BIG
A Reggae label; part of the Trojan group. Big ran from 1970-72,
and was a vehicle for Rupie Edwards's productions. Singles were issued in
a BG-300 series and on two different labels - a
plain one for the first three releases (1), a more complex one (2) for
the rest. The text 'Made in England' appeared on
records from the 30th of April 1971 onwards, staring with BIG-319;
Trojan began to add it to all of its labels
around that time. Manufacture may have been by Orlake, who were responsible to
the majority of Trojan pressings. Distribution was by a combination of
Island, H.R. Taylor and Keith Prowse, as it was for the other members of the
Trojan family at the time. The first scan comes by courtesy of Robert
Bowes.
Copyright 2006 Robert Lyons.