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Profile:
The British Broadcasting Corporation first introduced its own record label in 1967. It has gone by various names through the years:

1967-70 BBC Radio Enterprises
1970-89 BBC Records (& Tapes from 1972)
1990s- BBC Worldwide.

With a remit to release singles and albums connected to TV and radio programmes (plus a few royal souvenirs and other oddities), its output has been extremely varied and takes in a large amount of spoken-word material as well as music in a wide range of styles. Of most interest to electronics fans are the numerous releases from the Corporation's own BBC Radiophonic Workshop and some of the more experimental theme music singles which appeared during the 70s and 80s.

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Discography

Releases:
12RSL 001 Edd The Duck Awesome Dood (12", Single) 1990
12 RSL 170 Glenn Frey Smuggler's Blues (12") 1984
12 RSL 188 Dave Kelly (3) Lonesome Man Blues (12") 1986
12RSL 203 Letitia Dean And Paul Medford Something Outa Nothing (12") 1986
12RSL 205 Grange Hill Cast You Know The Teacher (Smash Head) (12") 1996
12 RSL241 Porscha Out On The Floor (12") 1990
12RXL 193 Dominic Glynn / Delia Derbyshire / Mankind (3) Doctor Who, Theme From The BBC TV Series (12") 1986
50A/ 50B BBC BBC 1922-1972 (2xLP) 1972
116 037-2 Bob The Builder Can We Fix It? (CD, Enh, Single) 2000
116 044-2 Bob The Builder Mambo No. 5 (CD, Enh, Maxi) 2001
3217 050 Goons, The The Last Goon Show Of All (Cass)  
5630 55729 X Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 10 (2xCass) 1999
0563 105186 No Artist Zarabanda - Record 1 (LP) 1971
0563 388765 Alan Partridge Knowing Me, Knowing You 1 (CD) 2001
0563 390441 Alan Partridge Knowing Me, Knowing You 3 (CD) 2001
0563 393688 Alan Partridge Knowing Me, Knowing You 2 (CD) 2002
0563 495626 League Of Gentlemen, The (3) On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen (One) (CD) 2003
0563 557478 Peter Cook / Chris Morris Why Bother? (Cass) 1999
0563 558601 Peter Cook / Chris Morris Why Bother? (CD) 1999
2001564906 Lynne Truss Eats Shoots & Leaves (CD, Promo, Car) 2006
B00841-9/5 David Brent If You Don't Know Me By Now / Freelove Freeway (CD, Maxi) 2004
BBC 1 Vangelis Heaven And Hell (7") 1981
BBC 50 Various BBC 1922 - 1972 (2xLP) 1972
BBC-00451 Peter Howell & The Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who (Theme From The BBC TV Series) (7") 1980
BBC-00452 Dudley Simpson Orchestra Blake's 7 (7")  
BBC-00456 BBC Radiophonic Workshop K-9 And Co. / Dr. Who (7") 1982
BBC-22340 Mike Harding (3) / Peter Harwood More Death & Horror (LP) 1978
BBC-22340 Mike Harding (3) & Peter Harwood Sound Effects No. 21 - More Death And Horror (LP) 1978
BBC-22462 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who - The Music (LP) 1983
BBC CD 605 Enya Enya (CD) 1987
BBC CD 693 Various Ones On 1 (2xCD, Album, Comp) 1988
BBC CD 727 Clannad Atlantic Realm (CD, Album) 1989
BBCCD 847 Various Essential Science Fiction Sound Effects Vol 1 (CD, Album, RE) 1991
BBC CD 871 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who: 30 Years At The Radiophonic Workshop (CD, Comp) 1993
BBC CD 6002 John & Yoko* The Interview (2xCD, Album) 1990
BBC CD SFX 026 No Artist China (CD) 1991
BBC CD SFX 030 No Artist Africa: The Natural World (CD) 1989
BC7408 Various XtraBass Presents: The Cutting Room Best Of 2004 (CD, Promo) 2005
BELP 003 Various Top Of The Pops Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) 1975
Bob Promo 1 Bob The Builder Can We Fix It? (CD, Single, Promo) 2000
BRATBCC98 Various A Selection Of The Best From Steve Lamacq's Evening Session 1997 (CD, Promo) 1998
CAB 1-4 Unknown Artist Calling All Beginners (4x10" + Box)  
