The Kingdom of Jones
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The Kingdom Of Jones is the second 7" EP by Memphis indie rock
band The Grifters. Shangri-La Records
re-released the first two Grifters singles in 1996 as the The Doink Years
10" and again on CD in 2006. The song "Snake Oil" features the debut of Stan Gallimore on drums, establishing the Grifters as four-piece for the rest of their career.
Side B
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band The Grifters. Shangri-La Records
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 90's Memphis indie scene...
re-released the first two Grifters singles in 1996 as the The Doink Years
The Doink Years
The Doink Years is an album released by The Grifters in 1996.The Grifters, on the verge of releasing their first major label album on Sub Pop 1996, Shangri-La Records re-issued the first two self-released Grifters 7" singles as a 10", with a single per side and featuring a bonus track recorded in...
10" and again on CD in 2006. The song "Snake Oil" features the debut of Stan Gallimore on drums, establishing the Grifters as four-piece for the rest of their career.
Track listing
Side A- Encrusted - 3:38 (vocals Shouse)
- Another Song - 3:45 (vocals Taylor)
Side B
- Snake Oil - 5:16 (vocals Taylor)
- Daydream Riot - 3:37 (vocals Shouse)
Grifters
- Stan Gallimore
- Tripp Lamkins
- David Shouse
- Scott Taylor