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

Atomic Rooster

Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...

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

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

, EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn

Dawn Records

Dawn Records was a subsidiary of Pye Records. Active from 1970 to 1975, it was set up largely as Pye's 'underground and progressive' label, a rival of the EMI and Phonogram equivalents, Harvest and Vertigo....

) catalogues and Polydor Records

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

. While it is 'endorsed' by former band member John Du Cann

John Du Cann

John William Cann , later known by his stage name John Du Cann, was a British guitarist primarily known through his work in the 1970s band, Atomic Rooster...

, he does not actually own the rights to the 'Atomic Rooster' name; this resides with the estate of late founder member Vincent Crane

Vincent Crane

Vincent Crane was a self-taught pianist, who studied theory and composition at Trinity College of Music, and graduated in 1964...

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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
   The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2
   The Best of Atomic Rooster Volumes 1 & 2 is a double compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.It is unofficial and unlicensed; like numerous other such collections, it consists mostly of latter-era, John Du Cann-penned recordings...
   
   
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
   Carl Palmer
   Carl Frederick Kendall Palmer is an English drummer and percussionist. He is credited as one of the most respected rock drummers to emerge from the 1960s...
   
    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
    Death Walks Behind You
    Death Walks Behind You is the second studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster. It was their first album to receive US release, albeit in a different sleeve. It is commonly thought of as the archetypal Atomic Rooster album, recorded by the 'classic' line-up of Vincent Crane, John Du Cann and...
    
    played backwards and forwards
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