Big Star - London 2008-08-28 (aud VG+)

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Shepherd’s Bush Empire

London, England

August 28, 2008

   
audience recording (sound quality VG; crowd noise is present, but this is a very good quality recording, from the master)

TREMENDOUS THANKS to Pike1957 for recording, sharing and recently re-seeding this by request

Notes: There's an alternate recording of this show with inferior sound, so this may be an upgrade for some of you. The setlist features several songs from 2005's In Space, Big  Star's final album of new material.

  

01 - intro

02 - In the Street
03 - Don't Lie To Me
04 - When My Baby's Beside Me
05 - I Am the Cosmos
06 - Ballad of El Goodo
07 - Back of a Car
08 - Way Out West
09 - Till the End of the Day (Kinks cover)
10 - Pomp & Circumstance #4 (from Elgar's 'Enigma Variations')
11 - Daisy Glaze
12 - Thirteen
13 - Baby Strange
14 - For You
15 - Feel
  
16 - September Gurls
17 - Thank You Friends
18 - Slut (Todd Rundgren cover)
19 - Hung Up With Summer
20 - February's Quiet
21 - Lady Sweet
22 - Patti Girl
23 - band intros
24 - Mine Exclusively
25 - Wouldn't It Be Nice (Beach Boys cover)

  

TT: 1:31:06

 

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Big  Star:

Jody Stephens – drums, vocals

Alex Chilton – vocals, rhythm guitar

Jon Auer – lead guitar, vocals

Ken Stringfellow – bass, vocals

Big Star Third - Live in London 2012 with Ray Davies

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Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre

London, UK

May 28, 2012

    
audience recording (VG++; very clear house sound, transferred from master tape)

  

Ray Davies takes the mic while Chris plays & directs, London, May 2012
photo by nick hider via Flickr

REPERCUSSION: Chris Stamey played bass and collaborated in other ways with Alex Chilton in the late 1970s. From 2010 to 2018, Chris organized and led live performances of Big Star’s Third. Mitch Easter was one of the players in the core ensemble. [Go to the page at this blog to discover the many connections between Alex, Chris and The dB's].
  
MASSIVE THANKS to Pike1957 for recording, mastering and sharing this historic show. Pike1957 says, "This recording captures a fully-orchestrated performance of Big Star's legendary third album (aka Sister Lovers) and other gems from the band’s timeless catalogue, featuring Charles Cleaver, Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), Jody Stephens (Big Star), Chris Stamey (The dB’s), and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, Big Star). Special guests: Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), John Bramwell (I Am Kloot), Sharon Van Etten, Skylar Gudasz, Brett Harris, Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony), Robyn Hitchcock, Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Sondre Lerche, Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), and others."

  
SETLIST (lead vocalists for each song noted in parens): 
  
Part I

01 - intro

02 - Nature Boy (John Bramwell)

03 - announcement

04 - Kizza Me (Mitch Easter)

05 - O Dana (Ira Kaplan)

06 - For You (Jody Stephens)

07 - Nightime (Alexis Taylor)

08 - Jesus Christ (Mike Mills)

09 - Big Black Car (Jon Auer)

10 - Take Care (Ira Kaplan)

11 - Stroke It Noel (Norman Blake)

12 - Femme Fatale (Sondre Lerche)

13 - Downs (Robyn Hitchcock) [Mike Mills on basketball!]

14 - Dream Lover (Sharon Van Etten)

15 - announcement

16 - Blue Moon (Jody Stephens)

17 - Holocaust (Django Haskins)

18 - You Can't Have Me (Sharon Van Etten)

19 - Kanga Roo (Brett Harris)

21 - Thank You Friends (Jody, Jon, Ken Stringfellow & others)

Part II

22 - intro

23 - I'm In Love With a Girl (Sondre Lerche)

24 - Thirteen (Skylar Gudasz, Brett Harris & more)

25 - Give Me Another Chance (Norman Blake)

26 - I Am the Cosmos [Chris Bell cover] (Jon Auer)

27 - There Was a Light (Ken Stringfellow)

28 - You And Your Sister (Brett Harris)

29 - Daisy Glaze (Ken Stringfellow)

30 - The EMI Song (Smile With Me) (Ira Kaplan)

31 - The Ballad of El Goodo (Sondre Lerche)

32 - September Gurls (Mike Mills)

33 - Ray Davies intro

34 - Til the End of the Day [Kinks cover] (Ray Davies)

35 - Ray Davies chat

36 - The Letter (Ray Davies)

37 - audience

encore:

38 - Back of a Car (Jon Auer)

  
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Part I

Part 2

That's Mitch Easter, second from left
photo by The Guardian

The Guardian published an excellent, in-depth preview of the show, quoting Chris, Mitch and many others involved in the project. Recommended, and it's HERE. Also a great Q&A with Chris about Alex Chilton from Uncut is HERE at the Big Star Third site.    

