Rare LPs
This month we are featuring several of the rarer LPs we have in the store. From early/original pressings of classic albums to limited/underground releases, we carry a wide selection of hard-to-find music at Shangri-La Records. This is just a sampling of what we have available.
Ernie Hines
Electrified
Doctor Ross
The Harmonica Boss
Rare full-band cuts from the great Tunica, MS-born blues harpist/one-man-band. This album is alternately known as “I’d Rather Be an Old Woman’s Baby Than a Young Woman’s Slave.” LP is in the original shrinkwrap. Released by Fortune Records # FS 3011. Tracklist 1. I’d Rather Be an Old Woman’s Baby Than a Young Woman’s Slave 2. Good Things Come to My Mind 3. Baby Stop... read more
Solomon Burke
King Solomon
The last great album from one of the ‘60s most gifted soul singers. Mono Copy. Issued in 1968 – Atlantic Records # 8158. Tracklist: 1. It’s Been a Change 2. Take Me (Just As I Am) 3. Time Is a Thief 4. Keep a Light in the Window 5. Baby, Come On Home 6. Detroit City 7. Someone is Watching 8. Party People 9. When She Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) 10. Woman, How Do You Make... read more
Them
Them
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
Various Artists
Stay In School
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
24-Carat Black
Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
The one-and-only LP by Cincinnati’s 24 Carat Black. Produced by by legendary Stax and Motown producer/arranger Dale Warren. Released in 1973 by Enterprise/Stax Records, catalog # ENS-1030. This record has been sampled by just about everyone in hip-hop from Jay-Z to Ice Cube to Digable Planets. Tracklist: SIDE ONE 1. Synopsis One: In The Ghetto 2. God Save The World 3.... read more
Makeshift Music
This week we are featuring the Memphis indie label Makeshift Music. From their website:
View Featured ItemsMakeshift is first and foremost a collective of Memphis artists, and secondarily a record label. As a collective, we are rather open-ended with no real structure or organization. Historically, we have focused on music. As explained below, however, the goal of the Makeshift collective is to further creation and distribution of Memphis art in all of its forms. The label arm of Makeshift, in contrast focuses its energies primarily on releasing records in the traditional sense.
