| Timberyard Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Michael Danias |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Location | Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Official website | Timberyard Records |
Timberyard Records is a pioneeringrecord label in theAustralianindependent music movement of the 1980s.
Timberyard Records was established in 1985 inNewtown, New South Wales by Michael Danias.[1] Initially releasing prominent undergroundSydney acts such as Box the Jesuit,Candy Harlots,[2] TheDubrovniks,Girl Monstar,[3] Johnny Teen and the Broken Hearts and the Zen Genies.
In 1989 the label released a Christmascompilation,Rockin' Bethlehem, which featured a number of bands from the label, including TheDubrovniks,Ratcat, Girl Monstar,Steve Kilbey (The Church),Damien Lovelock (The Celibate Rifles),The Jackson Code andLime Spiders. Proceeds from the sales of the album went to theCamperdown Children's Hospital.[1] In 1990 the label released a second Christmas compilation album,Rockin' Bethlehem - The Second Coming, which featuredThe Falling Joys,Painters and Dockers,Ed Kuepper,The Screaming Tribesmen,Archie Roach andPaul Kelly. Also that yearYou Am I signed with Timberyard, with the label subsequently releasing the band's first twoEPs,Snake Tide in May 1991 andGoddamn[4] in May 1992.[5][6] The band then signed to Ra Records, a sub-branch ofrooArt Records.
Timberyard took an extended break for many years before becoming active in the mid-2000s, with releases from Melbourne bands,Ripe,Cosmic Psychos and Damn Arms as well as Sydney artists Warhorse, Circle Pit and Atrocities.
In 2004 the label started working withTeenager, a band composed ofNick Littlemore fromPnau andEmpire of the Sun and Pip Brown known asLadyhawke, on an art rock album titled Thirteen. It was recorded in many countries in collaboration with many artists. The album was released in 2006. The first single from the album was titled "Pony".
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