UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section l3 and l5(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of l934


                                January 24, 2006
                Date of report (date of earliest event reported)


                          STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


         000-50796                                16-1171179
(Commission File Number)                 (IRS Employer Identification No.)



           900 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60611
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (312) 274-2000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

     On January 24, 2006,  Standard Parking  Corporation  issued a press release
announcing the  consummation of its previously  announced  merger of the Seattle
parking operations of Sound Parking into the Company's operations,  effective as
of December 31, 2005. A copy of this press  release is furnished  with this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1.






                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    STANDARD PARKING CORPORATION



Date:  January 24, 2006             By:   /s/ G. MARC BAUMANN
                                    -----------------------------
                                          G. Marc Baumann,
                                          Chief Financial Officer