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founded in 1967 to commercially exploit the corporation's output for radio and television for both educational and domestic use. The division was known as BBC Radio Enterprises (1967–1970), BBC Records (1970–1972) and BBC Records & Tapes (1972–1989).
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s BBC Records released a wide range of recordings, primarily but not exclusively as
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In the mid-1990s licensing and marketing of the BBC's recorded output became the responsibility of
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from 2018, which now licenses the use of the BBC logo on commercial recordings.
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to the BBC's television and radio output. Some of these recordings entered the
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1978 "Theme from The Hong Kong Beat" - Richard Denton and Martin Cook (No.25)
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1978 "The Last Farewell" - Ship's Company and Royal Marine Band of
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1983 "Come to My Party" - Keith Harris, Orville and Dippy (No.44)
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Companies based in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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1986 "It's 'Orrible Being in Love (When You're 8½)" -
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