Beatles-Rarities (1980 Capitol)
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Beatles-Rarities (1980 Capitol)
Rarities is a compilation album released by featuring a selection of songs by . The album was inspired by an which was released as part of box set. Most of the tracks on The Beatles Collection album called Rarities
were already available on American Beatles LPs. As a result, Capitol
assembled an album of Beatles tracks which were considered rare in
America. They include tracks not previously issued on a Capitol or
LP and alternative versions of several well-known songs which were also
not readily available in the US The gatefold of the album cover
features the original controversial "butcher" cover photo of the album.
Though the Capitol Rarities album was geared toward the American market, it was also issued in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Japan and New Zealand. The Rarities album has not been released on compact disc, though all but three of the tracks are now available on other Beatles CDs, especially the Beatles' 2009 and box sets.
When the album was released Paul McCartney said it was "quite good".
