V/A - LONELY PLANET BOY - Back Of A Car compilation (Rare!)

WOW! Just found a small handful of this lost compilation from almost 10 years ago! It`s was a companion piece to an fanzine from back then called Back Of A Car, a Big Star zine. Found a nice review from Willfully Obscure blog that sums it up nicely: "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."

Song #1 - mp3

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Song #5 - mp3