Ep405: Jody Stephens - Big Star, Those Pretty Wrongs - The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds

Jody Stephens shares memories of Big Star, vinyl & cover art for "#1 Record", "Radio City", "Third", Chris Bell & the master tapes, rare records, the upcoming Australian tour for "Those Pretty Wrongs" and more!

Topics include:

Jody has never been good with vinyl
“Those Pretty Wrongs” are coming to Australia
Continuing to use Ardent Studios
The Ardent logo and label design introduced with the Big Star debut
What happened to the neon star from Big Star album cover?
The cover photo from Big Star’s “Radio City” album
Big Star “Third” multiple album covers
Finding a new label for Big Star “Third”
Will vinyl be on the merch table for “Those Pretty Wrongs” Australia shows?
Pressing 250 Big Star “Third” records to find a new label
PVC Records release of Big Star “Third”
An aborted single of “The Ballad of El Goodo”
Rare Big Star records – Brazil EP
Mislabelled Big Star singles
Test pressings of “#1 Record” would have been handled by Chris Bell
The care and attention for cutting Big Star records
Inscription in the “#1 Record” runout groove
1st pressings of “#1 Record” had a poster
Why was “O My Soul” in mono?
Was Chris still working on songs for “Radio City”?
Chris destroyed the Big Star multitrack tapes – “The India Song” multitrack may have survived
Chris Bell’s motivation for destroying the tapes
Was Chris Bell aware of the building legend of Big Star before his death?
Jody spoke to Chris about a Big Star reunion prior to his passing
Memories of Big Star live shows in early 70s
Live recordings of Big Star – Rock Writers Convention
How does Jody look back at the Big Star years?
Developing songs / material for “Those Pretty Wrongs”
Chris Stamey is still involved in Jody’s music
Jody’s memories of playing in Australia
Interview wrap up