Big Life

Big Life was a record label established in 1987 by Jazz Summers and Tim Parry. It featured hundreds of releases from artists such as The Orb, Stare, Yazz, Junior Reid, Coldcut, and De La Soul. In 1999, the label was put into receivership. In 2008, they were purchased by Universal Music Publishing Group.
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