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Various Artists - DGC Rarities Vol. 1 (1991)

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

Notes

Aug 1990 - Jan 1991

Featuring a selection of outtakes and B-sides from Geffen's powerhouse alternative roster, DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 is predictably a mixed bag. None of the bands -- including Nirvana, Weezer, Counting Crows, Hole, and Sonic Youth -- contribute their finest tracks, although Nirvana's "Pay to Play," a working version of "Stay Away," is certainly interesting, and Counting Crows' "Einstein of the Beach" is looser and better than anything on August and Everything After. There's a fair amount of diversity on the album -- nearly every band included has an identifiable, unique style -- but the uneven quality of the material keeps the record from being anything other than a curiosity.