Buttercup News

The Third album (and Debut Vinyl Release) from Sydney Country artist KAREN CRAIGIE. Ten tracks of warm, heartfelt vocals & cool songwriting with a host of great players in tow.Produced by Golden Guitar winner MATT FELL & issued by Buttercup Records (Butt 053) in a HAND NUMBERED EDITION OF 200 COPIES (100 on White Vinyl, 100 on Black) with LYRIC INSERT & DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CARD.

​There are moments in your life when dates and times become etched in your head and if someone you have known and admired who is no longer around, these become a time to reflect and so it is across this weekend that we think of TIM HEMENSLEY, who passed away 15 years ago and is a much missed individual within the worlds that a lot of us inhabit . A versatile musician, a great writer, a man with an opinion and not afraid to share it, someone who was constantly on the trail of knowledge and who added fire to...

HELL YEAH!!!! One of THE best Aussie Rock'n'Roll Records of the past few years (Released on CD by the fine Kasumuen label in 2017) comes to life on VINYL in this special edition release on BCR (Butt 046) which you'll see is housed in a New Sleeve courtesy of the manic pen work of GLENN SMITH, along with a 2 Sided Full colour Insert & Download Card! Ten knockout cuts featuring members who have lived, bled & breathed R'n'R in this country across many decades & who have spent time in classic bands such as the SPLATTERHEADS / THE POWDER...

We have launched a second phase of Buttercup Records, tackling overseas releases along with our hefty schedule of New and Archival Australian Releases. The first cab off the rank is a Previously Unreleased 1969 album recorded in the UK from DARRELL WHITTAKER (based in the UK) & DAVE LOVELAND (based in Australia). Their early musical endeavours sprung from the Sidcup Art School alongside members of the ROLLING STONES & THE PRETTY THINGS, with the notes on the back of the LP telling their story of band comps, near miss auditions into major bands finding their feet, homemade electronics & Instrument...

We are over the moon to announce that we will have a new 2 track 7" from the very wonderful CODA CHROMA out now. Different to what we have heard previous, this is minimal haunt & striking beauty with 808 beats, handclaps & junkyard organs across one take vocals. We would go to the edge of the earth for Kate Lucas and Damien Charles and love being involved with their amazing music. Station to Station era Bowie rumblings drag you down a disused train track without a resolution. It may sound like a bumpy ride, because it is. HAND NUMBERED...