Come join me as Tim and I as we discuss the new (sort of) Ratt album called ‘Rarities’. It is up on YouTube now. See below…
A new Ratt compilation? Well, new in this physical format. On this episode, John T. Snow and I discuss this recently released collection “from the ’80s metal vault”, featuring one of the most consistent hard rock bands of the mid-’80s.
Ratt aren’t making any new albums it seems, so how does a label make money off their catalog? One way is it to keep reissuing the albums. Another is to release greatest hits compilations and a third is to release a collection or rarities and unreleased versions of the band’s catalogs. And that is what we have here. Heck, the label has been doing other two constantly so this a nice change of pace. But, they definitely went cheap. No liner notes and a cheap cardboard digipack. Plus there are only 9 tracks.
Here is the promotional line they sent out that various sites have posted. Not too much in it either…
From the ’80s metal vault comes this collection of vintage demos and live recordings of one of the scenes biggest hitmakers, Ratt. Features the earliest known recording of the band’s signature hit, “Round & Round”, complete with alternate lyrics and melody, as well as vintage performances of classics like “Body Talk”, “Wanted Man” and more.
The thing is I think this was already released back in 2007 with a different album cover, but same track listing and same label. I can’t find it on Discogs which leads me to believe it was a digital only release. Interesting though.
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