DGC Rarities Volume 1

DGC Rarities Volume 1
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1994
Recorded	1990–1994
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	50:25
Language	English
Label	DGC
Producer	Various
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DGC Rarities: Volume 1 is the name of a rarities album compiled by DGC Records and released in 1994. The songs featured on this album are all B-sides, demos, covers and other rarities. Despite the title, there are no other volumes.

Track listing

American edition

1. Teenage Fanclub, "Mad Dog 20/20" – 2:40
2. Nirvana, "Pay to Play" – 3:28
3. Weezer, "Jamie" – 4:19
4. Cell, "Never Too High" – 5:19
5. Hole, "Beautiful Son" – 2:28
6. Beck, "Bogusflow" – 3:11
7. Sonic Youth, "Compilation Blues" – 3:00
8. that dog., "Grunge Couple" – 3:53
9. Counting Crows, "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" – 3:53
10. The Posies, "Open Every Window" – 3:14
11. Sloan, "Stove/Smother" – 4:44
12. St. Johnny, "Wild Goose Chasing" – 3:01
13. Murray Attaway, "Allegory" – 4:32
14. The Sundays, "Don't Tell Your Mother" – 2:36

British edition

1. Urge Overkill, "Dropout" – 4:27
2. Nirvana, "Pay to Play" – 3:28
3. Weezer, "Jamie" – 4:19
4. Sonic Youth, "Compilation Blues" – 3:00
5. Beck, "Bogusflow" – 3:11
6. that dog., "Grunge Couple" – 3:53
7. Counting Crows, "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)" – 3:53
8. Maria McKee, "Plague" – 3:44
9. The Posies, "Open Every Window" – 3:14
10. Sloan, "Stove/Smother" – 4:44
11. St. Johnny, "Wild Goose Chasing" – 3:01
12. Murray Attaway, "Allegory" – 4:32

Song notes

• Teenage Fanclub's "Mad Dog 20/20" is an outtake from the sessions for Thirteen.
• Urge Overkill's "Dropout" is an outtake from Saturation.
• Nirvana's "Pay to Play" is an early demo version of "Stay Away" from their album Nevermind.
• Sonic Youth's "Compilation Blues" is an outtake from the sessions for Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star.
• that dog.'s "Grunge Couple", according to the album's liner notes, is a tribute to Spinal Tap and Sonic Youth.
• Counting Crows' "Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman)", an outtake from August and Everything After, reached #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
• The Posies' "Open Every Window" is an outtake from the early recording sessions for Frosting on the Beater.
• Sloan's "Stove/Smother" is a cover medley of two songs by Eric's Trip.
• The Sunday's "Don't Tell Your Mother", the first song the band ever recorded, was originally released as a B-side to the band's first British single, "Can't Be Sure".