Rarities (Atomic Rooster album)

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Rarities
Rock
LabelAngel Air
Atomic Rooster chronology
The First 10 Explosive Years
(1999)
Rarities
(2000)
The First 10 Explosive Years Volume 2
(2001)

Rarities is a compilation album of rare and unreleased material by the British rock band Atomic Rooster.

Whilst being a very good compilation for fans of the band, it includes several unlicensed tracks whose copyright is owned variously by

Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues) and Polydor Records. While it is 'endorsed' by former band member John Du Cann, he does not actually own the rights to the 'Atomic Rooster' name; this resides with the estate of late founder member Vincent Crane
. Also, although not credited, drummer Preston Heyman appears on the demo versions of the songs that appeared on the 1980 self-titled album.

Track listing

  1. "Moonrise" (Du Cann) 1:06 – edited "End of the Day" (alternate/demo version) intro; featured in full on The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2
  2. "Atomic Alert" (Du Cann) 0:34 – US 1950s B-movie style radio ad 1971
  3. "Death Walks Behind You" (Du Cann, Crane) 5:35 - live studio version 1981
  4. "VUG" (Crane) 4:33 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970
  5. "Broken Window" (Du Cann) 3:47 - unreleased intended single B-side 1980
  6. "Alien Alert" (Du Cann) 0:28 – US alien spoof radio ad 1971
  7. "Throw Your Life Away" (Du Cann, Crane) 2:49 - mislabelled 'different mix'; actually standard B-side version 1980
  8. "Devil’s Alert" (Du Cann) 0:26 – US radio ad 1971
  9. "Devil’s Answer" (Du Cann) 4:00 - demo with Carl Palmer 1970
  10. "Do You Know Who’s Looking for You?" (Du Cann, Crane) 2:42 - demo 1980
  11. "Don’t Lose Your Mind" (Du Cann) 3:32 - demo 1980
  12. "He Did it Again" (Du Cann, Crane) 3:40 - demo 1980
  13. "Backward/Forward Revealed" (Du Cann) 0:28 - intro to "Nobody Else" from Death Walks Behind You played backwards and forwards. This track consists of a chant containing two expletives with reference to "R.M". R.M. was Robert Masters, the band's manager at the time. The purpose of the track was to reveal a hidden meaning which was not obvious to most listeners.
  14. "End of the Day" (Du Cann) 3:45 - edited, over-modulated alternate/demo version; featured in full on The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2
  15. "Lost in Space" (Du Cann, Crane) 3:42 - demo 1980
  16. "Hold it Through the Night" (Du Cann) 3:10 - unreleased track 1981
  17. "No Change by Me" (Du Cann) 3:15 - unreleased track 1981
  18. "Play it Again" (Du Cann, Crane) 3:58 - demo 1981
  19. "I Can’t Take No More" (Du Cann) 8:57 -
    live at the Marquee 1980