6CD BOX SET ANTHOLOGY CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF RARE BIRD RECORDED BETWEEN 1969 AND 1975.
FEATURING 59 TRACKS ON SIX CDs.
INCLUDING a PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DISC RECORDED LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE IN 1974 AND A FURTHER 12 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM RARE SINGLES, AN EP AND A STUDIO OUT-TAKES.
REMASTERED WITH AN ILLUSTRATED BOOK WITH EXTENSIVE ESSAY & INTERVIEWS WITH
STEVE GOULD & MARK ASHTON & A POSTER.
Formed in 1969, RARE BIRD had the distinction of being the first act to be released on Tony Stratton Smith’s gloriously eclectic label Charisma records. Following their 1970 international hit single ‘Sympathy’, neither their debut album or the excellent follow up enjoyed the sales of their debut single.
This lack of commercial success saw line up changes and the band signed to Polydor Records in late 1971, recording the excellent album ‘EPIC FOREST' the following year which was followed by the fine album ‘SOMEBODY’S WATCHING’. Despite the excellence of the band’s work, commercial success still eluded them and they recorded their final album, ‘BORN AGAIN’ which led to touring activity, including a memorable spot opening for label mates BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in June 1974. However, the following year Rare Bird disbanded.
This anthology features newly remastered versions of all of Rare Bird’s albums and singles. The set also features an additional previously unreleased CD of the band’s entire live set recorded by Polydor Records at the Theatre Royal, London in June 1974.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
RARE BIRD
REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1969
ICEBERG
TIMES
YOU WENT AWAY
MELANIE
BEAUTIFUL SCARLET
SYMPATHY
NATURES FRUIT
BIRD ON A WING
GOD OF WAR
BONUS TRACKS
DEVIL’S HIGH CONCERN
SYMPATHY (MONO SINGLE VERSION)
A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE
DISC TWO
AS YOUR MIND FLIES BY
REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1970
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
DOWN ON THE FLOOR
HAMMERHEAD
I’M THINKING
FLIGHT
i. AS YOUR MIND FLIES BY
ii. VACUUM
iii. NEW YORKER
iv. CENTRAL PARK
BONUS TRACKS
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW (MONO SINGLE VERSION)
HAMMER HEAD (MONO SINGLE VERSION) A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE
RED MAN (1971 VERSION) RECORDED AT CENTRAL SOUND STUDIOS, LONDON IN 1971
DISC THREE
EPIC FOREST
REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1972
BABY LISTEN
HEY MAN
HOUSE IN THE CITY
EPIC FOREST
TURNING THE LIGHTS OUT
HER DARKEST HOUR
FEARS OF THE NIGHT
TURN IT ALL AROUND
TITLE NO. 1 AGAIN
BONUS TRACKS
ROADSIDE WELCOME
FOUR GREY WALLS
YOU’RE LOST TAKEN FROM A LIMITED EDITION 7- INCH EP GIVEN WITH FIRST EDITION OF EPIC FOREST
DISC FOUR
SOMEBODY’S WATCHING
REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN AUGUST 1973
SOMEBODY’S WATCHING
THIRD TIME AROUND
TURN YOUR HEAD
MORE AND MORE
HARD TIME
WHO IS THE HERO
HIGH IN THE MORNING
DOLLARS
A FEW DOLLARS MORE
BONUS TRACKS
VIRGINIA
LONELY STREET A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE
DISC FIVE
BORN AGAIN
REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN MAY 1974
BODY AND SOUL
LIVE FOR EACH OTHER
DIAMONDS
REACHING YOU
ALL THAT I NEED
REDMAN
PEACE OF MIND
HARLEM
LONELY STREET
LAST TANGO IN BEULAH
BONUS TRACKS
DON’T BE AFRAID
PASSIN’ THROUGH A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE
DISC SIX
LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, LONDON JUNE 1974
(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
