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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 8122.798587
Format : CD Label : Rhino
Issued : 14 Nov 2009 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 4
Other : Box Collection

Keep An Eye On The Sky

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HMV Review

As the object of intense devotion for so many fans, it's fitting that Big Star receive a box set designed for the intensely devoted: four discs containing every song the band cut in the '70s, often present in slightly alternate mixes or versions in addition to the originals, a clutch of solo songs from both Chris Bell and Alex Chilton, as well as a handful of pre-Big Star cuts by Icewater and Rock City, all topped off with a live disc culled from a three-set stint at Memphis' Lafayette's Music Room in January of 1973, not long after Bell left the band. Excepting subsequent reunions in the '90s and 2000s, no corner of the band's career remains untouched on Keep an Eye on the Sky and rarities are abundant, with 55 of its 98 tracks previously unreleased. This is a staggering statistic but it's also misleading, for 20 of those cuts are from the live disc and the rest are either alternate mixes, alternate versions, or demos -- there are no unheard songs, aside from an excerpt of Rock City's The Preacher. Of these, only a handful are markedly different either in their lyrics or attack, with all finding the songs and even arrangements essentially intact, even in their demo form. Consequently, Keep an Eye on the Sky contains fewer revelations than it initially appears, which isn't to say it lacks any: the earliest demos for 3rd are by and large lighter in tone than the album (although there's no way Holocaust ever could seem cheery), a testament to how much a song can change during the recording process. In a way, all of Big Star's career is a testament to the recording process. They were a creature of the studio, not stage, having free rein at Ardent Studios, where they stayed up into the next morning tinkering at the same set of songs. This resulted in the crisp, sterling sound of #1 Record and the deliberately looser Radio City, as well as the sliding, sprawling mess of 3rd, but it didn't result in outtakes -- it resulted in alternate mixes and instrumental scraps, the stuff that enthralls fetishists, sometimes justifiably so. Those are the listeners who will find Keep an Eye on the Sky most rewarding, but anybody who has loved the band will find something to cherish here, whether it's the crackerjack live show -- which provides roaring covers of the Flying Burrito Brothers' Hot Burrito #2, T. Rex's Baby Strange, and Todd Rundgren's Slut (later revived 20 years later on their reunion concert), as well as a startlingly effective take on The India Song -- or merely the context of the set, which tells the story of America's greatest cult band this side of the Velvet Underground in a complete and affecting fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Credits

