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and they never have asked me anything about it." Stephens said, "I've seen it in different ways. To a great extent it is an Alex solo record ... It's Alex's focus, it's his emotional state of being but I brought in the string section for the one song I wrote and Alex hit it off with Carl Marsh ... and started using Carl and the string section for other things. What would that album have been like if it didn't have the strings?" According to Eaton, the mastering card identifies
Chilton as the recording artist.
393:, contributed vocals and was, in the words of Dickinson, "a big, big part of the record". Dickinson said that Chilton, whose relationship with Aldridge was stormy, "reached a point ... where he started to go back and erase her—there was a lot more of Lesa on the album than there is now". During the sessions, Chilton recalled, "Jim and I did all sorts of weird things ... in off hours here and there".
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Jovanovic, meanwhile, notes, "Whether the band was still called Big Star is debatable. The session sheets have the band name 'Sister Lovers' (Chilton and
Stephens were dating Lesa and Holliday Aldridge at the time) clearly written on them. This may well have been a joke, although Chilton and Stephens
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as a Big Star album. According to
Chilton, "Jody and I were hanging together as a unit still but we didn't see it as a Big Star record. We never saw it as a Big Star record. That was a marketing decision when the record was sold in whatever year that was sold. And they didn't ask me anything about it
1250:(These versions add "Dream Lover" to the 16 previously released songs. The US and UK running orders have no segues in common. The German edition shares "Kizza Me" / "You Can't Have Me" and "Downs" / "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" with the U.S. edition and "Blue Moon" / "Dream Lover" with the U.K.)
759:'s retrospective review of the album, the website gave it five stars out of five, calling it a "shambling wreck of an album" while at the same time "among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark" and "the slow, sinking sound of a band falling apart".
371:, producer of the first two albums and also involved with the third, recalled that the sessions were burdened by severe personal issues; Eaton tells how Fry "finally called a halt to the escalating madness" and the album was mastered by Larry Nix on February 13, 1975.
1163:(This version removes "Downs" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" from the test pressing and substitutes "You Can't Have Me" and "Big Black Car." This song selection was subsequently used for the non-bonus tracks (1 through 14) of the Rykodisc CD.)
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1194:(The three CDs feature the same 17 tracks, but in almost entirely different running orders. This order is for the US edition; the numbers following are the track numbers on the UK and German editions.)
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s 2012 list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Its reputation growing with time, the album moved up to number 285 on the magazine's 2020 listing. The album is included in Robert Dimery's book
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The album sessions have been issued in three vinyl and four CD formats featuring different song selections and/or running orders, plus as a comprehensive 3 CD set including demos and rough mixes.
456:, assembled with Jim Dickinson's involvement, was regarded as the first attempt at a presentation of the original album concept devised by Dickinson and the band in 1974. In October 2016,
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752:"sounds like the soundtrack to a nervous breakdown, with Chilton's voice a fragile squeak, the rockers defined by raggedness and others tending to be slow, haunting and often beautiful."
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wrote that "Chilton seems determined to undermine the songs with performances that range from incoherent to disengaged... It's the sound of a party that has turned sullen." The
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in continuing the project prevented the album from ever being properly finished or released at the time of its recording. It was eventually released in 1978 by PVC Records.
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did not have commercial success at the time of its release but later attracted wider interest. Reviewing the 1992 reissue,
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Hilburn, Robert (March 6, 1992). "Seminal Power Pop from Big Star".
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All songs written by Alex Chilton, except where noted.
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All songs written by Alex Chilton, except where noted.
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Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies
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Caro, Mark (May 2, 1993). "Big Star Reunion". Arts.
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1423:"That’s All It Took" * – Alex & Lesa
328:1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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1974:. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 63.
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1737:Harvilla, Rob (February 15, 2011).
