Big Star

Live At Lafayette's Music Room showcases Big Star kicking off 1973 at the acclaimed Memphis venue. Co-founder Chris Bell had recently departed the group, leaving singer/guitarist Alex Chilton, bassist Andy Hummel and drummer Jody Stephens to continue as a trio. While the group would not yet commit to recording a follow-up to 1972's #1 Record until fall of the next year, this show at Lafayette's features tracks from both #1 Record and the album that would become 1974's Radio City, including future classics like "O My Soul" and "Back Of a Car."  This set was first released in 2009 as part of the Keep an Eye on the Sky box set, but Omnivore's reissue has been newly remastered and also includes a radio interview with Chilton and Hummel conducted in summer 1972; plus new liner notes by Bud Scoppa.  Available on CD, digital, and on vinyl for the first time.