Rarities Vol. I: The Covers

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Rarities Vol. I: The Covers
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)
GenrePunk rock
Length31:58
LabelFat Wreck Chords
No Use for a Name chronology
The Feel Good Record of the Year
(2008)
Rarities Vol. I: The Covers
(2017)
Rarities Vol. 2: The Originals
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[1]
New Noise Magazine[2]
Walls of Sound[3]
Scene Point Blank[4]

Rarities Vol. I: The Covers is a compilation album by the American punk rock band No Use for a Name, released August 11, 2017 through Fat Wreck Chords. It consists of cover versions that the band recorded over the course of their career, and which were previously released on compilations, soundtracks, and tribute albums.[5] One of several No Use for a Name collections released in the years following the death of band leader Tony Sly, Rarities Vol. I follows a 2016 re-release of the band's "best-of" compilation All the Best Songs, and was followed by Rarities Vol. 2: The Originals in 2021.

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original performerLength
1."Turning Japanese" (from Before You Were Punk, 1997)David FentonThe Vapors3:29
2."Hybrid Moments" (from Return of the Read Menace, 1999)Glenn DanzigMisfits1:39
3."I've Heard" (from The Show soundtrack, 1998)Brian Baker, Doug Carrion, Peter Cortner, Scott GarrettDag Nasty1:37
4."Selwyn's Got a Problem" (from the Cake Boy soundtrack, 2005)Casey RoyerD.I. (as "Johnny's Got a Problem")1:57
5."Enjoy the Silence" (from Warped Tour 2001 Tour Compilation, 2001)Martin GoreDepeche Mode2:41
6."Badfish" (from Forever Free: A Sublime Tribute Album, 2006)Bradley NowellSublime3:00
7."Dream Police" (from Harder, Fatter + Louder!, 2010)Rick NielsenCheap Trick3:00
8."Fairytale of New York" (from How to Start a Fight!, 1996)Shane MacGowan, Jem FinerThe Pogues3:24
9."Making Our Dreams Come True" (from Show & Tell, 1997)Charles Fox, Norman GimbelCyndi Grecco1:12
10."1945" (from the Cake Boy soundtrack, 2005)Mike NessSocial Distortion2:14
11."Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (from Punk Ass Generosity, 1999)Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim RiceJulie Covington4:00
12."The Munsters' Theme" (from Show & Tell, 1997)Jack MarshallJack Marshall0:41
13."Beth" (hidden track on Making Friends, 1997)Peter Criss, Bob Ezrin, Stan PenridgeKiss3:04
Total length:31:58

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No Use For A Name - Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers". Punknews.org. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Album Review: No Use For A Name - Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers". Newnoisemagazine.com. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "No Use For A Name – Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers (Album Review)". Wallofsoundau.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Album review: No Use for a Name – Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers". Scenepointblank.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "No Use for a Name – Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers - out August 11th!". Fat Wreck Chords. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b Rarities Vol. I: The Covers (CD liner notes). No Use for a Name. San Francisco: Fat Wreck Chords. 2017. FAT 972-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)