Burdorf Booking

Burdorf Booking (BB), also known as B.B.I. Records or B.B. Records, was a short-lived Dutch record company owned by Jean-Pierre Burdorf. It was according to the music it released, the data of the releases, active from 1976 to 1978. British musician/actor Alan David was the in-house producer. Most notable band and artist for the label were The Nits (releasing their debut single and album for this label) and Joe Bourne. Burdorf Booking had a BB logo on the releases and the vinyl labels showed a torso which was designed by Alex Roelofs, former member of The Nits. The torso was taken from his anatomy books. The releases were manufactured and distributed by Dureco. The following music, in chronological order, was released: Singles: - 3286758 – The Nits (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.005 / ℗ 1976) - 13111402 – Spirit Of St. Louis (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.006 / ℗ 1976) - 2170674 – Joe Bourne (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.007 / ℗ 1976) - 9697986 – Bill Riley (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.012 / ℗ 1976) - 10409542 – Frans Bakvis (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.013 / ℗ 1976) - 1012280 – Joe Bourne (B.B.I. Records / DBS 10.017 / ℗ 1977) - 11815632 – Hot Rocks (B.B.I. Records / DBS 10.019 / ℗ 1977) - 13115919 – Dave Duke (B.B.I. Records / DBS 10.020 / ℗ 1977) - 1115574 – Joe Bourne (B.B.I. Records / DBS 10.021 / ℗ 1977) - 3331589 – The Nits (Burdorf Booking / DBS 10.022 / ℗ 1977) Albums: - 1718916 – Joe Bourne (B.B.I. Records / DBL 50.001 / ℗ 1977) - 2323828 – The Nits (Scramble / SRL 910.033 / ℗ 1978) This album, recorded in July 1977 for Burdorf Booking, was shelved and in the end released in September 1978. However it was not released by Burdorf Booking as such but by Scramble.