Oxford, Mississippi has had several record stores over the years, but more recently it has suffered through a “dark ages” where there was no place to buy music at all, so the emergence of
End of All Music has been welcome. The store’s somewhat bizarre name does not predict an apocalypse in which there will be no music, but rather is a reference to rockabilly singer Charlie Feather’s quote about bluesman Junior Kimbrough, “That man is the beginning and end of all music”, an inscription that was placed on Kimbrough’ grave in nearby Marshall County.
As is appropriate for a store with a name that references such a Hill Country blues great, there is a wonderful blues selection, both on used and new vinyl, as well as a small selection of blues CD’s, primarily those on the
Fat Possum label, which has an interest in the store. There are also plenty of indie rock discs, and used vinyl of all genres, as well as a small book selection. It’s definitely worth a visit, but also worth pointing out that they close relatively early each day at 6 PM, so if you’re driving to it from out of town, keep that in mind.
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