[Trash-talk] [NGR] NME.com : Big Star 'Best Of' to feature brand new track

[Alan Hoppe]

... and it will have the song 'Thirteen' (which Garbage covered as a b-side
during the Version 2.0 era)

http://www.nme.com/news/story.htm?ID=105794

STAR ATTRACTION

Seminal 70's US band BIG STAR are to releasing a 'BEST OF' compilation next
month featuring a brand new track.

'The Big Star Story', out September 22, includes highlights from the cult
band's albums '#1 Record', 'Radio City' and 'Number Three Record'/'Sister
Lovers'. It also contains solo tracks from guitarist Chris Bell, who left in
1973, plus songs from the line-up that have toured since the early 90s,
original members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens being joined by The Posies'
Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow.

The band still play dates, though have only written one song: 'Hot Thing',
which gets its first official release here.

The full tracklisting is as follows:


'September Gurls'
'Thank You Friends'
'Don't Lie To Me'
'Ballad Of El Goodo'
'Holocaust'
'I Am The Cosmos'
'In The Street'
'You Get What You Deserve'
'Thirteen'
'You & Your Sister'
'Back Of A Car'
'Jesus Christ'
'Mod Lang'
'Baby Strange'
'O Dana'
'Motel Blues'
'Nightime'
'Hot Thing'


Published: 06-08-2003-12-40