Punk rock rarities
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| Compilation album by The Boys | ||||
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1999 |
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| Label (s) | Captain Oi! Records | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
22nd |
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running time |
68 min 38 s |
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Various |
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Studio (s) |
Various |
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Punk Rock Rarities is a compilation by the punk band The Boys . It was founded in 1999 by Captain Oi! Records released.
History of origin
As part of the re-release of all of The Boys' albums between its founding in 1976 and its dissolution in 1980, Captain Oi! Records to release a compilation of rare and previously unreleased recordings. Mark Brennan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Captain Oi! Records, personally took care of the selection of the pieces. In particular, the previously unreleased recordings of the album To Hell with the Boys , which were much harder than the end product and the subject of numerous bootlegs , are at the heart of the compilation. In the liner notes of the compilation, Matt Dangerfield, guitarist and singer of the boys, explains how the individual pieces came about.
Track list
- The First Time (Extended Version) - 2:55
- I Don't Care (Original Single Version) - 2:35
- Soda Pressing (Original Single Version) - 2:48
- Don't Move Stand Still (Demo) - 2:31
- No Leaders (Demo) - 2:32
- Cool (demo) - 3:06
- Independent Girl - 3:54
- Lucy - 2:59
- See You Later - 3:08
- Flies - 2:42
- Almost Persuaded - 3:38
- Jap Junk - 3:27
- Rue Morgue - 3:36
- I Love Me - 2:24
- Mumy - 2:51
- Bad Day - 3:44
- Lonely Cowboy - 3:43
- Kamikaze (Original Single Version) - 3:09
- Terminal Love (Original Single Version) - 3:30
- Jimmy Brown - 3:20
- Little Runaround - 3:06
- Walk My Dog - 3:00 am
Song info
Rue Morgue , See You Later , Lonely Cowboy , Bad Day and Independent Girl come from the so-called junk sessions. These were considered lost for a few years because NEMS, the Boys' record company at the time, refused to cover the studio costs in Rockfield. However, Dangerfield had previously secured and retained the monitor mixes. Some of the recordings from that time were published on Odds & Sods in 1990 . Recordings from this session also include Jap Junk , an early version of Kamikaze , with a longer saxophone solo.
The First Time comes from the first album The Boys . The version published on this compilation has a new verse and refrain. The version was too long for a single and therefore disappeared in the band's archives.
I Don't Care and Soda Pressing was the boys' first single. The versions on their debut album have been re-recorded and can be heard here in the original.
Lucy was one of the first boys songs, but was only recorded for the first time as the b-side of Let It Rain .
A later version of Flies was released in 1999 as a bonus track for the re-release of Alternative Chartbusters under the title Lies .
Almost Persuaded is a Country & Western song by Casino Steel in which he tries to come to terms with the breakup with his girlfriend at the time.
I Love Me was the B-side of the Terminal Love single. The ending is based on the Rolling Stones piece We Love You .
No Leaders is a filler. Part of the piece was used in the song Cast of Thousands on Alternative Chartbusters .
Little Runaround is an outtake of the boys-only album.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Punk Rock Rarities in the All Music Guide
- ↑ Matt Dangerfield: Liner Notes on Punk Rock Rarities . Captain Oi! Records 1999.