Rarities

March 28, 1980   Capitol Records

Different from the UK release "Rarities", the US Rarities album focused on 15 songs never released in the US, or different versions of previously released tracks. Also included is the famous 'inner groove' of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which, on the original release (and in the UK only), could only be heard on record players which didn't have an auto return needle feature (which itself was somewhat of a rarity). The release of this record is interesting, as it was originally scheduled to be the same album as the UK "Rarities", but thanks to Capitol Records Director of Merchandising and Advertising Randall Davis, who felt Beatles fans were subjected to sub-standard quality albums such as Rock N' Roll Music and Love Songs, (besides the fact that only four of the songs on the UK version were unavailable in the US) intervened and put together the US version.

Side A (LP)

1. Love Me Do Lennon/McCartney
2. Misery Lennon/McCartney
3. There's A Place Lennon/McCartney
4. Sie Liebt Dich Lennon/McCartney
5. And I Love Her Lennon/McCartney
6. Help! Lennon/McCartney
7. I'm Only Sleeping Lennon/McCartney
8. I Am The Walrus Lennon/McCartney

Side B (LP)

1. Penny Lane Lennon/McCartney
2. Helter Skelter Lennon/McCartney
3. Don't Pass Me By Starkey
4. The Inner Light Harrison
5. Across The Universe Lennon/McCartney
6. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) Lennon/McCartney
7. (Sgt. Pepper Inner Groove) Lennon/McCartney

Capitol SHAL 12060 - March 28, 1980