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Charles 'Packy' Axton

Late Late Party 1965-67
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  • First ever anthology of Charles “Packy” Axton
  • Features Stax and Hi Records legends Steve Cropper, Booker T., and Teenie Hodges
  • Features songs recorded at the legendary Royal Studios and at Ardent Recording Studios by John Fry
  • Lovingly re-mastered, 180-gram LP is housed in a Stoughton old school “tip-on” jacket and the CD a deluxe matte card-stock Digipak, both with liner notes and rare archival photos
  • Vinyl edition includes download card for an unreleased track by The Martinis

Description


“That night, I met someone who would be very important in my musical education. He was engineering in the studio and cooking burgers in the Dairy Queen. He had a Robert Mitchum hair cut and a slow humorous style… He was one of the coolest people I ever met. He was Packy Axton.” – Jim Dickinson

Despite the loving support of his musically-minded mother, Charles "Packy" Axton was ostracized from Stax proper through a rift with uncle Jim Stewart because of his casual approach and oft-eccentric ways. Packy preferred hanging out and playing music with local black musicians, something that, in the racially tense South, was viewed negatively by some. Still, throughout the mid-1960s, Packy recorded a series of hard, short, and down-home R&B stompers at Royal and Ardent Recording Studios by heavyweight producer John Fry (Big Star, Ry Cooder),...

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Artist Bio

In the vast netherworld of soul, there are countless characters that reside on the fringe, their significant contributions to American music history long forgotten. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, tenor saxophone player and bandleader Charles "Packy" Axton is yet another of the uncelebrated despite a deep pedigree and funky catalogue of notable grooves.

Part of the mighty Stax family through birth—mother Estelle Axton and uncle Jim Stewart founded the southern R&B dynasty in the early 1960’s—Packy picked up the sax at a young age, and, after linking with future Booker T. & the M.G.’s Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn, formed the The Mar-Keys. Almost reaching the top of the R&B and pop charts in 1961 with the classic “Last Night,” friction caused by Packy’s partygoing ways caused a split. It wasn’t until 1965 that the wild child had another national instrumental...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Holiday Cheer - The Martinis
  • 2 Bullseye - The Martinis
  • 3 Hung Over - The Martinis
  • 4 No Ending - Stacy Lane
  • 5 House Full Of Rooms - L.H. & The Memphis Sounds
  • 6 Stone Fox - The Pac-Keys
  • 7 Hole In The Wall - The Packers
  • 8 South American Robot - The Martinis
  • 9 Dig In - The Pac-Keys
  • 10 Out Of Control - L.H. & The Memphis Sounds
  • 11 Key Chain - The Martinis
  • 12 Hip Pocket - The Pac-Keys
  • 13 I'm A Fool (In Love) - L.H. & The Memphis Sounds
  • 14 No Love Have I - Stacy Lane
  • 15 Greasy Pumpkin - The Pac-Keys
  • 16 I'll Always Love You - The Martinis
  • 17 Late Late Party - The Martinis