Rarities is the fourth album, and first compilation, by the Minneapolis punk rock

Punk rock

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 band The Soviettes

The Soviettes

The Soviettes are a punk rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2001. The group was composed of Annie , Sturgeon , Susy , and Danny , all of whom switched off singing duties.-History:...

. It is a selection of the group's lesser-known material, including their early EPs. It was released free on the internet and also in vinyl LP format.

Track listing

1. "Hot Sauced and Peppered" – 2:34
2. "In the Red" – 1:21
3. "Go Lambs Go!" – 1:58
4. "Sandbox" – 1:25
5. "Matt's Song (Split Version)" – 2:46
6. "Sixty Days" – 2:03
7. "Latchkey" – 2:51
8. "Sunday AM" – 2:51
9. "The Nine To Life" – 2:35
10. "gossip@whogivesashit.com" – 1:53
11. "Twin Cities Sound" – 1:55
12. "30 Minutes or Less" – 1:37
13. "Mazacon" – 1:45
14. "Alright" – 1:33
15. "Plus One" – 1:19
16. "Old Man Reading a Book" – 1:59
17. "The Best of Me" – 1:33
18. "LPIII Original Intro" – 1:09

Additional information

• Tracks 1 to 4 are from May 2002's T.C.C.P.
  T.C.C.P.
  T.C.C.P is the debut release by the Minneapolis punk band The Soviettes. It's the only release by the Soviettes featuring Lane Pederson, of the Dillinger Four, on drums instead of Danny Henry.-Personnel:*Annie Holoien – guitar, vocals...
  
   EP.
• Tracks 5 to 10 are from November 2002's split EP with The Valentines.
• Track 11 is from the 2002 Havoc Records compilation "No Hold Back; All Attack"
• Tracks 12 & 13 are from 2003's split EP with The Havenot's.
• Tracks 14 & 15 are from the 2004 single "Alright".
• Tracks 16 to 18 are unused demos from the recording sessions for LP III
  LP III
  LP III is the third album by the Minneapolis punk rock band The Soviettes. It was released on CD and LP on 25 June, 2005 to mixed critical reviews.-Release:...
  
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Personnel

• Annie Holoien – guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Maren "Sturgeon" Macosko – guitar, vocals
• Susy Sharp – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , vocals
• Danny Henry – drums
  Drum kit
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  , vocals (tracks 5 to 18)
• Lane Pederson - drums, vocals (tracks 1 to 4)

Reception

News of the album was reported and/or reviewed by Minnesota's "City Pages" , Reviler magazine , Punk News , the Minneapolis Examiner , the A/V Club (twice) and the Twin Cities' Vita.mn magazine site.

External links

• Red Sound Records free download site