''Rarities'' is a compilation album by pop rock band

Gin Blossoms Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, '' New Miserable Experience'', and the first single released from that al ...

. It was released in 2010 on

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. It is most of the bonus disc from the '' New Miserable Experience Deluxe Edition'', 2-disc set released in 2002, which had three extra cuts from the Dusted album. The separate release here includes nineteen tracks not found on prior albums. These encompass seven tracks from two EPs, ''

Up and Crumbling ''Up and Crumbling'' is an EP released by the American alternative rock band Gin Blossoms on October 8, 1991. It was released after the Gin Blossoms signed with A&M Records and, while attempting to create a full-length album, ran into a crea ...

'' and '' Shut Up and Smoke'', six tracks from a 1993 live performance, two studio outtakes, two alternate versions of previously released songs, a soundtrack contribution and

Big Star Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). They have been described as the "quintessential American ...

cover.

Track listing

#"Keli Richards" (

Doug Hopkins Douglas Owen Hopkins (April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993) was an American musician and songwriter. He co-founded Gin Blossoms, a popular modern rock band of the early 1990s, with Richard Taylor. He was the band's lead guitarist and princip ...

, Bill Leen) (from the ''

'' EP, 1991) – 3:04 #"Just South of Nowhere" (

Jesse Valenzuela Jesse Valenzuela (born May 22, 1962) is an American rock musician and singer who is perhaps best known as a member of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms. He was originally the vocalist in Gin Blossoms when the band first formed in 1987. In ...

) (from the ''

'' EP, 1991) – 3:26 #"Angels Tonight" (Hopkins) (from the ''

'' EP, 1991) – 3:33 #"Blue Eyes Bleeding" (Hopkins) (outtake from '' New Miserable Experience'' sessions, 1992) – 2:30 #"Soul Deep" (

Wayne Carson Wayne Carson (born Wayne Carson Head; May 31, 1943 – July 20, 2015), sometimes credited as Wayne Carson Thompson, was an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most fam ...

) (from the '' Shut Up and Smoke'' EP, 1993) – 3:04 #"Heart Away" ( Robin Wilson) (from the '' Shut Up and Smoke'' EP, 1993) – 2:21 #"Cold River Dick" ( Scott Johnson, Leen, Phillip Rhodes, Valenzuela, Wilson) (from the '' Shut Up and Smoke'' EP, 1993) – 1:15 #"Christine Irene" (Wilson, Valenzuela) (from the '' Shut Up and Smoke'' EP, 1993) – 2:42 #"Number One" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

Neil Innes Neil James Innes (; 9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician. He first came to prominence in the comedy rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later became a frequent collaborator with the Monty Py ...

) (outtake from the '' Shut Up and Smoke'' sessions, 1993) – 2:35 #"Idiot Summer" (Johnson, Leen, Rhodes, Valenzuela, Wilson) (from the ''

Wayne's World 2 ''Wayne's World 2'' is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Stephen Surjik and starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a public-access television cable television show in Aurora, Illinois. The film is the sequel to ''Wayne's World'' ...

'' soundtrack, 1993) – 4:12 #"Back of a Car" (

Alex Chilton William Alexander Chilton (December 28, 1950March 17, 2010) was an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops ...

Andy Hummel John Andrew Hummel (January 26, 1951 – July 19, 2010) was an American bassist and singer-songwriter best known as the bass player of Big Star.

) (from the

tribute album '' Big Star, Small World'', 1993) – 2:43 #"

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" (Wilson) (remix, 1994) – 3:21 #"Hold Me Down" (Hopkins, Wilson) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 4:55 #" Hey Jealousy" (Hopkins) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 3:57 #"Mrs. Rita" (Valenzuela, Jim Swafford) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 4:20 #"29" (Valenzuela) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 4:06 #"Movin' On Up" (

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Tell Laura I Love Her" (written with Ben Raleigh and a ...

Ja'net Dubois Jeannette Theresa Dubois (August 5 – February 17, 2020), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois (), was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her portrayal of Willona Woods, the neighborhood ...

) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 2:56 #"

Folsom Prison Blues "Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, based on material composed by Gordon Jenkins. Written in 1953, it was first recorded and released as a single in 1955, and later included on his debut studio album ''John ...

" (

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

) (recorded live at The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, May 13, 1993) – 3:08 #"Pieces of the Night" (Hopkins) (alternate version from '' New Miserable Experience'' sessions, with piano ending, 1992) – 4:20

References

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