1 Record (Coloured Viny LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock

1 Record (Coloured Viny LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock180 Gram vinyl reissue of the debut album No. 1 Record from Big Star, originally released in 1972. Big Star can be ranked alongside the Velvet Underground and the Sex Pistols as one of the major inspirations for the indie and alternative rock movements. The group's first two albums, have influenced everyone from REM to Teenage Fanclub to the Replacements to Nirvana. Their debut, #1 Record, combined the melodiousness and perfectly arranged feel of the

In much the same way that he and Sal Valentino had done on their landmark release

This was Can's first album after the departure of vocalist-supreme Damo Suzuki and it finds them at the top of their game

') to low-key folk ('Quicksand') to English music hall ditties ('Kooks')

The new set was introduced by the single that became one of their most exalted ballads

' it's a joyous romp through the band's early Mod beat classics

and skyscraping rock ('Voodoo Child (Slight Return)')

Alice Cooper and Wild Man Fischer

as opposed to the emotional complications that had to be overcome before their next sessions

Romany Soup

" and "Yesterday's Papers

Don't Lie to Me

In personal terms between the group