***After Math retails what becomes of the cast of characters introduced in Art, Mystery, joint and severally pursuing an erotic Rinascimento statuette attributed to Antonio Pollaiuolo, a pursuit that lands them in court. On the way, their collective and singular fates are unfolded and accounted for, the consequences of the truth of matters for them are brought to bear and a kind of rough justice is seen to have been done, as is appropriate in rough trade. “After Math begins where Art, Mystery, the first installment in Mr. Thompson’s two-part novel, left off. The chrome trader Perlat Tile has just witnessed the criminal Pablo Palbon attempt to smuggle a small erotic bronze by Pollaiuolo out of Tirana disguised as a funeral urn. The ensuing trial—described in After Math—pits the gallerist Ms. Jasmine, who wants to acquire the work legitimately, against the state of Albania, which also claims ownership of it. Written in the impeccable prose that we have come to expect from Mr. Thompson, After Math proves that what happens after a plot is foiled can be just as delightful as the action itself.”—Michael Sanchez
BK $29.85
09/01/2023
***In Art, Mystery, a controversial former footballer, now export agent specializing in chrome, accepts an unusual commission from an odd source, the very man who brought him down, a former football referee turned art handler—to find and export a pornographic work of Renaissance art. (STREET DATE - 1/26/2018) “Perlat Tile, Pablo Pablon, Ms. Jasmine, and the Beast of Bern tussle and conspire with other assorted gangsters and PhDs over an illicit Pollaiuolo statuette. The action unfolds in Tirana, between the National Museum and a bar named Tiranosaurus Tex, leading to a denouement in Venice. Mr. Thompson has given us the perfect cocktail of suspense and whimsy. Very highly recommended—even the most humorless of art historians will be tickled by Art, Mystery!”—Dr. Emmelyn Butterfield-Rosen “I am impressed with Art, Mystery. Cracking dialogue. I enjoyed reading it. I also thought it was very funny and wore its humour integrally, I mean, like, subtle.”—Josephine Pryde About the author: Art, Mystery is Mayo Thompson’s first published work of fiction since the nineteen-sixties. He is best known for his work with the psychedelic band, The Red Krayola
BK $30.85
01/26/2018
***BACK IN PRINT!!! This classic recording from the LP era is back on vinyl. In 1970, MAYO THOMPSON (once-and-future leader of THE RED KRAYOLA) recorded Corky’s Debt To His Father. Walt Andrus’ Texas Revolution label released the record-but just barely, selling a few hundred LPs with no promotion to speak of. Includes a 7-inch single featuring the instrumental “Woof” which was recorded at the same sessions but not released until a Red Krayola 2004 compilation.
CD $13.75
09/27/1996
LP+7" $25.75
06/12/2012