B Sides and C Sides

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B Sides and C Sides
B Sides and C Sides cover
Compilation album by Rancid
Released December 11, 2007 (Online)
January 15, 2008 (CD)
Recorded 1992-2004
Genre Punk rock
Label Rancid
Professional reviews
Rancid chronology
Indestructible
(2003)		 B Sides and C Sides
(2007)		 Untitled seventh album
(2008)

B Sides and C Sides is a rarities compilation album by Rancid. It was first released online on December 11, 2007[1], followed by a standard release on January 15, 2008. It contains a number of B-sides and rare songs as well as compilation or soundtrack appearances. The set spans from 1992 to 2004, therefore it doesn't include any songs recorded with current drummer Branden Steineckert.

B Sides and C Sides is also notable as the band's first release since their hiatus in 2004.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Ben Zanotto"
  2. "Stop"
  3. "Devil's Dance"
  4. "Dead and Gone"
  5. "Stranded"
  6. "Killing Zone"
  7. "100 Years"
  8. "Things to Come"
  9. "Blast 'Em"
  10. "Endrina"
  11. "White Knuckle Ride"
  12. "Sick Sick World"
  13. "Tattoo"
  14. "That's Entertainment"
  15. "Clockwork Orange"
  16. "The Brothels"
  17. "Just a Feeling"
  18. "Brixton" (missing verse from original version)
  19. "Empros Lap Dog"
  20. "I Wanna Riot"
  21. "Kill the Lights"

[edit] Song information

  • Track 1 originally appeared as a B side of the "Let Me Go" single (2000).
  • Track 2 originally appeared as a C side of the "Bloodclot" single (1998).
  • Track 4 originally appeared as a C side of the "Let Me Go" single (2000).
  • Track 5 originally appeared as a C side of the "Fall Back Down" single (2003).
  • Track 6 originally appeared as a bonus track on the vinyl version of Indestructible (2003) as well as a B side of the "Fall Back Down" single (2003).
  • Track 8 originally appeared as a C side on the "Hooligans" single (1998).
  • Track 9 originally appeared as a C side on the "Time Bomb" single (1995) as well as on the "Bored Generation" compilation on Epitaph Records (1996).
  • Track 10 originally as a B side of the "Bloodclot" single (1998).
  • Track 11 originally appeared on the "Old Skars & Upstarts" compilation on Disaster Records (1999).
  • Track 12 originally appeared on the import version of "Rancid 2000" (2000), the "2001 Warped Tour Compilation" (2001), as well as on the "Sick Sick World" 12" single on Rancid Records (2003).
  • Track 13 originally appeared on the soundtrack album to Taylor Steele's surf movie "The Show" on Theologian Records (1998).
  • Track 14 originally appeared as a B side on the "Ruby Soho" single (1995).
  • Track 16 originally appeared on the Give 'Em the Boot compilation (1997).
  • Track 17 originally appeared on the Radio Radio Radio EP (1993) as well as the Fat Music for Fat People compilation (1994).
  • Track 18 originally appeared on the "Rock Stars Kill" compilation on Kill Rock Stars Records (1994).
  • Track 20 originally appeared on the Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1 compilation (1994) as well as a B side of the "Roots Radicals" single (1995).
  • Track 21 originally appeared on the "Old Skars & Upstarts" compilation on Disaster Records (1999).

[edit] Songs omitted

Text on the Rancid website promoting the CD collection reads "Throughout the years we've had a lot of songs that were unreleased or released on compilations, soundtracks and as B-sides. Now we've compiled them all onto one album to make available for all of you."[2] This claim of completeness is grossly overstated, as many additional songs are omitted from the collection despite having appearing on official releases throughout the years. These include all the songs from Rancid's first self-titled 7" EP (on Lookout! Records 1991) as well as all but one ("Just A Feeling," which does appear on the collection) from the Radio Radio Radio 7" EP (Fat Wreck Chords 1993). Additional omissions include:

  • "I Wanna Riot," an alternate version performed by Rancid with the Stubborn All-Stars, from the "Beavis & Butt-Head Do America" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Geffen Records (1996).
  • "Lethal," from the "Skaliente" compilation on Grita! Records (1998).
  • "Brad Logan" from the "Chef Aid: The South Park Album" Television Soundtrack on Sony Records (1998).
  • "Blacklisted," from the "Short Music For Short People" compilation on Fat Wreck Chords (1999).