CD 605 Enya Enya (Album) (2 versions) 1987
CD 608 Various The Singing Detective: Music From The BBC TV Serial (CD, Album) 1987
CD 707 BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album (CD) 1988
CN 4303/S Depeche Mode In Concert - 320 (LP) 1984
CN 4498/S Depeche Mode In Concert - 345 Featuring Depeche Mode (LP, Unofficial) 1985
CN 4709/S Cult, The In Concert - 375 (2 versions) 1986
CN 4852/SS Cure, The In Concert - 393 (LP) 1986
CN 4971 /S Erasure In Concert (BBC Transcription Services) (LP) 1987
CN 5294/S Mission, The Kingdom Of Heaven (LP) 1990
CR1 Various Red Nose Day '97 The Music Of The Night (CD) 1997
DRW 0001 Various Resistance Is Futile: Doctor Who Remixed (CD, Single, Promo, Smplr) 2003
FLOB 1 Flowerpot Men, The (3) Flobba-Dob-A-Long-A-Ben (7", Promo) 1987
KYC 64 John F. Miles Know Your Car And Get The Best Out Of It (7") 1964
none Various Six Of The Best (Cass) 1990
none Adam & Joe Adam & Joe's Song Wars, Vol. 1 (File, AAC, Comp) 2008
none J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord Of The Rings (2 versions) 1987
OP 103 No Artist Welsh For Beginners 2 (LP) 1966
OP 179 No Artist Avventura (Record 2) (LP, Mono) 1972
PBOOT 1 Ginja Delboy's Theme (12") 2002
PEN 49 F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby (2xCass) 1994
PRIM 6000 Fletch Wiley Nightwatch (LP, Album) 1990
PWKS 650 Various Themes From Children's BBC (CD, Comp) 1989
RBT 8 Eric Thompson (3) Magic Roundabout (LP) 1971
RBT 17 Various Bang On A Drum (LP) 1973
RBT 103S Pete Winslow And The King Size Brass Girl On The Test Card (LP) 1973
RE 18 M Eileen Fowler Stay Young With Eileen Fowler (LP, Mono) 1968
REA 001M Sir Bernard Lovell Our Present Knowledge Of The Universe (LP) 1967
REB 37 M BBC From the Sound Library of the BBC - A Review of '68 (LP) 1969
REB 73M Monty Python Monty Python's Flying Circus (LP) 1970
REB 87M Gerard Hoffnung Timeless Hoffnung (LP, Mono) 1970
REB 142S Goons, The The Last Goon Show Of All (LP, Ste) 1972
REB 150M Tony Hancock Unique Hancock (LP, Mono) 1973
REB 177 Goons, The Goon Show Classics (LP, Mon) 1974
REB 188 Various Original Music From Great BBC TV Shows (LP, Comp) 1974
REB 213 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 2 (LP, Mon) 1975
REB 233 Neil Innes and Eric Idle The Rutland Weekend Television Song Book (LP) 1976
REB 246 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 3 (LP, Mon) 1976
REB 257 Two Ronnies, The The Two Ronnies (LP) 1976
REB 260 Tony Hancock The Lift / Twelve Angry Men (LP, Mono) 1976
REB 270 Dick Clement & Ian La Franais Porridge - An Evening In And Heartbreak Hotel (LP) 1977
REB 291 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 4 (LP, Mon) 1977
REB 300 Two Ronnies, The Vol. 2 ..... "Me And Him" (LP, Mono) 1977
REB 331 Two Ronnies, The Vol. 3 (LP) 1978
REB 339 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 5 (LP, Mon) 1978
REB 366 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 6 (LP, Mon) 1979
REB 371 Various Comedy From Fun At One (LP) 1979
REB 377 John Cleese and Connie Booth Fawlty Towers (LP) 1979
REB 392 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 7 (LP, Mon) 1980
REB 393 Two Ronnies, The Vol. 4 (LP) 1980
REB 394 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour - Sid's Mystery Tours / The Poetry Society (LP, Mono) 1980
REB 400 Not The Nine O'Clock News The Album (LP) 1980
REB 405 John Cleese and Connie Booth Fawlty Towers - Second Sitting (LP) 1981
REB 421 Not The Nine O'Clock News Hedgehog Sandwich (LP) 1981
REB 422 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 8 (LP, Mon) 1981
REB 423 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour - The Americans Hit Town / The Unexploded Bomb (LP, Mono) 1981