1466:"Holocaust (Dickinson Rough Mix)" *
1463:"Take Care (Dickinson Rough Mix)" *
1373:Vol. 1: Demos To Sessions To Roughs
1190:Line Records CD (Germany), all 1987
812:the 500 greatest albums of all time
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1481:"Stroke It Noel (Backwards Intro)"
1469:"Nightime (Dickinson Rough Mix)" *
1420:"I’m So Tired" * – Alex & Lesa
842:. The 1992 Rykodisc CD release of
720:Like Big Star's first two albums,
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1958:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
1819:"500 Greatest Albums of All Time"
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1444:"O, Dana (Dickinson Rough Mix)" *
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2560:Albums produced by Jim Dickinson
2245:Big Star's "Radio City" (33 1/3)
1705:Tommy McClure – bass guitar
1508:"Femme Fatale (Fry Rough Mix)" *
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1273:"Thank You Friends" – 3:05
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1356:" – 3:20 (Dave Williams)
1572:"Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On"
1484:"Lovely Day (Fry Rough Mix)" *
1432:"Big Black Car (Demo #1/Band)"
1172:Sister Lovers: The Third Album
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1490:"Blue Moon (Fry Rough Mix)" *
1302:"Stroke It Noel" – 2:04
1176:The Third Album/Sister Lovers
1168:Big Star's 3rd: Sister Lovers
889:. "Take Care" was covered by
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709:Spin Alternative Record Guide
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1520:"Kizza Me (Fry Rough Mix)" *
1487:"Nightime (Fry Rough Mix)" *
1276:"Big Black Car" – 3:35
450:Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
1653:Lesa Aldridge – vocals
1505:"Kanga Roo (Fry Rough Mix)"
1414:"I’m In Love With A Girl" *
1354:Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On
1346:"Dream Lover" – 3:31
1279:"Jesus Christ" – 2:37
861:"Holocaust" was covered by
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1390:"Thank You Friends (Demo)"
1246:"Thank You Friends" (4, 6)
1210:"You Can't Have Me" (9, 2)
1159:"Thank You Friends" - 3:05
1122:"You Can't Have Me" - 3:11
955:Ardent Test Pressing, 1975
872:A Retrospective: 1995–2000
292:. The sessions started at
252:"Kizza Me" / "Dream Lover"
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1696:Tarp Tarrant – drums
1590:"Till the End of the Day"
1502:"Downs (Fry Rough Mix)" *
1368:Omnivore Recordings, 2016
1068:"Femme Fatale" (Lou Reed)
903:'s posthumous live album
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1318:"Blue Moon" – 2:06
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1299:"Kanga Roo" – 3:46
1296:"Holocaust" – 3:47
1237:"Big Black Car" (10, 17)
1027:Aura Records UK LP, 1978
836:on the band's debut LP,
820:was listed at No. 31 on
533:Christgau's Record Guide
2489:I'm in Love with a Girl
2187:"Rainy Day – Rainy Day"
1693:– piano on "Nature Boy"
1662:Lee Baker – guitar
1452:Vol. 2: Roughs To Mixes
1337:Till the End of the Day
1315:"Nightime" – 2:53
1270:"Kizza Me" – 2:44
1225:"Stroke It Noel" (1, 9)
1109:"Stroke It Noel" - 2:04
434:Till the End of the Day
2425:Keep an Eye on the Sky
2029:"Third: Sister Lovers"
1956:Larkin, Colin (2011).
1845:"Third: Sister Lovers"
1478:"After Hours" * – Lesa
1293:"O, Dana" – 2:34
1261:Rykodisc Edition, 1992
1150:"Big Black Car" - 3:37
401:The Velvet Underground
1791:"Third/Sister Lovers"
1534:Vol. 3: Final Masters
1396:"Jesus Christ (Demo)"
1387:"Femme Fatale (Demo)"
1216:"Dream Lover" (8, 16)
1201:"Femme Fatale" (3, 8)
1198:"Jesus Christ" (6, 3)
1141:"Jesus Christ" - 2:38
274:(reissued in 1985 as
2105:. September 16, 2000
1926:Ticknor & Fields
1901:Jovanovic, 150, 158.
