US Release date : Monday, March 24, 1980
Rarities (US - 1980)
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
US Release date : Monday, March 24, 1980
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Previous album Jun 08, 1979 • "Back To The Egg" by Wings released in the UK
Article Feb 26, 1980 • Paul receives the Reader's Award For Outstanding Music Personality of 1979
Article Feb 27, 1980 • Rockestra wins a Grammy Award
Album Mar 24, 1980 • "Rarities (US - 1980)" by The Beatles released in the US
Article March 26 & March 27, 1980 • Filming of the "Coming Up" promotional video
Session April 1980 • Mixing the 1979 Glasgow show
Next album May 16, 1980 • "McCartney II" by Paul McCartney released in the UK
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
2:23 • Studio version • A1 • Mono • Original UK single on Parlophone 45-R4949 with Ringo Starr on drums; now available on Past Masters
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Harmonica, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Engineer
Session Recording: Sep 04, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Sep 04, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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1:49 • Studio version • C1 • Stereo • Previously issued on Vee-Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; available on Please Please Me
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Second engineer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Stuart Eltham : Recording engineer A.B. Lincoln : Second engineer
Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Feb 20, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Feb 25, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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1:51 • Studio version • B1 • Stereo • Previously issued on Vee Jay LP Introducing... The Beatles; available on Please Please Me
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Harmonica, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Richard Langham : Second engineer A.B. Lincoln : Second engineer
Session Recording: Feb 11, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 25, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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Written by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Jean Nicolas, Heinz Hellmer
2:19 • Studio version • C • Stereo • Previously released only as a mono single in the US on Swan Records; now available on Past Masters
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Jan 29, 1964 • Studio EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
Session Mixing: Mar 12, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
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2:29 • Studio version • C1 • Stereo • Alternate version with six-bar ending; originally issued in Germany; available on The Beatles Box, not available on CD
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Congas John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Harrison : Acoustic lead guitar, Claves George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Feb 25, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Feb 26, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Feb 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 22, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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2:20 • Studio version • A • Mono • With different vocals than the stereo LP; available on The Beatles in Mono
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Apr 13, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:00 • Studio version • B • Stereo • Final UK Revolver mix (early mono and alternate stereo mixes were released in the US)
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Apr 27, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Apr 29, May 5, May 6, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: May 20, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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4:33 • Studio version • B2 • Stereo • New mix compiled from US single and UK album mixes: six-bar intro and extra beats before the "Yellow matter custard" verse; available on The Beatles Box, not available on CD.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Tambourine Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Electric piano, Mellotron, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Conductor, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Jack Rothstein : Violin Ken Scott : Recording engineer Sidney Sax : Violin Peggie Allen : Backing vocals Wendy Horan : Backing vocals Pat Whitmore : Backing vocals Jill Utting : Backing vocals June Day : Backing vocals Sylvia King : Backing vocals Irene King : Backing vocals G Mallen : Backing vocals Fred Lucas : Backing vocals Mike Redway : Backing vocals John O'Neill : Backing vocals F Dachtler : Backing vocals Allan Grant : Backing vocals D Griffiths : Backing vocals J Smith : Backing vocals J Fraser : Backing vocals Ralph Elman : Violin Andrew McGee : Violin Jack Greene : Violin Louis Stevens : Violin John Jezzard : Violin Jack Richards : Violin Lionel Ross : Cello Eldon Fox : Cello Bram Martin : Cello Terry Weil : Cello Gordon Lewin : Clarinet Neill Sanders : Horn Tony Tunstall : Horn Morris Miller : Horn Ray Thomas : Backing vocals (?) Mike Pinder : Backing vocals (?) The Mike Sammes Singers : Backing vocals
Session Recording: Sep 05, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Sep 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Orchestra overdubs: Sep 27, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One and Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Sep 28-29 & Nov 06 & 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:00 • Studio version • C1 • Stereo • New version compiled from the German true stereo version with the US promotional mono version's extra piccolo trumpet solo added onto the ending; not available on CD. available on The Beatles Box
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmonium, Pianos, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine, Tubular bells John Lennon : Backing vocals, Congas, Guitar, Handclaps, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Handclaps George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer David Mason : Piccolo trumpet Ray Swinfield : Flute P Goody : Flute Manny Winters : Flute Dennis Walton : Flute Leon Calvert : Trumpet Freddy Clayton : Trumpet Bert Courtley : Trumpets Duncan Campbell : Trumpets Dick Morgan : Cor anglais, Oboes Mike Winfield : Cor anglais, Oboes Frank Clarke : Double bass Unknown musician(s) : Flugelhorn, Two piccolos
