Amoeba Records

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a record label from a record store? naturally.

At Amoeba, we’ve always seen ourselves as part of a larger community of people for whom music isn’t so much a pastime as a passion. It’s a shared experience that connects our amazing staff of musicians and music lovers with similarly obsessed folks on the hunt for everything from Top 40 hits to Ethiopian funk, rare 78s, vintage concert posters, or just a low-key in-store jam by a local band. That experience is inspired by the great indie stores we all hung out in when we were growing up, where music genuinely mattered and made us who we are. Simply turning people on to great music has made Amoeba what it is today, from our roots in Berkeley to our newest store in Hollywood. And while we were perfectly happy just selling records, once again our passion has taken us where we never thought we’d find ourselves — on the other side of the record business with a label of our own.

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new releases

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Stephane Wrebel Trio

On November 4th, 2008, Amoeba Records’ will release “Gypsy Rumble: The Stephane Wrembel Trio with Special Guest David Grisman.” The album, which features the track “Big Brother” from Woody Allen’s new film ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona,’ highlights the career of French gypsy jazz fusion artist Stephane Wrembel and includes bluegrass legend and master mandolinist, David Grisman. “Gypsy Rumble” is a quintessential album of gypsy jazz fusion and traditional melodies with Contemporary Jazz, Indian, African and Middle Eastern musical influences. Read More...

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“Her voice is like a 12-year-old Scotch sipped out of a crystal glass and she oozes class from every pore… Shearer combines modern freshness with old-school attention to quality and the results are spectacular. “ -PERFORMING SONGWRITER

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Gram Parsons - Archives vol.1 - Gram Parsons and the Flying Buritto Brothers Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969
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Amoeba Records has released a major addition to Gram Parsons' discography with ‘Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at the Avalon 1969’, out now on our newly formed label. The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored -- rarities.
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Amoeba Comp 1 - All That Glitters Isn't Platinum
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Amoeba Comp 1 All That Glitters Isn't Platinum

All That Glitters Isn't Platinum: Amoeba Music Compilation Vol. I is the first in the five part eclectic Amoeba Music compilation series that features mostly Bay Area artists including hip-hop trio Foreign Legion, who inspire the CD's title, and punk rock band Intrepid AAF.

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Amoeba Comp 2- Just Payin The Rent
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Amoeba Comp 2 Just Payin The Rent

Just Payn' The Rent: Amoeba Music Compilation Vol. II, which took its title from a line in the dotcom commentary opening track "Babylon.Com" by SF emcee The Crack Emcee is another eclectic, mostly Bay Area, collection of hip-hop, rock, electronic, experimental, and other music.

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Amoeba Comp 3 - Independent Sounds
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Amoeba Comp 3 Indpendant Sounds

Independent Sounds - the third installment in the Amoeba Music compilation series is a 2CD, 33 track musically diverse offering of artists from the Bay Area and SoCal - many of the Amoeba employees. Included are Six Eye Columbia, Azeem, Forest Fires Collective and many more.

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Amoeba Comp 4
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Amoeba comp 4

Amoeba Music Compilation Vol. IV is yet another quality collection of independent, musically diverse artists from California. 24 of the 39 tracks on this 2CD set are artists who work at one of Amoeba Music’s three locations. Artists include O-Type, Winfred E. Eye, & Heather Porcaro.

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Amoeba Comp 5
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Amoeba Comp 5

Amoeba Music Compilation Vol. V contains 39 music tracks plus 8 video clips. Like its four predecessors, it likewise embraces numerous genres of music such as punk (including The Avengers, The Frisk, La Plebe), reggae, hip-hop, electronic, and other styles.

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news

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New "Gypsy Rumble" Press
The critics are applauding Gypsy Rumble - read the latest reviews from Downbeat Magazine and the Inland Empire Weekly!

"Gypsy Rumble" -  Now Available!
This new release features two of the world's greatest living pickers -- bluegrass legend, David Grisman, and rising star, Stephane Wrembel.

Amoeba Music Tour - Sring 2008
Amoeba Music Presents 2008 Spring Tour with Kate Walsh, Brandi Shearer & Quincy Coleman.

Gram Record Release Party
Amoeba Records celebrates the release of Live At The Avalon Ballroom. View the photos and read the review by Chris Morris HERE.

New Release: 11/06/07
Amoeba Records releases Gram Parsons: with the Flying Burrito Bros. Live from the Avalon Ballroom 1969 –Archives Vol. 1 – more info

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For Press related inquiries please email us here or here.

For General label questions please email us here.

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links

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You can also visit us here:

Brandi Shearer - Myspace Page

Brandi Shearer - Official Homepage

Gram Parsons Archives - Myspace Page

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