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A Newbury Comics exclusive colored vinyl pressing.
Originally 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.Ā
#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 debutāChilton taking a visceral approach, often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take, while Bell added polish with overdubs and harmonies.
It has become widely recognized as a milestone album in the history of rock ānā roll. In 2003, Rolling Stone included it in their ā500 Greatest Albums of All Timeā list, while the publication included song āThirteenā in their ā500 Greatest Songs of All Timeā list the following year.
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A Newbury Comics exclusive colored vinyl pressing.
Originally 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.Ā
#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 debutāChilton taking a visceral approach, often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take, while Bell added polish with overdubs and harmonies.
It has become widely recognized as a milestone album in the history of rock ānā roll. In 2003, Rolling Stone included it in their ā500 Greatest Albums of All Timeā list, while the publication included song āThirteenā in their ā500 Greatest Songs of All Timeā list the following year.
