Vendor: Big Star
Type: CD
Price: 10.99

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Big Star, considered to be among the founders of power pop, has been cited as an influence by many of the major alternative bands of the ’80s and ’90s, and continues to be a powerful presence in today’s musical landscape. Artists such as R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, The Replacements (who famously penned the song “Alex Chilton”) and Wilco all enthusiastically tout the artistic impact of the group. Mike Mills recalls Big Star as “a band who had gotten it right, who made records that sounded like rock and roll bands should sound. A band who wrote all the songs, from flat-out rockers to achingly beautiful ballads that were still somehow rock songs.”

The legacy of #1 Record has far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of both albums (Radio City and #1 Record), which are now considered to be milestones in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. The LP made it onto Rolling Stone‘s 500 “Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, and numerous artists (Elliott Smith, Beck and Jeff Buckley to name a few) have recorded covers of the band’s songs. 

Tracklist

1. Feel
2. The Ballad Of El Goodo
3. In The Street
4. Thirteen
5. Don’t Lie To Me
6. The India Song 
7. When My Baby’s Beside Me
8. My Life Is Right
9. Give Me Another Chance
10. Try Again
11. Watch The Sunrise

Vendor: Big Star
Type: Vinyl
Price: 29.98

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Big Star, considered to be among the founders of power pop, has been cited as an influence by many of the major alternative bands of the ’80s and ’90s, and continues to be a powerful presence in today’s musical landscape. Artists such as R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, The Replacements (who famously penned the song “Alex Chilton”) and Wilco all enthusiastically tout the artistic impact of the group. Mike Mills recalls Big Star as “a band who had gotten it right, who made records that sounded like rock and roll bands should sound. A band who wrote all the songs, from flat-out rockers to achingly beautiful ballads that were still somehow rock songs.”

The legacy of #1 Record has far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of both albums (Radio City and #1 Record), which are now considered to be milestones in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. The LP made it onto Rolling Stone‘s 500 “Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, and numerous artists (Elliott Smith, Beck and Jeff Buckley to name a few) have recorded covers of the band’s songs.

Tracklist

Side A 

1. Feel
2. The Ballad Of El Goodo
3. In The Street
4. Thirteen
5. Don’t Lie To Me
6. The India Song

Side B 

1. When My Baby’s Beside Me
2. My Life Is Right
3. Give Me Another Chance
4. Try Again
5. Watch The Sunrise

Features

• Pressed on 180-gram vinyl

• All-analog mastering and cut from the original stereo tapes

Vendor: Big Star
Type: Vinyl
Price: 29.98

Details

Big Star, considered to be among the founders of power pop, has been cited as an influence by many of the major alternative bands of the ’80s and ’90s, and continues to be a powerful presence in today’s musical landscape. Artists such as R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, The Replacements (who famously penned the song “Alex Chilton”) and Wilco all enthusiastically tout the artistic impact of the group. Mike Mills recalls Big Star as “a band who had gotten it right, who made records that sounded like rock and roll bands should sound. A band who wrote all the songs, from flat-out rockers to achingly beautiful ballads that were still somehow rock songs.”

Radio City is the second album from Big Star. Released in 1974, Radio City includes “September Gurls” and “Back of a Car” which remain some of the most famous Big Star songs. The legacy of Radio City have far exceeded the original commercial letdowns of the album, which is now considered to be a milestone in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. Both Radio City and #1 Record made it onto Rolling Stone‘s 500 “Greatest Albums of All Time” lists, while tracks from each album (“Thirteen” and “September Gurls”) are also among the magazine’s 500 “Greatest Songs of All Time".

Tracklist

Side A 

1. O, My Soul
2. Life IS White
3. Way Out West
4. What’s Goin Ahn
5. You Get What You Deserve

Side B 

1. Mod Lang
2. Back Of A Car
3. Daisy Glaze
4. She’s A Mover
5. September Gurls
6. Morpha Too
7. I’m In Love With A Girl

Features

• Pressed on 180-gram vinyl

• All-analog mastering and cut from the original stereo tapes

Vendor: Big Star
Type: Vinyl
Price: 34.99

Stroke It, Noel: Big Star’s THIRD in Concert celebrates the musical legacy of one of rock’s most influential bands – Big Star – and their legendary Third album. Experience this classic of late ’70s power pop through the prism of a collective of immensely talented fans, including members of Wilco, R.E.M., Yo La Tengo, and, of course, Big Star.  

The band’s devastatingly beautiful third album has long been revered by artists and critics as one of the most influential records ever produced. Written and recorded when the Memphis band was primarily a studio project, consisting only of guitarist Alex Chilton and drummer Jody Stephens, Third (or Sister Lovers, as it was alternatively known) had never been performed in public with the original string and wind arrangements. That changed in 2010, following Chilton’s untimely death, when friends and fans assembled from far and wide to play a fully-orchestrated gig in the artist’s honor. From there, the core players took the show on the road internationally, enlisting guest stars and orchestras in each city, and performing not only songs from Third, but also material from Big Star’s first two albums, #1 Record and Radio City. 

Recorded at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA in April of 2015, this 2-LP album features songs recorded for the original Third album, performed by Big Star’s Jody Stephens with members of the dB's, the Heartbreakers, Let's Active, the Old Ceremony, the Posies, R.E.M., Semisonic, Wilco, and Yo La Tengo, with special guests Kronos Quartet, Skylar Gudasz, Brett Harris, Robyn Hitchcock, Blake Mills, and Jessica Pratt. The LP also includes six previously unreleased bonus tracks, including Chilton’s hit single with The Box Tops, “The Letter” and The Kinks’ classic song, “Till The End of The Day.” 

Order limit of one copy per customer, due to the limited nature of this edition.

Vendor: Big Star
Type: Apparel
Price: 27.00

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• Printed on Gildan 100% Cotton

Vendor: Big Star
Type: Apparel
Price: 27.00

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• Printed on Gildan 100% Cotton

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