Big Star - In SpaceBig Stars 2005 studio return. Big Star formed in 1971, and in their brief 4 years together, created 3 albums that consistently make Best of All Time lists. 18 years after officially disbanding, original members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens joined forces with The Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow for a live performance, which led to a tour (documented on Omnivore Recordings Live In Memphis), and years of concerts. While the live shows were a joy

as well as a lyrical tenderness

Original gatefold artwork replicated

those songs click together perfectly

Most of the recordings took place at Edwyn Collins’ studio in West Hampstead

the churning and the stinging-but-shiny fuck-it built into the structure

The album is Cold Fact

she knows who she was

'Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town' and 'Indifference'

pedal steel

Good luck finding an original copy of the record

tentative tunes

'The Hour Of Bewilderbeast' beat other shortlisted nominees including Coldplay