Big Star - Complete Third

After almost a decade of searching for unheard session recordings for Big Star’s third album, the wait for the results is finally over. While some demos and alternate versions of songs have dribbled out over the years on various compilations, all extant recordings made for the album are presented here for the first time in Complete Third. The collection boasts 69 total tracks, 29 of which are previously unheard session recordings, demos and alternate mixes made by producer Jim Dickinson and engineer John Fry. The set allows the listener to track the creation of the album from the original demos, through sessions and rough mixes, to the final masters of each song.

Tracklist

DISC ONE: Vol. 1 - Demos To Sessions To Roughs

1. Like St. Joan (Kanga Roo)* (Demo)

2. Lovely Day (Demo)

3. Downs (Demo)

4. Femme Fatale (Demo)

5. Thank You Friends (Demo)

6. Holocaust (Demo)

7. Jesus Christ (Demo)

8. Blue Moon (Demo)

9. Nightime (Demo)

10. Take Care (Demo)

11. Big Black Car (Demo #2/Acoustic Take 1)

12. Don’t Worry Baby

13. I’m In Love With A Girl*

14. Big Black Car (Demo #3/Acoustic Take 2)

15. I’m So Tired* – Alex & Lesa

16. That’s All It Took* – Alex & Lesa

17. Pre-Downs*

18. Baby Strange*

19. Big Black Car (Demo #1/Band)

20. Kizza Me* (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)

21. Till The End Of The Day* (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal, Kept As Final Vocal)

22. Thank You Friends* (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)

23. O, Dana* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

24. Dream Lover* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

DISC TWO: Vol. 2 - Roughs To Demos

1. Big Black Car* (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)

2. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On* Dickinson Rough Mix)

3. Take Care* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

4. Holocaust* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

5. Nightime* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

6. Thank You Friends* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

7. Nature Boy* (Dickinson Rough Mix)

8. After Hours* – Lesa

9. Stroke It Noel (Backwards Intro)

10. Lovely Day* (Fry Rough Mix)

11. Till The End Of The Day (Alternate Mix #1)

12. Blue Moon* (Fry Rough Mix)

13. Till The End Of The Day (Alternate Mix #2)

14. Big Black Car (Fry Rough Mix)

15. Holocaust (Fry Alternate/Rough Mix)

16. Downs (Fry Rough Mix)

17. Kanga Roo (Fry Rough Mix)

18. Femme Fatale* (Fry Rough Mix)

19. For You* (Alternate Version/Alex Vocal)

20. Thank You Friends* (Fry Rough Mix)

21. Take Care* (Fry Rough Mix)

22. Kizza Me* (Fry Rough Mix)

23. Till The End Of The Day (Fry Rough Mix #2) – Lesa

24. Nature Boy (Fry Rough Mix)

25. Mañana

DISC THREE: Vol. 3 - Final Masters

1. Stroke It Noel

2. Downs

3. Femme Fatale

4. Thank You Friends

5. Holocaust

6. Jesus Christ

7. Blue Moon

8. Kizza Me

9. For You

10. O, Dana

11. Nightime

12. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

13. Kanga Roo

14. Take Care

15. Big Black Car

16. Dream Lover

17. You Can’t Have Me

18. Till The End Of The Day

19. Lovely Day

20. Nature Boy