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1972 #1 Record SR	1974 Radio City SR	1978 Third/Sister Lovers SR	1987 The September Gurls EP
1987 Big Stars Biggest	1990 #1 Record / Radio City SR	1992 #1 Record & Radio City & Sister Lovers / The Third Album	1992 Live S
1993 Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93 SR	1999 The Best of Big Star S	1999 Nobody Can Dance SR	2001 Whats Goin Ahn
2003 Big Star Story R	$[ 14 / 21 ] 2005 In Space There isnt much arguing that the three studio albums Alex Chilton cut with Big Star between 1972 and 1975 represent the creative high-water mark of his career, but it doesnt seem to be a period he looks back upon with much fondness. The man rarely plays songs from the Big Star catalog in his solo shows, and while he assembled a new version of the band in 1993 -- with Chilton and original drummer Jody Stephens joined by Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow of the Posies -- the group has only played sporadic live dates since then (presumably when someone ponies up the right price for a gig), and it has taken 12 years for Chilton to work up the enthusiasm to make a new Big Star album. And to listen to 2005s In Space, its hard to say if thats what he really wanted to do; In Space sounds a lot more like one of Chiltons likeably shambolic solo albums than a work of fractured but inspired pop genius in the manner of #1 Record or Radio City, with New Orleans R&B;, garage rock, and even old-school funk taking as prominent a role in the mix as the Brit-informed guitar hooks of Big Stars glory days. Its probably no coincidence that the two most "Big Star" sounding songs on the album were contributed by Jody Stephens (the lovely "Best Chance Weve Ever Had" and "Februarys Quiet"), while Auer and Stringfellow conjure up the mood of #1 Record with their compositions, "Lady Sweet" and "Turn My Back on the Sun." Chilton, however, seems to be on another page altogether, and the amusing irony is this not-very-Big Star-ish album sounds like a better Alex Chilton solo set than the man has made since 1987s High Priest. His revved-up take on "Mine Exclusively" (a tune the Olympics cut in 1966) is a near-perfect garage rock rave-up, "Hung Up With Summer" is a solid early Beach Boys homage, "A Whole New Thing" and "Do You Wanna Make It" are rough and ready R&B; workouts, and even the deliberately sloppy "Love Revolution" (a disco-funk homage complete with mirror balls and platform shoes) and "Makeover" find the man sounding more engaged and enthusiastic than he has on record in quite some time. In Space also finds Chilton accompanied by a band thats worth his while for a pleasant change; Auer, Stringfellow, and Stephens are a potent rhythm section who do lovely harmonies behind Chiltons still-exciting guitar lines, and these performances sound tighter and more emphatic than what one might expect from Chiltons solo work. In Space is an album that should appeal to anyone who digs Alex Chilton; however, anyone expecting a Big Star album is going to be more than a bit puzzled by most of these tunes.$ 2005 In Space R	2009 Keep an Eye on the Sky SR	2013 Nothing Can Hurt Me SR
2014 Live In Memphis SR	2015 Picking Posies S	2016 Live On WLIR S	2016 Complete Third SR
2018 Live At Lafayettes Music Room S