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The first act signed to Charisma Records (future home of Genesis, the Nice, Van Der Graaf Generator…), Rare Bird made waves with their self-titled 1969 debut LP. As band members came and went, the band continued to win acclaim when they moved to Polydor in ’71, even though commercial success still maddeningly eluded them. This set collects all the band’s Charisma and Polydor LPs and singles and boasts remastered sound as well as a previously unreleased June 1974 London show. An illustrated booklet featuring band-member interviews and a facsimile of the poster that came with initial copies of the "Epic Forest" LP join "Sympathy" (an international hit single), "Melanie," "Iceberg," "Times," "Hammerhead," "Baby Listen," "House in the City," "Dollars," "Hard Time," "I’m Thinking," "Hey Man," "More and More," "Diamonds," "Body and Soul," live versions of "All That I Need," "Lonely Street," "Live for Each Other," "Third Time Around" and more including tracks from a limited-edition 1972 EP, bonus mono single versions and more! Esoteric.