''Rarities 1979–1981'' was the digital release by the Southern Californian punk rock band Cardiac Kidz of the vinyl LP released by Rave-Up records in 2009. This album, contains the 14 tracks from the vinyl LP plus unreleased tracks from the 1979 Spirit Night Club show in which the EP "Playground" showcased 4 tracks in the 1979 release. The CD also contains studio recordings that couldn't fit on the vinyl LP record. The Cardiac Kidz showcased their ability to cross music genres by producing music that treads over both punk rock, and new wave. Along with '' Meet with Me'', it was released on December 1, 2010 on Blindspot Records.

Track listing

Personnel

;Cardiac Kidz * Jim Ryan -

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of th ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

* Billy Williams -

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are u ...

* Bill Lubbers-

* Joe Foy -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...

, ;Additional musicians * Jerry Flack -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

* Steve Lightfoot -

, * David George -

;Production * Digital Release produced by Bart Mendoza, Blindspot Records, San Diego, CA * Mixed by Dr Sound, San Diego, CA * "Punkett", “Paper Towel”, "Human Emotion" and "Your Making Me Cry" mixed by Jim Ryan at Circle Sound Studio, San Diego, CA * Live tracks Recorded by Dr Sound, San Diego, CA * Additional Engineering by Jim Ryan * Art Direction by Bart Mendoza and Jim Ryan * Graphic Design: Bart Mendoza and Jim Ryan {{Authority control 2010 albums