DGC Rarities Volume 1
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DGC Rarities: Volume 1 is the name of 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. Despite the title, there are no other volumes.
British edition
DGC Records
DGC Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and currently operates as an auxiliary label of Interscope Records.-Company history:...
and released in 1994. The songs featured on this album are all B-sides, demos, covers and other rarities. Despite the title, there are no other volumes.
Track listing
American edition- Teenage FanclubTeenage FanclubTeenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...
, "Mad Dog 20/20" – 2:40 - NirvanaNirvana (band)Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, "Pay to Play" – 3:28 - WeezerWeezerWeezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, "Jamie" – 4:19 - CellCell (band)Cell were a New York-based band often tagged with the label of Grunge given the time frame of their existence, though college rock or alternative is arguably a more apt description. The band formed in 1990 and split c.1995...
, "Never Too High" – 5:19 - HoleHole (band)Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
, "Beautiful Son" – 2:28 - BeckBeckBeck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, "Bogusflow" – 3:11 - Sonic YouthSonic YouthSonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, "Compilation Blues" – 3:00 - that dog.That dog.That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1991 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band consists of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums...
, "Grunge Couple" – 3:53 - Counting CrowsCounting CrowsCounting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
, "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"Einstein on the Beach " is a song recorded by Counting Crows from the album DGC Rarities Volume 1. It was included on the band's best-of compilation, Films About Ghosts . The title of the song was inspired by the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach.-Charts:...
" – 3:53 - The PosiesThe PosiesThe Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...
, "Open Every Window" – 3:14 - SloanSloan (band)Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
, "Stove/Smother" – 4:44 - St. JohnnySt. JohnnySt. Johnny were a New York-based Rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records.-Members:*Bill Whitten 1989-1995 *Tom Leonard 1989-1993 *Jim Elliot 1989-1995 *Wayne Letitia 1989-1994...
, "Wild Goose Chasing" – 3:01 - Murray AttawayMurray AttawayMurray Attaway was the lead singer and guitarist for the Marietta, Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary. After the band's breakup, Attaway recorded one solo album, titled In Thrall, which was released in 1993. Attaway also had the track "Allegory" featured on DGC Rarities, Vol. 1.-External...
, "Allegory" – 4:32 - The SundaysThe SundaysThe Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band formed in the late 1980s and released three albums in the 1990s.-Career:The band's beginnings came with the meeting of Harriet Wheeler and guitarist David Gavurin at university. Wheeler had played gigs with 'Cruel Shoes' an early...
, "Don't Tell Your Mother" – 2:36
British edition
- Urge OverkillUrge OverkillUrge Overkill is an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, United States, consisting of Nash Kato , and Eddie "King" Roeser . Their cover of Neil Diamond's song "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" appeared prominently in the movie Pulp Fiction, and became a hit in 1994...
, "Dropout" – 4:27 - NirvanaNirvana (band)Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, "Pay to Play" – 3:28 - WeezerWeezerWeezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, "Jamie" – 4:19 - Sonic YouthSonic YouthSonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
, "Compilation Blues" – 3:00 - BeckBeckBeck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, "Bogusflow" – 3:11 - that dog.That dog.That Dog is a Los Angeles-based rock band that formed in 1991 and dissolved in 1997, reuniting in 2011. The band consists of Anna Waronker on lead vocals and guitar, Rachel Haden on bass guitar and vocals, her sister Petra Haden on violin and vocals, and Tony Maxwell on drums...
, "Grunge Couple" – 3:53 - Counting CrowsCounting CrowsCounting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
, "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)"Einstein on the Beach " is a song recorded by Counting Crows from the album DGC Rarities Volume 1. It was included on the band's best-of compilation, Films About Ghosts . The title of the song was inspired by the Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach.-Charts:...
" – 3:53 - Maria McKeeMaria McKeeMaria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
, "Plague" – 3:44 - The PosiesThe PosiesThe Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...
, "Open Every Window" – 3:14 - SloanSloan (band)Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
, "Stove/Smother" – 4:44 - St. JohnnySt. JohnnySt. Johnny were a New York-based Rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records.-Members:*Bill Whitten 1989-1995 *Tom Leonard 1989-1993 *Jim Elliot 1989-1995 *Wayne Letitia 1989-1994...
, "Wild Goose Chasing" – 3:01 - Murray AttawayMurray AttawayMurray Attaway was the lead singer and guitarist for the Marietta, Georgia jangle pop band Guadalcanal Diary. After the band's breakup, Attaway recorded one solo album, titled In Thrall, which was released in 1993. Attaway also had the track "Allegory" featured on DGC Rarities, Vol. 1.-External...
, "Allegory" – 4:32
Song notes
- Teenage Fanclub's "Mad Dog 20/20" is an outtake from the sessions for ThirteenThirteen (Teenage Fanclub album)-Personnel:*Norman Blake - Vocals, guitar*Gerard Love - Vocals, bass*Raymond McGinley - Vocals, guitar*Brendan O'Hare - Drums...
. - Urge Overkill's "Dropout" is an outtake from SaturationSaturation (album)Saturation is the fourth album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill, released in 1993 and produced by the Butcher Bros. Saturation was Urge Overkill's debut on Geffen Records, and a deliberate attempt at a hit record. The label released "Sister Havana" and "Positive Bleeding" as singles...
. - Nirvana's "Pay to Play" is an early demo version of "Stay Away" from their album NevermindNevermindNevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on DGC Records...
. - Sonic Youth's "Compilation Blues" is an outtake from the sessions for Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No StarExperimental Jet Set, Trash and No StarExperimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star is the eighth album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in May 1994. The album includes one of the group's biggest hits, "Bull in the Heather"...
. - that dog.'s "Grunge Couple", according to the album's liner notes, is a tribute to Spinal TapSpinal Tap (band)Spinal Tap is a parody heavy metal band that first appeared on a failed 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called "The T.V. Show", starring Rob Reiner...
and Sonic Youth. - Counting Crows' "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)", an outtake from August and Everything AfterAugust and Everything AfterAugust and Everything After is the first commercially released album of the American rock band Counting Crows, released September 14, 1993....
, reached #1 on BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Modern Rock chart. - The Posies' "Open Every Window" is an outtake from the early recording sessions for Frosting on the BeaterFrosting on the BeaterFrosting on the Beater is the third album by the Seattle rock group The Posies, released in 1993. It featured a heavier, more intense sound than the band's prior works, in part due to production duties being handled by Don Fleming. The band later revealed that the album title was a reference to...
. - Sloan's "Stove/Smother" is a cover medleyMedley (music)In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
of two songs by Eric's TripEric's TripEric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...
. - The Sunday's "Don't Tell Your Mother", the first song the band ever recorded, was originally released as a B-side to the band's first British single, "Can't Be SureCan't Be Sure"Can't Be Sure" was the 1989 debut single by the British alternative pop group The Sundays. It was the first single to be released from their album Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, which appeared a year later. The B-side was "I Kicked a Boy", which also appeared on the album...
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