Big Time Records (label)
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Big Time Records was an independent record label
based in Sydney
, Australia
. The label was owned by Lance Reynolds and Fred Bestall, who managed Air Supply
in their early days among others. From 1979 up until 1981 Big Time was distributed by Wizard Records, who were purchased by EMI (Australia) Ltd. In 1987/88 distribution moved to BMG and releases were branded more often with RCA, BMG & Big Time simultaneously. There where regional branches with offices in London and Los Angeles, publishing as
Big Time Records UK Ltd and Big Time Records (America) Inc.
At its peak during the mid-1980s, Big Time was home to artists such as Love & Rockets, The Dream Syndicate, The Lucy Show
, Redd Kross
, Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
, Dumptruck, Hoodoo Gurus
, and Alex Chilton
.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The label was owned by Lance Reynolds and Fred Bestall, who managed Air Supply
Air Supply
Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...
in their early days among others. From 1979 up until 1981 Big Time was distributed by Wizard Records, who were purchased by EMI (Australia) Ltd. In 1987/88 distribution moved to BMG and releases were branded more often with RCA, BMG & Big Time simultaneously. There where regional branches with offices in London and Los Angeles, publishing as
Big Time Records UK Ltd and Big Time Records (America) Inc.
At its peak during the mid-1980s, Big Time was home to artists such as Love & Rockets, The Dream Syndicate, The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (band)
The Lucy Show was a rock/New Wave band that was formed in London, England in early 1983.- History :The band was formed by Mark Bandola and Rob Vandeven , with Pete Barraclough , and Bryan Hudspeth...
, Redd Kross
Redd Kross
Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...
, Jazz Butcher Conspiracy
Jazz Butcher
The Jazz Butcher, also known as The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy and The Jazz Butcher And His Sikkorskis From Hell, are a British musical group founded by Pat Fish.-History:...
, Dumptruck, Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus
Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
, and Alex Chilton
Alex Chilton
William Alexander "Alex" Chilton was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer, best known as the lead singer of the Box Tops and Big Star...
.
Subsidiaries & Labels
This list is probably incomplete, and some of the dates are uncertain.- Big Time Records (America) Inc.
- Big Time Records (UK) LTD