tracks

Like St. Joan (Kanga Roo) (Demo)
Lovely Day (Demo)
Downs (Demo)
Femme Fatale (Demo)
Thank You Friends (Demo)
Holocaust (Demo)
Jesus Christ (Demo)
Blue Moon (Demo)
Nightime (Demo)
Take Care (Demo)
Big Black Car (Demo #2/Acoustic Take 1)
Don't Worry Baby
I'm In Love With A Girl
Big Black Car (Demo #3/Acoustic Take 2)
I'm So Tired
That's All It Took
Pre-Downs
Baby Strange
Big Black Car (Demo #1/Band)
Kizza Me (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)
Till The End Of The Day (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal, Kept As Final Vocal)
Thank You Friends (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)
O, Dana (DIckinson Rough Mix)
Dream Lover (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Big Black Car (Dickinson Rough Mix/Alex Guide Vocal)
Whote Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Take Care (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Holocaust (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Nightime (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Thank You Friends (Dickinson Rough Mix)
Nature Boy (Dickinson Rough Mix)
After Hours
Stroke It Noel (Backwards Intro)
Lovely Day (Fry Rough Mix)
Nightime (Fry Rough Mix)
Blue Moon (Fry Rough Mix)
Till The End Of The Day (Alternate Mix #1)
Big Black Car (Fry Rough Mix)
Holocaust (Fry Alternate/Rough Mix)
Downs (Fry Rough Mix)
Kanga Roo (Fry Rough Mix)
Femme Fatale (Fry Rough Mix)
For You (Alternate Version/Alex Vocal)
Thank You Friends (Fry Rough Mix)
Take Care (Fry Rough Mix)
Kizza Me (Fry Rough Mix)
Till The End Of The Day (Fry Rough Mix #2)
Nature Boy (Fry Rough Mix)
Mañana
Stroke It Noel
Downs
Femme Fatale
Thank You Friends
Holocaust
Jesus Christ
Blue Moon
Kizza Me
For You
O, Dana
Nightime
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Kanga Roo
Take Care
Big Black Car
Dream Lover
You Can't Have Me
Till The End Of The Day
Lovely Day
Nature Boy
Thank You Friends (New Remix / Vocals & Strings)

notes

With sticker on shrinkwrap: "Includes Every Demo, Rough Mix, Outtake, Alternate Take and Final Master Known to Exist for Big Star's Legendary Third Album
29 Previously Unissued Tracks and Essay by Bud Scoppa
Extensive Notes From Original Participants and Artists Deeply Influenced by Big Star"

Tracks 1-1, 1-13, 1-15 to 1-18, 1-20 to 1-24, 2-1 to 2-8, 2-10 to 2-12, 2-16, 2-18 to 2-22 Previously Unissued
Tracks 1-2, 1-3 originally issued on Thank You Friends: The Ardent Story, Big Beat CDWIK2 273 (2008)
Tracks 1-4 to 1-11, 2-13, 2-24, 2-25, 3-19 originally issued on Keep An Eye On The Sky, Rhino 519760 (2009)
Tracks 1-12, 1-19 originally issued in edited form on Thank You Friends: The Ardent Story, Big Beat CDWIK2 273 (2008)
Track 1-14 originally issued on Jesus Christ, Omnivore Recordings, OVS10-153 (2015)
Tracks 2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17 originally issued on Nothing Can Hurt Me, Omnivore Recordings, OV-61 (2013)
Track 2-23 originally issued in a different mix on Lésa, Barbarian Records BWRR0201 (1980)
Tracks 3-1, 3-3 to 3-11, 3-13 to 3-15, 3-17 originally issued on 3rd, PVC 7903 (1978)
Tracks 3-2, 3-12 originally issued on The Third Album, Aura AUL 703 (1978)
Track 3-16 originally issued on Big Star's 3rd: Sister Lovers, PVC 8933 (1987)
Tracks 3-18, 3-20 originally issued on Third/Sister Lovers, Rykodisc 10220 (1992)

Track 3-21 not listed on cover.

credits

Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Carl Marsh (2)
Art Direction, Design – Greg Allen (7)
Bass – Jimmy Stephens Jr., (tracks: 2-19, 3-9), Tommy Cathey, Tommy McClure, William Murphy
Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Adam Hill
Drums – Jody Stephens, Richard Rosebrough, Tarp Tarrant
Engineer – Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson, John Fry, Richard Rosebrough
Guitar – Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson, Lee Baker (2), Steve Cropper
Keyboards – Alex Chilton, Jim Dickinson
Liner Notes – Bud Scoppa
Performer [Other Contributors] – The Duncan Sisters, Pat Rainer (2), Randy Romano (tracks: 2-2, 3-12)
Producer – Jim Dickinson
Reeds, Woodwind, Synthesizer – Carl Marsh (2)
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Cheryl Pawelski
Research [Tape Research], Transferred By [Transfer], Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Adam Hill
Strings – Celeste Wilson, John Stubbs, John Wehlan, Lorine Gottshall, Noel Gilbert, Peter Spurbeck, Rebecca Anne Mcmullan, Robert Snyder
Transferred By [Audio Restoration], Mastered By – Michael Graves (2)
Written-By – Alex Chilton (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-10, 1-13, 1-20, 1-22 to 1-24, 2-3 to 2-6, 2-9 to 2-12, 2-15, 2-17, 2-20 to 2-22, 2-25 to 3-1, 3-4 to 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-21)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Ardent Music, LLC
Copyright (c) – Omnivore Recordings
Manufactured By – Omnivore Recordings
Marketed By – Omnivore Recordings
Recorded At – Ardent Studios

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