Enjoy 3 pro-shot videos by Creato Destructo from a  Big Star Third Live performance in 2010

 

 Kanga Roo

Holocaust

Big Black Car (link to Vimeo)

    

Alex Chilton - Live in 1977 (feat. Chris Stamey)

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TWO Alex Chilton live shows for your listening pleasure

 

Alex doing his unique musical thing at CBGB, NYC, 1977 (most likely May or Sept.) –- and, yes, that’s Chris Stamey on bass, standing next to LX. (photo by Godlis)

Alex Chilton, his band Big Star, and the members of The dB's crossed paths many times, especially in the 1970s and '80s (see this page that spells out these connections). Here, I'm posting two live shows from 1977, the year Chris Stamey played bass in Alex's backing band (sometimes billed as The Cossacks).

  
Alex Chilton
Ocean Club, NYC
April 19, 1977
  
audience recording (sound quality: VG)
  
BIG THANKS to the original tapers & uploaders — whoever you are. This one's fairly common in trading circles -- perhaps because it has the best sound quality of the surviving 1977 shows, plus an energetic performance.
  
Highlight: Alex sings "The Summer Sun" — the early single written by Chris & produced by Alex

Stephanie Chernikowski took the photo above, on the front cover.

SETLIST:

1. When My Baby’s Beside Me

2. All the Time

3. Don't Believe In Miracles

4. She Might Look My Way

5. My Rival

6. Take Me Home and Make Me Like It

7. September Girls

8. In the Street

9. Can't Seem to Make You Mine

10. The Summer Sun (composed by Mr. Chris Stamey)

11. The Letter

12. A Little Fishy

13. Shakin' the World

Encores:

14. Government Center

15. O My Soul
   

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Alex Chilton & The Cossacks

The Hot Club, Philadelphia, PA

Dec. 13, 1977
  

audience recording (sound quality VG-)

  

Uploader's notes: While it would be a stretch to call this show "tight" it certainly is a rare nugget. Recorded by The Big A at Philly's venerable punk club, this is one wild ride: one moment horrendous, the next transcendent, sometimes in the same song. Both sets are in the 55 minute range and the SQ is very good, especially for the era. It sounds like Alex is doing some off-mic singing so occasionally his vocals could be louder, but you can hear this pretty well. Wild covers galore. If I remember right this was Chris Stamey's last gig w/ Alex.
  

ROB SEZ: I was reminded of Chris Stamey's 1977 musical involvements with Alex Chilton while reading Chris' recent book, A Spy In the House of Loud. Don’t expect to hear either a dB’s gig or a Chris Stamey solo show. This is early Alex Chilton, raw and at times intentionally lackadaisical. If you’re into it, you’ll probably love it. If you’re not … umm, you might want to go clean out your junk email file instead. Mega thanks to the Big A for the recording and to realomind for sharing.

SETLIST: 

 

[1st Set]

01. The Letter

02. Criminal Type

03. Take Me Home and Make Me Like It 

04. Every Trick In the Book

05. Whole Lotta Shaking Goin’ On

06. Like Flies On Sherbert (early version)

07. Night Time

08. My Rival

09. No More the Moon Shines on Lorena

10. All the Time
 

[2nd Set]

11. Bangkok

12. Can't Seem to Make You Mine 

LX & Chris at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club in 1977

13. Wouldn’t It Be Nice?

14. Kanga Roo

15. Baby Doll

16. Executive Suite

17. You Get What 
      You Deserve

18. Hook or Crook

19. Do You Wanna Dance?

20. Jenny

21. Secret Agent Man

22. Domino

23. Oh Oh, I Love Her So

24. Funtime

25. Fire and Water

26. instrum. medley
  

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Set 1
Set 2
  

Musicians (for both shows):

Alex Chilton - vocals, guitar

Chris Stamey - bass

Fran Kowalski - keys

Lloyd Fonoroff - drums

Big Star (Alex Chilton) - Live Across 30 Years

Big Star (Sister Lovers)
WLYX-FM radio
Memphis, TN
January 1975

FM recording (sound quality VG-)

01 Femme Fatale
02 Oh Dana
03 Take Me Home & Make Me Like It
      (fades out) 
04 Jesus Christ
05 Death Cab for Cutie
06 Kizza Me
07 I Will Always Love You
08 The Letter

Alex Chilton — guitar & vocals
Jody Stephens — percussion
Pat Rainer, Randy Romano, Beth Hudson,
& other unnamed hangers-on — backing vocals & yapping

ROB SEZ: If you're drawn to the chaotic / shambolic vibe of late-period Big Star, you'll probably be amused by this train wreck of a live performance. Otherwise, I recommend sticking with the ones below...

