Alex Chilton - My Rival EP (Vinyl)
$55.00
Regular price $44.00Chris Bell spent a large part of the year in London trying to get a solo record deal, but turned up empty and flew home to visit family in late summer. While at home, Bell was cutting more solo tracks at Ardent, one of which, “You And Your Sister” needed a harmony vocal, so he called in Alex.
Fans have long thought that was the last recording of Bell and Chilton collaborating in the studio, but within what was probably a few days of that session, they were in the studio together again, with Bell engineering a set of demos for Alex.
Chilton laid down early takes of “My Rival” (later re-cut for the Like Flies On Sherbert album) and “All Of The Time” (later re-cut for the Singer Not The Song EP and Bach’s Bottom album) as well as the then unissued tracks, “She Might Look My Way” (which first appeared on co-writer Tommy Hoehn’s 1978 album, Losing You To Sleep) and “Windows Hotel”. Unfortunately, working together was not in the cards, nor was a Big Star reunion of any sort.
Originally issued as a limited 10" EP for 2019 Black Friday/Record Store Day, this rare collection of Chilton music now makes its 12" debut. Enjoy a small slice of the alternate universe!
Tracklist:
A1. My Rival
A2. All Of The Time
A3. Windows Hotel
B1. She Might Look My Way (Take 1)
B2. She Might Look My Way (Take 2)
$55.00
Regular price $44.00Chris Bell spent a large part of the year in London trying to get a solo record deal, but turned up empty and flew home to visit family in late summer. While at home, Bell was cutting more solo tracks at Ardent, one of which, “You And Your Sister” needed a harmony vocal, so he called in Alex.
Fans have long thought that was the last recording of Bell and Chilton collaborating in the studio, but within what was probably a few days of that session, they were in the studio together again, with Bell engineering a set of demos for Alex.
Chilton laid down early takes of “My Rival” (later re-cut for the Like Flies On Sherbert album) and “All Of The Time” (later re-cut for the Singer Not The Song EP and Bach’s Bottom album) as well as the then unissued tracks, “She Might Look My Way” (which first appeared on co-writer Tommy Hoehn’s 1978 album, Losing You To Sleep) and “Windows Hotel”. Unfortunately, working together was not in the cards, nor was a Big Star reunion of any sort.
Originally issued as a limited 10" EP for 2019 Black Friday/Record Store Day, this rare collection of Chilton music now makes its 12" debut. Enjoy a small slice of the alternate universe!
Tracklist:
A1. My Rival
A2. All Of The Time
A3. Windows Hotel
B1. She Might Look My Way (Take 1)
B2. She Might Look My Way (Take 2)
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