BIG STAR #1 Record LP BIG BEAT 1972 EEC reissue CHRIS BELL-ALEX CHILTON-BOX TOPS

	£		42
	$		56

U.K.  BUYERS PLEASE IGNORE THE SHIPPING COSTS MARKED ON EBAY BECAUSE WE ARE ITALIAN SELLERS

 PLEASE IGNORE THE SHIPPING COSTS MARKED ON EBAY

 SO PLEASE DO NOT PAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER WINNING 

BEFORE I SEND CORRECT INVOICE!

 BEFORE BIDDING, PLEASE

CAREFULLY READ BELOW THE CORRECT SHIPPING COST!

  THESE RATES ARE FOR BOXES UP TO 3 KG (1 to 5 LPs).

The shipping cost from Italy to UK and Europe from 1 up to 5 albums

[it is a question of weight, we have to stay under 3kg] 

is £12 with registered letter, with a sturdy and well conceived box.

The shipping cost  also depends by the exchange euro/pounds. 

Still, starting from the 1st of December the Italian Post increased the price for the international shipment. 

We have done our best to absorb any handling fees in order to keep all international shipping rates as low as we can

  PLEASE ASK FOR ANY INFORMATION

BIG STAR

CHRISTOPHER BELL, ALEX CHILTON, JODY STEPHENS, ANDY HUMMEL

The quintessential American power pop band, Big Star remains one of the most mythic 

and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll. Originally led by the singing and songwriting duo 

of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, the Memphis-based group fused the strongest elements 

of the British Invasion era -- the melodic invention of the Beatles, the whiplash guitars of the Who, 

and the radiant harmonies of the Byrds -- into a ramshackle but poignantly beautiful sound 

which recaptured the spirit of pop's past even as it pointed the way toward the music's futurer

"#1 RECORD"

<reissue, originally published in 1972>    

LP     BIG BEAT RECORDS      WIK 53     STEREO

MADE IN EEC for UK and EUROPEAN MARKET

       1986 REPRESSING

This version: on cover "#1 Record"; on labels "No. 1 Record"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  BIG BEAT/OFF BEAT – YELLOW LABEL  with RED RIM - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (rear & spine) WIK 53 

Catalog on labels: WIK 53-A / WIK 53-B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): DM B-5567 A-1/8-86 C

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): DM B-5567 B-1/8-86 C

On labels: rim text reads "All Rights……Prohibited"

OFF BEAT

NO. 1 RECORD

STEREO     Made in EEC

?1972 Stax Records

An “Ardent” Recording

Cream Publishing Co.

On Back Sleeve: Notes by Brian Hogg August 1986

?1972 Stax Records, Inc.

© 1986 Ace Records Ltd

Direct Metal Mastered From Digital Tales

Big Beat Records……London….

Made in EEC

Original Release/April 1972

tracklisting

Side A: FEEL - THE BALLAD OF EL GOODO - IN THE STREET

THIRTEEN - DON'T LIE TO ME - THE INDIA SONG

Side B: WHEN MY BABY'S BESIDE ME - MY LIFE IS RIGHT

 GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE - TRY AGAIN - WATCH THE SUNRISE - ST100/6

   grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

 The problem with coming in late on an artwork lauded as "influential" is that you've probably 

encountered the work it influenced first, so its truly innovative qualities are lost. 

Thus, if you are hearing Big Star's debut album for the first time decades after its release 

(as, inevitably, most people must), you may be reminded of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers or R.E.M., 

who came after -- that is, if you don't think of the Byrds and the Beatles circa 1965. 

What was remarkable about #1 Record in 1972 was that nobody except Big Star 

(and maybe Badfinger and the Raspberries) wanted to sound like this -- simple, 

light pop with sweet harmonies and jangly guitars. Since then, dozens of bands have 

rediscovered those pleasures. But in a way, that's an advantage because, whatever 

freshness is lost across the years, Big Star's craft is only confirmed. 

These are sturdy songs, feelingly performed, and once you get beyond 

the style to the content, you'll still be impressed...(AllMusic)