Alex Chilton(Guitar),  Alex Chilton(Keyboards),  Alex Chilton(Vocals),  Andy Hummell(Bass),  Andy Hummell(Guitar),  Andy Hummell(Keyboards),  Andy Hummell(Piano),  Andy Hummell(Vocals),  Carl Marsh(Synthesizer),  Charlie Owen(Guitar (Steel)),  Charlie Owens(Guitar (Steel)),  Chris Bell(Bass),  Chris Bell(Guitar),  Chris Bell(Synthesizer),  Chris Bell(Vocals),  Danny Jones(Bass),  Danny Jones(Bass),  Jim Dickinson With Chuck Prophet(Guitar),  Jim Dickinson With Chuck Prophet(Keyboards),  Jody Stephens(Drums),  Jody Stephens(Percussion),  Jody Stephens(Vocals),  John Lightman(Bass),  John Lightman(Bass),  Ken Woodley(Bass),  Ken Woodley(Bass),  Ken Woodley(Organ),  Ken Woodley(Organ),  Lee Baker(Guitar),  Morris "Tarp" Tarrant(Drums),  Noel Gilbert(Violin),  Noel Gilbert(Violin),  Richard Rosebrough(Drums),  Steve Cropper(Guitar),  Steve Rhea(Drums),  Steve Rhea(Drums),  Steve Rhea(Vocals),  Steve Rhea(Vocals),  Tarp Tarrant(Drums),  Terry Manning(Bass),  Terry Manning(Drums),  Terry Manning(Keyboards),  Thomas Dean Eubanks(Bass),  Thomas Dean Eubanks(Bass),  Thomas Dean Eubanks(Vocals),  Thomas Dean Eubanks(Vocals),  Tommy Cathay(Bass),  Tommy Cathey(Bass),  Tommy McClure(Bass),  William Eggleston(Piano),  Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｅｇｇｌｅｓｔｏｎ(Piano),  William Murphy(Bass),  William Murphy(Bass),  Alex Chilton(Vocals (Background)),  Andrew Love(Horn),  Carl Marsh(Reeds),  Carl Marsh(Woodwind),  Chris Bell(Vocals (Background)),  Lesa Aldridge(Vocals (Background)),  Lesa Aldridge(Vocals (Background)),  Peter Spurbeck(Cello),  Terry Manning(Vocals (Background)),  Unknown(Strings),  Unknown(Vocals (Background)),  Wayne Jackson(Horn),  Steve Rhea(Guitar (Leslie)),  Alec Palao(Producer),  Andrew Sandoval(Producer),  Big Star(Producer),  Cheryl Pawelski(Producer),  Chris Bell(Producer),  Jim Dickinson With Chuck Prophet(Producer),  Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｒｙ(Engineer),  Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｒｙ(Producer),  Warren Wagner(Engineer),  Warren Wagner(Engineer),  Alec Palao(Liner Notes),  Alex Chilton(Composer),  Andrew Sandoval(Remastering),  Andy Hummell(Composer),  Andy Hummell(Photography),  Bill Cunningham(String Arrangements),  Bob Mehr(Liner Notes),  Carl Marsh(String Arrangements),  Carole Manning(Photography),  Carole Manning(Photography),  Chris Bell(Composer),  Chris Ethridge(Composer),  Chris Gage(Composer),  Dan Hersch(Remastering),  David "Curly" Williams(Composer),  David Bell(Photography),  David Bell(Photography),  Eden Ahbez(Composer),  Geoff Emerick(Mixing),  George McWilliams(Art Direction),  George McWilliams(Design),  Gram Parsons(Composer),  Jody Stephens(Composer),  Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｒｙ(Cover Photo),  Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｒｙ(Liner Notes),  Ｊｏｈｎ Ｆｒｙ(Mixing),  Lesa Aldridge(Composer),  Lesa Aldridge(Composer),  Lisa Margolis(Photography),  Lou Reed(Composer),  Loudon Wainwright III(Composer),  Loudon Wainwright III(Composer),  Loudon Wainwright Iii(Composer),  Loudon Wainwright Iii(Composer),  Maldwin Hamlin(Photography),  Marc Bolan(Composer),  Maude Schuyler Clay(Photography),  Maude Schuyler Clay(Photography),  Michael Dale O'Brien(Photography),  Michael O'brien(Photography),  Ray Davies(Composer),  Richard Rosebrough(Composer),  Robert Gordon(Liner Notes),  Robert Gordon(Liner Notes),  Roni Hoffman(Photography),  Steve Rhea(Composer),  Steve Rhea(Composer),  Todd Rundgren(Composer),  Tom Eubanks(Composer),  Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｅｇｇｌｅｓｔｏｎ(Photography),  William Eggleston(Photography),  Alessandra Quaranta(Photo Research),  Alex Mock(Project Assistant),  Andy Hummell(Project Assistant),  Andy Zax(Project Assistant),  Audrey Bilger(Project Assistant),  Bill Belmont(Project Assistant),  Bob Fukuyama(Project Assistant),  Bob Mehr(Project Assistant),  Carole Manning(Project Assistant),  Chris Stamey(Project Assistant),  Dan Brescoll(Project Assistant),  David Bell(Project Assistant),  David Ponak(Project Assistant),  Eileen Lucero(Project Assistant),  Jeff Rougvie(Project Assistant),  Jody Stephens(Project Assistant),  Lance Freed(Project Assistant),  Linda Chelgren(Project Assistant),  Lyn Fey(Project Assistant),  Paul Cope(Project Assistant),  Randall Rumage(Project Assistant),  Richard Rosebrough(Project Assistant),  Scott VanDort(Project Assistant),  Sheryl Farber(Editorial Supervision),  Steve Woolard(Project Assistant),  Steven P. Gorman(Photo Research),  Adam Hill(Archivist),  Liuba Shapiro(Product Manager),  Scott Webber(Art Supervisor)

