No Real Version Exists: How Big Star’s Third Became an Album Without a Master Copy Alex ChiltonArdent StudiosBig StarCarl MarshCult AlbumsGuitar HistoryIndependent LabelsJim DickinsonJody StephensMemphisMusic HistoryOmnivore RecordingsPower PopRecord LabelsReissuesRykodiscSteve CropperStudio CraftThird/Sister Lovers October 5, 2026 Big Star recorded Third at Ardent in 1974, saw it rejected, and watched it appear in 1978 in several versions. Here is why no definitive copy exists. Read More
