouldn't
have been out of place on a major label. Pressing was by Lyntone,
matrix numbers LYN-3583/4.
Copyright 2009 Robert Lyons.