Hot Rats Frank Zappa $32.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
By 1969, after releasing a 'mother lode' of Mothers of Invention classics, leader Frank Zappa was ready to breakthrough other musical barriers that were still holding popular music in a conservative headlock. Being one if not the first album to be recorded using 16 tracks (twice the number being used at the time on both sides of the Atlantic), Hot Rats became a leading edge in both modern recording technology and the evolution of jazz/rock-fusion. Mostly instrumental, it features six original compositions; three loose jam pieces, the remainder being tight ensemble arrangements. Some of the finest players around come together in varying combinations, all-the-while showcasing Frank Zappa's guitar virtuosity. Among others, Lowell George of Little Feat-fame lends guitar, jazz violinists extraordinaire Don 'Sugarcane' Harris and Jean-Luc Ponty plus fellow Mother Ian Underwood's keyboard and woodwind work, complete the leader's advanced vision. Last but not least, the legendary Captain Beefheart brings his unique pipes to the infamous "Willie The Pimp." Soon to become a concert staple and fan favorite thereafter, "Peaches En Regalia" is truly a modern jazz standard, eventually covered by the likes of Phish and The Dixie Dregs. Also included are "Son of Mr. Green Genes," "Little Umbrellas," "The Gumbo Variations" and "It Must Be A Camel." Mastered and cut directly from the original analog master tape by Bernie Grundman under the supervision of Gail Zappa.
Frank Zappa Hot Rats Track Listing
1. Peaches en Regalia
2. Willie the Pimp
3. Son of Mr. Green Genes
4. Little Umbrellas
5. The Gumbo Variations
6. It Must Be a Camel
In 1960, David Hall, who wrote the original liner notes for this Everest 35MM recording had this to say about the Villa Lobos composition / Everest Recording: “ In recent years, hi-fi fans have delighted in the realistic recordings of big steam locomotives and other railway sounds. For some, it is more thrilling to have a fast freight roaring through the living room than to hear the music of Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. Here, though, is a tailor made for both the audiophile and music lover. With Everest’s startlingly lifelike sound, coupled with the vivid imagination of Villa-Lobos, you can hear a musical train come to life on your phonograph.” The Little train of the Caipira was inspired by a ride that Villa-Lobos took in 1931 on a train that was transporting berry-pickers and farm laborers between villages in the Brazilian province of Sao Paolo. Within and hour he had completed the last movement (toccata) and that very night he and his wife played the movement on cello and piano.
Alberto Ginastera, Argentina’s most celebrated composers, wrote “Estancia”, a one act Ballet in five movements, as a commissioned composition in 1941. It was not performed in ballet form, however, until 1952 in Buenos Aires. “Panambi” composed in 1936, and another ballet suite in five movements, is based on a South American Indian legend. Its primitive element is most spectacularly evident in the second movement which is scored for percussion and brass only and in the last movement “Dance of the Warriors” which works up to a tremendous final climax.
This Classic Records faithful reissue features original artwork and labels and includes an “old style tip-on” jacket to add a touch of authenticity. The lacquers were cut directly from the original 35MM tapes though Classic’s “all tube” cutting system by Bernie Grundman. Pressed on Classic’s 200g Super Vinyl Profile II ensures that the listener will hear ever nuance of this great Eugene Goossens /LSO recording by Bert Whyte. This is truly a “golden age” recording that will delight the train nuts and audiophiles alike.
Satchmo Plays King Oliver is one of those titles that audiophiles have known about for years and a favorite at hi-fi shows for demonstration. The first cut "St. James Infirmary" is out of this world and the excellent renditions of "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Frankie and Johnny" aren't too far behind. Originally issued on Audio Fidelity, this Classic reissue is available for the first time on Classic Records 200g 45RPM Clarity Vinyl. Not to be missed!
Clarity Vinyl represents the ultimate in vinyl formulations because it is comprised of over 90% of the highest quality co-polymer available, a key component in vinyl pellets used for manufacturing vinyl records. Further, Clarity Vinyl has no carbon black additive, common in vinyl formulas for LPs. Carbon Black contains trace metals that become magnetized and cause electrical distortions in cartridges during playback that smears the sound. By taking out the Carbon Black, Classic Records is able to dramatically reduce the electrical distortions and thus bring more clarity to the playback process, providing a more realistic musical experience to the listener and LP enthusiast.
