{"title":"Tav Falco and the Panther Burns","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"life-sentence-in-the-cathouse-live-in-vienna","title":"Life Sentence in the Cathouse \/ Live in Vienna","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrenzi Records presents a deluxe double disc remaster of 'Life Sentence in the Cathouse', the sixth studio album by maverick American artist Tav Falco and his wreckabilly combo Panther Burns. Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco formed the first incarnation of Panther Burns in Memphis in 1979, offering an artful mix of punk, garage, rockabilly and 'art damage' influences, sharing stages with the likes of The Cramps and The Gun Club. Legendary friend and mentor Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops and Big Star) orchestrated their acclaimed debut long player Behind the Magnolia Curtain for Rough Trade, before going on to produce the next three Panther Burns albums, using vintage Memphis studios such as Ardent, Sam Phillips Recording and Easley McCain. Life Sentence... is the sixth Panther Burns album, produced by Chilton and originally released in 1991. \"This was our last album recorded in Memphis,\" explains Tav. \"We invited the finest musicians we knew in our sphere: Mabon 'Teenie' Hodges, the Hi Records guitarist and hit maker for Al Green, wrote a song for the album and played guitar. Jim Dickinson came in on piano and acoustic guitar on which he always played in only one key: open G. On bass we had Roland Robinson, who at 14 years of age started on the road as bandleader for Eddie Floyd. The Easley brothers played dog house bass and guitars.\" Stand-out tracks include 'Torture', 'Guarda Che Luna' and a muscular version of 'Cropper \/ Floyd classic 'My Mind Was Messed Up At the Time'. Disc 2 offers a complete (and thunderous) live show recorded at the band's tenth anniversary show at the Messepalast, Vienna, in May 1988. Tav Falco and Panther Burns have been cited as an influence by everyone from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to The Fall, Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. \"Renegade Tav Falco explores a highly personal vision of rock n' roll,\" enthused Edwin Pouncey in The Wire in November 2014. \"Possessed by a wide range of influences that range from country and blues, novelty numbers and punk rock, to La Monte Young styled drone. But Falco has earned the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the musicians and artists he so fervently admires.\" 'Life Sentence in the Cathouse' is released through bespoke imprint Frenzi in an attractive tri-fold digipack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50383289352523,"sku":"385318","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/947e6ec2-549d-47ac-9606-1c7c2df1a8b0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726266786"},{"product_id":"command-performance","title":"Command Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003eTav Falco, Arkansas born musician, film maker, actor, author, performance and visual artist, bohemian and raconteur - there is little in the world of \"art damage\" that he has not turned his hand to in the past thirty five years, but to those involved in rock'n'roll he is probably known best for his work with his Panther Burns. There is all sorts going on for his first new album in 5 years - a bit of Mediterranean shuffle, some surf guitars, a dabble into country and Americana, a touch of 50's rock-a-billy, some classic garage rock 'n' roll beat, one song has an almost James Bond mystery theme to it - there is even a rhumba It was back in the late eighties when they emerged - garage blues troubadours of the highest order with a stunning debut \"Behind The Magnolia Curtain\" released on Rough Trade in the UK. Back then Tav was aided and abetted by the legendary Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson and Jim Sclavunos to name just a few. They cherry picked the songs from their collective past - the blues in all its hues and added an almost psychotic edge that saw them oft compared to The Gun Club and The Cramps, but in truth Tav's take on the blues is far more nuanced with a dark depth and allure - here was someone who not just sings it - he lives it and along with fellow occupants of a swampland blues scene honed to perfection in and around Memphis, where a young Tav made his home base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Twenty Stone Blatt","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50439803666763,"sku":"384567","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/e094816a-713e-4996-8027-506bf0092cad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726956690"},{"product_id":"the-drone-ranger-tram","title":"The Drone Ranger \/ Tram","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlang Records are set to release the recent Sterling Roswell produced recordings made in London with Memphis luminary and founder of The Panther Burns, Tav Falco. The topside is an explosive new song \u003ci\u003eThe Drone Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e a surreal rockabilly sound sculpture featuring the pounding beat of the legendary (and ex Panther Burns member) James A Sclavunos (Grinderman\/Bad Seeds\/Cramps), the flip, a radical reworked psychedelic stone funk groove version of the Junior Kimbrough \/ Panther Burns song Tram? A Memphis song book classic. A surreal take on our increasingly remote controlled world, the story of \u003ci\u003eThe Drone Ranger \u003c\/i\u003eis best