Our Story
a record shop born from a Ringo Starr concert
“An octopus collects shiny objects and stones to build a garden outside its cave.”
In January 2025, Julie Jorstad took her family to Nashville to see Ringo Starr. Birthday gift for her teenage son, who is a massive Beatles fan. Somewhere during the show, Ringo played “Octopus’s Garden.” Julie couldn’t stop thinking about it.
The story behind the song: while Ringo was on vacation in Sardinia, a boat captain told him that octopuses wander the ocean floor picking up shiny objects and interesting stones, then carry them back to arrange little gardens outside their caves. Ringo thought that was wonderful. Wrote a song about it.
Julie thought it was wonderful too, but it stuck with her for a different reason. She’d been wanting to open a shop for years. Somewhere she could put all the things she loves in one place. She’s been into vinyl her whole life, and she’s the kind of person who can’t walk through a market without filling a bag with things she didn’t know she needed. When she heard that story about the octopus and its garden, the name just clicked.
I’d like to be under the sea, in an octopus’s garden in the shade.
What you’ll find inside:
Side A
- 1.Vinyl she plays at home
- 2.Jewelry she’d wear
- 3.Leather goods she carries
Side B
- 4.Candles she burns
- 5.Gifts for her best friend
- 6.Things that caught her eye
Her own little garden, on land, full of shiny things.
