Rare Bird: Beautiful Scarlet - The Recordings 1969-1975, 6CD Box Set

•    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

1  ICEBERG

2  TIMES

3  YOU WENT AWAY

4  MELANIE

5  BEAUTIFUL SCARLET

6  SYMPATHY

7  NATURES FRUIT

8  BIRD ON A WING

9  GOD OF WAR

BONUS TRACKS

10  DEVIL’S HIGH CONCERN

11  SYMPATHY (MONO SINGLE VERSION)

A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE

DISC TWO

AS YOUR MIND FLIES BY

REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1970

1  WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW

2  DOWN ON THE FLOOR

3  HAMMERHEAD

4  I’M THINKING

5  FLIGHT

i. AS YOUR MIND FLIES BY

ii. VACUUM

iii. NEW YORKER

iv. CENTRAL PARK

BONUS TRACKS

6  WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW (MONO SINGLE VERSION)

7  HAMMER HEAD (MONO SINGLE VERSION) A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE

8  RED MAN (1971 VERSION) RECORDED AT CENTRAL SOUND STUDIOS, LONDON IN 1971

DISC THREE

EPIC FOREST

REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN NOVEMBER 1972

1  BABY LISTEN

2  HEY MAN

3  HOUSE IN THE CITY

4  EPIC FOREST

5  TURNING THE LIGHTS OUT

6  HER DARKEST HOUR

7  FEARS OF THE NIGHT

8  TURN IT ALL AROUND

9  TITLE NO. 1 AGAIN

BONUS TRACKS

10  ROADSIDE WELCOME

11  FOUR GREY WALLS

12  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

1  SOMEBODY’S WATCHING

2  THIRD TIME AROUND

3  TURN YOUR HEAD

4  MORE AND MORE

5  HARD TIME

6  WHO IS THE HERO

7  HIGH IN THE MORNING

8  DOLLARS

9 A FEW DOLLARS MORE

BONUS TRACKS

10  VIRGINIA

11  LONELY STREET A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE

DISC FIVE

BORN AGAIN

REMASTERED EDITION ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN MAY 1974

1  BODY AND SOUL

2  LIVE FOR EACH OTHER

3  DIAMONDS

4  REACHING YOU

5 ALL THAT I NEED

6  REDMAN

7  PEACE OF MIND

8  HARLEM

9  LONELY STREET

10  LAST TANGO IN BEULAH

BONUS TRACKS

11  DON’T BE AFRAID

12  PASSIN’ THROUGH A & B-SIDES OF SINGLE

DISC SIX

LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, LONDON JUNE 1974

(PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

1  SOMEBODY’S WATCHING (LIVE 1974)

2  THIRD TIME AROUND (LIVE 1974)

3  HARD TIME (LIVE 1974)

4 ALL THAT I NEED (LIVE 1974)

5  LONELY STREET (LIVE 1974)

6  LIVE FOR EACH OTHER (LIVE 1974)

7  LAST TANGO IN BEULAH (LIVE 1974)

8  DOLLARS (LIVE 1974)