Rarities Volume I & Volume II
Rarities Volume I & Volume II | ||||
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The Volume I album cover, the Volume II album cover also identical, with the exception of the "1966–1968" text, replaced with "1970–1973". | ||||
Compilation album by The Who | ||||
Released | 14 August 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1966–1972 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | Total: 77:15 Vol. 1: 37:09 Vol. 2: 40:06 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Source | Rating |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
Rarities Volume I & Volume II is a two-album series collecting songs by The Who, released in 1983 on Polydor in the United Kingdom.
Release history
The first release in this series was a single LP titled "Join Together - Rarities" issued by Polydor in Australia and New Zealand in 1982. This album contained Who songs from UK singles released between 1970 and 1973 that had not previously appeared on LP. It included a version of the B-side "I Don't Even Know Myself" that fades out about 30 seconds early, while eliminating the full ending heard on the single.
In 1983, after the announcement of the Who's Last Tour, Polydor UK expanded on the original concept by compiling two separate albums of hard to find Who tracks. All of them had previously appeared on singles or EPs. The albums were titled Rarities Vol. 1 "1966–1968" and Rarities Vol. 2 "1970–1973". Many copies of the Volume 1 album mistakenly contain the commonly available stereo album version of "Mary Ann with the Shaky Hand" in place of the rare mono B-side version. The B-side is actually a completely different recording of the same song. The Volume 2 release contains the same content as the earlier "Join Together - Rarities" album.
After the LP releases the same material was re-released on a single CD. Some copies of the CD version were defective and were replaced by the manufacturer. Defective copies may still be in circulation.
Track listing
Rarities Volume I
All tracks are written by Pete Townshend, except where noted
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Circles" | Ready Steady Who, 1966 | 2.26 |
2. | "Disguises" | Ready Steady Who | 3.07 |
3. | "Batman" (Neal Hefti) | Ready Steady Who | 1.23 |
4. | "Bucket T" (Dean Torrence, Roger Christian, Donald J. Altfeld) | Ready Steady Who | 2.06 |
5. | "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) | Ready Steady Who | 1.57 |
6. | "In the City" (John Entwistle, Keith Moon) | B-side of "I'm a Boy", 1966 | 2.21 |
7. | "I've Been Away" (Entwistle) | UK B-side of "Happy Jack", 1966 | 2.04 |
8. | "Doctor, Doctor" (Entwistle) | B-side of "Pictures of Lily", 1967 | 2.57 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) | UK non-album single, 1967 | 2.47 |
2. | "Under My Thumb" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) | B-side of "The Last Time" | 2.30 |
3. | "Someone's Coming" (John Entwistle) | U.S. B-side of "Magic Bus", 1968 | 2.23 |
4. | "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" | U.S. B-side of "I Can See for Miles", 1967 | 3.11 |
5. | "Dogs" | Non-album single, 1968 | 3.20 |
6. | "Call Me Lightning" | B-side of "Dogs" | 2.21 |
7. | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (John Entwistle) | UK B-side of "Magic Bus" | 2.34 |
Rarities Volume II
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Join Together" | Non-album single, 1972 | 4:15 |
2. | "I Don't Even Know Myself" | B-side of "Won't Get Fooled Again", 1971 | 4:54 |
3. | "Heaven and Hell" (Entwistle) | B-side of "Summertime Blues", 1970 | 3:30 |
4. | "When I Was a Boy" (Entwistle) | B-side of "Let's See Action", 1971 | 3:30 |
5. | "Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)" | Non-album single, 1971 | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Relay" | Non-album single, 1972 | 3:49 |
2. | "Waspman" (Moon) | B-side of "Relay" | 3:02 |
3. | "Here for More" (Roger Daltrey) | B-side of "The Seeker", 1970 | 2:24 |
4. | "Water" | B-side of "5:15" and "Love, Reign o'er Me", 1973 | 4:31 |
5. | "Baby Don't You Do It" (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) | B-side of "Join Together" | 6:18 |
Personnel
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica
- Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- John Entwistle – bass, brass instrument, backing vocals
- Keith Moon – drums
- Additional musicians
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
References
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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