Big Star - Makeover

In Space is the fourth studio album by the American rock group Big Star, recorded in 2004, released in 2005. It was the first new studio recording by the band since Third/Sister Lovers, which was recorded in 1974.

"Makeover" was written by Jon Auer, Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, and Ken Stringfellow.

The album featured original Big Star members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens, with two more recent recruits, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. Auer and Stringfellow had been members of The Posies before joining Big Star for sporadic live performances and tours since 1993. Big Star did not tour in support of the album.

Big Star - Baby Strange

Big Star "Baby Strange" (1974). Written by Marc Bolan. Recorded by Bolan in 1971.
"From Nobody Can Dance. This track recorded live at the Levitt Shell, Overton Park, Memphis Tn. in May 1974. Alex Chilton, John Lightman, and the drummer, play T-Rex' Baby Strange."

Recorded in 1974.
Recorded in 1973.

Recorded in 1993.

A World Without Alex Chilton

"A World Without Alex Chilton" from Alabama Lo-Fi's: "The Stories We Could Tell", presented in a slideshow tribute to one of the great unsung heroes of rock n roll.
A World Without Alex Chilton
Words and music by Rod Warner
"I wrote this the day I heard that Alex Chilton had passed. I wrote it from the point of view of some of the people he influenced who influenced me. The names in the last verse are Paul Westerberg from the Replacements, Pete Buck from REM, and Jeff Tweedy from Wilco. The production is meant to feel like a Big Star song."

For Alex

In a world without Alex Chilton
Do the kids still dance to the beat
Does the sun set each evening
And rise each day in the east

A world without Alex Chilton
Is a scary place to be
A world without Alex Chilton
Is a scary place for me

In a world without Alex Chilton
Are the southern girls still sweet
Do the dishes get washed each evening
Are the kids out in the street

A world without Alex Chilton
Is a scary place to be
A world without Alex Chilton
Is a scary place for me

In a world without Alex Chilton
Would Paul be pleased to meet me
Would Pete play the jingle jangle
Would Jeff still sing Thirteen

A world without Alex Chilton
Is a crazy place you’ll see
A world without Alex Chilton
Is a scary place to be
And a scary place for me

Rod Warner – vocals, guitar, piano
Nick Raisz – drums
Andy Carbone – bass, backing vocals
Mike Cady - guitars

Big Star - In The Street (live 2010)

"In the Street" (Alex Chilton - Chris Bell). Written circa 1971. First recorded in 1971 and released in 1972.A version of "In the Street" by Ben Vaughn was used as the theme song of That '70s Show, which was changed to a version by Cheap Trick after the first season.Big Star with John Davis (Superdrag) perform "In The Street" during the Big Star tribute concert at Levitt Shell in Memphis, TN on May 15, 2010.

Till the End of the Day

Alex Chilton "Till the End of the Day" (written by Ray Davies of The Kinks, 1965), from the 2011 Ray Davies album "See My Friends", available as a compact disc, MP3 single and MP3 album.

A 1974 version by Big Star (a different recording than the one on the Ray Davies album) appeared on a release of Third/Sister Lovers, issued as a compact disc, MP3 single and MP3 album.