''Live Rare Remix Box'' is a compilation box set released by the

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in 1994. It contains three CDs, which are named individually Live, Rare and Remix. The live, rare, and remix tracks in question are essentially the collected B-sides from all five singles taken from the band's hugely successful 1991 album, ''

Blood Sugar Sex Magik ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released September 24, 1991, by Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, its musical style differed notably from the band's previous album ''M ...

''.

Background

Despite the world-wide success of ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'', guitarist John Frusciante's 1992 departure from the band left them struggling through a string of guitarists until they recruited former

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guitarist Dave Navarro in 1993. Although the band recorded the instrumental tracks for their then forthcoming ''

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'' album in 1994, singer Anthony Kiedis relapsed into drug use in late 1993 which delayed his recording of the vocal tracks until 1995, when the album was finally released. As a result of such delays, it is likely that the ''Live Rare Remix Box'' release was used as a stop-gap to appease fans until the band finally finished and released ''

'' after a four-year recording gap. In addition, it contains "

Soul to Squeeze "Soul to Squeeze" is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that was originally recorded during the production of their fifth studio album, '' Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' (1991). Although it was not featured on the record and was use ...

", which had been a successful single but did not appear on ''

''. This set is particularly notable for including all the remixes from the rare "If You Have to Ask" single. It does not, however, include every remix of "Give It Away" or radio edits of any song. The set nevertheless remains a concise alternative to purchasing every single from the period and is therefore popular with fans. The same year, The Plasma Shaft was released in Australia and Japan, which features a smaller selection of rarities including two radio edits. The box set was part of a series of Warner Bros. box sets of rarities taken from a specific album, a series which also included

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's '' The Automatic Box''.

Track listing

Live disc #" Give It Away" (In Progress) – 3:43 #"Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live) – 5:03 #"

Suck My Kiss "Suck My Kiss" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album, ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik''. "Suck My Kiss" was released as an airplay single in the United States in 1991 and ...

" (Live) – 3:45 #"I Could Have Lied" (Live) – 4:33 Rare disc #"

" – 4:50 #"Fela's Cock" – 5:10 #"

Sikamikanico "Under the Bridge" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and the eleventh track on their fifth studio album, ''Blood Sugar Sex Magik'' (1991). Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics while reflecting on lonelines ...

" – 3:25 #"

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" (

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cover) – 3:34 Remix disc #"Give It Away" (12" Mix) – 6:02 #"Give It Away" (Rasta Mix) – 6:47 #" If You Have to Ask" (The Disco Krisco Mix) – 7:32 #"If You Have to Ask" (Scott & Garth Mix) – 7:12 #"If You Have to Ask" (The Friday Night Fever Blister Mix) – 6:34

References

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