Songs

Disc   1

  •   
    1
    Psychedelic Stuff - (Original Mix)  (03:04)
  •   
    2
    All I See Is You  (03:29)
  •   
    3
    Every Day as We Grow Closer - (Original Mix)  (02:27)
  •   
    4
    Try Again  (03:37)
  •   
    5
    Feel  (03:32)
  •   
    6
    Ballad of el Goodo, The  (04:18)
  •   
    7
    In the Street - (Alternate Mix)  (03:02)
  •   
    8
    Thirteen - (Alternate Mix)  (02:36)
  •   
    9
    Don't Lie to Me  (03:08)
  •   
    10
    India Song, The - (Alternate Mix)  (02:23)
  •   
    11
    When My Baby's Beside Me - (Alternate Mix)  (03:27)
  •   
    12
    My Life Is Right - (Alternate Mix)  (03:17)
  •   
    13
    Give Me Another Chance - (Alternate Mix)  (03:27)
  •   
    14
    Try Again  (03:32)
  •   
    15
    Gone with the Light  (02:44)
  •   
    16
    Watch the Sunrise  (03:10)
  •   
    17
    St 100/6 - (Alternate Mix)
  •   
    18
    Preacher, The
  •   
    19
    In the Street - (Alternate Single Mix)  (03:00)
  •   
    20
    Feel - (Alternative Mix)  (03:33)
  •   
    21
    Ballad of el Goodo, The  (04:29)
  •   
    22
    India Song, The  (02:09)
  •   
    23
    Country Morn  (03:12)
  •   
    24
    I Got Kinda Lost  (04:03)
  •   
    25
    Back of a Car  (02:47)
  •   
    26
    Motel Blues  (03:03)

Disc   2

  •   
    1
    There Was a Light
  •   
    2
    Life Is White
  •   
    3
    What's Going Ahn
  •   
    4
    O My Soul
  •   
    5
    Life Is White
  •   
    6
    Way out West
  •   
    7
    What's Going Ahn
  •   
    8
    You Get What You Deserve
  •   
    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
  •   
    17
    She's a Mover
  •   
    18
    Daisy Glaze
  •   
    19
    I Am the Cosmos
  •   
    20
    You and Your Sister
  •   
    21
    Blue Moon
  •   
    22
    Femme Fatale
  •   
    23
    Thank You Friends
  •   
    24
    Nightime
  •   
    25
    Take Care
  •   
    26
    You Get What You Deserve
  •   
    27
    There Was a Light [Demo Version]  (03:43)
  •   
    28
    Life Is White [Demo Version]  (03:18)
  •   
    29
    What's Going Ahn [Demo Version]  (02:13)
  •   
    30
    O My Soul  (05:38)
  •   
    31
    Life Is White  (03:18)
  •   
    32
    Way out West  (02:50)
  •   
    33
    What's Going Ahn  (02:41)
  •   
    34
    You Get What You Deserve  (03:06)
  •   
    35
    Mod Lang [Alternate Mix]  (02:47)
  •   
    36
    Back of a Car [Alternate Mix]  (02:47)
  •   
    37
    Daisy Glaze  (03:49)
  •   
    38
    She's a Mover  (03:13)
  •   
    39
    September Gurls  (02:47)
  •   
    40
    Morpha Too [Alternate Mix]  (01:28)
  •   
    41
    I'm in Love with a Girl  (01:48)
  •   
    42
    O My Soul [Alternate Version]  (05:09)
  •   
    43
    She's a Mover [Alternate Version]  (03:17)
  •   
    44
    Daisy Glaze [Rehearsal Version]  (03:52)
  •   
    45
    I Am the Cosmos  (03:43)
  •   
    46
    You and Your Sister  (03:10)
  •   
    47
    Blue Moon [Demo Version]  (02:08)
  •   
    48
    Femme Fatale [Demo Version]  (02:50)
  •   
    49
    Thank You Friends [Demo Version]  (02:46)
  •   
    50
    Nightime [Demo Version]  (02:13)
  •   
    51
    Take Care [Demo Version]  (01:35)
  •   
    52
    You Get What You Deserve [Demo Version]  (03:20)

This is the list of tracks for Disc 1 and 2. To see the list of tracks for all discs click here

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