Fellaheen Records was an Australian record label run by Steven Stavrakis and Stephen Pavlovic. The label was founded in 1993 after Stavrakis' closed his previous label

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. The new label released music from local and international acts, including Australians Fur, Budd, Sourpuss,

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, and was considered more "indie" than Waterfront. In 1995 they released the

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' ''Aglio E Olio'' EP as a lathe cut clear vinyl record, with some being shared with the Beastie Boys' label

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. Three other lathe records were released for bands Gerling, Pavement, and Sourpuss. The label also released other Grand Royal albums by

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and

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, often with exclusives tracks. Grand Royal in turn released Ben Lee's debut album in America, and Fellaheen is credited with starting Ben Lee's career. Adam Yee was Assistant Managing Director/ A & R at Fellaheen Records for three and a half years, but left in August 1997. Later that month, Fellaheen Records' operations were taken over by

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, where they were looked after by Tom Larnach-Jones. Shock later owned the label outright. Following this, Pavlovic started another label

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in 1998. Stavrakis worked at Modular briefly before starting In-Fidelity Recordings with

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in 2002.

Discography

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Noise Addict Noise Addict (sometimes styled as Noiseaddict) was an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1993 by founding mainstay Ben Lee on lead vocals and guitar. He was joined in 1995 by Romy Hoffman on guitar before the group disbanded early in 1 ...

, I Wish I Was Him , - , JacK 007.5-2 , Noise Addict , Vs. Silverchair , - , JacK 008-7 , Fur , Fix It/ Chocolate Sea , - , JacK 009-2 , Pavement , Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain , - , JacK 010-2 ,

Superchunk Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Laura King. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that hel ...

, Foolish , - , JacK 010.5-2 , Superchunk , Foolish Tour Edition , - , JacK 011-2 , Huggy Bear , ...Presents Main Squeeze , - , JacK 012-2 , Hateman , Triple Forte , - , JacK 014-2 , Fur , Find What You Like & Let It Kill You , - , JacK 015-2 , Pavement , Gold Soundz , - , JacK 016-2 , Budd , Naf , - , JacK 017-2 , Luscious Jackson , Natural Ingredients , - , JacK 018-2 , Hurricane , The Hurra , - , JacK 019-2 , Superchunk , The On Paper It Made Perfect Sense EP , - , JacK 020-2 , Pavement , Rattle By The Rush , - , JacK 021-2 , Pavement ,

Wowee Zowee ''Wowee Zowee'' is the third studio album by American indie rock band Pavement, released on April 11, 1995 by Matador Records. Most of it was recorded at Easley Recording in Memphis, Tennessee, where some members of the band had previously w ...

, - , JacK 022-2 ,

Guided By Voices Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio. It has made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard. The most well-known lineup of the band consisted o ...

Alien Lanes ''Alien Lanes'' is the eighth full-length album by American lo-fi band Guided by Voices, released on April 4, 1995.Grandpaw Would ''Grandpaw Would'' is the first solo studio album by Australian musician Ben Lee, released in 1995 as his band Noise Addict disbanded. Critical reception ''Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on ...

, - , JacK 024-2 , Superchunk , Incidental Music 1991-95 , - , JacK 025-2 , Diolene , Dee-O-Leen , - , JacK 026-2 , Pavement , Father To A Sister Of Thought , - , JacK 027-2 , Fur , Losin' Your Marbles , - , JacK 028-2 , Superchunk , Hyper Enough , - , JacK 029-2 , Superchunk ,

Here's Where The Strings Come In ''Here's Where the Strings Come In'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Superchunk. It was recorded at Fort Apache Studios from May 25 to June 4, 1995. The album was released by Merge Records on September 19, 1995. "Green Flow ...

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Under The Bushes Under The Stars ''Under the Bushes Under the Stars'' is the ninth Guided by Voices album overall, and the last until 2012's Let's Go Eat the Factory to feature the "classic" lineup including Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, and Kevin Fennell in addition to leader ...

, - , JacK 040-2 , Fur , Neon Pressure , - , JacK 041-2 , Kostars , Klassics With a K , - , JacK 042-2 , Gerling , A Day of Research , - , JacK 043-2 , Sandpit , Lessons In Posture , - , JacK 045-1 , Fur & Diolene , Split , - , JacK 046-2 , Superchuck & Guided By Voices , Split , - , Jack 047-2 , Various , Fellaheen Compilation , - , JacK 048-1 , Sebadoh , Bakesale , - , JacK 049-2 , Sandpit , The Tyranny Of Creeps , - , JacK 050-2 , Pavement , Brighten The Corners , - , Jack 051-2 , Fur , The Betty Shakes , - , JacK 052-2 , Ben Lee ,

Something To Remember Me By ''Something to Remember Me By'' is the second album by Australian indie pop artist Ben Lee. It was released in 1997. Critical reception The ''Chicago Tribune'' wrote that "Lee's gift for pop melodies is still on display, especially on the coun ...

, - , JacK 053-2 , Fur , Blondi , - , JacK054-7 , Pavement , Shady Lane , - , JacK 056 , Fur , High Side , - , JacK057-2 , Superchunk , Indoor Living , - , JacK 059-2 , Sandpit , Along The Moors , - , JacK 061-2 , Sandpit , Greater Expectations , - , JacK 062-2 , Fur , Jimmy Rogers , - , JacK 063-2 , Sandpit , On Second Thought , - , JacK 065-2 , Sandpit , The Hunting Picture , - , JacK 066-2 , Budd , Naf/Ovit , - , JacK 067-2 , Budd , Prana

References

External links

Official Fellaheen website (Archived from 1997)

Fellaheen discography

List of Fellaheen ARIA Chart entries

Fellaheen Records: An Interview with Steven “Stav” Stavrakis
(2023) Australian independent record labels Record labels established in 1993 1993 establishments in Australia