Live At Massey Hall Neil Young $29.99
200 Gram Audiophile Classic Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
In hindsight, Neil Young now admits that Live At Massey Hall should have come out between After the Gold Rush and Harvest. The legendary 1971 concert features a solo Young with just a guitar, a piano and a mic debuting what were mostly new songs at the time. "I'm gonna sing mostly new songs tonight," Neil Young tells the rapt Massey Hall audience, "I've written so many new ones that I can't think of anything else to do with them other than sing 'em." The sound quality is impeccable and the setting lends a profound intimacy to Young's voice and musicianship, making this an overall remarkable recording and a mystery that it wasn't released sooner. The acclaimed Toronto performance features brilliant takes on some of Young's most enduring classics including; "Old Man," "Cowgirl In The Sand," "Ohio" and a suite of "A Man Needs A Maid" and "Heart Of Gold" before they were recorded for Harvest. Live At Massey Hall is a newly mined rock gem here on Classic Records' stunning 200g Quiex Super Vinyl Profile!
1. On The Way Home
2. Tell Me Why
3. Old Man
4. Journey Through The Past
5. Helpless
6. Love In Mind
7. A Man Needs A Maid/Heart Of Gold Suite
8. Cowgirl In The Sand
9. Don't Let It Bring You Down
10. There's A World
11. Bad Fog Of Loneliness
12. The Needle And The Damage Done
13. Ohio [Live At Massey Hall
14. See The Sky About To Rain
15. Down By The River
16. Dance Dance Dance
17. I Am A Child
1. My Home Is in the Delta
2. Long Distance Call
3. My Captain
4. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
5. You're Gonna Need My Help
6. Cold Weather Blues
7. Big Leg Woman
8. Country Boy
9. Feel Like Going Home
The third and final of the great Miles Davis-Gil Evans collaborations of 1957-59 was also their most ambitious. This set finds Davis in the forefront improvising on two numbers associated with Spanish music and three Evans compositions in that idiom. Much of the music is quite dramatic and emotional (notably Saeta) and plays at his best throughout, really stretching the boundaries of jazz.
Miles Davis Sketches of Spain Track Listing
1. Concierto De Aranjuez
2. Will O' The Wisp
3. The Pan Piper
4. Saeta
5. Solea
Sadly burdened with the trivia of being the last studio recording to feature drummer Keith Moon and thus closing the chapter on the band's original line-up, this 1978 release was also a major progression, not unlike what The Beatles and The Beach Boys undertook as they matured from their simple, rudimentary but still freakin' great early years.
In the three years since the release of Who By The Numbers, The Who foursome had undertaken solo projects and other individual interests. Finally reuniting after such an unusualy long hiatus, they recorded Who Are You between late 1977 and early '78, in a variety of London-area studios. Without a doubt, everyone in the world would have welcomed recycled Who akin to their first decade of hits. But simple, catchy rock riffs were to be superceded in more complex subjects and daring arrangements. Pete Townshend's observations of moving on and saying farewell (Sister Disco), the creative process (Guitar and Pen), FM radio and its banal recycled music (Music Must Change) and battles with alcohol (Who Are You) are some of his most poignant writings. Bassist John Entwistle contributes three songs, the most in any one Who album. 905, Had Enough and Trick Of The Light reflect some of his finest, often-overlooked, work.
The album peaked at No. 2 on the Pop chart in the U.S., most likely prevented from going No. 1 by to the Grease soundtrack. The lone single released, the title song Who Are You would become a concert staple, often expanded into a jam for Townshend's guitaristics, and then be licensed out in 2000 for the opening theme to the hit television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigations. This venerable Classic was re-mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood from the original analog master tapes provided by The Who.
Track Listing
1. New Song
2. Had Enough
3. 905
4. Sister Disco
5. Music Must Change
6. Trick of the Light
7. Guitar and Pen
8. Love Is Coming Down
The Latest Installment in Neil Young's Critically Acclaimed Archives Performance Series - Warner Brothers First Release in Their Limited-Edition Japanese Vinyl Series! Do Not Miss This!
