Shangri-La Records
Shangri-La Projects is a record label in Memphis, Tennessee that grew out of and split off from the Shangri-la Record store in Memphis, Tennessee, and released several of the seminal records of the early 1990s Memphis indie scene. It also manufactured and distributed records for the Sugar Ditch label.
Shangri-La Records
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- Shangri-La Projects
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- 1989
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- United States
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Shangri-La Projects is a record label in Memphis, Tennessee that grew out of and split off from the Shangri-la Record store in Memphis, Tennessee, and released several of the seminal records of the early 1990s Memphis indie scene. It also manufactured and distributed records for the Sugar Ditch label.
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• Name — Shangri-La Projects • Founded — 1988 • Founder — Sherman Willmott • Genre — Indie rock, alternative rock, blues • Country — U.S. • Location — Memphis, Tennessee • Website — www.shangrilaprojects.com
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• 611 • Citizen's Utilities • Cornfed • Jim Dickinson (on Sugar Ditch) • The Everlasting Doug Easley Experience • For Her And The Snow • The Grifters • Hot Monkey • Ross Johnson (on Sugar Ditch) • The Kelley Deal 6000 • Man With Gun Lives Here • The Memphis Goons • Othar Turner & His Rising Star Fife & Drum Band (on Sugar Ditch) • Will Roy Sanders • The Simple Ones • The Strapping Fieldhands
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