Big Tree Records was a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 founded by current Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

 chairman Doug Morris

Doug Morris

Doug Morris is an American music executive. He is the current Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group from 1995 to 2011.-Life and career:...

 in 1970

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. They were best known for releases by Lobo

Lobo (musician)

Roland Kent LaVoie, better known by the stage name Lobo , is an American singer-songwriter who was successful in the early 1970s, scoring several U.S...

, England Dan & John Ford Coley

England Dan & John Ford Coley

England Dan & John Ford Coley was an American pop rock duo composed of Danny Wayland "England Dan" Seals and John Edward "John Ford" Coley. Native Texans, the duo released eleven albums and nine singles in their career and are best known for their 1976 single, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"....

, Brownsville Station

Brownsville Station (band)

Brownsville Station was a rock band from Michigan that was popular in the 1970s. Original members included Cub Koda , Mike Lutz , T.J. Cronley , and Tony Driggins...

 and British

United Kingdom

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 R&B group Hot Chocolate.

The label was initially distributed by Ampex Records

Ampex

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 from 1970 to 1971, and then by Bell Records from 1972 to 1973. Morris sold the label to Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

in 1974, and became co-chairman of Atlantic. The label continued to operate as a subsidiary of Atlantic, and then Atlantic shut the label down in 1980.