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. Jarrah Records has won numerous Western Australian Music Industry Awards and was the first artist-owned independent label to debut at No.1 on the ARIA album charts.
Butler explained in 2008 that
In July 2002 Jarrah Records re-issued The Waifs third studio album, Sink or Swim, into the US – it had appeared in Australia in June 2000. 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 Charts. In October London Still received two nominations at the ARIA Music Awards of 2002 for 'Best Independent Release' and 'Breakthrough Artist – Single'. 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. According to The Ages 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". In March 2004 John Butler Trio released their third studio album, Sunrise Over Sea, on the Jarrah label. The album debuted at number one in the Australian album charts on 15 March 2004 and achieved gold record status in its first week of release. It was the first fully independent album (independent label/independent distributor) to debut at number 1 on the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart. Sunrise Over Sea went on to achieve five-times platinum sales. The label continued to issue work by both acts, including subsequent solo material from Butler and Cunningham.
(wins only)|- | 2005 | Jarrah Records | Best WA Based Record Label | |- | 2006 | Jarrah Records | Best WA Based Record Label | |- | 2007 | Jarrah Records | Best WA Based Record Label | |- | 2008 | Jarrah Records | Best WA Based Record Label | |- | 2011 | Jarrah Records | Best WA Based Record Label | |-
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