------------------------------------- --Smithereens B-Sides and Rarities -- ------------------------------------- The recently released "Attack of the Smithereens" CD compiles most of the band's rare b-sides and compilation tracks, but not *all* of them. To the best of my knowledge, here are all the officially released Smithereens songs which are currently in the "hard to find" category: debut 7" EP: GIRLS ABOUT TOWN 1. Girls About Town (you can get this on the ATTACK OF THE SMITHEREENS CD) 2. Girl Don't Tell Me (unavailable) 3. Got Me A Girl (unavailable) 4. Girls Are Like That (unavailable) miscellaneous tracks from b-sides, soundtracks, promos, compilations, etc: 5. Mr. Eliminator - the Dick Dale surf song - b-side of "Blood and Roses" 12" single released in Europe (look around, this song is on the reissued Capitol Records version of ESPECIALLY FOR YOU) 6. Beauty and Sadness (live in NY, 28 May 1986) - b-side on "Blood and Roses" 12" single released in Europe 7. Girl Like You (from MTV Unplugged) - "Top of the Pops" CD single b-side 8. Cigarette (live acoustic, Holland 10 May 1990) - from the Holland radio compilation 2 METER SESSIES Vol. 2 9. House We Used To Live In (live in NY, May 1988) - from "House We Used To Live In" 3" CD-single 10. Wooly Bully - from the ENCINO MAN soundtrack 11. The Stroll - from the FAST TRACK TO NOWHERE soundtrack 12. The Slider - from the T-Rex tribute CD: RETURN OF THE WARLOCK 13. Let's Talk About Us - from the Otis Blackwell tribute CD: BRACE YOURSELF 14. I'm Sexy - from the "A Date With The Smithereens" 7" boxed set 15. Keep Me Running (demo) - from the German "Miles From Nowhere" CD-single, OR on the 7" boxed set 16. Everything I Have Is Blue (demo) - ditto, same as above 17. Blue Christmas - fanclub Christmas CD 18. Waking Up On Christmas Morning - ditto 19. Blue Period (acoustic) - previously a cassette-only b-side, now available on the CD "Living In Oblivion - Vol. 4" 20. Downbound Train - from the Springsteen tribute CD: ONE STEP UP others that aren't as important unless you absolutely must have everything: 1. If You Want the Sun to Shine (instrumental) - from CD single for the same song 2. Everything I Have Is Blue (gtr. mix, faster w/ louder gtr.) - promo single