DGC Rarities Vol. 1

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DGC Rarities Vol. 1
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedJuly 5, 1994
Recorded1990–1994
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:23
LanguageEnglish
LabelDGC
ProducerVarious

DGC Rarities Vol. 1 is a rarities album compiled by DGC Records and released in 1994. The songs featured on this album are all B-sides, demos, covers and other rarities recorded by bands on the label. Despite the implications of the title, plans for other volumes were shelved.

Contents

The album opens with "Mad Dog 20/20" by

A&R representative Todd Sullivan assured them that the song's feel was "amazing", and the members finally agreed.[2]

The

that dog., "Grunge Couple" was written as a tribute to both Sonic Youth and Spinal Tap.[1]

"Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" by

4-track recorder. The song was later released on a split 7-inch with Eric's Trip covering the band's composition "Laying Blame" on its a-side as a benefit single for the Halifax-based radio station CKDU on Cinnamon Toast Records.[citation needed] "Wild Goose Chasing" by St. Johnny was recorded on behest of DGC Records. Because the band did not have any b-sides or outtakes for this album, they were forced to record a new song. Written in the winter of 1990, Murray Attaway's song "Allegory" opens with four lines from the Appalachian folk song "I See the Moon". Lyrically, the song revolves around the "relation of humanity to the imponderable".[1] The album closes with "Don't Tell Your Mother" by The Sundays. One of the earliest songs written by the band, it was their first studio recording, in around 1988. The song was originally a b-side to the band's single "Can't Be Sure".[1]

European version

The European edition of the album, called Geffen Rarities Vol. 1 omits the tracks by Teenage Fanclub, Hole, Cell, and The Sundays. The album, however, adds a Butcher Bros. remix of "Dropout" by Urge Overkill and "Plague" by Maria McKee. "Dropout" began as a musical loop that had been recorded around the time of the band's 1993 album Saturation. The band never took the song particularly seriously. On the last day of recording, however, Blackie Onassis added guitar and vocals to it, which prompted Nash Kato to note that it sounded like "space folk".[5]

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[6]

Pitchfork Media called the compilation "excellent", using it as the epitome of mid-1990s compilation releases that strove to make available rare songs from notable alternative artists.[7]

Commercial

Upon its release, DGC Rarities Vol. 1 charted at number 139 on the

Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, making the band's first single to do so.[8][9] Additionally, the Nirvana song "Pay to Play" received limited airplay on US rock radio in late 1994.[10]

Track listing

American edition
  1. Teenage Fanclub, "Mad Dog 20/20" (Gerard Love) – 2:40
  2. Nirvana, "Pay to Play" (Kurt Cobain) – 3:28
  3. Weezer, "Jamie" (Rivers Cuomo) – 4:19
  4. Cell, "Never Too High" (Ian James, Jerry DiRienzo, David Motamed, Keith Nealy, Renée Birkmeyer) – 5:19
  5. Hole, "Beautiful Son" (Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel) – 2:28
  6. Beck, "Bogusflow" (Beck) – 3:11
  7. Sonic Youth, "Compilation Blues" (Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley) – 3:00
  8. that dog., "Grunge Couple" (Anna Waronker, Petra Haden, Rachel Haden, Tony Maxwell
    ) – 3:53
  9. David Bryson
    ) – 3:53
  10. The Posies, "Open Every Window" (Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow) – 3:14
  11. Sloan, "Stove/Smother" (Eric's Trip) – 4:44
  12. St. Johnny, "Wild Goose Chasing" (Bill Whitten) – 3:01
  13. Murray Attaway, "Allegory" (Attaway) – 4:32
  14. Harriet Wheeler
    , David Gavurin) – 2:36
European edition
  1. Urge Overkill, "Dropout" – 4:27
  2. Nirvana, "Pay to Play" – 3:28
  3. Weezer, "Jamie" – 4:19
  4. Sonic Youth, "Compilation Blues" – 3:00
  5. Beck, "Bogusflow" – 3:11
  6. that dog.
    , "Grunge Couple" – 3:53
  7. Counting Crows, "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" – 3:53
  8. Maria McKee, "Plague" – 3:44
  9. The Posies, "Open Every Window" – 3:14
  10. Sloan, "Stove/Smother" – 4:44
  11. St. Johnny, "Wild Goose Chasing" – 3:01
  12. Murray Attaway, "Allegory" – 4:32

Charts

Chart performance for DGC Rarities Vol. 1
Chart Peak
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 95
Australian Alternative Albums (ARIA)[12] 10
US Billboard 200[13] 139

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Love, Gerard et al. (1994). DGC Rarities Vol. 1 (album liner notes). DGC Records.
  2. ^ a b c Cuomo, Rivers et al. (2004). Weezer (Deluxe Edition) (album liner notes). DGC Records.
  3. ISBN 9780743424486
    .
  4. ISBN 9781135462963
    .
  5. ^ Love, Gerard et al. (1994). DGC Rarities Vol. 1 (European Version) (album liner notes). DGC Records.
  6. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. Pitchfork
    . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  9. ^ "Counting Crows – Chart History – Radio Songs". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  10. ^ Per the following sources:
  11. ARIA Report
    . September 18, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved July 3, 2022. Geffen Rarities Volume 1
  12. ARIA Report
    . October 2, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved July 3, 2022. Geffen Rarities Volume 1
  13. ^ "Billboard 200" (PDF). Billboard. July 30, 1994. p. 132. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

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