Rarities Volume I & Volume II
| Rarities Volume I & Volume II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Volume I | ||||
| Compilation album by The Who | ||||
| Released | 14 August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| The Who chronology | ||||
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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 very first release in this series was a single LP titled Join Together issued by Polydor in Australia and New Zealand in the late 1970s.
It had the same contents as the later released Rarities Volume II with the exception of a shorter version of "I Don't Even Know Myself". The short version of this song fades out about twenty seconds early instead of having a full ending.
In the early 1980s, after the announcement of the Who's Last Tour, Polydor UK expanded on the original concept by compiling two albums of hard to find tracks by The Who, mostly obscure B-sides, on Rarities Volume I and Volume II.[1] These albums were originally released on two separate LPs and then 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 songs written and composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Circles" | |||||||||
| 2. | "Disguises" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Batman" (Neal Hefti) | |||||||||
| 4. | "Bucket T" (Dean Torrence, Roger Christian, Donald J. Altfeld) | |||||||||
| 5. | "Barbara Ann" (Fred Fassert) | |||||||||
| 6. | "In the City" (John Entwistle, Keith Moon) | |||||||||
| 7. | "I've Been Away" (John Entwistle) | |||||||||
| 8. | "Doctor, Doctor" (John Entwistle) | |||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Last Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) | |||||||||
| 2. | "Under My Thumb" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) | |||||||||
| 3. | "Someone's Coming" (John Entwistle) | |||||||||
| 4. | "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" | |||||||||
| 5. | "Dogs" | |||||||||
| 6. | "Call Me Lightning" | |||||||||
| 7. | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (John Entwistle) | |||||||||
Rarities Volume II
| Side one | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Join Together" | 4:17 | ||||||||
| 2. | "I Don't Even Know Myself" | 4:30 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Heaven and Hell" (John Entwistle) | 3:35 | ||||||||
| 4. | "When I Was a Boy" (John Entwistle) | 3:30 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything)" | 3:58 | ||||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Relay" | 3:38 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Waspman" (Keith Moon) | 3:02 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Here for More" (Roger Daltrey) | 2:24 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Water" | 4:39 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Baby Don't You Do It" (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier) | 6:09 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica
- John Entwistle – bass guitar, harmonica, brass, vocals
- Pete Townshend – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
- Additional musicians
- Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
References
- ↑ "The Who Official Band Website - Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon". Thewho.com. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