REB 444 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 9 (LP, Mon) 1982
REB 449 MONO John Cleese and Connie Booth Fawlty Towers - At Your Service (LP) 1982
REB 481 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 10 (LP, Mon) 1983
REB 484 John Cleese And Connie Booth Fawlty Towers - A La Carte (LP, Mono) 1983
REB 487 Stavros Xarhakos* (Music From The BBC TV Series) The Dark Side Of The Sun (Album) (2 versions) 1983
REB 489 Various Saturday Superstore Replay Selection (LP) 1983
REB 496 Elizabeth Parker The Living Planet (LP) 1984
REB 526 MONO Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour - Hancock's War / The Christmas Club (LP) 1984
REB 527 Mel Smith And Griff Rhys-Jones Alas Smith & Jones (LP)  
REB 565 Goons, The Goon Show Classics Vol. 11 (LP, Mon) 1985
REB 586 1985 Cast Of EastEnders, The EastEnders Sing-Along (12") 1985
REB 589 Various Chicago - Jazz Classics Vol. 2 (LP) 1986
REB 594 Simon May Orchestra, The Simon's Way (LP) 1986
REB 605 Enya Enya (LP) 1986
REB 618 Nick Berry Nick Berry (LP, Album) 1986
REB 677 Howard Davidson Discoveries Underwater (Vinyl, Album) 1988
REB 705 Various The World Of BBC TV Themes (LP) 1989
REB 707 Various The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album (LP) 1988
REB 727 Clannad Atlantic Realm (LP, Album) 1989
REC 25M BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Music (LP) 1971
REC 025MCD BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Music (CD) 2002
REC 52S Various John Peel Presents Top Gear (LP, Comp) 1969
REC 130 M Various The Music Of Africa (LP) 1971
REC 132S Eileen Fowler Slim To Rhythm (LP) 1972
REC 196 BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Radiophonic Workshop (LP) 1975
REC 196CD BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Radiophonic Workshop (CD, Album, RE) 2002
REC 197 No Artist British Wild Birds In Stereo (LP) 1975
REC 201 Tony King Sound, The* Music Through Midnight Presents... (LP) 1975
REC 225 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Out Of This World - Atmospheric Sounds And Effects From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop (LP) 1976
REC 242 Various Bang On A Drum (LP) 1976
REC 265 John Ryan (5) Mary, Mungo And Midge (LP) 1977
REC 269 No Artist Sound Effects No. 13 - Death & Horror (LP) 1977
REC 280 John Fox Orchestra, The Sailing By (LP) 1977
REC 295 No Artist Sound Effects No. 16 - Disasters (LP, Mono) 1977
REC 307 Peter Howell & The Radiophonic Workshop Through A Glass Darkly (LP) 1978
REC 316 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who Sound Effects No. 19 (LP, Mono) 1978
REC 332 Various Play On, Songs From Play School (LP) 1978
REC 333 Johnny Morris (3) More Bedtime Stories Told By Johnny Morris (LP) 1978
REC 337 Arthur Lowe Mr. Men (LP) 1978
REC 340 Mike Harding (3) / Peter Harwood More Death & Horror (LP) 1978
REC 354 BBC Radiophonic Workshop BBC Radiophonic Workshop - 21 (LP) 1979
REC 355 No Artist BBC Stereo Test Disc (LP) 1979
REC 360 No Artist Sound Effects Vol. 23 - Relaxing Sounds (LP) 1979
REC 386 Arthur Lowe Mr. Men Stories Vol. 2 (LP) 1980
REC 390 No Artist Sound Effects No.25 Sounds Of Speed (LP) 1980
REC 412 Angela Richards With Ken Moule Au Cafe Candide (LP) 1981
REC 420 Dick Mills, Elizabeth Parker, Lloyd Silverthorne & Richard Yeoman-Clarke* Science Fiction Sound Effects No.26 - Sci-Fi Sound Effects (LP) 1981
REC 433 Noel Edmonds Noel's Funny Phone Calls (LP, Mono, Album) 1981
REC 438 No Artist Bird Spot - More British Wild Birds In Stereo (LP) 1982
REC 452 Mike Harding (3) Even More Death And Horror (LP) 1982
REC 467 BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Soundhouse: Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop (LP, Comp) 1983