The following are cover songs that Rancid have recorded that have appeared on official releases, none of which appeared on "B-Sides and C-Sides":

  • "Can't Forgive," an Embrace cover, from the "Land of Greed, World of Need" Embrace covers compilation on Trustkull Records (1994), later included on the Trustkill sampler "Choice Cuts."
  • "The Harder They Come," a Jimmy Cliff cover performed live by Rancid with the Stubborn All-Stars, from the "Tibetan Freedom Concert" live compilation boxed set on Capitol Records (1997).
  • "Cheat," a Clash cover, from the "Burning London: The Clash Tribute" compilation on Sony Records (1999).
  • "If the Kids Are United," a Sham-69 cover, from the "Give 'Em the Boot II" compilation on Hellcat Records (1999).
  • "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," a Ramones cover, from the "We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones" compilation on Sony Records (2003).

Other notable omissions include 3 songs on the "Give 'Em the Boot II" compilation upon which Rancid were not credited by name as a unit, but all members of the band acted as backing band to a notable Jamaican dancehall MC, these being:

  • "Tell Me What You're Feeling," credited to Nocturnal, on which Rancid backs Mad Lion
  • "Misty Days," on which Rancid backs Buju Banton, which was also featured on Banton's LP "Unchained Spirit" as "No More Misty Days"
  • "Bruk Out," on which Rancid backs Bucanneer, which was also featured on Buccaneer's LP "Da Opera" as "Bruk Out (Rancid Rock Mix)"

Also, there exist some officially released remix versions of Rancid songs to appear elsewhere than their LPs (despite being the same studio sessions as the LP tracks); these include:

  • "Coppers (Brooklyn Version)," a remix of the song from "Life Won't Wait," in which Rancid collaborate with Dr. Israel, which appears on Dr. Israel's LP "Inna City Pressure" on Mutant Sound System (1998) and later re-released by Roir Records.
  • "Cash, Culture, and Violence (Bass Drop Mix)," a remix of the song from "Life Won't Wait," a B-side of the "Hooligans" single.

Furthermore, the following songs are also not included on the album:

'My Life' - A cover of Sick of it All, 'I'm Against it' - A cover of the Ramones, 'X-mas Eve she got up and left me', 'Burn the City Down' and 'Bad Policeman'. They also originally recorded 'Do You Wanna Dance with Me', which was eventually uses as a track on one of Lars's own albums, entitled 'Little Rude Girl'. The song has identical lyrics and virtually the same tune.

Alternate versions of 'Radio', 'Roots Radicals', Just a Feeling' 'The Way I Feel', 'Tenderloin', 'Cash Culture and Violence' amongst others can be found on YouTube, if searched for with 'version 2' typed afterwards, sans quotation marks.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Punknews.org | Rancid to release "B Sides and C Sides"
  2. ^ The Official RANCID Website
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Rancid
Tim Armstrong • Lars Frederiksen • Matt Freeman • Branden Steineckert
Brett Reed
Studio albums
EPs
Rancid (EP) (1992) • Radio Radio Radio (1993)
Other albums
BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 (2002) • B Sides and C Sides (2007)
Singles
"I'm Not the Only One" • "Hyena" • "Nihilism" • "Salvation" • "Roots Radicals" • "Time Bomb" • "Ruby Soho" • "Bloodclot" • "Hooligans" • "Brad Logan " • "Let Me Go" • "GGF" • "Fall Back Down" • "Red Hot Moon" • "Tropical London"
Concert tours
Club Shows (1991-94) • Let's Go Tour (1994-95) • ...And Out Come the Wolves Tour (1995-97) • Life Won't Wait Tour (1998-99) • The Skull Album Tour (2000-01) • Indestructible Tour (2003-04)
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