#1 Record by Big Star (Record, 2020)

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A1 Feel3:34A2 The Ballad Of El Goodo4:21A3 In The Street2:55A4 Thirteen2:34A5 Don't Lie To Me3:07A6 The India Song2:20B1 When My Baby's Beside Me3:23B2 My Life Is Right3:08B3 Give Me Another Chance3:27B4 Try.

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Originally released in 1972, #1 Record is the debut album from Big Star, a critically acclaimed, Memphis-based band which is often credited with creating the power pop sound. Remastered from the analog stereo masters, this reissue will allow fans to appreciate #1 Record as a standalone album. This is the first time in many years that this version of the album will be sold independently of Big Star’s second album, Radio City. #1 Record is the only Big Star album which has the combined writing power of both founders, Alex Chilton and Chris Bell. Fervent Anglophiles, Chilton and Bell employed a Lennon/McCartney style of collaborative songwriting to create their debut—Chilton taking a visceral approach, often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take, while Bell added polish with overdubs and harmonies. #1 Record has become widely recognized as a milestone album in the history of rock ’n’ roll. In 2003, Rolling Stone included it in their “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list, while the publication included song “Thirteen” in their “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list the following year. This reissue comes during a time of resurgence for Big Star, a band whose legacy has been widely recognized as of late, with a tribute record (Big Star Small World, 2006), a documentary (2012’s Nothing Can Hurt Me) and a touring live show, “Big Star’s Third,” which features the sole-surviving original member of the band, Jody Stephens, on drums, guest vocalists, a chamber orchestra and a core band including Mike Mills, Chris Stamey of The dB’s, The Posies’ Ken Stringfellow and others. The ever-changing ense In his liner notes, Mike Mills calls Big Star “a band who had gotten it right, who made records that sounded like rock and roll bands should sound.” #1 Record

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Record LabelCRF, Craft Recordings
UPC0888072096516
eBay Product ID (ePID)10046074679

Product Key Features

Release Year2020
FormatRecord
GenreRock
ArtistBig Star
Release Title#1 Record

Dimensions

Item Height0.17 in
Item Weight0.76 lb
Item Length12.37 in
Item Width12.33 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Tracks12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Tracks1.1 Feel 1.2 The Ballad of El Goodo 1.3 In the Street 1.4 Thirteen 1.5 Don't Lie to Me 1.6 The India Song 1.7 When My Baby's Beside Me 1.8 My Life Is Right 1.9 Give Me Another Chance 1.10 Try Again 1.11 Watch the Sunrise 1.12 St 100/6
Number of Discs1
NotesVinyl LP pressing. Originally released in 1972, #1 Record is the debut album from Big Star, a critically acclaimed, Memphis-based band which is often credited with creating the power pop sound. Remastered from the analog stereo masters, this reissue allows fans to appreciate #1 Record as a standalone album. This is the first time in many years that this version of the album will be sold independently of Big Star's second album, Radio City. #1 Record is the only Big Star album which has the combined writing power of both founders, Alex Chilton and Chris Bell. Fervent Anglophiles, Chilton and Bell employed a Lennon/McCartney style of collaborative songwriting to create their debut-Chilton taking a visceral approach, often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take, while Bell added Polish with overdubs and harmonies. #1 Record has become widely recognized as a milestone album in the history of rock 'n' roll.

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  • Great pressing

    My copy is super clean and the master sounds amazing - better than other reissues anyway.

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  • Loved it

    It is an album with a lot of meaning and it replaced a damaged original that brought great joy to recipient

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