JOHN BYRD + ALEX CHILTON - PRIVATE PRESS 45 - BIG STAR
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Description
ARTIST : JOHN BYRD BAND ft. ALEX CHILTON
TITLES : Side A; “Earh Man Blues” (John Byrd) / Side B “Friend at a very good time” (John Byrd)
LABEL and Catalogue No : Power Play PP 1957 (Henry Loeb’s Memphis label)
This is a single is a curious one-off from the somewhat mysterious John Byrd Band featuring Alex Chilton as a guest vocalist on both sides. The recording took place at Ardent during Chilton's "annus horribilis" 1976. That year, Alex played drums with The Randy Hull Band and even turned up in Toronto, Ontario to play with The Bad Acoustics.
The 45 was issued in 1977 on local Memphis label PowerPlay who also released The Scruffs.
This John Byrd is not the soul man assosciated with Muscle Shoal Studios, but rather a local Memphis player. The only member that I have any info about is Haines Fullerton, who later played with and wrote songs for The Dave Matthews band during their break-thru phase.
Please goto the following links to download high quality mp3s of the single (side A + B) ;
http://www.box.net/shared/sv3p1rs3if
http://www.box.net/shared/s4ugyxx332
Please see my other auction for that ultimate Ardent Artifact ; The original 1975 pressing of Big Star's Third / Sister Lovers.
ITEM CONDITION : Both labels and vinyl are in impeccable NEAR MINT condition. The sleeve is made of flimsy paper so thin that it almost resembles the texture of rice paper. Since it cannot be "unwrinkled" I would have to grade it VG+ due to the creasing.
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