In early 2007, Neil Young’s extraordinary Live At Massey Hall 1971 flashback debuted on the Pop chart at #6, a stunning success for an archival release. Now greet the arrival of Sugar Mountain Live At Canterbury House 1968, another singular installment in the continuing Neil Young Archives Performance Series featuring a 22-year old Neil Young solo and acoustic just days before the release of his self-titled solo debut.
Recorded over the 9th and 10th of November, 1968 at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sugar Mountain documents the launch of Neil Young's legendary career as a solo artist following his departure from Buffalo Springfield just six months earlier. The album includes songs that were written during his Buffalo Springfield tenure as well as newly written material that would appear on his future solo releases. The Canterbury House shows were considered to be an experiment at the time to see how Young's solo performances would be received by an audience who only knew him as part of the Buffalo Springfield band dynamic. The experience erased all doubts and set the stage for an artist that what would become one of the greatest singer/songwriters in music history.
Few people outside of those in attendance at the Canterbury House shows would have known about this performance if it weren't for a 1970 single Young released called "The Loner." The B-side of that 45 was "Sugar Mountain." The live recording of "Sugar Mountain" reappeared as a B-side to the "Cinnamon Girl" single in 1970 and again in 1977 on the greatest hits compilation Decade. Now, over 40 years later you can finally hear the entire long-awaited Canterbury House performance in all its glory here on 200g Japanese HQ Vinyl!
Neil Young Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 Tracks
* Bookstore Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* [Emcee Intro] [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* If I Could Have Her Tonight [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Tuning Rap & The Old Laughing Lady - Intro. [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* The Old Laughing Lady [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* The Loner [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* On The Way Home [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Classical Gas Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* "I Used To..." Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Broken Arrow [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Songwriting Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Sugar Mountain - Intro. [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Mr. Soul [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Birds [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Sugar Mountain [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Winterlong [Excerpt] & Out Of My Mind - Intro. [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Recording Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* I've Been Waiting For You [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Songs Rap [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Expecting To Fly [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Out Of My Mind [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
* The Last Trip To Tulsa [Live - Canterbury House 1968]
#1 Record Big Star $32.99
200 Gram Clarity Vinyl LP - Sealed
Seemingly snake-bit from the start, Big Star's pure innovation and creativity exploded onto the music scene with their first two albums, both of which would eventually become iconic in the American power pop lexicon. The Memphis quartet, originally founded by Chris Bell in 1971 and joined shortly thereafter by the legendary chameleon Alex Chilton, unfortunately would suffer due to personnel issues and distribution problems by their label, delaying their place in musical history. One of the ultimate cult bands in popular music, #1 Record and Radio City influenced countless ‘80s and ‘90s artists on both sides of the Atlantic, from Tom Petty to the Replacements and R.E.M. to England’s Primal Scream and Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub among others. Both titles placed within Rolling Stone magazine's poll of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Big Star's brilliant debut #1 Record (1972) sustains a '60's British feel mixed with a Memphis edge and it's the band's only full album to feature founding member Chris Bell. The layered twin alpha-male harmonies are slightly reminiscent of Lennon and McCartney's early Parlophone sides. The two singles, "When My Baby's Beside Me" and "Don’t Lie To Me" reveal surprisingly elegant songwriting from talented young songwriters while the track, "In The Streets," would later be resurrected and slightly reworked as the theme to the television sitcom That 70's Show. Mastered and cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood California directly from the original ¼” 2 track analog master tapes and pressed on Classic Records proprietary 200g Clarity Super Vinyl Profile II for maximum fidelity in playback!
Track Listing:
1. Feel
2. The Ballad of El Goodo
3. In the Street
4. Thirteen
5. Don't Lie To Me
6. The India Song
7. When My Baby's Beside Me
8. My Life Is Right
9. Give Me Another Chance
10. Try Again
11. Watch the Sunrise
12. ST 100/6
Volta had been designed, Björk has said, as a journey, with the sound of fog horns and clanging bells linking individual tracks and artists from around the world making guest appearances, including Congolese band Konono No. 1, Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté, pipa virtuoso Wu Man, beat-master Timbaland, Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale and sublime chanteur Antony Hegarty. The New York Times called it “a 21st-century assemblage of the computerized and the handmade, the personal and the global.”
