Rarities Volume I & Volume II is a two-album series collecting songs by the English rock band the Who, released on 14 August 1983 by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom.
Release history
The first release in this series was a single LP titled Join Together - Rarities issued by Polydor in Australia and New Zealand in 1982. This album contained Who songs from UK singles released between 1970 and 1973 that had not previously appeared on LP.
In 1983, after the announcement of the Who's Last Tour, Polydor UK expanded on the original concept by compiling two albums of hard-to-find Who tracks. All of them had previously appeared on singles or EPs. The albums were titled Rarities Vol. 1 "1966–1968" and Rarities Vol. 2 "1970–1973".
The Volume 2 release contains the same content as the earlier Join Together – Rarities album.
After the LP releases the same material was re-released on a single CD. Some copies of the CD version were defective and were replaced by the manufacturer. Defective copies may still be in circulation.
Track listing
Rarities Volume I
Rarities Volume II
Personnel Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals John Entwistle – bass, brass instrument, backing vocals Keith Moon – drums
Additional musicians
Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
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