The story of Packy Axton, son of Stax records co-founder, Estelle Axton is well known from Rob Bowman's Book "Soulsville, USA". Also well known is the early death of Packy Axton from alcoholism and the Stax "bootleg" "Hole in the Wall" recorded by Booker T. and part of the M.G.s in LA under mysterious circumstances and released on the Pure Soul label. All this history and some of the music are well present in Light in the Attic's "Late Late Party" CD comprised of 17 tracks, 40 mins play time that collates tracks in which Packy Axton had a major role. Packy was also a major driver behind the Mar-Keys ("Last Night").The sound on the CD is good and the songs sound fresh - the majority of which were licensed from the Estate of Estelle Axton, some of which were unissued. It is unclear whether the music was sourced from 45s or original tapes however - something the folks at Ace would clearly note.The essay by Andria Lisle is informative and the accompanying photos interesting especially the reprinting of all the 45 labels. Of interest is why the B side of "Hole in the Wall", "Go Head On" is not included and why there is nothing from an LP of the same name which was reissued recently. Discussions on the web suggest that Packy Axton was not involved with the additional tracks which may just have been filler to get the LP together.All in all this an absolute must for Stax Records and Memphis Soul fans.This CD also suggests that Light in the Attic is a label to watch for the unusual. Certainly their production standards are high and Sony should take note that you can provide a CD tray to hold the CD rather than a crappy cardboard sleeve that rips after a single use.Good stuff Light in the Attic!