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#1 Record / Radio City

Big Star

1978 · Rock

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#1 Record / Radio City by Big Star

#1 Record / Radio City is a Rock album by Big Star, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 24 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.

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It’s no wonder why Big Star’s shimmering 1972 debut became a go-to for future power-pop/rock legends like Tom Petty, Cheap Trick, and The Replacements. Primary songwriters Chris Bell and ex-Box Tops singer Alex Chilton were a brilliant team that created sing-along anthems with gorgeous guitar and vocal hooks. The horn-stoked “Feel,” the psych-folk popper “The Ballad of El Goodo,” and the soul-deep “When My Baby’s Beside Me” are downright inescapable. The acoustic-driven heartbreakers sting the most, such as the yearning lament “Thirteen” and the valentine to regret “Give Me Another Chance.”

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Tracklist

  1. 1Feel3:32
  2. 2The Ballad of El Goodo4:20
  3. 3In the Street2:54
  4. 4Thirteen2:34
  5. 5Don't Lie To Me3:07
  6. 6The India Song2:20
  7. 7When My Baby's Beside Me3:23
  8. 8My Life Is Right3:06
  9. 9Give Me Another Chance3:27
  10. 10Try Again3:32
  11. 11Watch the Sunrise3:43
  12. 12St 100/60:58

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Power Pop
  • shimmering
  • bittersweet
  • art school

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Issued with purple / white labels in a laminated gatefold sleeve.
#1 Record titled "No 1 Record" on the spine and back sleeve, and "No. 1 Record" on the labels.
Special Thanks to Nick Ralphs – Dark Star For Loan Of "Priceless" Original Sleeves
An Ardent Recording

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alex ChiltonGUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Andy HummelBASS BASS, VOCALS
  • Chris BellVOCALS, GUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Jody StephensDRUMS

14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 24 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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