Columbia: Live at Missouri University

Columbia: Live at Missouri University
Live album by
Big Star
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993
RecordedApril 25, 1993[1]
GenrePower pop
Length48:59
LabelZoo[2]
ProducerJim Rondinelli
Big Star chronology
Live
(1992) 		Columbia: Live at Missouri University
(1993) 		In Space
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10[7]

Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93 is a reunion live album by the American power pop group Big Star, recorded and released in 1993 by the original Big Star members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens together with The Posies' members Jonathan Auer and Ken Stringfellow.[8] It was recorded at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.[9][10]

In April 2016, the concert was reissued for Record Store Day as a 2-LP vinyl edition titled Complete Columbia: Live at University of Missouri 4/25/93, with an additional six tracks ("O My Soul," "Thirteen," "Kansas City," "Till the End of the Day," and "Duke of Earl," plus "Jody Rap" – Stephens reciting a thank you list to those who made the concert possible).[11] The release, on 180-gram vinyl and pressed at MPO in France, was limited to 4,000 copies.

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  2. ^ George-Warren, Holly (March 20, 2014). A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to Backdoor Man. Penguin. ISBN 978-0698151420 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Columbia: Live at Missouri University, 4/25/93 – Big Star | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Big Star: Columbia: Live at Missouri University 4/25/93". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ George-Warren, Holly; George-Warren, Holly (November 25, 1993). "Columbia: Live At Missouri University".
  7. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Big Star". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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  9. ^ "Big Star". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ Staff, MAGNET (September 9, 2002). "Power Pop: Big Star, All The Way From Memphis".
  11. ^ "RSD '16 Special Release: Big Star – Complete Columbia: Live at University of Missouri 4/25/93" – via recordstoreday.com.