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BIG STAR SHINES: Rhino Salutes Group With A Four-Disc Boxed Set
Available From Rhino September 15



Big Star inspired a fevered allegiance among fans of power pop, giving rise to a cult of believers who spent decades spreading the gospel. Their enthusiasm turned this obscure Memphis pop band - one that got little airplay, sold few records, and only played a handful of times - into a remarkable rock and roll resurrection story. Big Star's trek from obscure Memphis band to standard bearers for an entire genre of music has never been fully mapped-until now. Rhino presents a four-disc boxed set divided between key cuts from Big Star's three studio albums and unreleased music. KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY will be available September 15 from Rhino Records at all retail outlets, including www.rhino.com, for a suggested list price of $69.98 (physical), it will also be available as a digital release the same day. A Deluxe Edition release of Chris Bell's solo album I Am The Cosmos is due September 14 from Rhino Handmade. A free stream of the unreleased song “Lovely Day" is available now at www.rhino.com/bigstar.



KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY spans 1968 to 1975 and shows the progression of Big Star through selections from such studio precursors as Rock City and Icewater; music from Big Star's acclaimed recordings (#1 Record, Radio City, and Third/Sister Lovers); and relevant solo work by group principals Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, who formed Big Star in 1971 with bassist Andy Hummel and drummer Jody Stephens. The collection also uncovers a trove of unreleased demos, unused mixes, alternate versions of songs, and a 1973 concert recorded in Memphis.









KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY Track List



Disc 1
1. “Psychedelic Stuff" - Chris Bell
2. “All I See Is You" - Icewater
3. “Every Day As We Grow Closer" (Original Mix) - Alex Chilton
4. “Try Again" (Early Version) - Rock City
5. “The Preacher" - Rock City
6. “Feel"
7. “The Ballad Of El Goodo" - Alternate Mix*
8. “In The Street"
9. “Thirteen" - Alternate Mix*
10. “Don't Lie To Me"
11. “The India Song"
12. “When My Baby's Beside Me" - Alternate Mix*
13. “My Life Is Right" - Alternate Mix*
14. “Give Me Another Chance" - Alternate Mix*
15. “Try Again"
16. “Gone With The Light"* - Chris Bell
17. “Watch The Sunrise"
18. “ST 100/6" - Alternate Mix*
19. “In The Street" - Second Recorded Version
20. “Feel" - Early Mix*
21. “The Ballad Of El Goodo" (Alternate Lyrics)
22. “The India Song" - Alternate Version*
23. “Country Morn"
24. “I Got Kinda Lost" - Demo
25. “Motel Blues" - Demo*



Disc 2
1. “There Was A Light" - Demo*
2. “Life Is White" - Demo*
3. “What's Going Ahn" - Demo*
4. “O My Soul"
5. “Life Is White"
6. “Way Out West" - Alternate Mix*
7. “What's Going Ahn"
8. “You Get What You Deserve" - Alternate Mix*
9. “Mod Lang" - Alternate Mix
10. “Back Of A Car" - Alternate Mix*
11. “Daisy Glaze"
12. “She's A Mover"
13. “September Gurls"
14. “Morpha Too" - Alternate Mix*
15. “I'm In Love With A Girl"
16. “O My Soul" - Alternate Version*
17. “Back Of A Car" - Demo
18. “Daisy Glaze" - Alternate Take*
19. “She's A Mover" - Alternate Version
20. “I Am The Cosmos" - Chris Bell
21. “You And Your Sister" - Chris Bell
22. “Blue Moon" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
23. “Femme Fatale" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
24. “Thank You Friends" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
25. “You Get What You Deserve" - Demo - Alex Chilton*



Disc 3
1. “Lovely Day" (aka Stroke It Noel) - Demo - Alex Chilton
2. “Downs" - Demo - Alex Chilton
3. “Nightime" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
4. “Jesus Christ" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
5. “Holocaust" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
6. “Take Care" - Demo - Alex Chilton*
7. “Big Black Car" - Alternate Demo - Alex Chilton*
8. “Manana"*
9. “Jesus Christ"
10. “Femme Fatale"
11. “O, Dana"
12. “Kizza Me"
13. “You Can't Have Me"
14. “Nightime"
15. “Dream Lover"
16. “Blue Moon"
17. “Take Care"
18. “Stroke It Noel"
19. “For You"
20. “Downs"
21. “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
22. “Big Black Car"
23. “Holocaust"
24. “Kanga Roo"
25. “Thank You Friends"
26. “Till The End Of The Day"
27. “Lovely Day"*
28. “Nature Boy"



Disc 4 - Live at Lafayette's Music Room, Memphis, TN
1. “When My Baby's Beside Me"*
2. “My Life Is Right"*
3. “She's A Mover"*
4. “Way Out West"*
5. “The Ballad Of El Goodo"*
6. “In The Street"*
7. “Back Of A Car"*
8. “Thirteen"*
9. “The India Song"*
10. “Try Again"*
11. “Watch The Sunrise"*
12. “Don't Lie To Me"*
13. “Hot Burrito #2"*
14. “I Got Kinda Lost"*
15. “Baby Strange"*
16. “Slut"*
17. “There Was A Light"*
18. “ST 100/6"*
19. “Come On Now"*
20. “O My Soul"*


*Previously unreleased

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