Rarities (The Beach Boys album)

Rarities
Compilation album by The Beach Boys
Released	1983
Genre	Rock
Length	30:25
Label	Capitol
Producer	Brian Wilson
Compiler	Brad Elliot
The Beach Boys chronology
Sunshine Dream (1982) Rarities (1983) The Beach Boys (1985)

Rarities is a Beach Boys compilation album released in 1983 by Capitol Records. It is a collection of outtakes, alternate mixes & B-sides recorded between 1962 & 1970. Included are songs written or made popular by The Beatles, The Box Tops, Stevie Wonder, and Lead Belly. Also featured are several standards, such as "The Lord's Prayer" and "Auld Lang Syne". The album sold poorly and was quickly deleted.

Track listing

1. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Lennon/McCartney) – 2:22
2. "The Letter" (Carson) – 1:47
3. "I Was Made to Love Her" [alternate version] (Cosby/Hardaway/Moy/Wonder) – 2:34
4. "You're Welcome" (B. Wilson) – 1:06
5. "The Lord's Prayer" (Malotte) – 2:31
6. "Bluebirds over the Mountain" (Hickey) – 2:49
7. "Celebrate the News" [alternate version] (D. Wilson/Jakobson) – 3:03
8. "Good Vibrations" [alternate version] (B. Wilson/Love) – 3:33
9. "Land Ahoy" (B. Wilson) – 1:42
10. "In My Room [German version]" (B. Wilson/Usher) – 2:15
11. "Cottonfields" (Lead Belly) – 3:02
12. "All I Want to Do" [live] (D. Wilson) – 2:30 (1:39 on some pressings)
13. "Auld Lang Syne" (Traditional) – 1:11

CD bonus tracks

14. "Medley: Good Vibrations/Help Me, Rhonda/I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe"
15. "Medley: Surfer Girl/Girls on the Beach/Ballad of Ole' Betsy/We'll Run Away"
16. "Beach Boys Medley: Good Vibrations/Help Me, Rhonda/I Get Around/Shut Down"

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In a brief review, AllMusic's William Ruhlmann called Rarities a collection of "alternate takes, surprising cover versions, and different mixes of familiar songs make this a delight for collectors and hard-core fans. To anyone else, it's pleasant but non-essential."^[2]

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