| B-Sides and Rarities | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, college rock, alternative country | |||
| Length | 35:01 (Standard), 40:21 (Limited Edition) | |||
| Label | Upbeat Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| IGN | (8.9/10)[2] |
| PopMatters |   [3] |
| Prefix Magazine | [4] |
B-Sides and Rarities (originally referred to as just Rarities on the band's website) is a rarities compilation album by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It features several cover songs from the 2004 bonus disc Extra Value and the 2005 Wheels EP, 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,[5] brown/leather,[6] green/fresh cut grass,[7] purple/grape,[8] and yellow/banana [9])."
- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "B-Sides and Rarities - Cake". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Spence D. "Cake - B-Sides and Rarities Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew. "Cake: B-Sides and Rarities". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Album Review: Cake - B-Sides and Rarities". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Discogs - B-sides And Rarities Red Cover / Roses Smell
- ^ Discogs - B-sides And Rarities Brown Cover / Leather Smell
- ^ Discogs - B-sides And Rarities Green Cover / Fresh-cut Grass Smell
- ^ Discogs - B-sides And Rarities Purple Cover / Grape Smell
- ^ Discogs - B-sides And Rarities Yellow Cover / Banana Smell