Since their beginnings, Big Star had been a band that persisted in spite of tension. After the recording of their debut album, 1972’s #1 Record, the tensions ran so high that vocalist and guitarist Chris Bell left and by the end of the year, Big Star had broken up. Vocalist Alex Chilton, drummer Jody Stephens and bassist Andy Hummel reformed after a few months, but these fraught moments between them were just the beginning. Big Star never achiev…