B Sides and C Sides

Infobox Album
Name = B Sides and C Sides
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Rancid


Released = December 11, 2007 (Online) January 15, 2008 (CD)
Recorded = 1992-2004
Length =
Label = Rancid (US), Sony Japan (Japan)
Producer =
Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (63%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=314644 link]
Last album = "Indestructible" (2003)
This album = "B Sides and C Sides" (2007)
Next album = "Untitled seventh album" (2008)

"B Sides and C Sides" is a rarities compilation album by Rancid. It was first released online on December 11, 2007 [ [http://www.punknews.org/article/26828 Punknews.org | Rancid to release "B Sides and C Sides" ] ] , followed by a standard release on January 15, 2008. It contains a number of B-sides and rare songs as well as compilation or soundtrack appearances. The set spans from 1992 to 2004, therefore it doesn't include any songs recorded with current drummer Branden Steineckert.

"B Sides and C Sides" is also notable as the band's first release since their hiatus in 2004.

Track listing

# "Ben Zanotto" - 2:02
# "Stop" - 1:41
# "Devil's Dance" - 3:04
# "Dead and Gone" - 2:06
# "Stranded" - 2:24
# "Killing Zone" - 2:39
# "100 Years" - 1:56
# "Things to Come" - 3:09
# "Blast 'Em" - 2:29
# "Endrina" - 1:14
# "White Knuckle Ride" - 1:24
# "Sick Sick World" - 1:16
# "Tattoo" - 2:06
# "That's Entertainment" - 1:29
# "Clockwork Orange" - 2:45
# "The Brothels" - 2:57
# "Just a Feeling" - 1:57
# "Brixton" (missing verse from original version) - 2:25
# "Empros Lap Dog" - 1:54
# "I Wanna Riot" - 3:06
# "Kill the Lights" - 1:18

ong information

* Track 1 originally appeared as a B side of the "Let Me Go" single (2000).
* Track 2 originally appeared as a C side of the "Bloodclot" single (1998).
* Track 4 originally appeared as a C side of the "Let Me Go" single (2000).
* Track 5 originally appeared as a C side of the "Fall Back Down" single (2003).
* Track 6 originally appeared as a bonus track on the vinyl version of "Indestructible" (2003) as well as a B side of the "Fall Back Down" single (2003).
* Track 8 originally appeared as a C side on the "Hooligans" single (1998).
* Track 9 originally appeared as a C side on the "Time Bomb" single (1995) as well as on the "Bored Generation" compilation on Epitaph Records (1996).
* Track 10 originally as a B side of the "Bloodclot" single (1998).
* Track 11 originally appeared on the "Old Skars & Upstarts" compilation on Disaster Records (1999).
* Track 12 originally appeared on the import version of "Rancid 2000" (2000), the "2001 Warped Tour Compilation" (2001), as well as on the "Sick Sick World" 12" single on Rancid Records (2003).
* Track 13 originally appeared on the soundtrack album to Taylor Steele's surf movie "The Show" on Theologian Records (1998).
* Track 14 originally appeared as a B side on the "Ruby Soho" single (1995).
* Track 16 originally appeared on the "Give 'Em the Boot" compilation (1997).
* Track 17 originally appeared on the "Radio Radio Radio" EP (1993) as well as the "Fat Music for Fat People" compilation (1994).
* Track 18 originally appeared on the "Rock Stars Kill" compilation on Kill Rock Stars Records (1994).
* Track 20 originally appeared on the "Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1" compilation (1994) as well as a B side of the "Roots Radicals" single (1995).
* Track 21 originally appeared on the "Old Skars & Upstarts" compilation on Disaster Records (1999).
* Tracks 22-26 originally appeared on the "Rancid" vinyl EP on Lookout! Records (1991).

Japanese Release and Possible Alternate US Version

An alternate version of the CD has been released in Japan by Sony Japan. This version appends all 5 songs from Rancid's first self-titled 7" EP on Lookout! Records (1991) as tracks 22-26.

