B-Sides and Rarities (Cake album)
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B-Sides and Rarities is the first rarities compilation album
by Cake
, an alternative rock
band from Sacramento, California
. It features several cover songs, including Black Sabbath
's "War Pigs" and Barry White
's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
."
Originally, Columbia Records requested the band to release a greatest hits compilation, but the band promptly refused. During the legal fall-out, Cake formed its own record label, Upbeat Records
, and released B-Sides and Rarities.
A limited edition version of the album features a bonus track, a live version of "War Pigs" featuring Steven Drozd
of The Flaming Lips
. It also features a scratch and sniff
cover with "five different CD cover/scent variations (including red/fresh cut roses, yellow/banana, brown/leather, green/fresh cut grass and purple/grape)."
Guest musicians
Technical personnel
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Cake
Cake (band)
Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...
, an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. It features several cover songs, including Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
's "War Pigs" and Barry White
Barry White
Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song written and recorded by Barry White. Released as a single from his 1973 album Stone Gon, it was a #7 hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached #14 on the UK singles chart...
."
Originally, Columbia Records requested the band to release a greatest hits compilation, but the band promptly refused. During the legal fall-out, Cake formed its own record label, Upbeat Records
Upbeat Records
Upbeat Records is an independent record label that releases the work of Cake.-History:Originally, Columbia Records requested that Cake release a greatest hits compilation, but the band promptly refused. During the legal fall-out, Cake formed its own record label and released B-Sides and Rarities....
, and released B-Sides and Rarities.
A limited edition version of the album features a bonus track, a live version of "War Pigs" featuring Steven Drozd
Steven Drozd
Steven Gregory Drozd is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist and lead guitarist for The Flaming Lips.-Early life:...
of The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
. It also features a scratch and sniff
Scratch and sniff
Scratch and sniff technology generally refers to things that have been treated with a microfragrance coating. When scratched, the coating releases an odor that is normally related to an image being displayed under the coating...
cover with "five different CD cover/scent variations (including red/fresh cut roses, yellow/banana, brown/leather, green/fresh cut grass and purple/grape)."
Track listing
Personnel
Cake- Vince DiFioreVince DiFioreVince DiFiore has been a member of the band Cake since 1991, and plays trumpet, keyboard, and auxiliary percussion. Born to parents Vincent Robert DiFiore Sr...
– trumpet, keyboard, harmony vocals - John McCrea – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Xan McCurdy – electric guitar, background vocals
- Gabe NelsonGabe NelsonGabe Nelson is an American rock musician from Sacramento, California, best known as the bassist for the alternative rock band Cake. Nelson replaced the original bassist, Shon Meckfessel, who left Cake to attend college, soon after the band was formed...
– bass guitar, keyboard, background vocals
Guest musicians
- Paulo BaldiPaulo BaldiPaulo Baldi is an American rock drummer and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a member of Cake, Les Claypool's Fancy Band, Deadweight, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience....
– drums on tracks 4, 10, 11 - Greg Brown – guitar, organ on tracks 7, 8, 9
- Victor DamianiVictor DamianiVictor Damiani is a former bassist of the alternative rock band Cake. He played on Cake's first two albums, Motorcade of Generosity and Fashion Nugget...
– bass on tracks 7, 8, 9 - Pete McNeal – drums on tracks 1, 2, 3
- Tyler Pope – keyboards, guitar on track 5
- Todd Roper – drums on tracks 7, 8, 9
Technical personnel
- Produced, arranged, & mixed by Cake
- Additional mixing by Patrick Olguin
- Mastered by Patrick Olguin at Velvet Tone South, Sacramento, CA
- Design by Aesthetic Apparatus
Appearances in other media
- Cake's cover of "Mahna MahnaMah Nà Mah Nà"Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song written by Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell . It was a minor radio hit in the U.S...
" appears on the charity CD For the Kids whose proceeds benefit the "VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC" organization. - "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" features in the movie An American Werewolf in ParisAn American Werewolf in ParisAn American Werewolf in Paris is a 1997 horror/comedy film about werewolves. It was directed by Anthony Waller and stars Tom Everett Scott and Julie Delpy...
. - Cake's cover of Strangers in the NightStrangers in the Night"Strangers in the Night" is a popular song composed by Bert Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. It was originally created under the title Beddy Bye as part of the instrumental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed...
appears on the PC video game soundtrack Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" - Conroy appears in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
entitled "The Lost Girls".
External links
- B-Sides and Rarities on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....