REC 493 A. A. Milne* The House At Pooh Corner (LP) 1984
REC 495 Brian Cant And Floella Benjamin With Jonathan Cohen (2) And Peter Gosling Singing In The Band, Songs From BBC TV's Play School And Play Away (LP) 1984
REC 525 Noel Edmonds Noel Edmonds Presents 'Listen With Mother' (LP) 1984
REC 528 A. A. Milne* Winnie The Pooh (LP) 1984
REC 531 No Artist Hi-Tech FX - Sound Effects No.29 (LP) 1984
REC 534 Morecambe & Wise Morecambe And Wise - The BBC TV Shows (LP, RE) 1984
REC 536 Various The Jungle Book (LP) 1984
REC 562 Various Victory In Europe - 1945 (LP, Album, Mono) 1985
RED 47M No Artist Sound Effects No. 1 (2 versions) 1969
RED 76M No Artist Sound Effects No. 2 (LP) 1970
RED 76M No Artist Sound Effects No. 2 (LP) 1970
RED 93 S BBC Radiophonic Workshop Fourth Dimension (LP) 1973
RED 100M No Artist Sea And Island Birds (LP, Mono) 1971
RED 102M No Artist Sound Effects No. 3 (LP) 1970
RED 104M No Artist Sound Effects No. 4 (LP, Album) 1971
RED 105M No Artist Sound Effects No. 5 (LP, Mono) 1971
RED 113S No Artist Sound Effects No. 7 (LP) 1971
RED 126M No Artist Sound Effects No. 8 (LP, Mono) 1972
RED 164S No Artist Sound Effects No. 9 (LP)  
REF 235 BBC Woodland And Garden Birds (2xLP, Album, Gat) 1976
REF 453 Not The Nine O'Clock News The Memory Kinda Lingers (2xLP) 1982
REF 454 Various On The Air, 60 Years Of BBC Theme Music (2xLP, Comp, Mono, Album) 1982
REF 693 Various Ones On 1 (2xLP, Comp) 1988
REF 768 Various Pennies From Heaven (3xLP) 1990
REFX 448 BBC Sound Effects Library, The Essential Sound Effects (2xLP) 1982
REGL417 Benjamin Britten Our Hunting Fathers (LP, Mono) 1981
REH 183 Dad's Army Dad's Army (LP, Mon) 1974
REH 296 Round The Horne Round The Horne Vol. 3 (LP) 1977
REH 310 Various Top BBC TV Themes (LP) 1978
REH 324 Various BBC Space Themes (LP, Album) 1978
REH 348 Various Sporting Themes (LP) 1979
REH 364 No Artist Doctor Who - Genesis Of The Daleks (LP, Mono) 1978
REH 378 Various BBC Detective Themes (LP, Comp, Mono) 1980
REH 385 Richard Denton & Martin Cook* Hong Kong Beat & Other BBC TV Themes (LP) 1980
REH 426 Various The Friday Rock Show (LP, Comp) 1981
REH 442 Various Space Invaded - BBC Space Themes (LP, Comp) 1982
REH 462 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who - The Music (LP) 1983
REH 464 Various 20 BBC Drama Themes (LP, Comp) 1983
REH 479 Diana Moran Get Fit With The Green Goddess (LP) 1983
REH 524 Various The Thorn Birds - And Other BBC TV Themes (LP, Comp) 1984
REH 543 George Lucas, Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz / John Williams (4) The Story Of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (LP) 1984
REMO 46M No Artist Decimal Points (LP) 1970
REN 608 Various The Singing Detective: Music From The BBC TV Serial (LP) 1986
REP 428 Georges Delerue The Borgias (LP) 1981
REP 447 Kids From Fame, The The Kids From Fame (LP) 1982
REQ 745 Various Under African Skies (2xLP) 1989
RESL 1 Early Music Consort, The* The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (7") 1970
RESL 10 Highly Likely Whatever Happened To You (The Likely Lads Theme) (7") 1973
RESL 11 Delia Derbyshire Dr. Who (7", Single) 1973
RESL 25 Quiller Quiller (7") 1975
RESL 39 Arthur Lowe Mr. Nosey / Mr. Noisy (7") 1977
RESL 40 Arthur Lowe Mr. Happy / Mr. Jelly (7") 1977
RESL 41 Arthur Lowe Mr. Silly / Mr. Muddle (7") 1977
RESL 42 Arthur Lowe Mr. Greedy / Mr. Lazy (7") 1977
RESL 43 Arthur Lowe Mr. Tickle / Mr. Forgetful (7") 1977
RESL 45 Gemma Jones Sings With Alexander Faris Orchestra, The The Duchess Of Duke Street (7", EP) 1977
RESL 50 Pete Mac Junior / Godiego The Water Margin (7") 1977
RESL 51 Yannis Markopoulos* Who Pays The Ferryman? (7") 1977
