I have been curious about this but I haven't investigated the contents close enough. I am hoping that it's got more to it than just the albums plus all the Ryko odds and ends that have been put out over the years.
I went into full obsession mode with Radio City. I even went and hunted down "#1 Record" "Radio City" and "Sister Lovers" on the original Stax vinyl.
I am hoping to god that someone unearths the documentary film that was made while recording the first album. I'd kill to see it.
Each of the first 3 CDs corresponds to one of the three albums, but each contains 26 tracks, so about half of it is bonus material. I only have the #1 Record/Radio City two-fer and the Ryko Third/Sister Lovers. So there's a lot here that's new to me. No to mention many of the tracks here are alternate mixes. And the sound quality is awesome.
The fourth CD is a 20-track live set from January, 1973 -- just after Chris Bell left the band. Haven't listened to that yet. There's also a music video for the song "Thirteen", made up of archival footage.
The set includes a very nice book with pics and nice text. I'm only vaguely familiar with the history of Big Star, so this was very welcome.
It's a 4-cd career retrospective. I haven't done a track-by-track comparison, but I think it's all three albums in their entirety + a slew of bonus tracks (alternate mixes, demos & a handful of unreleased tracks) plus a fourth CD containing a live set drawn from three January, 1973 performances.
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I went into full obsession mode with Radio City. I even went and hunted down "#1 Record" "Radio City" and "Sister Lovers" on the original Stax vinyl.
I am hoping to god that someone unearths the documentary film that was made while recording the first album. I'd kill to see it.
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The fourth CD is a 20-track live set from January, 1973 -- just after Chris Bell left the band. Haven't listened to that yet. There's also a music video for the song "Thirteen", made up of archival footage.
The set includes a very nice book with pics and nice text. I'm only vaguely familiar with the history of Big Star, so this was very welcome.
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The production/engineering on those original Ardent tracks is superb. They practically jump out of the speakers and right into your brain.