Voltaic, then, is a remarkable, multi-media document of what happened after the record was completed, a journey of a different sort as the ever-evolving singer assembled her live band, made a collection of typically amazing videos and one-step-ahead remixes, and toured the world for two years, making headline appearances at diverse venues and large festivals, including Glastonbury, Coachella and even Harlem’s Apollo Theatre. She recorded the Voltaic live album in one take at Olympic Studio in London with her new band, prior to her 2007 Glastonbury appearance, presenting the set she would play on tour, songs from Volta and new arrangements of such older material as “Pagan Poetry,” “All Is Full Of Love” and a thunderous version of “Army Of Me.” It’s a stunning performance, featuring cutting-edge computer technology, an old-school horn section and a female, ag-toting Icelandic choir.
Volta, said the NME, was “another amazing statement of intent full of hope, eccentricity and wonderfulness.” Voltaic presents a fascinating abundance of evidence that, as the NME put it, “there’s still no one like her.”
Track Listing:
1. Wanderlust
2. Hunter
3. The Pleasure is All Mine
4. Innocence
5. Army of Me
6. I Miss You
7. Earth Intruders
8. All is Full of Love
9. Pagan Poetry
10. Vertebrae By Vertebrae
11. Declare Independence
All In One Day (Box Set) Lorna Hunt $49.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Clarity Vinyl 45RPM LP - 4 LPs Sealed PRE-ORDER
Reminiscent of the great Rickie Lee Jones, the fresh voice and stream of consciousness story telling of Lorna Hunt grabbed Classic's attention in 1998 and the results on this 45RPM box set surely show you why. Recorded live to 2-track analog at the ambient Lompoc Theater by Paul duGre’ (Leo Kottke, Dave Alvin, Los Lobos), Lorna’s voice and guitar is backed by Danny Frankel on percussion, Greg Liesz and pedal steel, electric guitar, mandolin and weisnborn, Dave Jackson an accordion and Dave Pilch on bass. Features photography by legendary lens man William Claxton. Available for the first time as a 45RPM Deluxe Box Set on Classic Records Clarity SV-P II 200g vinyl.
Track Listing:
1. Long Hard Road
2. Crazy Mary
3. All in One Day
4. Trying Not to Blink
5. Piece of My Heart
6. Powdered Diamonds
7. Wintertime Cowboy
8. Cut Glass Flowers
9. Don't Forget Me
10. Whipping Post
11. How Long
12. Lovesick
13. She Rises
14. Anyonelike You
Production notes:
Clarity Vinyl represents the ultimate in vinyl formulations because it is comprised of over 90% percentage of the highest quality co-polymer available - a key component in vinyl pellets used for manufacturing vinyl records. Further, Clarity Vinyl has no carbon black additive, common in vinyl formulas for LP’s. Carbon Black contains trace metals that become magnetized and cause “electrical distortions” in cartridges during playback that smears the sound. By taking out the Carbon Black, Classic Records is able to dramatically reduce the “electrical distortions” and thus bring more “Clarity” to the playback process, providing a more realistic musical experience to the listener and LP enthusiast.
This title is not eligible for further discount.
Come Away With Me (Box Set) Norah Jones $49.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Clarity Vinyl 45RPM LP - 4 LPs Sealed
PRE-ORDER
"Come Away With Me has never sounded better!" - Michael Fremer
2003 Grammy Award Winner for Best New Artitst, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year ("Don't Know Why") and Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Don't Know Why"). Also earned Best Engineered Album and Producer of the Year honors for Arif Mardin.
Norah Jones' debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. Jones is not quite a jazz singer, but she is joined by some highly regarded jazz talent: guitarists Adam Levy, Adam Rogers, Tony Scherr, Bill Frisell, and Kevin Breit; drummers Brian Blade, Dan Rieser, and Kenny Wolleson; organist Sam Yahel; accordionist Rob Burger; and violinist Jenny Scheinman. Her regular guitarist and bassist, Jesse Harris and Lee Alexander, respectively, play on every track and also serve as the chief songwriters. Both have a gift for melody, simple yet elegant progressions, and evocative lyrics. Jones, for her part, wrote the title track and the beautifully restless "Nightingale." She also includes convincing readings of Hank Williams's "Cold Cold Heart," J.D. Loudermilk's "Turn Me On," and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You."
