Big Star - #1 Record LP (MARKDOWN)

Though they both failed to strike commercial success at the time of their releases, 1972's #1 Record and 1974's Radio City are now considered to be milestones in the history of rock by critics and musicians alike. Heavily influenced by the British Invasion, yet markedly original – with their jangly pop, driving guitars, sweet harmonies, and wistful melancholia – Big Star offered a distinctly new sound when they first emerged in the early ‘70s, and are counted among the founders of power pop – a genre which wouldn't truly take off until later in the decade. Nevertheless, Big Star would become an underground favorite, influencing some the biggest alt-rock artists of the '80s, '90s and beyond, including R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, Wilco, and The Replacements (who famously penned the song "Alex Chilton" as an ode to the band's frontman). The Memphis band was formed in 1971 by singer/songwriters Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, drummer Jody Stephens and bassist Andy Hummel. Chilton and Bell drew o