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was formed in 1986 by the partnership of and . Summers was previously involved in the development of the group and Parry was guitarist in the group . The duo also formed Big Life Management and its publishing arm, Big Life Music, in 1987. was a creative platform for the late 80's and early 90's 'underground' dance movement. were one of the bands with Big Life, featuring guest vocalist , which helped her build her career on this native cult success and sell 11 million records worldwide. Big Life helped establish a diverse stable of talent, such as: , , , , Coldcut, James Taylor Quartet, and more. achieved over 50 top 40 UK hits before closing its doors after ten years. However, the self-administered publishing and management work of Big Life Music remains active in the industry, with a wealth of hits from their catalogue appearing in the UK charts. Summers became manager of and and has involvement with The Power Amp Music Fund. , or Raw TV was a distributor, not a label, and used for catalogue reference - most notably on releases by The Soup Dragons. Exclusively distributed in the UK by PolyGram Record Operations starting June 1991.
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Sub-labels
Big Life Jazz
Bolshi Records
Bolshi was an imprint of Big Life Records founded by Sarah Bolshi in 1995 as an alternative dance label.
Way Of Life Records
Butterfly Records
Sub-label of Big Life in the UK. Mostly used for releases by Drum Club, System 7, and related projects. Previously the label was called: For crediting phonographic copyrights, ℗, ...
Dynamo
U.K. A Big Life Company
Malarky Records
Now defunct.
Raw TV Products
1980's UK label responsible for releasing the early '' releases. A distribution title (normally "raw TV") for releases under the "Big Life" record label, using the catalog prefix RTV.
Weird And Unconventional Records
Short-lived label set up by System 7 for their 777 album and certain single releases after splitting from 10 Records. Subsequent releases were on Butterfly Records. Also see:
Starfish Records
Contact Label
Current in March, 2009 BIG LIFE MANAGEMENT 67/69 CHALTON STREET LONDON NW1 1HY Tel: +44 (0) 207 554 2100 Fax: +44 (0) 207 554 2101 E-mail: reception@biglifemanagement.com [Obsolete (1990)] 15 Little Portland Street London, W1N 5DE (071) 323 3888