The definitive version of this recording is pressed on Classic Records Clarity 200g SV-P II as a 45RPM single sided four disc deluxe box set.
Track Listing:
1.Don't Know Why
2. Seven Years
3. Cold Cold Heart
4. Feelin' The Same Way
5. Come Away With Me
6. Shoot The Moon
7. Turn Me On
8. Lonestar
9. I've Got To See You Again
10. Painter Song
11. One Flight Down
12. Nightingale
13. The Long Day Is Over
14. The Nearness Of You
Jazz has had its share of archival discoveries, not the least of which were Dean Benedetti's recordings of Charlie Parker. But the discovery of more music from the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane is made all the more extraordinary because so few knew it existed and the only official recordings by this band were made in its first weeks of existence. Now, a forgotten November 1957 Carnegie Hall concert taped by Voice of America radio has been discovered by the Library of Congress with two appearances by the quartet.
These two 25-minute, five-tune sets feature the quartet in great fidelity and unbelievable form. The empathy and invention of the group here far surpasses the Riverside session, made months earlier. Playing together every night for 18 weeks sharpened the skills and interaction of these brilliant musicians. Monk's piano playing has never sounded like this; his arpeggios are virtuosic and each note rings with clarity on the Carnegie Hall piano. Coltrane had fully mastered Monk's music by this time. In the confines of short playing times (most tunes are four to six minutes in duration), he plays with a fervid intensity trying to cram all his ideas into a brief amount of time. Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Shadow Wilson play the intricate arrangements with fluidity and push the soloists to great heights. Thanks to the clarity and presence of Wilson's drums on this recording, his work will be a revelation to anyone who had not had the fortune to see him live.
This LP was mastered from the original 15-inches-per-second analog tapes by Kevin Hodge at the Master Cutting Room and pressed at RTI on 200-gram virgin vinyl.
1. Monk's Mood
2. Evidence
3. Crepescule with Nellie
4. Nutty
5. Epistrophy
6. Bye-Ya
7. Sweet and Lovely
8. Blue Monk
9. Epistrophy
Deja Vu Live Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young $64.99
200 Gram JAPANESE HQ Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
CSNY's First Album In Nearly A Decade!
CSNY provided much of the soundtrack for the antiwar movement of the Vietnam era, and four decades later, they’re doing it again. In 2006, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunited for the Freedom Of Speech Tour. In 2008, they premiered CSNY/Déjà Vu, a feature-length documentary based on that controversial tour and now the only place to hear those impassioned performances is here on this Double 200g edition of CSNY/Déjà Vu Live! A mix of CSNY classics and more recent antiwar material from Neil Young, CSNY/Déjà Vu Live marks the return to the socio-political stage of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young in a musical déjà vu!
CSNY made its debut with 1970’s #1 Déjà Vu, seven-times platinum, but then broke up, though the double live 4 Way Street followed in 1971 and went #1 and quadruple platinum. A 1974 summer reunion tour inspired the live compilation So Far, #1 and six times platinum. They returned once more with 1988’s platinum studio disc American Dream. After another hiatus, they were back with 1999’s Looking Forward. CSNY/Déjà Vu Live is the foursome’s first album in nearly a decade.
This vinyl release features two 200g black vinyl discs, pressed at Furnace (in Japan) and packaged in a paper-wrapped Stoughton gatefold jacket.
