Big Bear Music

big bear records,probably the longest established independent record company in the uk, have been at the forefront of jazz, swing and blues since 1968. the company was named big bear by legendary radio producer john peel who thought the gait of the label's founder, jim simpson, resembled that of a bear. the label grew out of simpson's production company which has steered black sabbath through their first three years and the best 3 albums of their career. for any further information just follow one of the links: https://www.facebook.com/bigbearmusic https://twitter.com/bigbearmusic68 https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=21007997&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic initially recording u.s. bluesmen, the label's repertoire quickly expanded first to include such significant west midlands bands as muscles, the quads, garbo's celluloid heroes, the gangsters and mel gaynor's zulu. from 1985, big bear records began to establish its reputation as the home of great jazz, blues and