RESL 52 Richard Denton And Martin Cook** Theme From "Hong Kong Beat" (7") 1978
RESL 60 Two Ronnies, The But First The News (7") 1978
RESL 61 Ship's Company And Royal Marine Band Of H.M.S. Ark Royal The Last Farewell (7") 1978
RESL 64 Hawkshaw* / Deluxe (9) Grange Hill (7") 1979
RESL 66 Godiego Gandhara (7") 1979
RESL 80 Peter Howell Dr. Who (7") 1982
RESL 81 Godiego Monkey Magic (7") 1980
RESL 87 Frank Barber Orchestra, The Dallas (7") 1982
RESL 92 Ennio Morricone Chi Mai (7", Single) 1978
RESL 101 Brown Sauce I Wanna Be A Winner / Hello Hello (Swap Shop Theme) (7", Single) 1981
RESl 120 Tony Isaac Band, The Squadron (7") 1982
RESL 124 Keith Harris (3) And Orville Orville's Song (7") 1982
RESL 127 Spacewalkers, The Captain Zep, Space Detective, Theme From The BBC TV Series (7") 1983
RESL 144 Various BBC Snooker Themes (7") 1984
RESL 145 Keith Harris (3) & Orville Bein' Green (7") 1984
RESL 151 Bobby G Big Deal (7", Single) 1984
RESL 158 Ken Freeman The Tripods (7") 1984
RESL 174 Simon May Orchestra, The Howards' Way (7") 1985
RESL 175 Aled Jones Memory (7") 1985
RESL 176 Chas And Dave In Sickness And In Health (7") 1985
RESL 181 Simon May The Holiday Suite (7") 1986
RESL 182 Hazel O'Connor and Arts Freedom Singers, The Fighting Back (7") 1986
RESL 183 Grange Hill Cast Just Say No (7") 1986
RESL 184 Heads (2) Aztec Lighting / Mayan Interlude (7") 1986
RESL 189 Claire And Friends It's Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8 1/2) (7") 1986
RESL 191 Anita Dobson and Simon May Orchestra, The Anyone Can Fall In Love (7") 1986
RESL 201 Enya I Want Tomorrow (7") 1987
RESL 203 Letitia Dean And Paul Medford Something Outa Nothing (7", Single) 1986
RESL 204 Nick Berry Every Loser Wins (7") 1986
RESL 210 Barry Crocker / Tony Hatch Neighbours (7", Single) 1987
RESL 224 Ben Heneghan / Ian Lawson Fireman Sam (Theme From The BBC TV Series) (7") 1988
RESL 225 Melody (6) People Like You (7") 1988
RESLD 002 No Artist Star Trek III The Search For Spock (12", Maxi, Mono) 1984
RESR 2 Sir Arthur Grimble A Pattern Of Islands (Vinyl, Album, Mon) 1969
RESR 5 Various Movement, Mime And Music (Vinyl, Album) 1969
Roundabout 15 Johnny Morris Bedtime Stories (LP) 1972
WCR 3 Walter And Connie Walter And Connie On Record (LP)  
WMEF 0054-2 Rebecca Wheatley Time Stands Still (CD) 2000
WMSF 6030-2 Various Tinsel Town (2xCD) 2000
WMSF 6036-2 Tweenies Friends Forever (CD, Album) 2000
WMSF 6066-2 Various Rainbow Rave Up!: 40 Massive Dance Anthems (2xCD, Album) 2002
WMSF 6073-2 Various The Blue Room (Volume One) (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) 2003
WMXS 0009-2 Teletubbies, The (2) Teletubbies Say "Eh-Oh!" (CD, Maxi) 1997
ZBBC 1128 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 5 (2xCass) 1992
ZBBC 1402 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour (2xCass) 1992
ZBBC 1403 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 2 (2xCass) 1992
ZBBC 1404 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 3 (2xCass) 1992
ZBBC 1416 Chris Morris On The Hour (2xCass) 1992
ZBBC 1624 Alan Bennett Diaries 1980 - 1990 & The Lady In The Van (4xCass) 1994
ZBBC 1907 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 8 (2xCass) 1996
ZBBC 2016 Michael Palin Full Circle (4xCass) 1997
ZBBC 2018 Tony Hancock Hancock's Half Hour 9 (2xCass) 1997
ZBBC 2029 Blake's 7 The SevenFold Crown (2xCass) 1998
ZBBC 2122 Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange: A Play With Music (2xCass) 1998
ZBBC 2156 Tom Wolfe Ambush At Fort Bragg (2xCass) 1998
ZCF 707 BBC Radiophonic Workshop The Doctor Who 25th Anniversary Album (Cass) 1988
ZCR 462 BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who - The Music (Cass) 1983