Rarities (Soviettes Album)

''Rarities'' (typeset as ''arities' on the artwork) is the fourth album, and first compilation, by the Minneapolis punk rock band The Soviettes. It is a selection of the group's lesser-known material, including their early EPs. It was released free on the internet and also in vinyl LP format.

Track listing

#"Hot Sauced and Peppered" – 2:34
#"In the Red" – 1:21
#"Go Lambs Go!" – 1:58
#"Sandbox" – 1:25
#"Matt's Song (Split Version)" – 2:46
#"Sixty Days" – 2:03
#"Latchkey" – 2:51
#"Sunday AM" – 2:51
#"The Nine To Life" – 2:35
#"[email protected]" – 1:53
#"Twin Cities Sound" – 1:55
#"30 Minutes or Less" – 1:37
#"Mazacon" – 1:45
#"Alright" – 1:33
#"Plus One" – 1:19
#"Old Man Reading a Book" – 1:59
#"The Best of Me" – 1:33
#"LPIII Original Intro" – 1:09

Additional information

*Tracks 1 to 4 are from May 2002's T.C.C.P. EP.
*Tracks 5 to 10 are from November 2002's split EP with The Valentines.
*Track 11 is from the 2002 Havoc Records compilation "No Hold Back; All Attack"
*Tracks 12 & 13 are from 2003's split EP with The Havenot's.
*Tracks 14 & 15 are from the 2004 single "Alright".
*Tracks 16 to 18 are unused demos from the recording sessions for LP III.

Personnel

*Annie Holoien – guitar, vocals
*Maren "Sturgeon" Macosko – guitar, vocals
*Susy Sharp – bass guitar, vocals
*Danny Henry – drums, vocals (tracks 5 to 18)
*Lane Pederson - drums, vocals (tracks 1 to 4)

Reception

News of the album was reported and/or reviewed by Minnesota's "City Pages", Reviler magazine, Punk News, the Minneapolis Examiner, the A/V Club (twice) and the Twin Cities' Vita.mn magazine site.

References

External links

The Soviettes
on Myspace
Red Sound Records
free download site

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The Soviettes albums
2010 albums