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

SEALED copy of the extremely hard-to-find Jim Dickinson-produced compilation of Memphis music and artists.  Featuring rare cuts from Alex Chilton (Big Star, Box Tops), Mud Boy & the Neutrons, Furry Lewis and more! Tracklist: SIDE ONE 1. Walkin’ Down Beale Street – Sid Selvidge 2. Hernando Horn – Fred Ford 3. Beale Street Blues – Grandma Dixie Davis 4. Big Fat... 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

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

Re-issue of the classic LP by Jay Reatard’s original band, The Reatards.  Also includes 21 bonus songs that were previously only available on long out-of-print cassettes.  Released by our friends at Goner Records. Tracklist: 1. I’m So Gone 2. Stacye 3. I Love Living 4. When I Get Mad 5. C’mon Over 6. Out Of My Head Into My Bed 7. You Fucked Up My Dreams 8. It Ain’t... 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

Although not as well known as his peers (Roy Harper, John Marytn, and Bert Jansch), the name Michael Chapman is an important one in the linage of English folk rock guitarists and singer/songwriters of the late 60’s/early 70’s. Chapman’s 1970 Fully Qualified Survivor can be filled between Roy Harper’s Flat Baroque and Berserk, John Martyn’s Inside Out, and Bert Jansch’s Jack Orion... read more

It’s one of the lost classics of the ‘60s, a psychedelic masterpiece drenched in colour and inspired by life, love, poverty, rebellion. The album is Cold Fact, and what’s more intriguing is that its maker – a shadowy figure known as Rodriguez – was, for many years, lost too. A decade ago, he was rediscovered working as a menial day laborer in Detroit, Michigan. He was unaware that... read more

Sex has always sold, but presented with a landmark musical backdrop, the combination is rare as finding the elusive “G Spot”. Quite often, attempts fall flaccid, missing the titillating mark by a mile. But French icon and national treasure Serge Gainsbourg is no stranger to sexual proclivities, and with his 1971 Histoire De Melody Nelson he shared an erotic tale as seductive today as the... read more

For the past five years, Light In The Attic has embarked on a dream project – working with the blessing of the legendary Kris Kristofferson to compile a selection of his demos from the late 1960s and early ‘70s. For our 50th release, we are proud to present this 16-song collection, an amazing snapshot of the formative years of one of the giants of contemporary American music. The... read more

East Coast rockers from Queens, New York, the Vagrants are as OG as they come. Admired from across the Forest Hills High School cafeteria by future members of the Ramones, they ripped across the city and state with ecstatic abandon and an explosive stage show. They pissed off Bill Graham on a mini West Coast tour and were told they’d never play there again. Full of damage and pure... read more

Here it is – Los Dug Dug’s self titled debut (also known as “Lost in My World”): the “must have” first album (1971) from psychedelic guru Armando Nava and his band, recorded after their failed trip to NYC did not produce the stardom they had been promised—pain and disappointment sparking great song-writing on this, the first Mexican psych album in English. Tracklist: 1. Lost in... read more

Amazon.com sez: Johnny Romania’s debut cd, “popchaser,” is a refreshing mix of pop, rock, and electronica. Heavy on the synthesisers, the album creates an ambient mood, yet, at the same time, does not fall into the cliche’ of pop/electronic as many albums lately have. Johnny Romania’s sound is distinctly their own. Musical hightlights include the spacy “my... 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

Two Cups for a Tale, the Simple Ones’ second cd, was produced at Rakapolis Studios under the production guise of legendary drummer Roy Berry, now in Lucero.  While studying under their friends the Grifters, the Simple Ones pop crafted their own niche of ’90s guitar rock that will leave your headphones wanting more.  Currently lead guitarist/singer Jared McStay can be found... read more

The first Simple Ones cd Worth the Weight combines many of their great early singles plus some new heavy hits to sway your head.  Important safety tip for Lucero fans:  Roy Berry drums for this band! Tracklist: 1. Hubba Hubba 2. Rift City 3. The Wrath of God 4. Drunken Kiss 5. Pen 6. Left in Space 7. Disco Infernal 8. On My Nerves 9. Watch This Sucker (Come On, Let’s Go!) 10. Jim’s... read more