Musicians:
David Crosby, guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills, guitar, keyboards, vocals
Graham Nash, guitar, piano, vocals
Neil Young, guitar, piano, vocals
Rick Rosas, bass
Chad Cromwell, drums
Spooner Oldham, keyboards
Ben Keith, pedal steel
Tom Bray, trumpet
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young Deja Vu Live Track Listing
1. What Are Their Names?
2. Living With War (Theme)
3. After The Garden
4. Military Madness
5. Let’s Impeach The President
6. Déjà Vu
7. Shock And Awe
8. Families
9. Wooden Ships
10. Looking For A Leader
11. For What It’s Worth
12. Living With War
13. Roger And Out
14. Find The Cost Of Freedom
15. Teach Your Children
16. Living With War (Theme)
While Hendrix remains most famous for his hard rock and psychedelic innovations, more than a third of his recordings were blues-oriented. This LP contains 11 blues originals and covers, eight of which were previously unreleased. Recorded between 1966 and 1970, they feature the master guitarist stretching the boundaries of electric blues in both live and studio settings. Besides several Hendrix blues-based originals, it includes covers of Albert King and Muddy Waters classics, as well as a 1967 acoustic version of his composition "Hear My Train A-Comin'."
The Classic issue of this title will mark its first time on vinyl. Of course, the two LP set, cut on Bernie Grundman's all tube analog cutting system.
1. Hear My Train a Comin' [Acoustic]
2. Born Under a Bad Sign
3. Red House
4. Catfish Blues
5. Voodoo Chile Blues
6. Mannish Boy
7. Once I Had a Woman
8. Bleeding Heart
9. Jelly 292
10. Electric Church Red House
11. Hear My Train a Comin' [Electric]
Look of Love Dusty Springfield $18.99
200 Gram Clarity Vinyl LP - Single 33/45
"The Look Of Love," everyone's favorite track from Casino Royale," takes center stage here on this highly-collectible 2 side/2 speed set featuring the silky and sultry vocal dalliances of the great Dusty Springfield. This is a comparison disc cut at 33 1/3 RPM on one side and at 45 RPM on the other. The amount of information and level on both sides is the same with the only differences being the speed at which the lathe was traveling during cutting and that a cartridge can better track the 45 RPM side compared with the 33 RPM side. At 33 Dusty sounds alive, at 45 she is in the room with you! Available now on Classic Records Clarity Vinyl SVP-II 200g.
Clarity Vinyl represents the ultimate in vinyl formulations because it is comprised of over 90% of the highest quality co-polymer available, a key component in vinyl pellets used for manufacturing vinyl records. Further, Clarity Vinyl has no carbon black additive, common in vinyl formulas for LPs. Carbon Black contains trace metals that become magnetized and cause electrical distortions in cartridges during playback that smears the sound. By taking out the Carbon Black, Classic Records is able to dramatically reduce the electrical distortions and thus bring more clarity to the playback process, providing a more realistic musical experience to the listener and LP enthusiast.
Track Listing:
1. The Look Of Love (45 RPM)
2. The Look Of Love (33 1/3 RPM)
Radio City Big Star $32.99
200 Gram Clarity Vinyl LP - Sealed
Seemingly snake-bit from the start, Big Star's pure innovation and creativity exploded onto the music scene with their first two albums, both of which would eventually become iconic in the American power pop lexicon. The Memphis quartet, originally founded by Chris Bell in 1971 and joined shortly thereafter by the legendary chameleon Alex Chilton, unfortunately would suffer due to personnel issues and distribution problems by their label, delaying their place in musical history. One of the ultimate cult bands in popular music, #1 Record and Radio City influenced countless ‘80s and ‘90s artists on both sides of the Atlantic, from Tom Petty to the Replacements and R.E.M. to England’s Primal Scream and Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub among others. Both titles placed within Rolling Stone magazine's poll of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Big Star’s sophomore effort Radio City (1974) does feature a few uncredited contributions by Chris Bell but for the most part, this is Alex Chilton's baby. Critically acclaimed almost unanimously upon release, Radio City is now considered the band's masterpiece. The stop-and-start recording history, including the actual break-up and then reuniting of its members, only makes it that much more incredible. Features two of the group's most memorable songs with the infectious "Back Of A Car" and "September Gurls." Mastered and cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood California directly from the original ¼” 2 track analog master tapes and pressed on Classic Records proprietary 200g Clarity Super Vinyl Profile II for maximum fidelity in playback!
Track Listing:
1. O My Soul
2. Life Is White
3. Way Out West
4. What's Going Ahn
5. You Get What You Deserve
6. Mod Lang
7. Back of a Car
8. Daisy Glaze
9. She's a Mover
10. September Gurls
11. Morpha Too
12. I'm in Love With a Girl