BIG STAR #1 Record LP ARDENT 1972 US orig+promo ALEX CHILTON-CHRIS BELL-BOX TOPS

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ALEX CHILTON, JODY STEPHENS, ANDY HUMMEL, CHRIS BELL

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"

1972     LP     ARDENT RECORDS      ADS-2803

PRINTED IN U.S.A.       ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING     PROMOTIONAL COPY

This version:  included 3 inserts: a 2 page Big Star Biography, 

a 1 page insert with reviews, a 2 page Ardent Records Biography

FULLY LAMINATED THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

LABEL:  ARDENT - BLUE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (rear & spine) ADS-2803    

Catalog on labels: ADS-2803 (AS-0401 / AS-0402)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): STXS-0178-2   AS-0401   ADS-2803   Side 1   BIG (inside a star/?)   ?17069

(Stamped): MR [inside a circle/O (Monarch pressing logo)]

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): STXS-0261-2   AS-0406-RR   -Re-2   LNIX   ?17213

(Stamped): MR (inside a circle__Monarch pressing logo)

On labels: rim text reads "Ardent Records, Distributed by Stax Records Inc., 98 North Avalon, Memphis, U.S.A."

East/Memphis BMI

Koala-Birdees ASCAP

?1972 Stax Records, Inc.

On Back Sleeve: Cover by Bill Carole Manning for Cenotaph

Neon structure by Ron Pekar

Ardent Records distributed by Stax Records 98 North Avalon, Memphis Tennessee U.S.A.

April 1972

from my records collection

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 NEAR EX 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)