A full-grown mouth of a meal of great Memphis bands rocking the sweat shops and apartments of the ‘90s. Many of these folks you have heard of — the Oblivians, ’68 Comeback, & Impala — and others you gotta hear.  17 tracks in all and not a clunker in the bunch.  A great period of Memphis music represented here! Tracklist 1. Gibson Bros. “Emulsified” 2. Monsieur Jeffrey Evans... read more

More rockin’ tunes from back in the day – 16 tasty morsels in all! Tracklist: 1. The Breakers “Don’t Send Me No Flowers” 2. Ole Miss Downbeats “Geraldine” 3. The Shades “Shady Lady” 4. The Percussions “Your Love” 5. The Merits “Please, Please Little Girl” 6. The Scepters “Little Girls Were Made To Love” 7. The Chasers “I Need Your Lovin” 8. The Ponees... read more

This cd contains 15 unforgettable gems from the golden era of Memphis music.  Liner notes from garage rock authority Eric Friedl of Wipeout! and Goner Records’ fame round out this excellent slice of Memphis history when the Beatle boots met the soul of the South in garages all over Memphis! Tracklist 1. Flash and the Casuals “Uptight, Tonight” 2. LeSabres “Rising Mercury... 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

All Music Guide sez: Lucero’s Nobody’s Darlings is the sound of the Replacements, 20 years later, a little more sober, and from Memphis instead of Minneapolis. In other words, the band’s occasional feints toward country music and electric blues come off with a lot more credibility and just as much enthusiasm. Just like the Replacements’ Pleased to Meet Me,... read more

All Music Guide sez: 1372 Overton Park might be Lucero’s major-label debut, but the Memphis-based band retains all of their rough-and-tumble indie charms. Gruff-voiced frontman Ben Nichols still sings about people with dead-end lives: the type of characters whose “heroes are the losing kind.” But Nichols definitely finds ways to make these troubled souls... read more

All Music Guide sez: Telecaster-wielding John Paul Keith has been rattling around the fringes of the roots rock arena since around 1994. He has racked up hundreds of smoking shows with a variety of outfits including the V-Roys, one of his earliest, with little to show for it. The Knoxville, TN based guitarist/vocalist moved operations to Memphis in 2005, took a few years to put together a... read more

All Music Guide sez: Every bluesman needs a catch phrase. Mississippi Fred McDowell’s was, “I do not play no rock & roll.” Well, Monsieur Jeffrey Evans isn’t strictly a blues guy, but it is one of the ingredients in his long-simmering musical stew (along with folk, country, bluegrass, and rock & roll). His catch phrase — at least for the purposes of this... read more

Prefix sez: Matador Singles ’08 may be Reatard’s most complete album-length accomplishment to date. It eschews the “same song over and over” criticism that’s been lobbed at Reatard by people only familiar with his latest works. (When I saw him open for the Black Keys in Minneapolis this spring, one particularly drunk guy kept yelling “Same song!” during every break. I think the... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: This collection of singles from Memphis punk savant Jay Reatard is essentially a bit of housecleaning from his old label (garage-rock-identified indie In the Red) — a way of emptying the vault before an upcoming singles collection from Reatard’s new label (indie-rock behemoth Matador) ushers in a higher-profile phase of Reatard’s rocketing career. The 17... read more

All Music Guide sez: Blood Visions is considerably more listenable in terms of fidelity: R. Stevie Moore’s ’70s and ’80s albums would be a reasonable home-recording touchstone. Musically, it’s also a big step up, as well as a step into the past. Blood Visions has the antic, jumpy quality of many now-obscure new wave records of the early ’80s, from the era when... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: In Spin’s list of 2009′s best albums, it’s no accident that Watch Me Fall lands at #13. Nor is it a surprise that 65 of the 75 assigned words are reserved to attack Reatard’s character. The favored alternate-reality of the press is that Watch Me Fall magically appeared while Reatard spent the entire year inserting the F-word into his Twitter.... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: Make no mistake about it, this children’s music album from local musicians Harlan T. Bobo, Doug Easley, Tim Prudhomme, and Alex Greene is quite weird, and, truthfully, I’m not completely sure that if I had younger kids I would let them listen to it. That said, it’s still a hoot to listen to as an adult. Highlights include Easley’s beautifully... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: At a precise moment stuck between what he himself calls a “slippery past” and an “uncertain future,” Harlan T. Bobo crafted this beautiful, shivering hymn to hard-won contentment. From joyfully tongue-in-cheek title to righteous opening (“Sweet Life”) to swooning climax (“Drank”) and every bull’s-eye musical choice... read more