Billingsgate Records

Billingsgate Records (or just "Billingsgate") is a small independent record label established 1973 in Chicago, Illinois. They were the first North American label to specialize in German rock, issuing the debut LPs of NEU!, Lucifer's Friend, and Scorpions, plus Frumpy and Epitaph releases. The inner sleeves listed the following Billingsgate artists: Lucifer's Friend · Epitaph · Scorpions · Frumpy · Jane · Neu! · Elias · Guru Guru, although there's no evidence of any Jane or Guru Guru releases. The mysterious "Elias" could be Grobschnitt (Elias Grobschnitt was their GEMA registered name). After being taken over by Passport Records they issued a further two Lucifer's Friend albums.