A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material

A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material is the first compilation album by American lo-fi musician John Maus, released on July 12, 2012. Spanning recordings from 1999 to 2010, the collection selects outtakes from his previous three albums in addition to tracks which had appeared on other compilations.[3]

A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material
Compilation album by John Maus
Released	July 17, 2012
Recorded	1999–2010
Length	44:43
Label	Ribbon Music
John Maus chronology
We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves (2011) A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material (2012) Screen Memories (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Maus. Next to the track titles are the years of recording that are labelled on the album credits.

No.	Title	Original release	Length
1.	"North Star" (2008)
2.	"The Law" (2003)	I Want to Live! (2003)
3.	"Castles in the Grave" (2010)
4.	"Angel of the Night" (2010)
5.	"Mental Breakdown" (2004)	I Want to Live! (2003)
6.	"Bennington" (2007)	Beaterblocker (2008)
7.	"Big Dumb Man" (2003)	Love Letters from Hell (2000)
8.	"No Title (Molly)" (2008)	Smugglers Way (2012)
9.	"Lost" (2003)
10.	"All Aboard" (2007)
11.	"This Is the Beat" (2005)	Mistletonia (2007)
12.	"My Hatred Is Magnificent" (2008)
13.	"The Fear" (2003)	I Want to Live! (2003)
14.	"Fish with Broken Dreams" (1999)	Snowless Winters EP (1999)
15.	"Rock the Bone" (2008)
16.	"I Don't Eat Human Beings" (2008)
Total length:			44:43

Note

• "Big Dumb Man" and "The Law" feature uncredited writing contributions from Ariel Pink.[4]

References

1. "A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material – John Maus". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
2. Thomas, Fred. "John Maus A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material". AllMusic.
3. Pelly, Jenn (July 20, 2012). "John Maus A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material". Pitchfork.
4. Pelly, Jean (August 10, 2012). "John Maus". Pitchfork.