Once upon a time there were these neat little self-published/self-printed "magazines" lovingly put together in someone's bedroom or basement, specific to the "publishers" interests and whims. Fanzines are what they called 'em, but by now they have all but fallen by the wayside, due mostly in part to *gulp* BLOGS! There was even a short running 'zine called
Back of a Car, a tribute to the band
Big Star, whom I've recently dedicated a
post to. I never held a print copy of
BOAC in my hands, but I did obtain an original copy of a zine sponsored compilation CD,
Lonely Planet Boy, released in 1995.
The centerpiece of this disk is arguably the first track, an up until then
unreleased Chris Bell song, "Country Morn," later re-written as "Watch the Sunrise," with virtually the identical arrangement, but new lyrics. According to the liner notes, the song was issued on a flexi-disc with
BOAC #2. Bell of course was one of the co-founders and lyricists for the pioneering, proto-power pop Memphis quartet.
The rest of the disk is germane to Big Star, if only aesthetically. Featured are a clutch of contributions from Big Star "disciples," including such small-of-fame, underground pure-pop acts
Tommy Hoehn,
The Scruffs, and
Outrageous Cherry.
Sister Lovers flew the Big Star flag so damn high they christened themselves after the band's third album, while Norway's
The Chairs penned a tribute song to Mr. Bell himself. There are some stunning relative unknowns on
LPB too, namely
Yuji Oniki and
Mystic Eyes to further sweeten the pot.
For your reading pleasure, I've scanned the entire zine booklet (essentially a double sided piece of paper) which provides pertinent band and zine info. Check out the links in my intro paragraph too.
01.
Chris Bell - Country Moon
02.
Outrageous Cherry - Boxtop
03.
Paranoid Lovesick - Feelin' Alright to Drive
04.
The Knobs - Cut Out Bins
05.
The Chairs - Christopher Bell
06.
Tommy Hoehn - Cuba
07.
Van Duren - Nothing's Too Good For My Baby
08.
Sid Selvidge - Torture and Pain
09.
The Scruffs - Number One
10.
Yuji Oniki - Cover
11.
Sister Lovers - Radiator Girl
12.
Big Ray - Evergreen
13.
Mystic Eyes - Turn and Kiss Me Goodbye
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