Rarities (typeset as [Rarities] on the artwork) is the fourth album, and first compilation, by the Minneapolis punk rock band The Soviettes. It is a selection of the group's lesser-known material, including their early EPs. It was released free on the internet and also in vinyl LP format.[1]

Rarities
Studio album by The Soviettes
Released	March 16, 2010
Recorded	2002-2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre	Punk rock
Length	35:19
Label	Red Sound Records, Rottentone Records
Producer	Jacques Wait
The Soviettes chronology
LP III (2005) Rarities (2010)

Track listing

1. "Hot Sauced and Peppered" – 2:34
2. "In the Red" – 1:21
3. "Go Lambs Go!" – 1:58
4. "Sandbox" – 1:25
5. "Matt's Song (Split Version)" – 2:46
6. "Sixty Days" – 2:03
7. "Latchkey" – 2:51
8. "Sunday AM" – 2:51
9. "The Nine To Life" – 2:35
10. "gossip@whogivesashit.com" – 1:53
11. "Twin Cities Sound" – 1:55
12. "30 Minutes or Less" – 1:37
13. "Mazacon" – 1:45
14. "Alright" – 1:33
15. "Plus One" – 1:19
16. "Old Man Reading a Book" – 1:59
17. "The Best of Me" – 1:33
18. "LPIII Original Intro" – 1:09

Additional information

• Tracks 1 to 4 are from May 2002's T.C.C.P. EP.
• Tracks 5 to 10 are from November 2002's split EP with The Valentines.
• Track 11 is from the 2002 Havoc Records compilation "No Hold Back; All Attack"
• Tracks 12 & 13 are from 2003's split EP with The Havenot's.
• Tracks 14 & 15 are from the 2004 single "Alright".
• Tracks 16 to 18 are unused demos from the recording sessions for LP III.

Personnel

• Annie Holoien – guitar, vocals
• Maren "Sturgeon" Macosko – guitar, vocals
• Susy Sharp – bass guitar, vocals
• Danny Henry – drums, vocals (tracks 5 to 18)
• Lane Pederson - drums, vocals (tracks 1 to 4)

Reception

News of the album was reported and/or reviewed by Minnesota's "City Pages",[2] Reviler magazine,[3] Punk News,[4] the Minneapolis Examiner,[5] the A/V Club (twice) [6][7] and the Twin Cities' Vita.mn magazine site.[8]

References

External links

• The Soviettes on Myspace
• Red Sound Records free download site