Rarities (The Beatles) 2 December 1978 (Parlophone PCLP 261 / PCM 1001)

Rarities
(UK, 1978)

  1. "Across the Universe" ("Wildlife" from No One's Gonna Change Our World) stereo
  2. "Yes It Is" 
  3. "This Boy" 
  4. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) 
  5. "I'll Get You" 
  6. "Thank You Girl" 
  7. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" (German version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand") stereo (US Version substitutes with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand')
  8. "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" 
  9. "Sie Liebt Dich" (German version of "She Loves You") stereo (US Version substitutes with 'She Loves You')
  10. "Rain" 
  11. "She's a Woman" 
  12. "Matchbox" (Perkins) 
  13. "I Call Your Name" 
  14. "Bad Boy" (Williams) (UK release in A Collection of Beatles Oldies) stereo
  15. "Slow Down" (Williams) 
  16. "I'm Down" 
  17. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell)
*This Album Was Released Originally On The Same Day As Box Set 'The Beatles Collection' (BC 13), Which Was A Collection Of The 13 Original Beatles Studio Albums. (See previous page) Although Only Available With The Box Set, It Was Finally Released Individually On The 12th October 1979.It is not really a rarities album as such, just a collection of B Sides and the 'Long tall Sally' EP. It does include for the first time German versions of 2 Beatle tracks (these were previously released in the US but not worth a second listen!) The album has it's place however, as the first time these songs were collected on one LP. The American 'Rarities' Album (also released as part of 'The Beatles Collection' Box Set) substitutes the 2 German tracks for the English versions, making a copy of this album very rare as it was never released as a stand alone album unlike it's British counterpart.
In 1980 Capitol, The Beatles US label released a much more diverse & Interesting version of 'Rarities', instead of B-sides and EP tracks, this album included rare Mono recordings and the original 'Love me do' single (not available since 1963) Although this site is dedicated to British releases, this album has been included because of it's importance at the time.

The Beatles Rarities
(US Version 1980)
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  1. "Love Me Do" Mono, (original UK single) on Parlophone 45-R4949 with Ringo Starr on drums and no tambourine; 
  2. "Misery" Stereo, previously issued on Vee-Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; 
  3. "There's a Place"  Stereo, previously issued on Vee Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles;
  4. "Sie Liebt Dich" Stereo, previously released only as a mono single in the US on Swan Records; 
  5. "And I Love Her" Stereo, alternate version with six-bar ending; originally issued in Germany; not available on CD. available on The Beatles Box
  6. "Help!" Mono, with different vocals than the stereo LP; 
  7. "I'm Only Sleeping" Stereo, final UK Revolver mix (an early mix was released in the US)
  8. "I Am the Walrus" Stereo, new mix compiled from US single and UK album mixes: six-bar intro and extra beats before the "Yellow matter custard" verse; not available on CD
  9. "Penny Lane"  Stereo, previously issued on Vee Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; 
  10. "Helter Skelter" Mono, ends at first fadeout without Ringo Starr's "blisters" outburst (first pressings of the album erroneously attribute the statement to John Lennon)
  11. "Don't Pass Me By" (Starkey) Mono, sped-up version with different violin in places; 
  12. "The Inner Light" (Harrison) Mono, previously released as the B-side of "Lady Madonna"; 
  13. "Across the Universe" Stereo, original version from No One's Gonna Change Our World, a British compilation album made for the World Wildlife Fund; 
  14. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" Mono, previously released as the B-side of "Let It Be"
  15. "Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove" Stereo, a piece that ended the original British release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but was not included on the American version of the album. It consists of a few seconds of 15 kilohertz tone (similar to a dog whistle) followed by two seconds of laughter and noise on the runout groove. The tone is not included on this album but the laughter and noise are featured just before the actual runout groove. It has since been restored, including the high-pitch tone, for all worldwide CD and cassette versions of Sgt. Pepper as well as the 2012 vinyl remaster of the LP.
All songs written by Lennon-McCartney unless stated.
This album was released on 24 March 1980.
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