Editing Jeepster Records (section)

==Early success==
Jeepster Records was founded in 1995 by Mark Jones and Stefano D’Andrea, through a mutual interest in the contemporary indie scene. Following their establishment and after extensive scouting, the label signed their first act, the newly formed [[Belle and Sebastian]], in August 1996. In November of the same year, the band's first album with Jeepster, ''[[If You're Feeling Sinister]]'' was released. This established both Belle and Sebastian and Jeepster, and enabled them to release several EPs with Belle and Sebastian throughout 1997, as well as signing their second act, [[Snow Patrol]], later in the year. 1998 then saw increased activity, with the signing of Salako, and the release of albums for all three of their signed bands; most notably Belle and Sebastian's ''[[The Boy With The Arab Strap]]''.

The label's strong relationship with Belle and Sebastian enabled them in 1999 to sign [[Stuart David]]'s side-project [[Looper (band)|Looper]], and [[Isobel Campbell]]'s solo project The Gentle Waves, releasing albums for each that same year, along with a string of EPs and singles for their entire roster. The label enjoyed further good publicity when Belle and Sebastian won Best Newcomer in the 1999 [[Brit Awards]]. Later that year, Jeepster reissued Belle and Sebastian's debut album ''[[Tigermilk]]'', which had previously been available only on limited issue vinyl.

2000 saw new albums released for [[Belle and Sebastian]], [[Looper (band)]], and [[The Gentle Waves]], as well as Belle and Sebastian's first appearance on ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. In June of the same year, Belle and Sebastian had their first UK Top Ten hit with their fourth studio album, [[Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant]] which entered the UK Album Charts at No.10, spending four weeks in the charts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-06-17 |title=FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD YOU WALK LIKE A |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/belle-and-sebastian-fold-your-hands-child-you-walk-like-a/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> Towards the end of the year, the label released the ''[[It's a Cool Cool Christmas]]'' compilation on CD in association with [[XFM]], with proceeds going to [[The Big Issue]] charity. The album was only available during this Christmas period, and featured [[Belle and Sebastian]] and [[Snow Patrol]], as well as numerous other bands including [[Grandaddy]], [[The Flaming Lips]] and [[Teenage Fanclub]]. The following year marked the release of Snow Patrol's second album ''[[When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up]]'' which would later go gold, along with their debut album ''[[Songs For Polarbears]]''.