Big Star & Teenage Fanclub – Mine Exclusively / Patti Girl (1993 Vinyl) Numbered
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Number 2659 of 5000
Looks great and plays great!!
The single was sold in the U.K. through mail order by NME (New Musical Express) magazine, and was limited to 5,000 copies.
Big Star's cover of the Olympics' 1966 soul song "Mine Exclusively" is faithful to the feeling of the original, and is reminiscent of the Grateful Dead's cover of the Olympics' song "Good Lovin' ". Alex Chilton sounds uncommonly enthusiastic here, delivering his lead vocal with considerable zest. Meanwhile, Teenage Fanclub's cover of "Patty Girl" (spelled "Patti Girl" for this single) sounds more Big Star-like than Big Star's side of the single. (This is really not surprising, considering that Fanclub's 1991 album Bandwagonesque is one of the best Big Star albums that Big Star never made). It almost sounds as if the Scottish band is covering Big Star's "September Gurls" instead, echoing that song's Byrds-like guitar jangle. The result is a "Patti Girl" rendition that makes a surprising amount of sense, even if the lead vocal sounds as though it is irreverently mocking the innocence of the Hornets version. This single is a tiny power pop gem.
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