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...a treasure trove of rare gems, including material by pre-Big Star groups Rock City and Icewater, choice solo cuts from Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, and a variety of demos and outtakes from Big Star's trilogy of '70s titles, rounded out...

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...like an astronomical warning. After the Memphis power-pop outfit, led by Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, released its debut, "#1 Record," in 1972, it imploded repeatedly, each time producing a burst of light. First came "Radio City," the...

In this article: Big Star, Alex Chilton, Beach Boys, Rock City, Jody Stephens, and The New Yorker

Big Star Big Star is an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell , Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later and is active...

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RS: 4.5of 5 Stars The legend of Big Star was almost over at the starting gate: when co- founding singer-guitarist Chris Bell quit the Memphis pop band, right after its 1972 debut, #1 Record, came out and flopped. The LP - a white-soul...

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...and Alex Chilton began Big Star in Memphis in 1971. The creative tension between them is reminiscent of Lennon-McCartney, and they shared songwriting credit in the same fashion on #1 Record. After the legendary commercial failure of that first...

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Bell concentrated on solo work after leaving Big Star, recording demos at Ardent Studios and Shoe Recording in Memphis with old friends including Rosebrough, Manning, Cunningham, Ken Woodley, and occasionally Chilton and Jim Dickinson. One...

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...toxic existential waste. It took four years before it eventually limped into the world, in 1978 -- the same year as founding member Chris Bell was tragically killed in a car crash late one night in Memphis. It's a crying shame that Bell...

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...98 tracks culled from 1968-75, and including pre-Big Star bands Rock City and Icewater, solo work from band members Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, and unreleased material from the "#1 Record," "Radio City" and "Third/Sister Lover" sessions.

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...on Big Star's box, the different perspective proves an invaluable annex to the band's limited catalog (just as fleeting captures of Bell's slow, Southern drawl of a speaking voice proves a fascinating contrast to his sharp, British...

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