{"product_id":"big-star-1-record-crf211-1","title":"BIG STAR - #1 RECORD - RECORD","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#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 debuta€\"Chilton taking a visceral approach, often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take, while Bell added polish with overdubs and harmonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2The Ballad of El Goodo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3In the Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4Thirteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5Don't Lie to Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6The India Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7When My Baby's Beside Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8My Life Is Right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9Give Me Another Chance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10Try Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11Watch the Sunrise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12St 100\/6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53465025020243,"sku":"CRF211.1","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/8983\/3555\/files\/3708772-2466020-922744.jpg?v=1776040680","url":"https:\/\/vinylrecordcrate.com\/products\/big-star-1-record-crf211-1","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}