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Rarities

Rarity \Rar"i*ty\ (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n.; pl. Rarities (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. raritas: cf. F. raret['e]. See Rare.]

  1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness; as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.

  2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for its scarcity.

    I saw three rarities of different kinds, which pleased me more than any other shows in the place.
    --Addison.

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rarities

n. (plural of rarity English)

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Rarities (Roxette album)

Rarities is a compilation album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 17 February 1995 in Asia and South America.

Rarities (The Presidents of the United States of America album)

Rarities is a compilation album by The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released exclusively in Japan on November 1, 1997.

It includes early and live versions of songs from the band's first two albums, a few rare b-sides, and one brand new track, "Novocaine Hurricane". " Video Killed the Radio Star" is a cover of the song by The Buggles, which is a song the band has performed live at almost every concert they've done. They had previously released a live version of it as a b-side, and they later recorded another studio version for the soundtrack to The Wedding Singer (that version was also included on the compilation album, Pure Frosting). " Ça plane pour moi" is a cover of a French song by Plastic Bertrand.

Rarities

Rarities may refer to:

  • Rarities (1978 The Beatles album), released in the UK
  • Rarities (1980 The Beatles album), released in the US
  • Rarities (Jean Michel Jarre album), a 1994 album by Jean Michel Jarre
  • Rarities (Roxette album), 1995
  • Rarities (The Presidents of the United States of America album), 1997
  • Rarities (Emilíana Torrini album), 2000
  • Rarities 1971–2003, a 2005 album by The Rolling Stones
  • Rarities 1994–1999, a 2000 album by Silverchair
  • Rarities, a 2003 bonus CD with the album Horrified by Repulsion
  • Rarities (Indigo Girls album), a 2005 album by the Indigo Girls
  • Rarities (Kinky album), 2006
  • Rarities (Soviettes album), 2010
  • Rarities (Tatsuro Yamashita album), 2002
  • Rarities (The Living End album), 2008
  • Rarities (The Stranglers album), 1988
  • Rarities (Atomic Rooster album), 2000
  • Rarities (Black 'n Blue album), 2007
  • Rarities (Ron Sexsmith album), 2003
  • Rarities (The Beach Boys album), 1983
  • Rarities (Shakespears Sister album), 2012
Rarities (The Beach Boys album)

Rarities is a Beach Boys compilation album released in 1983 by Capitol Records. It is a collection of outtakes, alternate mixes & B-sides recorded between 1962 & 1970. Included are songs written or made popular by The Beatles, The Box Tops, Stevie Wonder, Ersel Hickey and Lead Belly. Also featured are several standards, such as " The Lord's Prayer" and " Auld Lang Syne". The album sold poorly and was quickly deleted.

Rarities (Black 'n Blue album)

Rarities is a Black 'n Blue compilation album. It contains remakes of a few of their greatest hits, but mostly rare tracks as depicted in the album title. The album contains remakes of hits such as "Hold On to 18", remakes of many demo songs (some of which appeared on The Demos Remastered: Anthology 1 disc) and a live version of the song "Autoblast".

Rarities (Ron Sexsmith album)

Rarities is a 2003 album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. It is a compilation of previously recorded but unreleased tracks as well as tracks that were released on international versions of his previous releases.

Rarities (Tatsuro Yamashita album)

Rarities is the compilation album by a Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsurō Yamashita, released in October 2002. The album is mainly composed of the songs which were initially appeared on B-Sides of his previous singles and not included on any albums.

Rarities (Emilíana Torrini album)

Rarities is a 2000 promo album by Emilíana Torrini.

Rarities (Soviettes album)

Rarities (typeset as [Rarities] on the artwork) is the fourth album, and first compilation, by the Minneapolis punk rock band The Soviettes. It is a selection of the group's lesser-known material, including their early EPs. It was released free on the internet and also in vinyl LP format.

Rarities (Beatles compilations)

Rarities is the name of two separate and unrelated Beatles compilations, released in the UK in 1978 and 1980 in the US.

Rarities (Shakespears Sister album)

Rarities is the third compilation album by UK-based pop-rock project Shakespears Sister, released in January 2012 exclusively through on digital format through their website.

Rarities (Atomic Rooster album)

Rarities is a compilation album of rare and unreleased material by the British rock band Atomic Rooster.

Whilst being a very good compilation for fans of the band, it includes several unlicensed tracks whose copyright is owned variously by Elektra, EMI, Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn) catalogues and Polydor Records. While it is 'endorsed' by former band member John Du Cann, he does not actually own the rights to the 'Atomic Rooster' name; this resides with the estate of late founder member Vincent Crane.

Usage examples of "rarities".

At least now that he was no longer working for the Security side of Rarities Unlimited, he had a better chance of living long enough to collect most of the Book of the Learned.

Niall – rhymes with kneel, boyo, I’m not a bleeding river – was the cofounder of Rarities Unlimited, which wasn’t so much a business as a collaboration of international talents held together by a shared reverence for the best that human culture had to offer.

Factoid, aka Joseph Robert (Joe-Bob) McCoy, was the Rarities computer expert and the completely wired twentyfirst-century man.

Factoid’s seething ambition to get his boss Gretchen into bed was the running joke of Rarities Unlim­ited.

One of the side benefits of consulting for Rarities Unlimited was the uplink to Rarities’s satellite-supported computer system.

One of Dana Gaynor’s numbers at Rarities Unlimited blinked in the pager’s small window.

Whatever he learned during his Rarities research became part of his expertise, which was exactly what she and Warrick paid for.

The last time he had been chauffeured by the Rarities helicopter, he had been riding with the presi­dent-for-life of a small African country.

On the border of commercial and residential zones, Rarities had the best of both worlds.

More compound than office or house, Rarities was laid out like a small, very exclusive col­lege campus, with walkways connecting five buildings.

It was one of Rarities Unlimited’s most popular services – a safe, neutral place to view priceless pieces of art.

It was bulletproof, like every other piece of exterior glass – and most interior glass – on the premises of Rarities Unlimited.

He was accustomed to the freewheeling con­versations that passed for business meetings at Rarities Unlimited.

Some people would have been overwhelmed by being in the presence of three Donovan males, all of whom had lived in some rough places and topped six feet by a margin that would have made Rarities Unlimited’s modestly built heli­copter pilot see shades of red.

Anyway, if you would be willing to be listed as a consultant on faceted gems for Rarities Unlimited, we’d be willing to let you use the clean rooms for your own business.