Rarities (Beatles compilation) - Definition

Rarities is a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were not included on any other album. The album was originally released as part of a box set featuring all other Beatles records, but was later released individually in the UK and the US, with different track listings for both releases.

Track listings

The Beatles Collection release

• Released December 2 1978 in Britain, December 1 1979 in America
• This release was also issued in October 12 1979 in Britain individually.

All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except where indicated.

Side one

1. "Across the Universe"
2. "Yes It Is"
3. "This Boy"
4. "The Inner Light" (Harrison)
5. "I'll Get You"
6. "Thank You Girl"
7. "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand"
8. "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)"

Side two

1. "Rain"
2. "She's A Woman"
3. "Matchbox" (Perkins)
4. "I Call Your Name"
5. "Bad Boy"
6. "Slow Down" (Williams)
7. "I'm Down"
8. "Long Tall Sally" (Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell)

Capitol Records release

• Released March 24 1980 in America

All songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney except where indicated.

Side one

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

Side two

1. "Penny Lane"
2. "Helter Skelter"
3. "Don't Pass Me By" (Starkey)
4. "The Inner Light" (Harrison)
5. "Across the Universe"
6. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
7. A two-second piece of recorded gibberish that ended the original British release of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but was not included on the American version of the album.

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