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"Power-pop pioneers" doesn’t begin to cover it. They were only together for a brief spell in the ’70s, but Big Star left behind recordings that have exerted endless influence and inspiration over the decades. Here, on CD or double 180-gram vinyl, are 16 essentials from their three LPs plus rare single versions and new liner notes. You get single mixes of "In the Street," "Don’t Lie to Me," "September Gurls," "Jesus Christ" and "O My Soul" plus "Thirteen," "I’m in Love with a Girl," "Take Care," "Back of a Car" and more brilliant, beautiful Big Star! Fantasy.