Jarrah Records
Jarrah Records | |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founder | John Butler, Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, Philip Stevens, Vikki Thorn |
Distributor(s) | MGM Distribution |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | Australia |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Official website | www |
Jarrah Records is an independent Australian record label which releases material by Western Australian-formed bands, John Butler Trio and The Waifs, and their members. In July 2002 the label was founded and co-owned by John Butler; The Waifs' members Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, and her sister Vikki Thorn; and the artists' common manager, Philip Stevens. Initially it was established to handle their releases for the territory of the United States by 2003 it expanded .
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History
Jarrah Records' founders are John Butler (leader of John Butler Trio); The Waifs' band members Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson, and her sister Vikki Thorn; and the artists' common manager, Philip Stevens.[1][2] The label was established in Fremantle in July 2002, initially, to release John Butler Trio and The Waif's material into the United States market.[2] The Waifs had formed in 1992 as a folk rock band in Albany by Cunningham, Simpson and Thorn.[3][4] Butler initially performed as a busker in Fremantle in mid-1996.[5][6] Since the mid-1980s Stevens was involved in the local music scene, he became a music promoter and by 1996 was the owner of Mojo's Bar in North Fremantle.[7][8][9] In 1998 Stevens gave Butler a regular Tuesday night gig at his venue and soon became the artist's manager.[7] Also that year Butler formed his trio as a roots and jam band. In 2001 The Waifs hired Stevens as their manager.[2] In the following year both groups were due to tour the US and wanted to release material into that market on their own independent label.[2][10]
Jarrah Records re-issued The Waifs third studio album, Sink or Swim, into the US – it had appeared in Australia in June 2000.[11] The group's first new work for Jarrah was a five-track extended play, London Still, released in July 2002, which reached the top 50 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[12] In October London Still received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2002 for 'Best Independent Release' and 'Breakthrough Artist – Single'.[13][14] In February the following year John Butler Trio issued a 2× CD live album, Living 2001–2002, on the label for the Australian market. It peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[15] According to The Age's Patrick Donovan by March 2004 John Butler Trio and The Waifs had "proved that mainstream airplay and huge sales are not reliant on the backing of a big record company".[16] The label continued to issue work by both acts, including subsequent solo material from Butler and Cunningham.[2]
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References
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