First ever anthology of legendary Memphis R & B/Soul tenor saxophonist and founding member of the Mar-Keys Charles “Packy” Axton.  Packy was the son of Stax co-owner Estelle Axton and played with the likes of Steve Cropper, Booker T., Teenie Hodges, and Duck Dunn, all included here.  17 sides of rare and raw ’60s Soul.  Featuring liner notes by former Shangri-La... read more

Ultra-rare Dylan bootleg on vinyl.  Issued in 1970 by Black Cloud Productions.  The double album features a combination of live tracks, outtakes, B-sides, rare studio sessions, etc. Tracklist: SIDE ONE 1. Wade In The Water 2. Cocaine 3. John Birch Society Blues 4. Who Killed Davey Moore 5. The Eternal Circle 6. He’s Only A Hobo 7. Door 103 8. I’m Ready SIDE TWO 1. I’ll... read more

A best of DVD compilation from years 2 and 3 of the Makeshift Music co-produced concert/festival benefiting the Church Health Center.  The film features exclusive live performances from Snowglobe, The Magic Kids, John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives, River City Tanlines, Antenna Shoes, Al Kapone, Lord T and Eloise, The Coach and Four, J.D. Reager, Two Way Radio, Jason Freeman, Jeffrey... read more

The brand new album from Memphis’ favorite roots-pop chanteuse.  Features contributions from a host of well-known local musicians, including Dave Cousar, Paul Taylor, Rick Steff (Lucero), Nahshon Benford (Lucero, Snowglobe), and Jonathan Kirkscey (Mouserocket).  FOR A LIMITED TIME, ALL COPIES ARE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Tracklist: 1. Damn Love Song 2. You Can’t Keep Me 3. Red... read more

Extremely rare copy of the 1967 compilation released by Stax/Volt.  Limited press, very hard to find.  Stax Records # A-11. Tracklist: 1. Announcement (Otis Redding) 2. Hucklebuck (Otis Redding) 3. & 4. Announcement (Carla Thomas) 5. I Want To Be Your Baby (Carla Thomas) 6. Announcement (Eddie Floyd) 7. Holding On With Both Hands (Eddie Floyd) 8. & 9. Announcement (William... read more

Debut LP from the legendary British Invasion group fronted by Van Morrison. Mono copy.  UK/Decca press # LK 4700.  A.K.A. “The Angry Young THEM!” Tracklist 1. Mystic Eyes 2. If You and I Could Be As Two 3. Little Girl 4. Just a Little Bit 5. I Gave My Love a Diamond 6. Gloria 7. You Just Can’t Win 8. Go On Home Baby 9. Don’t Look Back 10. I Like It Like That 11. I’m Gonna... read more

The latest LP from the indie/experimental Memphis group.  Very weird and fun.  Released by BAA Music Group. Tracklist: 1. The Latest Headlines From The Most Important News 2. Young Smiles No Teeth 3. It’s A Beauty 4. They 5. Movie Night 6. It’s Entertainment 7. Tunica 8. America 9. Lizzy’s Internet Dream 10. Pop It Right Now 11. Just Busted 12. I Don’t Read 13.... read more

The sophomore release by Memphis’ own John Paul Keith.  Released on the Fat Possum subsidiary label Big Legal Mess. Tracklist: 1. Never Could Say No 2. You Devil You 3. Anyone Can Do It 4. Songs For Sale 5. Afraid To Look 6. The Man That Time Forgot 7. I Think I Fell In Love Today 8. Dry County 9. Somebody Ought To Write A Song About You 10. Bad Luck Baby 11. I Work At Night 12. The... read more

Too big for a 7″ but not big enough for a full lp, this slab of beautiful misery arose out of a winter of discontent in Memphis. As of this date, Eureka is the only record cut in the full spector of Shangri-la Projects’ slapback. Unleashed circa spring, 1995. Tracklist: 1. Eureka IV 2. His Jesus Song 3. Slow Day For The Cleaner 4. Whatever Happened To Felix Cole 5. Founder’s... read more

Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Strapping Fieldhands have to be one of the finest, most enigmatic American bands to arrive on the continent since Syd Barrett & company moved to Athens in the early ’80s. The easy-on-the-ear pop hits “Ben Franklin Airbath”, “the Oath,” & “the Author in Her Ear” put the Fieldhands in a league of... read more

Following many small & large tours & much college radio hoopla, the Grifters went back to Easley Recording for this tour de force of amazing songwriting & guitar fussing.  Our biggest seller (4 stars in le Rolling Stone!), we all went out & bought new shoes.  Released in May, 1994. Tracklist: 1. Rats 2. Maps of the Sun 3. Dead Already 4. Black Fuel Incinerator 5. Skin Man... read more

One Sock Missing full-length lp/cd came out in April, 1993 to rave reviews & cart-wheeling kids everywhere.  Recorded on 4-track mostly in the infamous flower shop where Dave & Stan worked (& where the band practiced at night) & then smoothed over somewhat at world-famous Easley Recording, the heat and beautiful pop dissonance from this record melted turntables across the... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: On Memphis, the Magic Kids (Bennett Foster, Alex Gates, Will McElroy, Michael Peery, and Ben Bauermeister, with Scandaliz Vandalistz’ Alice Buchanan and Katherine Dohan apparently auxiliary members) showcase their genial, ramshackle deployment of myriad traditional, pre-punk influences: Peppermint Twist rhythms, Foster’s Lou Christie-style near-falsetto... read more

Robby Grant strikes again with another batch of off-kilter pop gems! Highlights include “Naked As a Jaybird” featuring ex-Clear Shelby Bryant, “I’m Your In”, and “Your Black Eye”. Track listing: I’m Your In It’s Not the Things You Want Tell Them All Naked as a Jaybird You Don’t Need It Let The People Sing/The Computer Thing Moments Tune Your Black Eye I Don’t Think Why ... read more

Emotional but low-key folk/Alternative with heart-breaking accents of cello and electric guitar. Holly, aka Holly Cole, is a songstress with a sound that isnt from around these author: Shangri-La Record Store, Memphis Holly, aka Holly Cole, is a songstress with a sound that isnt from around these parts. An epic flowing sound that may remind you of the expansive West Texas soundscapes of say,... read more

Aching Big Star-informed Memphis pop from wunderkid Paul Taylor on Makeshift label! Taylor played with the Dickinson brothers in DDT before they went onto North Mississippi All-Stars jam band fame, and was perennially the best bass player in Memphis since he was 13 or so. So he took up drums. He’s all over Shelby Bryant’s great Cloud Wow Music, and this has some of the same... read more

Having played together since high school, the members of snowglobe have a unique ability create complex songs with a rich pallet of sounds in a seemingly nonchalant way. The Memphis based band continues the long lasting tradition of playing honest music for the “right reasons”. “The sheer wealth of instruments the band uses creates moments as jam packed as rush hour. Principal... read more

If there’s a difference between being musically obtuse and being psychedelic, it’s to be found in bands like Snowglobe. Rather than being quirky and experimental for the sake of sounding druggy and far-out, bands like Snowglobe produce sonic landscapes that defy convention for the sake of pure creativity. For many bands, this isn’t always successful, but thankfully... read more

Our Land Brains is a warm and inviting record filled with comfortable sounds and friendly melodies. Though the Beatles and Beach Boys influences aren’t quite as obvious, Snowglobe shares many psychedelic affinities with the Elephant 6 bands, such as the Apples in Stereo and especially Neutral Milk Hotel. The result is a charming and affable listen with swelling thrift-store organs,... read more

Memphis’s Snowglobe plays an entrancing blend of cosmic American music that owes as much to pioneering psychedelic country/pop legends like the Byrds and Gram Parsons as it does to modern-day fellow travelers like the Flaming Lips. Having played together since high school, the members of snowglobe have a unique ability create complex songs with a rich pallet of sounds in a seemingly... read more