Although Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever might be considered one of the best 7 inch double A or A and B side releases ever, there’s other contenders and here’s one of them. Chris Bell was originally a member of Memphis cult heroes Big Star releasing #1 Record in 1972. It was an album packed full of […]
The blue-eyed soul of 1967 was immortalised in this classic tune featuring future member of unsuccessful seventies cult band Big Star, Alex Chilton as a 16 year old singer with a raspy voice. The band are performing on the American TV show Upbeat out of Cleveland and cannot take it seriously (teenagers having fun). Hailing from […]
If you don’t know their records you won’t be able to comprehend their lack of success, if you do know their records you’ve been over it a thousand times. Some of the most perfect, beautiful pop music ever made, it kills me every time I hear it. To quote directly from the movie release web […]