The Best of Rare Cult
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| Box set by The Cult | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1984-1994 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | John Brand, Chris Kimsey, Steve Brown, Rick Rubin, Tom Werman, Bob Rock, Richie Zito | |||
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| Compilation album by The Cult | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 74.53 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | Bob Rock, Steve Brown, John Brand, Richie Zito | |||
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| Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions | ||||
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| Box set by The Cult | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1986-1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
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Rare Cult is a limited edition, six-CD box set from British rock band The Cult released in November 2000. The chronologically-organized set contains 90 tracks (48 previously unreleased) of studio b-sides, radio sessions, 12" mixes, alternate mixes, demos and the complete 'Peace' album (aka the "Manor Sessions"). The set is packaged in a matte black box with gold lettering, containing three 2-disc gatefold digipaks and an extensive 80-page booklet of liner notes and photos. Only 15,000 copies were produced, with the first 5,000 copies including a bonus seventh disc of remixes. The Rare Cult box set is complemented by the single-disc compilation The Best of Rare Cult and the 2002 5-CD release Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions.
See also Electric
This bonus CD contains the additional mixes and extended versions released on the original singles and was only available with the initial 5,000 pressings of Rare Cult.
The Best of Rare Cult is a single-disc compilation of selected songs from the Rare Cult box set, including five tracks not featured in the box set. The cover artwork by American artist Rick Griffin (of Grateful Dead fame) is adapted from Griffin's original cover for the abandoned 1987 single release for "Soldier Blue."
Rare Cult: The Demo Sessions is a five-CD box set released in August 2002 including all available demo sessions recorded by The Cult between 1986 and 1991. The set contains 77 tracks, 51 of which were previously unreleased. Only 3,000 numbered copies were available exclusively from the Beggars Banquet online store. The packaging is designed to resemble the previous Rare Cult set, but with images of the actual studio worksheets and tape reels used during the demo sessions.
Having toured North America during March and April 1986 and played a handful of European dates in May, The Cult returned to the UK that June to play festivals and their own headline date at Brixton Academy in London on June 28. They had premiered four new songs on a radio session the previous February and attempted to record a new single, Electric Ocean, in Montreal at the start of their North American tour.
Already booked to start recording the following month for their third album at the Manor studios in Oxfordshire, the band took advantage of their time off touring to record demos of songs and rough ideas at E.zee studios in North London.
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