Alex Chilton
Singer-Songwriter Marathon
Tivoli
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jan. 10, 1992

audience recording (sound quality VG+; transfer from master tape source)

01 stage entrance
02 Like a Sick Dog
03 I Will Turn Your Money Green  
04 Blind Man
05 Guantanamerika [tape flip]
06 Nighttime (abandoned) 
07 Single Again 
08 No Sex
09 Let's Get Lost
10 Only the Lonely

Recorded by Gentlen, transferred by scdegraaf, edited by Fredtaperin . Thanks to all of 'em!

various artists

Brett, Django, Skylar: singing Big Star

KCSN-FM studio
Northridge, CA
September 25, 2014

FM recording (sound quality Ex-) 

01 (interview part 1)
02 September Gurls
03 (interview part 2)
04 Take Care
05 (interview part 3)
06 Thirteen
07 (interview part 4)
08 Give Me Another Chance

Musicians: 
Django Haskins
Susanna Hoffs (of The Bangles)
Skylar Gudasz
Brett Harris

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ROB SEZ: This combo post kicks off coverage of Big Star Third Live, highlighting the recent release of the DVD / CD of Big Star Third Live's grand finale. Look for more here soon. If you don't already have it, GO GET IT! Amazon U.S. Amazon UK

Alex Chilton Tribute - Memphis, TN 2010 (FM)

One of many tributes for LX

Various Artists

Levitt Shell

Memphis, TN

May 15, 2010

 

DOWNLOAD UPDATED ARTWORK HERE

L-R: Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, Amy Speace, Ken Stringfellow at LX tribute May 15, 2010
remarkable photos by Breathless Conni 
 *cheers to Conni for permission to use these here*

satellite radio broadcast (sound quality Ex-)

BUNCH O' THANKS to the taper and sharer 

SAMPLE: "Ballad of El Goodo (2010)"

complete hi-res artwork HERE
BIG THANKS TO RHETT for the updated artwork

01 Introduction

02 Back of a Car** (Jon Auer)

03 I Am The Cosmos (Jon)

04 Way Out West (Jody Stephens)

05 Mod Lang (Van Duren)

06 Daisy Glaze (Ken Stringfellow)

07 Jesus Christ (Mike Mills)

08 For You
    (Jody w/Jimmy Stephens on bass)

09 Give Me Another Chance
    (Amy Speace, Jon & Ken)

10 Lady Sweet
    (Jon w/Rick Steff on accordion)

11 I'm In Love With A Girl (Sondre Lerche)

12 Introduction

13 The Ballad of El Goodo (Sondre)

14 Thirteen (Jon)

Mike Mills, one of many who sang

15 Feel (Ken)

16 Thank You Friends (Mike)

17 Nighttime (Susan Marshall Powell)

18 Try Again (Amy, Jon & Ken)

19 O My Soul (Brendan Benson)

20 September Gurls (Brendan)
  

ENCORES:

21 Take Care (Ken & Jon)

22 A Whole New Thing ("anyone and everyone")

**NOTE: this set lacks "In the Street," "Don't Lie to Me" & "When My Baby's Beside Me", all of which were released on vinyl and digital download by Ardent Music.  (They would follow Track 2 if they appeared here.)  Go buy these tracks to assemble the complete show!
  
ROB SEZ: I know, I know — you've seen stuff like this here before. But this one has amazing sound from a satellite radio broadcast. Plus, many of the performances are heart-felt and intense, occurring just weeks after Alex's death on March 17.
 

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TT: 1:23:59 

uploader's note:

Many thanks to my friend Chris up at Blissland Studios for making this recording, and its excellent edit possible.

Musicians (core band):
Jon Auer - guitar, vocals
Ken Stringfellow - bass, vocals
Jody Stephens - drums, vocals

Chris Stamey & Co. are still staging 

Big Star Third Live performances.

More info HERE.

    

Big Star - Portland, OR 2002

Dante’s

Portland, OR

Dec. 28, 2002

11th Anniversary of this show
Happy Birthday LX Chilton (R.I.P.)

audience recording (sound quality VG; good sound for a club show; audience is enthused but respectful, so no crowd noise issues; there’s very slight distortion on occasion, but it’s not a big deal)

Big Star onstage in 2009, a year before Alex's death
C. Batka / NYTimes photo

HOLIDAY GOOD CHEER & SPECIAL THANKS to The Fool for generously sharing this show with me, and thanks to the taper and whoever was the first to share…

01 In the Street

02 Don't Lie to Me

03 When My Baby's Beside Me

04 I Am the Cosmos

05 Way Out West

06 Till the End of the Day (Kinks cover)

07 The Ballad of El Goodo

Big Star's latest: Nothing Can Hurt Me
an archival release, on Omnivore Records;
all tracks previously unreleased; GO BUY IT!

08 Back of a Car

09 Daisy Glaze

10 Thirteen

11 Baby Strange (T. Rex cover)

12 For You

13 Feel

14 September Gurls

15 Thank You Friends

16 Happy Birthday Alex Chilton

17 Slut

18 Patti Girl

19 Hot Thing

20 Big Black Car

21 Jesus Christ

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Big  Star:

Jon Auer - guitar, vocals

LX Chilton - lead vocals, guitar

Jody Stephens - drums, vocals

Ken Stringfellow - bass, vocals