An advertisement for the Red Rippers LP that appeared in the October through December 1983 issues of Soldier of Fortune magazine.

Happy New Year, friends of Paradise! Welcome to our new website, which we hope you agree is a vast improvement. We’re excited for 2013, a year when we’ll be growing the label significantly and releasing a number of deep-digging reissues as well as some exciting releases by contemporary artists. More details on those projects soon, but suffice it to say that we’re honored to be working with such a talented roster, which in our estimation includes some of the most compelling songwriting voices rambling the backroads of the American vernacular.

However, the news today is that we are now accepting pre-orders for PoB-05, the first-ever reissue of the harrowing, choogling 1983 album by the Red Rippers. Check out images, audio samples, and more information here, and be sure to stream “Body Bag” on our Paradisaical Playlist.

Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor and Bachelor B. Greaves marvel at Jefferson’s exploding-tree pyrotechnical prowess.