Shangri-La Records http://shangri.com 1916 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Wuvbirds @ the Cove this Friday! http://shangri.com/2012/02/08/wuvbirds-the-cove-this-friday/ http://shangri.com/2012/02/08/wuvbirds-the-cove-this-friday/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:04:36 +0000 admin http://shangri.com/?p=344 C’mon out and see Shangri-La owner Jared’s new pop/rock band, Wuvbirds this Friday, 02/10/12 at 10 pm.  Fun will be had!

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1.  Memphis Heat DVD
2. Amy LaVere Stranger Me CD/LP
3. Jack Oblivian Rat City CD/LP
4. The Bo-Keys Got to Get Back! CD/LP
5. Charles “Packy” Axton Late Late Party CD/LP
6. Dirty Streets Movements CD
7. Limes Tarantula CD/LP
8. Big Star w/ John Davis Live Tribute to Alex Chilton 7″
9. Reatards Teenage Hate CD/LP
10. John Paul Keith The Man That Time Forgot CD/LP

All of these titles are currently IN STOCK!  Pay us a visit!

Also, please bear in mind our New Year’s weekend hours:

Friday, Dec. 30:  12-7
Saturday, Dec. 31:  11-6
Sunday, Jan. 1:  CLOSED
Monday, Jan. 2:  12-7

Have a great 2012, everybody!

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Louivin Brothers Satan Is Real, Magnetic Fields Holiday, She & Him A Very She & Him Christmas, Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Two, Florence + The Machine Ceremonials, Golden Breed soundtrack, Mr. Gasser Hot Rod Hootenanny, Mr. Gasser Rods & Ratfinks, Mr. Gasser Surfink!, Yuck Art Book, Olivia Tremor Control Black Foliage, Bill Callahan Apocalypse, Sic Alps Napa Asylum, Cave Neverendlessness, Ty Segall Goodbye Bread, Shannon & The Clams Sleep Talk, and so much more!

Stop by the store this week and get your holiday shop on.  Don’t forget, there’s always a Shangri-La gift certificate for the undecided gift-giver/receiver.

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As an added bonus, everything in the store will be 20% off during the show. Come see a great Memphis rock band for free and save money on your holiday record shopping at the same time!

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The Black Friday Record Store Day event was a huge success!  Thanks to everyone who came out and bought records.  We still have a few RSD items in stock, including exclusives from Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Kings of Leon, Misfits, Brendan Benson, Phish, Beastie Boys, Jimmy Cliff and more!  If you are interested in getting ahold of something RSD-related, email orders@shangri.com, or just drop by and shop!

Also, our annual Christmas party at the Hi-Tone is coming up on Saturday, December 17.  Come on out!

Finally, we also wanted to let folks know that we will be hosting an in-store performance by the mighty Staff at Shangri-La on December 9.  More details about this are coming soon!


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First off – happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Now, as you may have guessed, we are participating in the Record Store Day “Black Friday” event.  Here are just a few of the exclusive titles we’ll have for sale starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 25. . .

Wheedles Groove 45s box set

Black Keys “Lonely Boy” 12″

Syd Barrett “Mick Rock” tin

Beastie Boys “Hot Sauce Two”

The Beatles “Singles” box

Nirvana “Singles” box

Plus other exclusive releases from Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Brendan Benson, Kings of Leon, John Lennon, The Misfits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Soundgarden, Pete Townsend, The Yardbirds, Lovin’ Spoonful and much more!  Come and get it!

Our Record Store Day philosophy: RSD was founded to drive customers to records stores.  While you’re here, maybe you’ll see what an amazing selection of non-RSD products we have, and come back again to shop.  That’s what we hope, at least!  So we try to make it fair to everyone – which means no one, not even our own employees, can reserve special RSD merchandise in advance.  It truly is first-come, first-serve.  Also we limit each customer to one of each item per visit.  (Which means that once you paid for your items, you are welcome to get back in line for what’s left, but everyone gets a equal shot at everything.)  We hope that everyone understands that we’re just trying to be fair to ALL of our valued customers.  Thanks!

See you bright an early Friday!  And don’t forget, in lieu of exclusive RSD merchandise, you can ALWAYS purchase a Shangri-La gift certificate for your holiday giving needs.

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As you may have heard, the resolution to add bike lanes to Madison Ave has passed!  We were behind this all the way . . . so much so, that on Monday (before said resolution had passed) we decided to place the following ad in this week’s Memphis Flyer:


A moot point now?  Perhaps.  But we called it!

2. Memphis Heat DVD

We will have it available for sale in the store and online on Tuesday, November 1.  Until then, if you’d like to reserve a copy, please email orders@shangri.com.


3. Shangri-La Records Fall Record Swap & Garage Sale. . .

. . . is set for Saturday, October 29.  More details coming soon – it’s gonna be HUGE!

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]]> http://shangri.com/2011/10/05/289/feed/ 0 Rock for Love 5 approaches! http://shangri.com/2011/08/07/rock-for-love-5-approaches/ http://shangri.com/2011/08/07/rock-for-love-5-approaches/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:02:52 +0000 admin http://shangri.com/?p=279 Quick update on the Rock for Love goings on in the store this year . . . for the third straight year, Shangri-La Records is proud to host the Rock for Love Day Party on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 1 – 5 p.m.  This is a FREE SHOW featuring the talents of Bake Sale, the Perfect Vessels, Silver Seeds and Wuvbirds (Shangri-owner Jared’s new pop band!), plus emcee (and Shangri-counter jockey) J.D. Reager.  There will also be ice-cream treats, a waterslide for the kids, and all sorts of other fun stuff.  Come on out and support a great cause.  We will be taking donations for the Church Health Center, and giving 20% of our sales from the day to the cause as well.  Get involved!

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