There may exist an alternate American pressing as well. The version initially available to US customers contains no liner notes, and omits the Lookout! EP, with a total of 21 tracks. On Rancid's currently in progress (August 2008) US tour, they have been selling a version at their merchandise table that features the EP as bonus tracks as well as offering liner notes similar to the information provided by this wiki. It is not immediately clear whether this is a subsequent American pressing and all subsequent pressings will include the above, or if Rancid has been selling the Japanese import while on tour.

ongs omitted

Text on the Rancid website promoting the CD collection reads "Throughout the years we've had a lot of songs that were unreleased or released on compilations, soundtracks and as B-sides. Now we've compiled them all onto one album to make available for all of you." [ [http://www.rancidrancid.com/news.htm The Official RANCID Website ] ] This claim of completeness is overstated, as many additional songs are omitted from the collection despite having appearing on official releases throughout the years. These include all the songs from Rancid's first self-titled 7" EP (on Lookout! Records 1991) as well as all but one ("Just A Feeling," which does appear on the collection) from the Radio Radio Radio 7" EP (Fat Wreck Chords 1993). As noted above, a subsequent Japanese pressing of the CD from Sony Japan as well as a possible American repressing include the Lookout! EP as "bonus tracks." Additional omissions include:

*"Bad Policeman"
*"Blacklisted," from the "Short Music For Short People" compilation on Fat Wreck Chords (1999).
*"Borderline"
*"Brad Logan" from the "Chef Aid: The South Park Album" Television Soundtrack on Sony Records (1998).
*"Brothels," From the Give 'em the Boot Series
*'Burn This City Down"
*"Do You Want To Dance With Me" An early version of the Lars Fredricksen & The Bastards song "Little rude Girl"
*"End Of The Line"
*"End Of The World tonight"
*"Ghost Dance"
*"Inhalation"
*"Institution"
*"I Wanna Riot," an alternate version performed by Rancid with the Stubborn All-Stars, from the "Beavis & Butt-Head Do America" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Geffen Records (1996).
*"Lethal," from the "Skaliente" compilation on Grita! Records (1998).
*"Leave It To Tommorow"
*"Moonlight"
*"Opposition"
*"Sabrina"
*"Take You" An early version of Injury with different lyrics
*"To Hell"
*"Xmas Eve (She Got Up and Left Me)" from the "Fo' Shizzle St. Nizzle" Christmas benefit compilation issued by KROQ radio (2002).

The following are cover songs that Rancid have recorded that have appeared on official releases, none of which appeared on "B-Sides and C-Sides":

*"Can't Forgive," an Embrace cover, from the "Land of Greed, World of Need" Embrace covers compilation on Trustkill Records (1994), later included on the Trustkill sampler "Choice Cuts."
*"The Harder They Come," a Jimmy Cliff cover performed live by Rancid with the Stubborn All-Stars, from the "Tibetan Freedom Concert" live compilation boxed set on Capitol Records (1997).
*"Cheat," a Clash cover, from the "Burning London: The Clash Tribute" compilation on Sony Records (1999).
*"My Life" A Sick of it All cover
*"If the Kids Are United," a Sham-69 cover, from the "Give 'Em the Boot II" compilation on Hellcat Records (1999).
*"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," a Ramones cover, from the "We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones" compilation on Sony Records (2003).

Other notable omissions include 3 songs on the "Give 'Em the Boot II" compilation upon which Rancid were not credited by name as a unit, but all members of the band acted as backing band to a notable Jamaican dancehall MC, these being:

*"Tell Me What You're Feeling," credited to Nocturnal, on which Rancid backs Mad Lion
*"Misty Days," on which Rancid backs Buju Banton, which was also featured on Banton's LP "Unchained Spirit" as "No More Misty Days"
*"Bruk Out," on which Rancid backs Bucanneer, which was also featured on Buccaneer's LP "Da Opera" as "Bruk Out (Rancid Rock Mix)"

Also, there exist some officially released remix versions of Rancid songs to appear elsewhere than their LPs (despite being the same studio sessions as the LP tracks); these include:

*"Coppers (Brooklyn Version)," a remix of the song from "Life Won't Wait," in which Rancid collaborate with Dr. Israel, which appears on Dr. Israel's LP "Inna City Pressure" on Mutant Sound System (1998) and later re-released by Roir Records.
*"Cash, Culture, and Violence (Bass Drop Mix)," a remix of the song from "Life Won't Wait," a B-side of the "Hooligans" single.

Personnel

* Tim Armstrong - vocals, guitar
* Lars Frederiksen - vocals, guitar
* Matt Freeman - vocals, bass
* Brett Reed - drums

References