Label
BYG Records
Independent 1970s label specializing in experimental and avant-garde vinyl releases.
About
BYG Records was an independent record label known for releasing experimental and avant-garde music on vinyl during the 1970s. The label's catalog, represented by releases such as Leave The City (1970) and Magic Brother (1977), reflects a commitment to unconventional and progressive sounds. BYG Records occupied a significant niche within the underground music community, championing artists working outside mainstream commercial frameworks. The label's vinyl-based output demonstrates its focus on long-playing formats during a period of artistic exploration and innovation in underground music circles.
Catalog
48 totalNew AfricaMagic BrotherColtranologyThelonious MonkLive At The Panafrican FestivalThe Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 & 2
Sunshine
Scorpio
Live In Antibes (Vol. 1)
Soft Machine - Gong
Black Suite
Live In Antibes (Vol. 2)
Seasons
Moon
Freedom At Last
Leave The City
An Even Break (Never Give A Sucker)
Other Afternoons
Leave The City
Aco Dei De Madrugada (One Morning I Waked Up Very Early)
La Vie De Bohême
Hommage To Africa
"Mu" Second Part
Catalyse
This Time...
One For John
Paris Is Wonderful
Monkey-Pockie-Boo
The Sound Pool
Tarik
Ketchaoua
Love Rejoice
Blasé
Anthony Braxton
What About?
Africanasia
Yasmina, A Black Woman
Message To Our Folks
Poem For Malcom
New Africa
"Mu" First Part
Luna Surface
Sound Of Feelings
Aquariana
Ramblin'
Acting Trio
Way Head
EchoArtists
Archie Shepp6Sunny Murray3Grachan Moncur III3Don Cherry2M.E.V.2Joachim Kühn2Dave Burrell2Alan Silva2Dewey Redman1Acting Trio1Arthur Jones1Claude Delcloo1Kenneth Terroade1Paul Bley1Clifford Thornton1Burton Greene Ensemble1Jacques Coursil1Jimmy Lyons1Jacques Coursil Unit1Freedom1Steve Lacy1The Art Ensemble Of Chicago1John Coltrane1Ame Son1Anthony Braxton1Gong1Musica Elettronica Viva1Frank Wright1Thelonious Monk1Soft Machine1Sonny Sharrock1Anthony Braxton1The Sun Ra Arkestra1Andrew Cyrille1