RARITIES (UK)
EMI PSLP 261
Exclusive to The Beatles Collection
Issued in Australia only as part of The Beatles Collection, the UK version of Rarities was nevertheless sold separately by some retailers who broke up boxed sets to meet collector demand.
Labels & Related Material
AULP261EMI
November 1978
AULP261OB
Early 1979
AULP261SBA
April 1982
AULP261SBB
July 1987
Tracks
Same tracks as UK release
Pressing & Mastering

First Issued

Side 1

Side 2

Parts

29-Nov-78

SPSLP 261 A

SPSLP 261 B

AU

Dec-80

SPSLP 261A-3 MAXICUT

SPSLP 261 B

AU

8?

SPSLP 261A-3 MAXICUT

✎SPSLP 261-B-2 OR

AU
Sleeve Information

Code

Circulated

Comments

AU1

Nov-78

'Sample Record - Not For Sale' printed on rear cover
Overview
The first Rarities album issued in Australia arrived as the additional attraction in The Beatles Collection. Following the British selection, it gathered recordings outside the twelve original albums included in the box.

For Australian collectors, that created an awkward proposition: officially, obtaining the new disc meant buying the complete collection. EMI (Australia) never issued this version separately, even though many potential buyers already owned the accompanying albums or simply did not want them.

Some retailers found a practical solution by breaking up the boxes and putting Rarities on sale individually. These shop-separated copies explain why the album could be purchased on its own despite having no official standalone Australian release.

The Australian LP was mastered at Studios 301 using Maxicut.