DB Records

[1] The label was operated out of the Wax'n'Facts record store in the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood of Little Five Points.

[3] In 1978, Beard helped some friends in The B-52's by recording and releasing their first single, "Rock Lobster", produced by Kevin Dunn.

[4][2] "It was a great record and a great group," Beard told reporter Jim McConnell, "and it fooled me into thinking that having a record label was easy.

"[4] Beard also recorded and helped other local and regional musicians.

DB's roster went on to include The Coolies, Fetchin Bones, Guadalcanal Diary, The Jody Grind, Love Tractor, Oh-OK, Pylon, Chris Stamey, The Swimming Pool Q's, Uncle Green, and Zeitgeist (later known as The Reivers), among others.