If the forthcoming Big Star box set strikes you as a bit pricey, maybe this compilation on Ace/Big Beat will tide you over 'til you can scrape together the readies? It's full of good stuff, from oddball one-offs (stately/eerie instrumental "The Batarang") to early Chris Bell projects (Icewater) and implausibly neglected power pop (the Hot Dogs); the first disc plays somewhat like a garage/psych comp with crisp, clear, inventive production (anathema to some garage fans, I suppose), while the second is devoted to Big Star and their fellow-travelers.
The Avengers - Batarang
Icewater - Feeling High
The Hot Dogs - Let Me Look at the Sun
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