PAX AM
Pax Americana Recording Company, also known as PAX-AM, is a record label founded by Ryan Adams. Established in 2004, the label released certain of Adams’ then-unpublished demo recordings. Following Adams' fulfillment of a recording contract with Lost Highway Records in 2008, the PAX-AM label became the artist's exclusive venue for musical releases.
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PAX AM
- Name
- Pax Americana Recording Company
- Founded
- 2004
- Founder
- Ryan Adams
- Headquarters
- United States
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Overview
In early November 2010, the label re-launched its webpage and announced platforms for retail and the release of music by additional artists.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pax Americana Recording Company • Founded — 2004 • Founder — Ryan Adams • Country — United States • Url — http: paxamrecords.com
History
History
Adams' idea for 'PAX-AM' records germinated in high school. Adams states: "When I was in high school, I used to pass out these cassettes that said Pax-Am Records. That was my imaginary label. They were little compilations where I played all the instruments — one track would be like a Pet Shop Boys-sounding band, another would be a metal-sounding band or a surf-rock band. I had fake names for these groups, but it was all totally me. Nobody cared, of course."
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2004
PAX AM established.
2004
PAX AM is recorded from 2004.
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001 "California" [EP] 2 x 7" yellow vinyl (2004) 002 "The Rescue Blues" [EP] 2 x 7" clear vinyl (2004) 003 "Now That You're Gone"/"If I Am A Stranger" [Single] 7" clear vinyl (2004) 004 "Thank You"/"Evergreen" [Single] 7" Black vinyl (came with Hello Sunshine pre-orders) (2009) 005 "Oblivion"/"People Need Sunlight" [Single] 7" pink vinyl (2009) 006 Orion [LP] 12" clear vinyl (2010) 007 "Valhalla"/"Crossing Foggy Mountains" [Single] 7" black vinyl (2010) 008 III/IV [LP] 12" red and blue vinyl (2010) 009 Class Mythology [EP] 2 x 7" orange and yellow vinyl (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2011) 010 "Empty Room / Nutshell" [Single] 7" black vinyl (available on 2011 European tour) (2011) 011 Ashes & Fire LP/CD (released in collaboration with Capitol Records) (2011) 012 "Come Home"/"Starsign" [Single] 7" black vinyl (available on 2011 US tour) (2011) 013 "Petal In A Rainstorm" - one song flexi (came with Deluxe Pre-orders of Ashes And Fire) (2011) 013 "Do I Wait"/"The Darkness" [Single] 7" black vinyl (Black Friday Record Store Day) (second release numbered 013) (2011) 014 Live After Deaf - LP1 - June 7, 2011 - At The Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 015 Live After Deaf - LP2 - June 8, 2011 - At The Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 016 Live After Deaf - LP3 - June 1, 2011 - At Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 017 Live After Deaf - LP4 - June 11, 2011 - At Folketeatret, Oslo, Norway [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 018 Live After Deaf - LP5 - June 13, 2011 - At The Concert House, Malmo, Sweden [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 019 Live After Deaf - LP6 - June 14, 2011 - At Koncerhauset, Copenhagen, Denmark [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 020 Live After Deaf - LP7 - June 16, 2011 - At Aula Magna, Lisbon, Portugal [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 021 Live After Deaf - LP8 - June 17, 2011 - At Teatro Sa Da Bandeira, Porto, Portugal [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 022 Live After Deaf - LP9 - June 19, 2011 - At Barbican, London, United Kingdom - Night 1 [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 023 Live After Deaf - LP10 - June 20, 2011 - At Barbican, London, United Kingdom - Night 2 [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 024 Live After Deaf - LP11 - June 22, 2011 - At Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 025 Live After Deaf - LP12 - June 23, 2011 - At Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 026 Live After Deaf - LP13 - June 25, 2011 - At Academy, Glasgow, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 027 Live After Deaf - LP14 - June 26, 2011 - At Oxford New Theatre, Oxford, United Kingdom [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 028 Live After Deaf - LP15 - June 28, 2011 - At Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands [LP] 12" black vinyl (2012) 029 Live After Deaf 15 LP box-set (2012) 030 "Heartbreak A Stranger"/"Black Sheets Of Rain" [Single] 7" blue vinyl (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2012) 032 Pornography - 7 Minutes In Heaven [Single] 7" Unmastered (Record Store Day exclusive release) (2013) 034 "Gimme Something Good" (b/w "Aching for More") [Single] 7" black vinyl and UK-only gold vinyl (2014) 035 1984 [EP] 7" black vinyl (2014) 037 Fall Out Boy - PAX AM Days [EP] 2 x 7" black vinyl (2013) 039 Ryan Adams LP/CD black vinyl (2014) 040 "Jacksonville" (b/w "I Keep Running"/"Walkedypants") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2014) 041 "Vampires" (b/w "Magic Flag" and "Clown Asylum"/"Suburbia") [Single] 7" red with black streaks vinyl (plays at 33 1/3 RPM) (2014) 041 Jenny Lewis - "Just One of the Guys"/"You Can't Outrun 'Em" (aka "PAX AM Sessions") [Single] 7" green vinyl (Black Friday Record Store exclusive release) (second release number 041) (2014) 042 "Do You Laugh When You Lie?" (b/w "By the Way"/"I'm in Love with You") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2014) 043 "No Shadow" (b/w "It's In My Head"/"Stoned Alone") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 044 "Blue Light" (b/w "On My Life"/"I Lost My Fucking Mind") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 045 "I Do Not Feel Like Being Good" (b/w "How Much Light"/"In The Dark") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 046 "Burn In The Night" (b/w "Cop City"/"Look In The Mirror") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 047 "Willow Lane" (b/w "Yes or Run"/"Red Hot Blues") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 048 Mike Viola - "Stairway to Paradise" (2015) [Single] 7" vinyl 049 "Live at Carnegie Hall" LP/CD (2015) 051 "Come Pick Me Up (Alternate Take)" (b/w "When The Rope Gets Tight") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2015) 057 "1989" LP/CD (2015) 058 "Prisoner" LP/CD (2017) 059 "Live at Rough Trade" LP/CD 060 "Baby I Love You" (b/w "Was I Wrong") [Single] 7" pink vinyl (2018) 066 "Wednesdays" LP/CD (2021) 066 "It's Not That Kind Of Night" (b/w "Sunflowers") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 066 "Red And Orange Special" (b/w "Somewhere It's Spring") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 067 "Big Colors" LP/CD (2021) 067 "Anybody Evil" (b/w "The Opposite of Love") [Single] 7" black vinyl (2021) 068 "Chris" LP/CD (2023) 069 "Romeo & Juliet" LP/CD (2023) 070 "FM" LP/CD (2023) 071 "Devolver" LP/CD (2023) Digital releases only: 001 "Lost and Found"/"Go Ahead and Rain" [digi-single] (2009) 002 "Allumette"/"What Color is Rain" [digi-single] (2009) 003 "Tomorrowland"/"Disco Queen [digi-single](2009)
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