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1648:Additional musicians
1243:"Kanga Roo" (16, 12)
1222:"Take Care" (17, 14)
1213:"Nighttime" (14, 11)
941:Holidays Rule Vol. 2
477:Professional ratings
389:album cover creator
2375:Third/Sister Lovers
1995:New Musical Express
1718:string arrangements
1587:"You Can’t Have Me"
1548:"Thank You Friends"
1402:"Nightime (Demo)" *
1381:"Lovely Day (Demo)"
1255:Third/Sister Lovers
1240:"Holocaust" (5, 10)
1219:"Blue Moon" (7, 15)
1097:(reissued in 1985)
1055:"Thank You Friends"
1043:"You Can’t Have Me"
978:"Thank You Friends"
863:alternative country
848:Paisley Underground
844:Third/Sister Lovers
750:Third/Sister Lovers
722:Third/Sister Lovers
621:New Musical Express
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277:Third/Sister Lovers
2167:. January 19, 2011
1411:"Don’t Worry Baby"
1405:"Take Care (Demo)"
1399:"Blue Moon (Demo)"
1393:"Holocaust (Demo)"
1228:"For You" (12, 13)
1207:"Kizza Me" (11, 1)
1156:"Kanga Roo" - 3:47
1153:"Holocaust" - 3:55
1131:"Take Care" - 2:48
1128:"Blue Moon" - 2:07
1125:"Nightime" - 2:53
893:on the 2003 album
839:It'll End in Tears
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109:(1978 PVC release)
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2070:Los Angeles Times
1912:Christgau, Robert
1744:The Village Voice
1691:William Eggleston
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906:Mystery White Boy
881:Slave to the Wage
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2474:Other songs
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2238:Works cited
2143:October 13,
1883:Eaton, 108.
1869:Eaton, 107.
1800:February 4,
1714:synthesizer
1670:bass guitar
1657:Tommy Hoehn
1578:"Take Care"
1575:"Kanga Roo"
1557:"Blue Moon"
1551:"Holocaust"
1182:PVC CD (US)
1080:"Kanga Roo"
1077:"Nighttime"
1074:"Holocaust"
1015:"Take Care"
1012:"Kanga Roo"
1006:"Nighttime"
987:"Blue Moon"
981:"Holocaust"
943:from 2017.
923:The Monkees
921:. In 2018,
891:Yo La Tengo
345:(1972) and
2549:Categories
2534:The Posies
2368:Radio City
2321:Chris Bell
1935:089919026X
1829:August 31,
1724:References
1569:"Nightime"
1560:"Kizza Me"
1341:Ray Davies
1330:eden ahbez
1326:Nature Boy
1040:"Kizza Me"
997:"Kizza Me"
896:Summer Sun
810:s list of
794:newspaper
442:Nature Boy
438:eden ahbez
413:Nature Boy
409:eden ahbez
386:Radio City
348:Radio City
163:Radio City
152:chronology
2457:O My Soul
2361:#1 Record
2109:April 13,
2038:April 26,
1710:woodwinds
1674:mellotron
1672:, drums,
1632:keyboards
1609:Personnel
1566:"O, Dana"
1563:"For You"
1065:"O, Dana"
1003:"O, Dana"
852:Rainy Day
763:Accolades
472:Reception
460:released
430:The Kinks
342:#1 Record
87:Power pop
62:Fall 1974
2450:Thirteen
2382:In Space
2316:Jon Auer
2305:Big Star
1914:(1981).
1795:AllMusic
1668: –
1643:, vocals
1639: –
1622: –
1614:Big Star
1529:"Mañana"
1288:Lou Reed
1116:) - 2:45
973:Lou Reed
867:Son Volt
792:Scottish
757:AllMusic
496:AllMusic
454:Rykodisc
369:John Fry
351:(1974),
290:Big Star
215:Rykodisc
150:Big Star
138:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
44:Big Star
41: by
2435:Singles
2225:May 31,
2219:Discogs
2198:May 31,
2192:Discogs
2055:Newsday
1750:May 31,
1628:guitars
1542:"Downs"
1049:"Downs"
968:"Downs"
915:and on
877:Placebo
727:Newsday
419:Release
228:Singles
217:reissue
185:(1992)
176:(1978)
167:(1974)
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1136:Side B
1104:Side A
1060:Side B
1035:Side A
992:Side B
960:Side A
933:R.E.M.
886:Covers
490:Rating
487:Source
444:" and
232:Third
97:Length
67:Studio
2499:Films
1641:drums
912:Grace
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288:band
282:album
271:Third
230:from
172:Third
126:Label
82:Genre
24:Third
2400:Live
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2227:2020
2200:2020
2173:2018
2145:2009
2111:2011
2040:2016
1943:2019
1930:ISBN
1857:2020
1831:2012
1802:2012
1752:2020
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1174:and
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411:'s "
355:and
314:cult
286:rock
181:Live
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