Rod Stewart　"Rarities"-R 'n' S & B + c

Rod Stewart　"Rarities"

Rod Stewart　"Rarities" [Mercury　B0018051]

Disc I:
1. It's All Over Now (Single Version)
2. Country Comforts (BBC Radio 1 Performance/1970)
3. Maggie May (Early Version)
4. Seems Like A Long Time (Alternate Version)
5. Lost Paraguayos (Alternate Version)
6. Italian Girls (Early Version)
7. You Wear It Well (Early Version)
8. I'd Rather Go Blind (Alternate Version)
9. Angel (Alternate Version)
10. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) (Single Version)
11. Pinball Wizard
12. Every Time We Say Goodbye

Disc II:
1. Oh! No Not My Baby (Single Version)
2. Jodie (Single Version)
3. So Tired
4. Missed You
5. Think I'll Pack My Bags (Early Version Of "Mystifies Me")
6. Girl From The North Country (Alternate Version)
7. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man (Alternate Version)
8. Farewell (Early Version)
9. So Tired (Early Version)
10. You Put Something Better Inside Me
11. Crying Laughing Loving Lying
12. Maggie May (BBC Radio 1 Performance)

Rare(まれな・珍しい) であることと，楽曲そのものの評価が無関係であることは十分認識していても，相手が，我が青春のヒーローの一人だった Rod Stewart となると，"Rarities" というタイトルだけを見て，ろくに内容を確認せず我を忘れて注文してしまったが・・・

I-1. 10. 11. 12. II-1. 2. 3. 4. 10. 11.
● "Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (3 CDs)" [Mercury　UICY-1216] -2002

I-3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. II-5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
◎ "The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 (4 CDs)" [Warner Bros.　8122 79853 8] -2009

結局 Previously unreleased だったのは，I-2. だけ・・・(T_T)
付属のブックレットには，II-12. も Previously unreleased とクレジットされているが，↓ に収録されていた BBC セッション(9/28/71) と同一・・・(ToT)
◎ Faces　"Five Guys Walk Into A Bar ...(4 CDs)" [Warner Bros./Rhino　R2 78233] -2004

コレのどこがいったいレアやねん・・・と愚痴ってみたところで，後の祭り・・・(TOT)

それでも，入手したあとの後悔の度合いは，新作の "Time" より小さかった・・・(^_^;)

この頃のロッドは，とにかく抜群にカッコ良かったのだ。
● Rod Stewart / Faces　"Live: Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners" [Mercury　PPD-3036] -1973