served with a glass of Tennessee velvet. Something to savour! Art activist, film maker and No Wave-Punk pioneer Tav Falco has continued to steer his groundbreaking Panther Burns band from its Memphis roots around the globe to Italy where the band is now based and Austria where Falco now resides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blang","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50495060902219,"sku":"1008605","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b46e2ea1-2eac-4e96-b876-058898e4c5f6_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727708935"},{"product_id":"return-of-the-blue-panther","title":"Return of the Blue Panther","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrenzi Records presents a deluxe double disc remaster of 'Return of the Blue Panther', the fifth studio album by maverick American artist Tav Falco and his wreckabilly combo Panther Burns. Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco formed the first incarnation of Panther Burns in Memphis in 1979, offering an artful mix of punk, garage, rockabilly and 'art damage' influences, sharing stages with the likes of The Cramps and The Gun Club. Legendary friend and mentor Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops and Big Star) orchestrated their acclaimed debut long player Behind the Magnolia Curtain for Rough Trade, before going on to produce the next three Panther Burns albums, using vintage Memphis studios such as Ardent, Sam Phillips Recording and Easley McCain. 'Return of the Blue Panther' is the fifth Panther Burns album, originally released in 1990., \"This was our first recorded without a producer,\" explains Tav. \"Not only that, but there also was trouble in the bedroom. Girlfriends of the band suddenly began to demur our affections. Hence, the lonely tonalities and twilight atmosphere heard on this set.\" Stand-out tracks include 'Surfside Date', 'Fun Mob' and 'Girls On Fire'. Disc 2 offers live album Midnight in Memphis, recorded at the band's tenth anniversary show at the Warehouse, Memphis, on February 10th 1989. Tav Falco and Panther Burns have been cited as an influence by everyone from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to The Fall, Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. \"Renegade Tav Falco explores a highly personal vision of rock n' roll,\" enthused Edwin Pouncey in The Wire in November 2014. \"Possessed by a wide range of influences that range from country and blues, novelty numbers and punk rock, to La Monte Young styled drone. But Falco has earned the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the musicians and artists he so fervently admires.\" 'Return of the Blue Panther' is released through bespoke imprint Frenzi in an attractive tri-fold digipack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50526485381451,"sku":"385294","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dd686d23-91f4-4311-b782-247faeb3d968_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728044226"},{"product_id":"the-world-we-knew","title":"The World We Knew","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrenzi Records presents a deluxe double disc remaster of 'The World We Knew', the third studio album by maverick American artist Tav Falco and his wreckabilly combo Panther Burns. Raised in rural Arkansas, Tav Falco formed the first incarnation of Panther Burns in Memphis in 1979, offering an artful mix of punk, garage, rockabilly and 'art damage' influences, sharing stages with the likes of The Cramps and The Gun Club. Legendary friend and mentor Alex Chilton (ex-Box Tops and Big Star) orchestrated their acclaimed debut long player Behind the Magnolia Curtain for Rough Trade, before going on to produce the next three Panther Burns albums, using vintage Memphis studios such as Ardent, Sam Phillips Recording and Easley McCain. 'The World We Knew' is the third Panther Burns album, originally released in 1987. \"In a sense, it was a self-conscious and conceptual look back upon the trajectory of the group seven years into our existence,\" explains Tav. \"Fuelled by an era that was rapidly coming to an end, or had already ended, slipping away into the bleakness and softness of the Memphis night.\" Stand-out tracks include 'She's a Bad Motorcycle', 'Ditch Digging', and Tav original 'Cuban Rebel Girl' from the bonus 'Shake Rag' EP. Disc 2 offers a previously unreleased live recording from the Babylone Club in Bordeaux from April 1987. Tav Falco and Panther Burns have been cited as an influence by everyone from Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to The Fall, Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized. \"Renegade Tav Falco explores a highly personal vision of rock n' roll,\" enthused Edwin Pouncey in The Wire in November 2014. \"Possessed by a wide range of influences that range from country and blues, novelty numbers and punk rock, to La Monte Young styled drone. But Falco has earned the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with the musicians and artists he so fervently admires.\"'The World We Knew' is released through bespoke imprint Frenzi in an attractive tri-fold digipack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51173617434955,"sku":"385293","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bec980b5-b8a8-4a6f-9c35-32ff645ea2ac_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1738099758"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/tav-falco-and-the-panther-burns.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}