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Dec 30, 1966 and Jan 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Sep 30, 1971 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK
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4:30 • Studio version • A • Mono • Ends at first fadeout without Ringo Starr's "blisters" outburst (first pressings erroneously attribute the statement to John Lennon in the album's liner notes)
Paul McCartney : Electric guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Piano, Tenor saxophone George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Mal Evans : Trumpet Chris Thomas : Producer Ken Scott : Recording engineer
Session Recording: Sep 09, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Sep 10, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Sep 17, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Written by Ringo Starr
3:51 • Studio version • A • Mono • Sped-up version with different violin in places; available on The Beatles in Mono
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Piano Ringo Starr : Percussion, Piano, Sleigh bell, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Ken Scott : Recording engineer Jack Fallon : Violin
Session Recording: Jun 05, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jun 06, Jun 12, Jul 22, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 11, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Written by George Harrison
2:35 • Studio version • A • Mono • Previously released as the B-side of "Lady Madonna"; now available on Mono Masters
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals John Lennon : Backing vocals George Harrison : Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Hanuman Jadev : Shehnai Hariprasad Chaurasia : Bansuri Mahapurush Misra : Pakavaj Rijram Desad : Harmonium Ashish Khan : Sarod JP Sen : Recording engineer SN Gupta : Recording engineer Unknown musician(s) : Tabla tarang
Session Recording: Jan 12, 1968 • Studio EMI Recording Studio, Bombay, India
Session Overdubs: Feb 06, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 06, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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3:49 • Studio version • A • Stereo • Original version from No One's Gonna Change Our World, a British compilation album made for the World Wildlife Fund; now available on Past Masters
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Ringo Starr : Drums, Percussion, Svaramandal John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Tamboura George Martin : Producer Phil McDonald : Assistant recording engineer Ken Scott : Recording engineer Jeff Jarratt : Mixing engineer Martin Benge : Recording engineer Lizzie Bravo : Backing vocals Gayleen Pease : Backing vocals Richard Lush : Assistant recording engineer Alan Parsons : Assistant mixing engineer
Session Recording: Feb 04, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 08, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 02, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
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You Know My Name (look Up The Number)
4:19 • Studio version • A • Mono • Previously released as the B-side of "Let It Be"; now available on Past Masters
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Bongos, Drums, Handclaps, Vocals John Lennon : Guitar, Handclaps, Harmonica, Maracas, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar, Handclaps, Vibes George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mal Evans : Spade in gravel Brian Jones : Alto saxophone
Session Recording: May 17, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: June 7-8, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: April 30, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: November 26, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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Written by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison
0:02 • Studio version • A piece that ended the original British release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but was not included on the American version of the album. It consists of a few seconds of 15 kilohertz tone (similar to a dog whistle) followed by two seconds of laughter and noise on the runout groove. The tone is not included on this album but the laughter and noise are featured just before the actual runout groove. It has since been restored, including the high-pitch tone, for all worldwide CD and cassette versions of Sgt. Pepper as well as the 2012 vinyl remaster of the LP.
Paul McCartney : Noises, Vocals Ringo Starr : Noises, Vocals John Lennon : Noises, Vocals George Harrison : Noises, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Engineer
Session Recording: Apr 21, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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From Wikipedia:
Rarities is a compilation album released by Capitol Records featuring a selection of songs by the Beatles. The album was inspired by an earlier compilation of the same name which was released as part of The Beatles Collection box set. Most of the tracks on the Beatles Collection disc titled Rarities were already available on American Beatles LPs. As a result, Capitol assembled an album of Beatles tracks that were considered rare in America. They include tracks not previously issued on a Capitol or Apple LP and alternative versions of several well-known songs which were also not readily available in America. A highlight of the album was the gatefold sleeve featuring a reproduction of the original controversial “butcher” cover photo of the 1966 Yesterday and Today album.
Although the Capitol Rarities album was geared towards the American market, it was also issued in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan and New Zealand. The Rarities album has not been released on compact disc. All but three of the tracks were subsequently made available on other Beatles CDs, such as the Beatles’ 2009 mono and stereo box sets.
After the album was released in 1980, Paul McCartney stated that it was “quite good”
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Thomas L Wilmeth • 8 months ago
Is the information on this site still accurate:
-- There is no other physical version of "Penny Lane" available that includes the final piccolo trumpet line, as heard on this Rarities release?